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I recenti cambiamenti degli equilibri geopolitici ed economici, causati dalle recenti guerre e dagli effetti dello shock della pandemia, hanno evidenziato l'esigenza di capire le ragioni di alcune scelte di localizzazione, la loro stabilità o fragilità, e soprattutto la loro resilienza. Questo volume intende approfondire alcune prospettive su come sta cambiando in diversi territori la distribuzione geografica delle imprese e dei connessi processi produttivi ed istituzionali, mettendo in risalto l'importanza dei fattori immateriali come la conoscenza e l'innovazione, la governance locale dei processi, le reti internazionali.

With this release of the Symphony No.5, Daniel Harding and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra continue their survey of Mahler's symphonies. Among its most distinctive features are the trumpet solo that opens the work (which calls to mind Beethoven's fifth), the horn solos in the third movement and the popular Adagietto. Lasting over an hour, both the musical canvas and emotional scope of this work are vast. A daunting challenge for any orchestra, under Daniel Harding the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra offers listeners a performance to remember.

Melodious and charming, The Cunning Little Vixen is a work rooted in Czech history and folk music; a sentimental journey through the cycles of life. For Sir Simon Rattle, it's a deeply personal and emotional work. "It's the piece that made me want to become an opera conductor… and still one of the pieces that reduces me to tears more easily than any other," says the LSO's Music Director.

The Handel organ concertos, Op. 7, HWV 306–311, refer to the six organ concertos for organ and orchestra composed by George Frideric Handel in London between 1740 and 1751, published posthumously in 1761 by the printing company of John Walsh. They were written for performance during Handel's oratorios, contain almost entirely original material, including some of his most popular and inspired movements.

Sir John Barbirolli is featured in a career-spanning collection entitled British Music, heading the Philharmonia Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, and others as they delve in to the work of Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Delius, Purcell and more!