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In Milan, the death has been announced of Leyla Gencer, the illustrious soprano who did much to pioneer and further the bel canto revival in a career spanning from 1950 until 1985. For some appreciations, see:- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1950447/Leyla-Gencer.html http://music.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,2279582,00.html http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=104160
From September, Gramophone Magazine plans that "every word ever printed in Gramophone will be available for free as a fully searchable online archive" giving access to thousands of past reviews of recordings. See here for more details.
The University of California’s Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project http://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/index.php has placed the music from some 8000 cylinders on line as well as interesting articles on their history and the project. There are several hundred opera recordings, although this includes quite a few arrangements for band or various instruments. Currently, there are 40 Donizetti pieces. There are some well known names such as Bonci, Ancona and Kurz but the bulk of the singers are towards the more journeyman or woman end of the music business in the cylinder era. Perhaps few absolute jewels but a wonderful insight into its time nevertheless.
Newsletter 103 is now available.
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