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Charles Mackerras (Hardcover)
Nigel Simeone, John Tyrrell; Contributions by Ales Brezina, Alfred Brendel, Anne Evans, …
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R897
Discovery Miles 8 970
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Comprising a brief biography and chapters written by those who
worked with him, such as Janet Baker and Alfred Brendel, this is a
celebration of an exceptional, creative life. By the time of his
death in 2010 at the age of 84, Sir Charles Mackerras had achieved
widespread recognition, recorded extensively and developed into a
conductor of major international significance. In addition to areas
in which he already had forged a distinctive profile (Janácek,
Mozart, Handel, Sullivan) he revisited - and rethought - much of
the standard repertoire. The last thirty years were particularly
momentous in the coming to fruition of so manycherished projects:
not only the Janácek operas but the Gilbert and Sullivan series,
the Mozart operas, the two Beethoven cycles, other projects with
the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Schumann and Brahms at Edinburgh;
the outstanding late Mozart) and at the Royal Opera House and the
Met. Unspoilt by fame, and undeterred by personal tragedies and
increasing physical frailty, he remained productive and inventive:
for him music-making, whether with world-classsingers and
orchestras or with students, was a kind of joyous oxygen that kept
him going right to the end. A detailed account of his life is
complemented by contributions from performers and scholars who
worked closely with Mackerras, as well as interviews with his
family. The book is richly illustrated with photographs and
documents, and includes a comprehensive discography along with
listings of many of his concert and opera performances. While
SirCharles's whole life is considered, emphasis is given to his
final quarter century, a period in which so many important projects
were realized. This book celebrates and epitomizes an exceptional
life. NIGEL SIMEONE is awriter and teacher. He has published
extensively on Messiaen and Janácek and recently edited The
Leonard Bernstein Letters. JOHN TYRRELL is Honorary Professor of
Music at Cardiff University. He has published bookson Janácek and
Czech opera and, with Sir Charles Mackerras, edited two Janácek
operas. CONTRIBUTORS: Janet Baker, Alfred Brendel, Ales Brezina,
Alex Briger, Rosenna East, Anne Evans, Nicholas Hytner, Simon
Keenlyside, David Lloyd-Jones, David Mackie, Chi-chi Nwanoku,
Antonio Pappano, Nigel Simeone, John Stein, Heinz Stolba, Patrick
Summers, John Tyrrell, Malcolm Walker, David Whelton, JirÃ
Zahrádka.
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Boris Godunov (Paperback)
Modest Mussorgsky; Translated by David Lloyd Jones; Volume editing by Nicholas John
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R307
R264
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This famous work has had a chequered performance history, and
Professor Laurel E. Fay points out that the interpretation of the
opera depends on which edition is used. Robert Oldani introduces
the "Boris problem": Pushkin's play was not an obvious choice for a
young composer, since it had been banned for forty years, and it is
the Russian people, rather than any single character, who is the
protagonist. Alex de Jonge examines its uniquely Russian character
and notes the unsettling parallels of the history of old Russia
with today. Nigel Osborne's comparison of the Rimsky-Korsakov and
Mussorgsky versions highlights their individual qualities.
Contents: Looking into 'Boris Godunov', Robert W. Oldani; A
Historical Introduction, Nicholas John; The Drama and Music of
'Boris', Laurel E. Fay; Around 'Boris Godunov', Alex de Jonge;
Boris: prince or peasant?, Nigel Osborne; Boris Godunov: Russian
libretto (transliterated), Modest Mussorgsky; Boris Godunov:
English translation by David Lloyd-Jones
A product of Hungary's political ferment at the start of the
twentieth century, Bela Bartok's works combine determination to
participate in Western art movements coupled with an enthusiasm for
the folk traditions of a disappearing world. In this introduction
to Bartok's stage works, Julian Grant describes the score for Duke
Bluebeard's Castle, a symbolist version of the Bluebeard myth.
Included in this volume are also his ballet scenarios and
discussions of the choreographic potential and musical qualities of
the scores. Ferenc Bonis indicates the appeal for Bartok of the
natural world, against the cataclysm of the First World War.
Together, these works give an insight into issues of sexuality,
humanity and creativity. Contents: Works contained in this volume:
Duke Bluebeard's Castle, The Wooden Prince, The Miraculous
Mandarin; Images the Self: 'Duke Bluebeard's Castle', Paul Banks;
Bartok and 'World Music', Simon Broughton; Annie Miller, Keith
Bosley and Peter Sherwood; A Foot in Bluebeard's Door, Julian
Grant; Around the Bluebeard Myth, Mike Ashman; A kekszakallu herceg
vara: Libretto by Bela Balazs; Duke Bluebeard's Castle: English
translation by John Lloyd Davies; 'The Wooden Prince': A Tale for
Adults, Ferenc Bonis; A fabol faragott kiralyfi: Scenario by Bela
Balazs; The Wooden Prince: English translation by lstvan Farkas;
'The Miraculous Mandarin': The Birth and Vicissitudes of a
Masterpiece, Ferenc Bonis; A csodalatos mandarin: Scenario by
Menyhert Lengyel; The Miraculous Mandarin: English Translation by
lstvan Farkas
A conservation covenant is a voluntary agreement between a
landowner and responsible body (charity, public body or
local/central Government) to do or not do something on their land
for a conservation purpose. This might be, for example, an
agreement to maintain woodland and allow public access to it, or to
refrain from using certain pesticides on native vegetation. These
agreements are long lasting and continue after the landowner has
parted with the land, ensuring that its conservation value is
protected for the public benefit. Conservation covenants are used
in many other jurisdictions, but do not exist in the law of England
and Wales. Instead, landowners and responsible bodies are relying
on complex and expensive legal workarounds, or the limited number
of existing statutory covenants that enable certain covenants to be
enforced by specified bodies (for example, the National Trust).
This paper considers the following key issues: who should be able
to create a conservation covenant?; what should a conservation
covenants be for?; should there be public oversight of a new
statutory scheme?; how should conservation covenants be created and
recorded?; how should a conservation covenant be managed? ; what
should happen if there is a breach of a conservation covenant?;
when and how should a conservation covenant be modified or come to
an end?; could any existing statutory covenants be replaced by a
system of conservation covenants?; what will be the impact of
introducing a system of conservation covenants? A number of
provisional proposals are presented.
In this report the Law Commission makes recommendations to form the
basis of a revised Electronic Communications Code. The Code was
enacted in 1984 to regulate landline telephone provision. It sets
out the regime that governs the rights of designated electronic
communications operators to maintain infrastructure on public and
private land. In modern times, it applies to the infrastructure
forming networks which support broadband, mobile internet and
telephone, cable television and landlines. This project focuses on
private property rights between landowners and electronic
communications providers; it does not consider planning. The
current Code has been criticised by courts and the people who work
with it as out of date, unclear and inconsistent with other
legislation. The reforms would: provide a clearer definition of the
market value that landowners can charge for the use of their land,
giving them greater confidence in negotiating and giving providers
a better idea of what their network is likely to cost; clarify the
conditions under which a landowner can be ordered to give a
designated network provider access to his or her land, bringing
more certainty to both landowners and providers and helping them to
reach agreements more easily; resolve the inconsistencies between
the current Code and other legislation; clarify the rights of
landowners to remove network equipment from land; specify limited
rights for operators to upgrade and share their network equipment;
and improve the procedure for resolving disputes under the Code. It
will be for Government to draft and implement a revised Code.
A TSO version of a title previously published by HM Government.
The consultation paper Fiduciary Duties of Investments
Intermediaries: A Consultation Paper follows on from the Kay Report
on UK Equity Markets and Long Term Decision Making (see below), and
uses pensions as the example, tracing a chain of intermediaries
from the prospective pensioner/saver to the registered shareholder
of a UK company. There are well established duties on pension
trustees to act in the best interests of scheme members, and it
looks at how far these duties require trustees to maximize
financial return over a short time scale, and how far trustees can
consider other factors such as environmental and social impact. The
consultation asks: Whether the law is right to allow trustees to
consider ethical issues only in limited circumstances? Whether the
legal obligations on trustees are conducive to investment
strategies in the best interests of the ultimate beneficiaries? and
if not, what specifically ne
The Law Commission's main task is to review areas of the law and to
make recommendations for change. The Commission seeks to ensure
that the law is as simple, accessible, fair, modern and
cost-effective as possible.
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