The library of our study group contains an extensive collection of philatelic magazine articles from all areas of music philately. These articles can be read online by our members.
Also this month the archive has been enhanced by new articles.
1.10.: Clara Schumann / Organ / Wagner Set 1933 / Bernard Haitink
28.10.: 28.10.: Elton John / Thin Lizzy / Radio Luxembourg / Lied & Chor (Germany) / Israel Choirs
11.1.: Table of contents for the Italian magazine “Il Podio” (1985 – 2016)
18.1.: Vienna State Opera, Ludwig van Beethoven, Walther von der Vogelweide, Leonard Cohen
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2020
to all members and friends of Motivgruppe Musik
Frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr
Joyeux Noel et Bonne Année
Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
Buon Natale e Felice Anno Nuovo
Meri Kurisumasu soshite Akemashite Omedeto
Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Feliz Natal e um Prospero Ano Novo
S nastupaiushchim Novym godom i s Rozhdestvom Khristovym
God Jul Och Ett Gott Nytt Ar
Wesolych Swiat i Szczesliwego Nowego Roku
Noeliniz ve yeni yiliniz kutlu olsun
Z novym rokom i s rizdvom Hrystovym
Craciun fericit si un an nou fericit
Nixtieklek Milied tajjeb u is-sena t-tabja
Linksmu Kaledu
Kellemes karacsonyi uennepeket es boldog ujevet
Hronia polla ke eftihismenos o kenourios hronos
Glaedelig Jul og godt nytaar
Stastne a vesele vanoce a stastny novy rok
Shen tan jie kuai le. Hsin Nien Kuaile
Shnorhavor Nor Dari yev Surp Dznunt
Filatelistisch Personenregister van Musici
(Philatelic Register of Musicians)
Authors: Arie Haasnoot / Wolter van der Zwaan
(Members of Motivgruppe Musik e.V.)
Issued 2019 / 243 pages / Dutch / 250 coloured images
Price: 19.50 €
The book can be ordered from the authors
The lexicon contains about 4500 names of musicians. There is also a chapter “National Anthems” and an overview of music groups of popular music.
New Books: Music Lexikon – Persons on Stamps
Personen auf Briefmarken von 1840 – 2015
(Musik Lexikon – Persons on Stamps)
Author: Manfred Gorol
(Member of Motivgruppe Musik e.V.)
1,600 pages / German / Price: 150.- € + postage
The lexicon can be ordered from the author
At PHILA MUSICA 2019 Manfred Gorol could finally show his work. “Das große Musiklexikon – Personen auf Briefmarken von 1840-2015” numbers 4 volumes and presents in around 1,600 pages more than 12,000 concise portraits from “Aabel, Per” (Norway, Michel 1372) to “Zylberstein, Elsa” (Guinea, Michel 6562 and Comores, Block 499). The concise portraits never exceed four lines and are always supplemented with references to the relevant stamps (country, date of issue, Michel number). Thus this lexicon contains some 12,000 comprehensive checklists, including issues up to 2015.
In memoriam: Mariss Jansons
On 30 November 2019, the Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons died at the age of 76 years. Jansons was born on January 14, 1943 in Riga. He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory and in 1969 went to Austria, where he continued his education with Hans Swarowsky and Herbert von Karajan. In 1973 he became deputy conductor of the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, from 1979 to 2000 he conducted the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1992 he became Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1997, and since 2003 Chief Conductor of the Bavarian Radio Choir and Symphony Orchestra. In addition, he was chief conductor of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra from 2004 to 2015. In 2006, 2012 and 2016, Mariss Jansons conducted the New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic. After many important honors and awards, he received the “Opus Klassik 2019” on October 13, 2019 for his life’s work.
Austria 1.1.2006
PHILA MUSICA 2019
Get-together 2019
7.-10.6.2019 in Bad Mondorf / Luxembourg
on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of our
Philatelic Music Study Group
57 participants from Germany, France, Austria, Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic came to Bad Mondorf for our birthday party. The stamp exhibition EXPHIMO / PHILA MUSICA 2019 was a worthy setting for this event.
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PHILA MUSICA 19
PHILA MUSICA 19 – A MUST event for all music stamp collectors !
21. International Augusto-Massari-Prize / 60th anniversary Motivgruppe Musik
in the context of EXPHIMO 2019 in Bad Mondorf / Luxembourg 8.-10.6.2019
Young Collectors
Under the motto “Young Musicians … … young collectors” Motivgruppe Musik supports children and young collectors up to the age of 25 years who are interested in collecting stamps related to music and dance.
Young collectors can join our philatelic music study group one year for free. They get a philatelic welcome pack suited to their collection, four issues of our bulletin and access to the members only section of our website. In addition, the board shall seek for sponsorship and donations to offer a free membership for the young collectors also in the following years.
Apply for membership if you are interested in music on stamps
By the way, this offer also applies to youth leaders who work on the topic “music” in their youth group.
In memoriam: Montserrat Caballé
St. Kitts 16.7.2001
On 6 October 2018, the Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballé died at the age of 85 years. After studying in Barcelona and Milan and she made her debut in 1956 in Basel and was sung until 1965 among others in Saarbruecken and Bremen. In 1965, she wowed the audience on behalf of Marilyn Horne at Carnegie Hall and debuted in the same year at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Montserrat Caballé was a frequent guest at festivals and also often appeared as a concert singer.
Mali 1.6.1998
The focus of her repertoire was on the operas of Rossini, Donizetti, and Bellini but also Verdi and Puccini. Characteristics of her lyrical voice was the sensual beauty and an extraordinary piano. Montserrat Caballé was considered one of the greatest sopranos and with over 4000 Aufritten as the last great opera diva.
