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This title includes a book and 4 CDs. A century in words, pictures and music - lucid, informative and entertaining. The earBOOKS Masterpieces series provides a compact overview of music and painting through the centuries. The 1600-1700 volume presents the most important artworks and musical compositions of the 17th century. Background detail and points of interest in relation to each painting or piece of music are conveyed through concise and illuminating commentaries. A comprehensive introduction sets the scene, expanding on the century's historical connection to the art of the period. Music CDs: A wealth of musical highlights from the 17th century can be enjoyed on the four CDs accompanying the book. Performers like Britta Schwarz, Christoph Genz, Ludwig Guttler, the Dresdner Kreuzchor, The Harp Consort with Andrew Lawrence King and the Schutz Akademie, directed by Howard Arman guarantee top-class performances.

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Dr. Karen Michels, art historian, studied in Bonn and Hamburg. Her dissertation was on Le Corbusier in 1987. Her academic work at the University of Hamburg history of art faculty concerned the reconstruction and supervision of the Warburg House. She has made lengthy research visits to Paris and the United States and taught at the universities of Jena, Halle, and Berlin (Humboldt) between 1998 and 2000. Her publications include 5 Minuten fA1/4r die Kunst (Knesebeck 2007), Aby Warburg: Im Bannkreis der Ideen (Beck 2007), Tagebuch der Kulturwissenschaftlichen Bibliothek Warburg (Akademie 2001), and Transplantierte Kunstwissenschaft (Akademie 1999).

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