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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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| 01/08/2007
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| 'Only Silvio should play the lute', reads the inscription on his headstone, expressing the admiration that the German composer and instrumentalist inspired during his day and age. Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750), the composer who occupies the central pages of this issue of our magazine, was recognized in his era as one of its greatest musicians. |
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| 10/08/2007
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18 to 29 August.
The baroque and classical offerings in this year’s Festival, now beginning its fifth decade, kick off with a substantial cycle of Purcell concerts as well as a number of performances dedicated to master composers such as Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and Mozart. |
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| 09/08/2007
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19 to 28 August.
For the last 17 years, Thoronet Abbey, considered one of the most beautiful French Cistercian abbeys, has been the setting for the Festival Rencontres Internationales de Musique Médiévale, the only French festival entirely devoted to medieval music. |
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| 08/08/2007
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21 to 25 August.
The Sablé Festival, one of the most important venues for early music and early dance, explores uncharted territory and showcases new talent while continuing to offer performances by the most renowned ensembles. |
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| 07/08/2007
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| The name of Josef Myslivecek (1737-81) today remains indissolubly associated with that of Mozart, who first met him in Bologna in 1770. To what degree the Bohemian composer directly influenced Mozart remains a debatable issue, but the latter unquestionably admired his music. |
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| 06/08/2007
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24 August to 2 September.
Having past its quarter century of existence last year, the Utrecht Early Music Festival for 2007 continues to provide one of the most ambitious and concentrated schedules of any music festival. As usual, this year’s festival has several themes and sub-themes, the most intriguing of which is the overall rubric 'Ars Audiendi' (The Art of Listening), which will experiment with this little-explored aspect of musical experience. |
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| 03/08/2007
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10 to 16 September.
Estella (Navarre), Logrońo (La Rioja) and Vitoria (Álava) will once again play host to the Early Music Week during the month of September. The three cities join forces to organise the festival, which features some of the most important national and international figures in medieval, Renaissance and baroque music. |
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| 02/08/2007
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19 to 23 September.
The East Cork Early Music Festival was founded in 2003 by artistic director Sarah Cunningham, and brings together some of the best international performers, with world class musicians living in Ireland and younger players. Programming has combined some of the great baroque masterpieces -including a Brandenburg Concerto each year- with exploration of lesser-known repertoire, along with Irish music from earlier centuries. |
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27 September to 8 October.
Now in its tenth year, the 'Mitteldeutsche Heinrich-Schütz-Tage' festival will be presenting enthusiasts of period music with a varied musical and musicological programme in Bad Köstritz (Thuringia) and Weißenfels (Saxony Anhalt), this year under the heading 'Music and Denomination'. |
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| 31/07/2007
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4 to 7 October.
Under the artistic direction of Pedro Teixeira, this four-day workshop for singers is based around the work of the Eborae Musica Polyphonic Choir, the aim of which is to revive music associated with the school of composers centred on Évora Cathedral in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
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| 01/06/2007
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Goldberg readers and subscribers can take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase a pack containing all the 5-star recordings reviewed in each edition of the magazine.
Take advantage of an exclusive offer to purchase 9 new 5 Star releases from only 120 Euros. |
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| 02/04/2007
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| 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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