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New Books: Music Lexikon – Persons on Stamps



Das große Musik-Lexikon
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


It would certainly require a lot of work: the author was well aware of that when in the 1990s he began his endeavor to compile a lexicon of all persons with any known musical activity who also appeared on a postage stamp. But that it would take more than 25 years of intensive research to complete the project was then beyond his wildest dreams.
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

Preliminary Program
 

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.



Meet some young collectors from our study group
 
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.
 

50 Years ago …

Nummer 1 of the American Hot 100 Billboard Charts (March 16 – April 12, 1968)
Otis Redding: “Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay”





USA 16.6.1993


The song “Sittin ‘On The Dock Of The Bay” was jointly written by Otis Redding (*9.9.1941; +10.12.1967) and guitarist Steve Cropper and recorded 1967, just a few days before Otis Redding died. The single is the first one that posthumous reached No. 1 on the US Hot 100 Billboard charts. The song has received numerous awards and is one of the 100 “Most important American musical works of the 20th century”.

Annual Meeting 2018 in Trier


Our next annual meeting will be held from 27 to 29 July 2018 in the context of the stamp exhibition TREVERIS 2018 in Trier.
 
For our study group we have already reserved a contingent of rooms in the Hotel Constantin. The hotel is centrally located beside the River Moselle, very close to the Roman bridge.
Single room: 62.- € per night (incl. breakfast)
Double room: 86.- € per night (incl. dreakfast)
 
Room Reservation

“Can I use this item in my exhibit or not ?”
This question is the headline of a thematic seminar organized by our study group in the context of the exhibition. Experienced judges will show some examples and explain, why these items can be used in a thematic exhibit – or maybe not. In addition, participants are invited to bring their own pieces for discussion.
(Note: the seminar will be held in German)
 
Seminar Registration