Masterpieces 1700 1800 - EAR Books - Meisterwerke - Edizione Illustrata Con 4 CD Audio

1 Volume + 4 Musical CDs



These three centuries offer a broad range of artists and their works. Sometimes it is hard to find access and to maintain an overview. The new earBOOK Masterpieces series offers an ideal package that gives the reader a compact, comprehensible, and entertaining overview of the painting and the music of each century. This brand new concept is unique: Each book presents and comments on the most important paintings of the respective century in chronological order.

MASTERPIECES 1700-1800: The 18th century in words, pictures and music. The second volume in the earBOOKS "Masterpieces" series presents a compact overview of painting and music of the 18th century. In the spotlight are the most significant works of art and music of the period. Concise, informative commentaries illuminate the most interesting aspects of the paintings and musical works included. A detailed foreword examines the key factors which influenced cultural development throughout the century. 

Music CDs: Four discs showcase the musical highlights of the 18th century. Top-class artists such as Peter Schreier, Christine Schornsheim, Katrin Scholz, Thomas Zehetmaier, Ludwig Güttler, the Berlin Chamber Orchestra, the Camerata Bern, Kurt Masur and Omar Suitner guarantee performances of the highest order.


MEISTERWERKE 1700-1800: Das 18. lahrhundert in Wort, Bild und Musik. Der zweite Titel der earBOOKS-Serie „Meisterwerke" präsentiert einen kompakten Überblick über die Malerei und die Musik des 18. Jahrhunderts. Vorgestellt werden die bedeutendsten Gemälde und musikalischen Werke dieser Zeit. Kurze, informative Kommentare weisen auf Wissenswertes über die Gemälde und die Musik hin. Ein umfassendes Vorwort erläutert die wichtigsten Einflussfaktoren auf die kulturelle Entwicklung dieses Jahrhunderts. Musik-CDs: Die beiliegenden vier CDs präsentieren die musikalischen Höhepunkte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Hochkarätige Interpreten wie Peter Schreier, Christine Schornsheim, Katrin Scholz, Thomas Zehetmaier, Ludwig Güttler, das Kammerorchester Berlin, die Camerata Bern, Kurt Masur oder Omar Suitner verbürgen höchstes künstlerisches Niveau.


Author

Dr. Karen Michels, art historian, studied in Bonn and Hamburg. Her dissertation was on Le Corbusier in 1987. Her academic work at the University of Hamburg history of art faculty concerned the reconstruction and supervision of the Warburg House. She has made lengthy research visits to Paris and the United States and taught at the universities of Jena, Halle, and Berlin (Humboldt) between 1998 and 2000. Her publications include 5 Minuten für die Kunst (Knesebeck 2007), Aby Warburg: Im Bannkreis der Ideen (Beck 2007), Tagebuch der Kulturwissenschaftlichen Bibliothek Warburg (Akademie 2001), and Transplantierte Kunstwissenschaft (Akademie 1999).


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