Sdw Highlights

A lavishly illustrated guide containing the most important highlights of the Van Gogh Museum. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam houses the largest collection of Vincent van Gogh's paintings, drawings, letters and prints in the world. Written in an engaging style, this museum guide describes the masterpieces of the collection.

After the same pattern as the XIII th General Assembly of the International Astronom­ ical Union the present Volume of the Highlights in Astronomy contains the texts of the invited discourses given at the XIVth General Assembly held in Brighton, England, August 1970. It contains further the papers and discussion remarks presented at the six joint discussions, as well as the invited papers given at the special session on the Moon. In addition this Volume contains the papers given at the joint meeting of Commissions 24, 27, 30, 33 and 37 on RR Lyrae Stars. It goes without saying that the nearly hundred papers printed in this Volume represent only a minor part of all matter dealt with at the XIVth General Assembly of the Union; the many important discussions that took place in a few hundred commission meetings are not included. For short abstracts and reviews of these the reader is referred to Transactions of the International Astronomical Union XIVB. I wish to thank those who contributed to this Volume for the speed in submitting the manuscripts of their papers. This, together with the efficiency of the Publishers allowed for a rapid publication.

The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (the name may be translated "Academy of Ancient Music" or, to avoid confusion with the British group of that name, "Academy of Early Music") is one of the leading period instrument ensembles, and probably the first from the former Soviet bloc. Its founders were young players in various East Berlin orchestras.

Symphonic Highlights from the Gospel According to Mark is a selection of some of the most poignant moments from the unique seven-hour oratorio by multi-award-winning Canadian composer Christopher Tyler Nickel.

Highlights From George Gershwin's Porgy And Bess is a 1983 compilation by Sherwin M. Goldman and the Houston Grand Opera. The material originates from the 1977 cast album of Porgy And Bess. This was released by RCA Victor in association with BMG Classics.

The ultimate American "folk opera". The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop present a live recording with highlights of Gershwin’s self-proclaimed American “Folk Opera” Porgy and Bess, together with a stellar cast and the Morgan State University Choir. Since its premiere in 1935, Porgy and Bess has been one of the most significant attempts to – following Antonin Dvořák’s famous instruction of 1893 – create American classical music inspired by Afro-American styles such as jazz, spirituals and the blues. It has also proven to be a powerful catalyst for bringing more diverse casts to the opera stage. The hard-knock life at a Charleston waterfront tenement is presented here by an outstanding cast including Lester Lynch (Porgy), Angel Blue (Bess, Clara and Serena), Chauncey Packer (Sportin’ Life) and Kevin Short (Crown, Jake).