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11-10-2007 |
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| 01/10/2007
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| In 1610, a few years before his death, Luca Marenzio was hailed as 'that musician who goes dispersing delight with his sweetness and lightness, determined above all not to offend the ear, but enticing it with exquisite sweetness', and a century later another Italian writer referred to Marenzio as 'the sweetest swan who composed in the madrigal style'. |
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| 01/10/2007
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Goldberg readers and subscribers can take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase a pack containing 5-star recordings selected by our editor and reviewed in this issue.
Take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase 5 new 5 Star releases from only 70 Euros. |
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| 05/10/2007
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| As published in issue number 45, the Goldberg Foundation, recently created with a view to encouraging new initiatives in the rediscovery, promotion, dissemination and reappraisal of the classical music heritage, has instituted an annual prize for the best contributions in the research and dissemination of early music and its history. |
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| 08/10/2007
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| Luigi Nono (1924–1990) is an unlikely focus for a preview in Goldberg, but he provides the point of departure for a series of events in October 2007 and May 2008 in Central London, looking at music for the buildings and spaces of Venice, building up to the UK premiere of Nono’s masterpiece Prometeo, by way of works by Monteverdi, Vivaldi and Dallapicolla. |
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| 24/09/2007
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| This unusual picture book featuring large-format photographs by Florian Monheim, a renowned architectural photographer, invites you to immerse yourself in the special world of cathedral art. Monheim's photos feature the beauty, both apparent and concealed, of great cathedrals, capturing the magic of these locations and preserving the qualities which churches can give to a viewer today in the way of fascination, inspiration and peace. The optical effect is enhanced by classical music by Bruckner, Schütz, Pergolesi and other composers. |
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| 10/10/2007
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12 October to 24 November.
Following their baroque festival in 2006, English Touring Opera return with two 18th-century gems this autumn at 11 venues across England in October and November. Country matters Gerald MacNamara’s is witty English-language version of Haydn’s opera, L’infedelta delusa. First performed in 1773 at the court theatre of Esterhazy, where Haydn was employed, it earned the particular approval of the Empress Maria Theresia, who remarked 'when I want to hear good opera, I go to Esterhazy'. |
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| 01/08/2007
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Goldberg readers and subscribers can take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase a pack containing 5-star recordings selected by our editor and reviewed in this issue.
Take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase 5 new 5 Star releases from only 70 Euros. |
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