MonteVerdi Newsletter

Spring is in the air!

The days are getting lighter and warmer, the people more cheerful so there is no doubt about it: spring is in the air! To get into the spring mood, our editorial team has selected a few of the most beautiful and joyful videos, like Ludwig van Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante and of course Antonio Vivaldi’s Spring from the Four Seasons. So get rid of your winter depression and lift up your spring spirits at MonteVerdi.

It’s raining prizes for Quasthoff

Good news for the legendary German baritone Thomas Quasthoff. Not only did he win the prestigious ‘Herbert von Karajan Musikpreis 2009’, which is a true recognition of his skills and makes him 50.000 Euro richer, but it was also announced that he will receive the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, which ranks him amongst the likes of Plácido Domingo and Claudio Abbado. Watch him perform Franz Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’ with another much decorated artist on the piano: Daniel Barenboim.

Classical 2009

With over 2 hours of all the classical favorites, the newly released EMI double album ‘Classical 2009’ features the most popular classical music artists, from current day heroes as Roberto Alagna to the legendary likes of Luciano Pavarotti. This CD proves to be essential in everyone’s music collection. Now available on MonteVerdi.

Hallelujah Junction

Alex Ross’ much awarded book ‘The Rest Is Noise, Listening to the Twentieth Century’ is now available in paperback. In a thorough and amusing way, Ross, acclaimed music critic of ‘The New Yorker’, describes the changes classical music went through in the last century. The result is an enjoyable book every music lover should read.

Celebrating Handel

14 April marks the 250th anniversary of George Frederick Handel’s death. This German composer has changed the face of classical music with his beautiful compositions like ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’, ‘The Messiah’ and numerous instrumental works. Visit our Wall-of-Fame to discover everything there is to know about Handel.