书名：A Cathedral of Music: The Archivo Storico Ricordi
定价：395.0
ISBN：9783791356235
作者：Caroline Bertelsmann
版次：1
出版时间：2017-08

内容提要：

书名：A Cathedral of Music: The Archivo Storico Ricordi/音乐大教堂

作者：Caroline Bertelsmann|Archivo Storico Ricordi|Caroline Luderssen

出版：Prestel，2017

装帧：精装，224页，插图280 colour pages

语种：英语

尺寸：21.6x27.5 cm

印刷：Germany

This illustrated survey celebrates the panoramic holdings and colorful history of the Archivio Storico Ricordi, one of the world’s most important musical archives.

This comprehensive and captivating book follows the evolution of Milan’s Ricordi archive, from its founding in 1808 by publisher Giovanni Ricordi to its present-day holdings of thousands of scores, letters, libretti, sketches of opera scenery and costume design, photographs, and Art Nouveau and Art Deco posters. In addition, the original manuscripts of nearly all of the operas written by Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Paganini are preserved inside its hallowed vaults. The book contains an overview of the archive’s entire collection whilst also examining rare autographs, the often-unacknowledged significance of the libretto, and the phenomenon of Italian opera and its important contributions to the world of music and culture. Revealing fascinating stories of uncovered secrets and biographical insights into the composers this book is a treasure trove of musical ephemera which pays tribute to the glorious, dynamic, and colorful history of making, presenting, promoting, and preserving music for the ages.