Jornal O Estado de SP em Pdf, Quinta, 22 de Julho de 2010

This must be one of the most important historical documents ever to appear from previously unavailable archives. Much as we admire and praise Davis’s Berlioz (whose latest Trojans we reviewed last month)‚ Beecham has to be at least his peer on this and much other evidence. His arresting‚ inspiriting and brilliantly crafted performance here is a thing to marvel at in its understanding of the true Berlioz spirit. He persuades his newly formed RPO and the BBC Theatre Chorus of the day into giving quite thrilling accounts of their music that not even indifferent sound can mar. Beecham was to have returned‚ at Covent Garden‚ to the grand masterpiece in 1960‚ but that was not to be: a severe stroke prevented what would surely have been his crowning service to Berlioz right at the end of his distinguished career.

Présente les uniformes réglementaires des officiers et soldats de l'infanterie, cavalerie et de l'artillerie lors de la guerre de Sécession (1861-1865)…

When the French court moved into the magnificent residence of Versailles on May 6, 1682, France was at the zenith of its power. The king, no longer a young man in his mid-forties by the standards of the time, was increasingly coming under the influence of Madame de Maintenon, who had risen from the position of governess to his illegitimate children to become the Sun King's maitresse and later wife. The pious lady brought the king back into the arms of the church, which was not without influence on the musical entertainment of his majesty. In addition to chamber music, which Louis always appreciated, sacred cantatas in French were now in demand for the court's devotions.

Plus de 600 notices, 80 auteurs. Un ouvrage de référence pour tous ceux qui s'intéressent aux thèmes théologiques, aux institutions, aux fonctions, aux titres, aux rites, à la liturgie, bref à tout ce qui a tissé l'histoire de la vie chrétienne.
Comment connaître l'histoire de l'Église ? Comment comprendre quantité de termes, de concepts aujourd'hui éloignés du vocabulaire de la vie quotidienne ? …