Ludwig, Peter
A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
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Ludwig, Peter (1925–1996). German businessman and art collector, born in Koblenz. He studied art history at Mainz University (writing a doctoral thesis on
Picasso in 1950), then went into business and ran various firms, including his wife's family's chocolate factory, which he took over in 1952. His collecting interests were initially very broad, but he came to concentrate on contemporary art, in which he built up one of the world's largest collections, particularly rich in American
Pop art (which he bought en bloc at Documenta IV in 1968). He made many donations to public collections, and several cultural bodies in Germany and Austria now bear his name, notably the Ludwig Museum in Cologne (founded 1986), which is one of the world's leading galleries of modern art. According to his obituary in
The Times, Ludwig ‘displayed a quasi-scientific approach to collecting and a monastic aversion to the limelight'; his ‘aloofness, and a certain irritability with interviewers, saw to it that his name was not well known outside Germany'. See also
BREKER.
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Review: CD "The Three Ravens" by Alfred Deller...
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 7/17/2001; ; 692 words
; ...Review: CD The Three Ravens by Alfred Deller Host: ROBERT SIEGEL Time: 9...sung by the great countertenor Alfred Deller. Manoff remembers listening to...this story of King Henry. Mr. ALFRED DELLER: (Singing) King Henry, King...
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Review: CD "The Three Ravens" by Alfred Deller
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 7/17/2001; ; 692 words
; ...Review: CD The Three Ravens by Alfred Deller Host: ROBERT SIEGEL Time: 9...sung by the great countertenor Alfred Deller. Manoff remembers listening to...this story of King Henry. Mr. ALFRED DELLER: (Singing) King Henry, King...
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DISCS: CLASSICAL HHHII Alfred Deller Portrait of a Legend HARMONIA MUNDI
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 4/18/2004; ; 305 words
; ...original talent, counter-tenor Alfred Deller defined the sound of early vocal...music, lute- song or in consort, Deller was acutely sensitive to poetic nuance...counter-tenors, whose careers Deller single-handedly made possible...
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FOLK SONGS AND BALLADS/MUSIC OF HENRY PURCELL
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; FOLK SONGS AND BALLADS * Alfred Deller (ct), dir; The Deller Consort...ROSSETER MUSIC OF HENRY PURCELL * Alfred Deller (ct), dir; Michael Tippett...a British folk song. That was Alfred Deller. When I introduced him to my...
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CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND MOTETS
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 3/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Early Music CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND MOTETS & * Alfred Deller (ct), dir; Deller Consort; Ren Clemencic, dir; Musica Antiqua...then making his very first American tour, was Alfred Deller, the first countertenor ever heard by anyone...
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Classical CDs
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/9/2004; ; 576 words
; Alfred Deller Portrait of a Legend (Harmonia Mundi HMX 290261.64, 4 CDs, pounds...revival of the counter-tenor voice was almost entirely due to one man, Alfred Deller. To mark the 25th anniversary of his death, Harmonia Mundi, for whom...
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High and mighty: counter-tenors. (music)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 5/15/1993; 700+ words
; ...1945 rebound of the counter-tenor's art, led by Alfred Deller, a majestic British musician, the male alto has achieved...Oberon in the opera "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for Alfred Deller, he wrote a role for the young James Bowman in his...
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Living the high life Sight Readings; No longer an exotic oddity, the countertenor voice has firmly established itself as a major attraction - and not just in the Baroque repertoire
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/5/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...was written for its new pioneer, Alfred Deller, who recolonised the castrato repertory...with ethereal plangency, however, Deller couldn't act. When James Bowman took over the tailor-made role which Deller could not handle - Oberon in Britten...
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Unabashedly Christmas; Harkening back to carols of yore.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(FROM THE VAULTS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 12/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...the songwriter and jazz musician Alfred S. Burt, who died half a century...English: the celebrated countertenor Alfred Deller (1912-1979), whose uncanny...Christmas albums recorded by the Alfred Deller Consort, a quartet of soprano...
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THE ARTS: Crossover at a high pitch It was Handel that made him famous; now the countertenor Andreas Scholl has released a folk song CD and plans a soul-funk album. Michael Church meets the eclectic singer
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...rechristened with its Purcellian name, "counter- tenor". Alfred Deller began the process of recolonisation, and after him...His hero in this respect, as in many others, was Alfred Deller: "I was impressed by the way he could deliver these...
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Alfred Deller
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Alfred Deller 1912-79, English countertenor . He began...of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Deller's unusual voice was particularly suited...Handel and Purcell. In 1948 he formed the Deller Consort, which presented authentic performances...
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Deller, Alfred (George)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Deller, Alfred (George) ( b Margate, 1912; d Bologna...Full-time career from 1947. Formed Deller Consort 1950 for authentic perf. of baroque...xE9;but Salzburg Fest. 1972). Deller's artistry almost solely responsible...
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countertenor
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...Was popular in Handel's and Purcell's lifetimes and has been revived in 20th cent. largely thanks to artistry of Alfred Deller . Several modern composers, incl. Britten in his opera A Midsummer Night's Dream , have written parts for counterten...
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Dupré, Desmond (John)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...b London, 1916; d nr. Tonbridge, 1974). Eng. lutenist, guitarist, and viol player. Lute-song duo with Alfred Deller from 1950, touring widely. Many solo recitals. Recorded J. S. Bach's sonatas for va. da gamba and hpd. with...
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Bergmann, Walter (George)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...born continuo player, recorder virtuoso, and musicologist. Settled in Eng. (1939). On staff Morley Coll, where he played major role in revival of recorder and counterten. voice. Acc. Alfred Deller in perf. of Purcell, etc.
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