Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung

Title page of the first volume, showing a portrait of J. S. Bach

The Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung (General music newspaper) was a German-language periodical published in the 19th century. Comini (2008) has called it "the foremost German-language musical periodical of its time".[1] It reviewed musical events taking place in many countries, focusing on the German-speaking nations, but also covering France, Italy, Russia, Britain, and even occasionally America.[2]

Its impartiality and adherence to basic principles of credibility and discretion regarding the personal position of those reviewed, assured and established itself in a high position as a periodical in the musical German society of the time, exercising great influence on the period.

  1. ^ Comini, Alessandra (2008) The Changing Image of Beethoven: A Study in Mythmaking. Sunstone Press. ISBN 0-86534-661-5, ISBN 978-0-86534-661-1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Barbour was invoked but never defined (see the help page).