Practice in Context: Historically Informed Practices in Nineteenth-Century Instrumental Music

Historical performance research is undergoing a transformation as the research from different centers intersects in new ways. Practice in Context reflects this vibrant, diverse, and evolving field.

The Historically Informed Performance —shorted to HIP— movement first dipped its toe into the nineteenth century by tackling the symphonies of Beethoven in the nineteen eighties. Since then, there has been a burgeoning of performances and recordings of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century reper...