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THE BEST ROCOCO OPERA 2008
NETHERLANDS
Rococo • Opera
Composer:
Antonio Mazzoni (1717-1785)
Work: 'Aminta'
il rè pastore • Opera seria in three acts, Madrid 1756
Performers:
various soloists
• Details
• Real Compañia Ópera de Cámara -
Juan Bautista Otero direction
Label:
K617
Every year a professional jury (among them some highly regarded Dutch musicologists and journalists) grants the 'Edison Classical Music Awards' of the
Dutch Edison Foundation.The ‘Edison’ is an initiative of the NVPI, a Dutch umbrella organization in which producers and distributors of CD's are united. Only
a limited number of these members are involved in the production and/or the distribution of classical CD's. The Edison jury makes its selection from the
productions the NVPI members came up with themselves. It will be clear that the importance of the affiliated members plays a vital role in the acceptance of
the CD's that are due for nomination. It is striking that the crisis that is taking place in the world of the classical CD's is also reflected in the productions that
qualify for nomination.
Prelude Classical Music Awards 2008
For the seventh consecutive year a professional jury (affiliated with Prelude) grants the 'Prelude Classical Music Award' to classical CD productions of striking
quality. You will find details about the how and why of this Dutch music award on
'About the Prelude Cassical Awards'. In judging the nominated CD
productions, the jury (with Prelude owner Kees Koudstaal as the only member as well as chairman) has to comply with a number of stringent regulations.
A number of quotes from the handbook 'Jury instructions Prelude Classical Awards':
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'Considerations as to quality are of overriding importance.'
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'Cross-over repertoire is excluded.'
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'Sales figures are not to be taken into account.'
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'Recommendations of CD producers and/or distributors do not play any role.'
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'The jury must not take any irrelevant auras of musicians into consideration.'
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'Membership of CD producers and/or distributors of whatever branche organization is not to have any influence.'