Music in Bologna, 1–6 November 2018

Music in

Bologna

Celebrating the arts of Italy 1–6 November 2018

I Solisti dell'Orchestra Mozart | Håkan Hardenberger trumpet & director Rose Consort of Viols Jacob Heringman lute | Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano Odhecaton | Paolo da Col director The Dufay Collective Kammerorchester Basel | Julia Schröder violin & director Orchestra Sinfonica Gioachino Rossini | Coro San Carlo di Pesaro Nicola Valentini director Australian String Quartet William Howard piano

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Contents The concerts..................................................................................5–9 Accommodation and prices.................................................. 10–12 Travel to and from the festival.....................................................13 Pre- and post-festival tours................................................... 14–16 Parma & Bologna | Venetian Palaces Florentine Palaces | Instruments in Italy Booking form.......................................................................... 17–18 Booking details and conditions..................................................19

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Music in

Bologna

Celebrating the arts of Italy 1–6 November 2018

Combine music, architecture, good food and relaxation for a joyous experience unique to the festivals put together by Martin Randall Travel.

Eight private concerts in beautiful and appropriate historic buildings, some not generally open to the public.

Music largely by composers associated with Bologna from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century.

Includes Rossini’s glorious Stabat Mater on the 150th anniversary of the composer’s death, and a reconstruction of the 1530 coronation of Charles V. Participating musicians are among the leading specialists in Italy, and also come from Britain, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland and Australia.

Plenty of free time in Bologna, one of the loveliest and most manageable of Italian cities.

Talks by leading experts on music and history, and optional guided tours with art historians.

Suits independent-minded travellers as well as those who like the social aspect of these events.

Martin Randall Travel’s music festivals are unique. The mix of music, architecture, talks and relaxation in a beautiful historic setting makes for an unforgettable experience.

Bologna is an ideal venue for an MRT festival. Of great historical, artistic and musical importance, it is yet relatively small and walkable and partially pedestrianised. Few Italian cities are more alluring – and, given the richness of its heritage and the multiplicity of its charms, perhaps none is so neglected by travellers.

Arcades flanking streets and squares, great churches encrusted with artworks and monuments, palazzi and ancient civic buildings – these are among the visual treats, together with first-rate galleries, frescoed halls and dazzling shops and markets. As the home of Europe’s oldest university, with a world-wide reputation for gastronomic excellence and a wide selection of first-rate hotels, one would think that a visit would be practically mandatory for every civilised traveller. But still the tourists stay away.

Not so scholars, scientists, artists and musicians, who for hundreds of years were attracted in droves from far and wide to one of Europe’s greatest centres of culture and learning.

Patrician and commercial wealth nurtured a long tradition of music-making that drew performers and composers from all over the Continent.

Important and influential Bologna-born composers include Jacopo da Bologna (fourteenth century), Adriano Banchieri (1568–1634), Giacomo Antonio Perti (1661–1756) and Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936). Among composers from elsewhere who spent significant amounts of time here are Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709), famous for developing the concerto, and Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868), in his lifetime the undisputed colossus of opera. W.A. Mozart spent several months at the Accademia Filarmonica in 1770 studying with ‘Padre’ Martini, whose other pupils included J.C. Bach and C.W. Gluck.

Music in Bologna: Celebrating the arts of Italy 1–6 November 2018

The spoken word Professor John Bryan gives daily talks on the music. He is both an academic, being Professor of Music at the University of Huddersfield, and a practising musician, as a member of the Rose Consort of Viols and Musica Antiqua. He is artistic adviser to York Early Music Festival, founder of the North East Early Music Forum and musical director of York Opera.

Professor David Ellwood gives two talks on aspects of the history of Bologna. He first went to Bologna as a postgraduate student in 1970 and subsequently spent nearly forty years there. The theme of much of his research has been the function of American power – political, economic, cultural – in contemporary European history.

William Howard gives a musically illustrated talk at the Museo Internazionale della Musica – see page 9 for details.

Walks and visits Optional walks led by art historians can be booked as paid-for extras. Full information will be sent to all participants.

Dr R. T. Cobianchi is an art historian and researcher specializing in Italian art and architecture of the Renaissance and Baroque.

His particular interests include the iconography of the late Middle Ages and Neoclassical sculpture.

Dr Flavio Boggi is also a specialist in mediaeval and Renaissance art. He studied in Scotland and Italy and is now head of the department of Art History at University College, Cork. He has published on Emilian painting as well as on Tuscan artistic culture.

Independent or group travel?

For the independent traveller or a group tour? The answer is both.

It’s up to you to choose the degree of independence you wish to maintain during the festival.

If you are uneasy about travelling as part of a group, you can avoid the optional extras and participate in the festival merely by turning up to the concerts (we tell you where, when, how to get there). The rest of the time is your own.

But if you prefer to have some guidance and assistance and opportunity for social interaction you can have group dinners every evening, sign up for some cultural walks and visits and take advantage of any assistance offered for getting to the venues.

Though there will be up to 180 participants, you will frequently find yourself in much smaller units.

Illustration above: Bologna, Governor’s Palace, copper engraving c. 1709. Inside front cover: map of Bologna, publ. 1923. Page 3 (top): engraving publ. 1923; (bottom) chimneys of Bologna, watercolour by Maxwell Armfield, publ. 1926.

Photograph of William Howard (above) ©Edward Webb.

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Participants are spread through five hotels, and numbers at each restaurant and on the optional walks and visits are limited. Special attention will be paid by festival staff to participants travelling on their own.

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The concerts

Illustration below: towers of Bologna, watercolour by Gordon Home, publ. 1908.

Photographs, from top: Jacob Heringman; Claire Wilkinson ©Stefan Schweiger.

Fortuna disperata – a Bolognese songbook reveals its secrets Rose Consort of Viols: John Bryan, Alison Crum, Andrew Kerr, Roy Marks viol Jacob Heringman lute | Clare Wilkinson mezzo-soprano Palazzo Magnani The Bentivoglio family were leaders of Bolognese culture in the years around 1500: the younger members were painted by Lorenzo Costa, clustered around a musical manuscript. One such songbook, now in Bologna’s Biblioteca della Musica, contains the sort of music the family would have enjoyed – secular settings of French and Italian poetry, a few devotional pieces and items which would have been perfect material for the consorts of viols that many wealthy families were acquiring at that time.

As the Bentivoglio songbook was being compiled, Lorenzo Costa was painting an altarpiece for the Chiesa di San Giovanni in Monte (our venue for Rossini’s Stabat Mater) which depicts two early viols. The Rose Consort plays a set of instruments designed on the basis of this painting.

This programme presents songs and instrumental pieces from the Bologna manuscript Q18, performed on these ‘Costa’ viols.

Composers include Josquin des Prez, Heinrich Isaac, Johannes Martini and Alexander Agricola, as well as frottole by their Italian contemporaries.

The Rose Consort takes its name from the celebrated family of viol makers. It has been widely acclaimed for its unique blend of intimacy, intricacy, passion and flamboyance.

Palazzo Magnani is a magnificent sixteenth-century palace, designed by Domenico Tibaldi. In the great hall there is a fresco frieze by the Caracci brothers (1591).

'One of your best festivals! Your choice of venues never ceases to amaze me.'

Comment from a participant on our Bologna music festival in 2014.

The coronation of Charles V Odhecaton Members of La Pifarescha Ensemble Pian & Forte Paolo da Col director Basilica di San Petronio Before Charles of Habsburg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, he had already inherited the Burgundian territories in the Netherlands, the newly united kingdom of Spain with all its New World colonies and the Habsburg lands in Central Europe. Thus it was as the most powerful ruler in Europe since the third-century Roman emperors that Charles descended into Italy to be crowned by the pope. By the sixteenth century, however, the imperial title conferred more prestige than power, and this was the last imperial coronation presided over by a pope. book online at www.martinrandall.com

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The concerts, continued Nicolas Gombert (c. 1495–c. 1560) was engaged by Charles V as singer and composer in 1526 and accompanied him in his travels, thus becoming one of the most influential composers of the century by furthering the cause of Franco-Flemish polyphony in Spain and Italy. This reconstruction of the 1530 coronation is built around a Gombert Mass with interpolations by other composers.

The musicians will be accommodated with and above the audience in the sixteenth-century choir stalls and organ loft.

The brick-built Basilica of San Petronio is one of the largest Gothic churches in Europe (in Italy it is exceeded only by Milan cathedral). It was the centre of civic as well as church life – it was only transferred from the city to the diocese in 1929 – and in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries it was renowned for its music.

The vocal group Odhecaton is dedicated to music of the Renaissance and pre-Classical period. Its prize-winning CD The Coronation Mass of Charles V was released in 2000 and has been followed by a steady stream of acclaimed recordings and tours. Musician and musicologist Paolo Da Col leads the ensemble. For this performance they collaborate with members of the early music instrumental groups La Pifarescha and Ensemble Pian & Forte.

'Wonderful music that I could not hear all in a week anywhere else. Perfect venues.

Friendly and accommodating staff, and pleasant fellow travellers. All around, it was a very memorable experience.'

Bologna 1666 – violin concerti from the Bolognese School Kammerorchester Basel | Julia Schröder violin, director Palazzo Pallavicini Bologna’s Accademia Filarmonica was founded in 1666 as meeting place for professional musicians and connoisseurs. To acknowledge its 350th anniversary in 2016, the Basel Chamber Orchestra recorded a CD of music written by composers closely associated with the institution, celebrating the highly evolved art of violin playing which was cultivated in seventeenthcentury Bologna: violino alla bolognese. (Bologna 1666, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, released January 2017.) The Accademia encouraged experimentation in musical styles, leading to the innovative string-writing of composers such as Perti, Colonna, Torelli and Zavateri.

Founded in 1984 by a number of young graduates from Swiss Conservatoires, the Basel Chamber Orchestra is now one of the most sought after international chamber orchestras, and has made the lively interpretation and skilful juxtaposition of early music and modern music its trademark. For this concert the orchestra is directed by German violinist and conductor Julia Schröder.

In 1770 the fourteen-year-old Mozart performed in the Palazzo Pallavicini, one of the grandest of the aristocratic residences of Bologna. An impressive double stairway of 1732 leads to a succession of richly decorated rooms.

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Stabat Mater Orchestra Sinfonica Gioachino Rossini Coro San Carlo di Pesaro Soloists to be confirmed Nicola Valentini director Chiesa di San Giovanni in Monte 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Gioachino Rossini, honoured at this festival with a performance of his magnificent Stabat Mater, which had its Italian première in Bologna’s Archiginnasio. Rossini spent his formative years in Bologna, and returned there frequently throughout his life, including a visit in 1842 to hear this performance. One of the most important outputs of his long semi-retirement, his setting is shot through with the passionate vocal lines of his operas, combined with colourful orchestral scoring and heart-felt choral writing that incorporates distinctly unoperatic fugal textures.

The Rossini Symphony Orchestra was established in Pesaro, Rossini’s birthplace and home to the annual Rossini Opera Festival, at which the orchestra regularly performs. It is the producer and organiser of Sinfonica 3.0, a symphony season based in several historic theatres throughout Le Marche. The orchestra received a recognition of excellence from the Italian Ministry of Education in 2016. It is joined for this concert by Pesaro's San Carlo Choir.

Of red brick and whitewash, San Giovanni in Monte has Romanesque parts but was largely rebuilt in Gothic style in the fifteenth century. The light-filled cupola over the crossing, finished 1496, harmoniously introduces Renaissance forms. Venue not confirmed at the time of publication.

Chamber music in the Accademia Australian String Quartet: Dale Barltrop & Francesca Hiew violin Stephen King viola | Sharon Grigoryan cello William Howard piano Sala Mozart, Accademia Filarmonica It was as a teaching institution that the Accademia Filarmonica acquired international fame. During the Classical period in particular, the didactic skills of Padre Martini attracted Grétry from Belgium, Mysliveček from Bohemia, Berezovsky from Ukraine, J.C. Bach from Leipzig and Mozart from Salzburg in

Illustrations. Opposite, top: Bologna, Basilica di San Petronio, engraving 1883.

Above: Bologna, Fountain of Neptune, wood engraving c. 1880.

Photographs. Opposite from top: Odhecaton; Basel Chamber Orchestra ©Heike Kandalowsi. This page, top left: Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini ©Luigi Angelucci.

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1770. In the late nineteenth century it became an important centre of chamber and orchestral performance.

In this programme, Mozart is represented by his String Quartet in D K575, the first of the great ‘Prussian’ quartets. The ASQ also performs works by Corelli, one of the Accademia’s earliest members, and Puccini, who was awarded an honorary fellowship in 1899.

It is joined by pianist William Howard for the Piano Quintet by Ottorino Respighi (1902), a native of Bologna and one of the few Italian composers to make significant contributions to the chamber repertoire. William Howard also performs two Notturni for solo piano by Respighi’s teacher, Giuseppe Martucci, who played an important part in the revival of musical life in Bologna.

From its base in Adelaide, the Australian String Quartet has for over thirty years been thrilling audiences across Australia and the world with an outstanding programme of performances, workshops, commissions and education projects. The quartet’s distinct sound is enhanced and unified by its matched set of eighteenth-century Guadagnini instruments, built between c. 1743 and c. 1784 in Turin and Piacenza.

Described in The Independent as ‘a pianist of quite special lustrousness and versatility’, William Howard is established as one of Britain’s leading pianists. As soloist and founder member of the Schubert Ensemble he has performed regularly at major venues and festivals. He has made over forty recordings and premièred several dozen new works.

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O Jesu Dolce – faith and devotion in mediaeval Bologna The Dufay Collective Oratorio di Santa Cecilia Bologna was a thriving mediaeval urban centre, and the musical life of its churches and religious fraternities was particularly rich. The Dufay Collective presents music of procession, saints days, private devotion and public ceremony. The range is broad, including the subtle eloquence of the motets of Guillaume Dufay, who worked in Bologna 1426–28, the finely wrought frottole of Josquin des Prez and the robust processional laude for the festive processions for local saints. Instruments and voices combine to create a vibrant musical representation of religious faith.

Formed in 1987, the Dufay Collective has remained at the forefront of mediaeval and Renaissance music interpretation.

The group has toured the world, and critical acclaim has greeted all its recordings. Thorough musicological research, inspired programming and virtuosic performances turn its performances into uplifting occasions.

The Oratory of St Cecilia was commissioned by Giovanni II di Bentivoglio, the then ruler of Bologna. Starting in 1505, it was entirely frescoed by artists of the Bentivoglio court, including Francesco Francia, Lorenzo Costa and Amico Aspertini. The ten vibrant frescoes depict the life and death of St Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. Venue not confirmed at the time of publication.

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Glimpses of musical life in Bologna William Howard piano Sala Grande, Museo Internazionale della Musica William Howard gives a musically illustrated talk at the International Museum of Music. The music performed is by composers closely associated with Bologna, ranging from ‘Padre’ Martini and J.C. Bach in the second half of the eighteenth century to Respighi and Bossi in the late nineteenth century.

More about the concerts Private events. These concerts are planned and administered by Martin Randall Travel. The audience, no more than 180, consists exclusively of those who have booked the full festival package.

Seating. Specific seats are not reserved. You sit where you want.

Comfort. Seats in some venues are church pews; consider bringing a cushion. Heating in churches is sometimes inadequate; expect to wear a warm coat during those concerts.

Installed in the Palazzo Sanguinetti, the Museo Internazionale della Musica contains some of the most important examples of frescoes from the Neo-Classical period in Bologna. The museum presents the history of six centuries of European music though a collection of musical instruments and a picture gallery.

Capacity. Some venues are too small to accommodate all participants, so here the audience is divided and the concerts are repeated.

Concerti grossi for trumpet and strings

Changes. This information was compiled over a year before the festival. Musicians fall ill, venues require restoration, programmes are subject to artists’ changes of mind: there are many unforeseeable circumstances which could necessitate changes to the programme.

We ask you to be understanding should they occur.

I Solisti dell'Orchestra Mozart Håkan Hardenberger trumpet, director Palazzo Albergati

Acoustics. This festival is more concerned with authenticity and ambience than acoustical perfection. While some of the venues have excellent acoustics, others have idiosyncrasies not found in modern purpose-built concert halls.

For a triumphal finale, the programme features works for trumpet and strings by composers who were Bolognese by birth or by later association, Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) and Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709) among others.

Trumpeter Håkan Hardenberger is one of the world’s leading soloists, recognised for his phenomenal performances and tireless innovation. He performs with pre-eminent orchestras and conductors, and has championed the works of numerous contemporary composers. He was born in Malmö, Sweden, and begun studying the trumpet at the age of eight. He has been called ‘the cleanest, subtlest trumpeter on earth’ and ‘the best trumpet player in the galaxy’ (The Times).

The Orchestra Mozart was established in 2004 and was served by its founding artistic director Claudio Abbado until his death in 2014. It is built around principal players from renowned orchestras and younger musicians from all over the world, creating opportunities for artists from different generations to meet and exchange musical experience. The orchestra now works with various international conductors, and for this concert will be playdirected by Håkan Hardenberger.

Situated on the agricultural plain outside Bologna, rising high and sheer from a superannuated arboretum, the imposing bulk of the Palazzo Albergati is a startling sight. External austerity masks interior sumptuousness: 1660s Baroque with vigorous sculpture and abundant frescoes, and suites of rooms cocooning a threestorey, 37-metre hall. During the eighteenth century the palace was renowned as a lively centre for cultural and social activities, hosting popes, princes, musicians and more.

Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Håkan Hardenberger ©Marco Borggreve; The Australian String Quartet ©Jacqui Way; William Howard ©Edward Webb.

The Dufay Collective.

Above ©Bill Knight (taken on an MRT music festival).

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Accommodation and prices Photo: Hotel Commercianti.

We have selected five hotels for this festival. All are in the historic centre of Bologna. The hotel is the sole determinant of the different prices for the festival package.

Quiet? There are traffic restrictions in the centre, which limit the sound of traffic to some extent, but busy street life and the permitted traffic mean that few hotels can be guaranteed to be absolutely quiet.

Luggage. Traffic restrictions also apply to coaches and there is a possibility that you will have to carry your luggage from a nearby set-down point to the hotel. Suitcases with wheels are advised.

Restaurants. The Grand Hotel Majestic is the only hotel with a restaurant, but all hotels have a bar and are only a few minutes on foot from good restaurants.

Arriving a day early. We are offering the option of arriving at your chosen hotel in Bologna on 31st October, a day before the festival starts. Dinner on that evening is independent.

Hotel Orologio, 3-star A simple and charming hotel, located a stone’s throw from Piazza Maggiore and opposite the ancient clock tower from which it takes its name. The rooms are decorated in a classic Italian style, and are of a good standard for a 3-star. Some are quite small but all are comfortable and welcoming. At the time of printing (September 2017), the hotel is undergoing restoration work and hopes to obtain 4-star status by November 2018. www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-orologio

Prices, per person Arriving 31st October Classic double £2,630 or for single use £2,930 Deluxe double £2,780 or for single use £3,090 Arriving 1st November Classic double £2,520 or for single use £2,750 Deluxe double £2,660 or for single use £2,900 Photo: Hotel Orologio.

Photo: Hotel Novecento.

Hotel Novecento, 4-star A modern and comfortable boutique hotel, with just 25 rooms, located a short walk from Piazza Maggiore. Rooms vary in size, with elegant décor following a 1930s theme. Some rooms have balconies with views of Piazza Galileo and across Bologna's red rooftops. www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-novecento

Prices, per person Arriving 31st October Classic double £2,790 or for single use £3,100 Deluxe double £2,890 or for single use £3,210 Suite (two sharing) £3,140 Arriving 1st November Classic double £2,670 or for single use £2,910 Deluxe double £2,760 or for single use £3,010 Suite (two sharing) £2,960

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Hotel Commercianti, 4-star

Grand Hotel Majestic, 5-star

Intalled in a mediaeval palazzo, this is a traditional hotel with a wonderfully intimate atmosphere that has been in operation for over one hundred years. Rooms vary in size and décor and all are classically furnished and comfortable. Next to the Basilica of San Petronio, it is the closest of the festival hotels to Piazza Maggiore.

A luxurious hotel, the oldest and most prestigious in the city. It is conveniently situated on the Via Indipendenza, near Piazza Maggiore, and boasts an excellent restaurant with Caracci-school frescoes. There are just over 100 rooms, each of which is unique, richly decorated and lavishly furnished. There is a small spa and gym, and a courtyard terrace.

www.bolognarthotels.it/hotel-commercianti

Prices, per person Arriving 31st October Classic double £2,970 or for single use £3,300 Deluxe double £3,110 or for single use £3,460 Junior suite (two sharing) £3,280 Suite (two sharing) £3,470 Arriving 1st November Classic double £2,840 or for single use £3,100 Deluxe double £2,970 or for single use £3,250 Junior suite (two sharing) £3,120 Suite (two sharing) £3,250

No flights. There is a price reduction of £120 per person for not taking one of the festival flight options (see page 13 for information about travelling to and from the festival).

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Prices, per person Arriving 31st October Classic double £3,720 or for single use £4,110 Superior double £3,860 or for single use £4,340 Deluxe double £4,190 or for single use £4,800 Junior suite (two sharing) £4,660 Executive suite (two sharing) £5,060 Arriving 1st November Classic double £3,520 or for single use £3,830 Superior double £3,650 or for single use £4,030 Deluxe double £3,920 or for single use £4,410 Junior suite (two sharing) £4,310 Executive suite (two sharing) £4,650 Photos, from top: Hotel Corona d’Oro; Grand Hotel Majestic.

All prices are per person. See page 12 for a list of what is included, along with information about optional extra meals, walks, and more.

Hotel Corona d’Oro, 4-star An elegant hotel, a few minutes’ walk from the Two Towers and Piazza Maggiore. Its approximately forty rooms are tastefully furnished in a modern Italian style and most are spacious. Single rooms have a French bed (1m 40cm) and are quite small but comfortable. The hotel has a particularly attractive lounge area, located under an impressive glass cupola. It is also the hotel that we use for the pre-festival tour Parma & Bologna (see page 14). www.hco.it

Prices, per person Arriving 31st October Single (French bed) £3,150 Classic double £3,170 or for single use £3,710 Deluxe double £3,270 or for single use £3,920 Suite (2 sharing) £3,880 Arriving 1st November Single (French bed) £2,980 Classic double £2,980 or for single use £3,400 Deluxe double £3,070 or for single use £3,580 Suite (2 sharing) £3,560

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Accommodation and prices, continued The festival package

Optional extras

Access to the concerts is exclusive to those who take the festival package, the price for which includes:

In addition, there are extra services which can be booked:

Eight concerts. These are essentially private, and tickets to individual events will not be available.

Accommodation for five nights in one of five carefully selected hotels within the historic centre of Bologna.

Flights from Heathrow to Bologna or Gatwick to Venice, with British Airways (there is a price reduction for not taking these).

Coach transfers from Bologna and Venice airports to the hotels and vice versa. If you book your own flights, you can join these transfers provided your flights coincide with one of the festival flight options.

Meals: three dinners, all with wine, water and coffee, and all breakfasts. Two meals will be in the hotels or carefully selected restaurants, and the third will be in Palazzo Albergati, the venue for the final concert of the festival.

Lectures by Professor John Bryan, Professor David Ellwood and William Howard (with live musical excerpts).

All tips for restaurant staff, porters, drivers, etc.

All state and airport taxes and obligatory charges.

A team of Italian-speaking staff to ensure that everything runs smoothly.

Programme booklet: every participant is issued with a booklet which contains information about the itinerary, concerts and all other practical arrangements.

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The option of joining a pre- or post-festival tour. See pages 14–16.

The option of arriving a day early at your hotel in Bologna.

See pages 10–11 for prices.

An optional package of two extra dinners, which means each evening is spent in the company of other festival participants.

Details available at a later stage.

A range of visits and short walks led by art historians and appropriate experts. Details available at a later stage (preliminary information on page 4).

Photograph ©Bill Knight (taken on an MRT festival).

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Travel to and from the festival Flights between London Heathrow and Bologna, or London Gatwick and Venice, are included in the package price. There is a price reduction if you make your own travel arrangements.

Arriving a day early Option 1: Heathrow to Bologna 31st October: depart London Heathrow 08.35, arrive Bologna 11.40 (BA 540). 6th November: depart Bologna 12.35, arrive London Heathrow 14.00 (BA 541).

Option 2: Gatwick to Venice 31st October: depart London Gatwick 12.35, arrive Venice Marco Polo 15.40 (BA 2584). 6th November: depart Venice Marco Polo 16.30, arrive Gatwick 17.40 (BA 2585). Transfer time between Venice Marco Polo and Bologna: c. 1 hour 45 minutes.

Option 3: Heathrow to Bologna 31st October: depart London Heathrow 14.30, arrive Bologna 17.40 (BA 542). 6th November: depart Bologna 18.35, arrive London Heathrow 19.55 (BA 545).

Arriving on the first day of the festival Option 4: Heathrow to Bologna

Fitness for the festival To be able to participate in this festival, you should have no difficulties with everyday walking and stair climbing. You should be able to walk unaided for at least thirty minutes. Pavements are often uneven, traffic can be unpredictable, many of the venues have steps and few have lifts. Festival staff will not be able to assist individuals with walking difficulties.

All of the concerts within Bologna are less than thirty minutes on foot from each of the hotels, though most are much closer.

Self-assessment tests. There is no age limit for this festival, or for the pre- and post-festival tours, but we do ask that prospective participants assess their fitness by trying these simple exercises: 1. Chair stands. Sit in a dining chair, with arms folded and hands on opposite shoulders. Stand up and sit down at least eight times in thirty seconds.

2. Step test. Mark a wall at a height that is halfway between your knee and your hip bone. Raise each knee in turn to the mark at least sixty times in two minutes.

3. Agility test. Place an object three yards from the edge of a chair, sit, and record the time it takes to stand up, walk to the object and sit back down. You should be able to do this in under seven seconds.

We also ask that on the day of departure you are in good health and free of infectious illness so that you do not risk transmitting it to fellow participants.

1st November: depart London Heathrow 08.35, arrive Bologna 11.40 (BA 540). 6th November: depart Bologna 12.35, arrive London Heathrow 14.00 (BA 541).

Option 5: Gatwick to Venice 1st November: depart London Gatwick 12.35, arrive Venice Marco Polo 15.40 (BA 2584). 6th November: depart Venice Marco Polo 16.30, arrive London Gatwick 17.40 (BA 2585). Transfer time between Venice Marco Polo and Bologna: c. 1 hour 45 minutes.

Option 6: Heathrow to Bologna 1st November: depart London Heathrow 14.30, arrive Bologna 17.40 (BA 542). 6th November: depart Bologna 18.35, arrive London Heathrow 19.55 (BA 545). Please note that those taking this flight option may be late for the welcome drink on Day 1.

If joining a pre- or post-festival tour These have separate flight arrangements. You do not need to choose a festival option. Please see pages 14–16 for details.

The ‘no-flights’ option You can take the package without flights and make your own arrangements for joining and leaving the festival. The price reduction for this is £120.

You are welcome to join a coach transfer to your hotel in Bologna should you decide to meet at one of the airports above at a time which coincides with one of our flight arrivals. Otherwise you would have to make your own way to your hotel.

Illustrations. Opposite, top: early-18th-century copper engraving.

Above: Bologna, Palazzo Bevilacqua, watercolour by C.T.G. Formelli, publ. 1927.

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Parma & Bologna

| Churches, cathedrals and castles in Emilia-Romagna Nevertheless, a succession of great artists continued to appear, particularly in sixteenthcentury Parma and seventeenth-century Bologna, while the relative lack of prosperity resulted in the preservation of the city centres.

One aspect of the allure of Bologna, one of the two bases for this tour, and other towns here is that they successfully reconcile the often incompatible features of economic wellbeing and ancient, unspoilt and enchantingly picturesque streetscape.

The cities now enjoy an envied reputation within Italy for quality of life and gastronomic excellence. Parma, one of the loveliest of the smaller cities in Italy, has been chosen as the other base for this tour.

Pre-festival tour 24–31 October 2018 (mf 295) 8 days • £2,470 Lecturer: Dr Kevin Childs Art and architecture in the major cities and small towns which lie along the Roman road, the Via Emilia.

Romanesque architecture and sixteenthcentury painting are strongly represented.

Based in the utterly charming ducal city of Parma and in the university city of Bologna.

Bound by the River Po to the north and the Apennines to the south, this wedge of Italy is replete with fascinating cities and great works of art, yet is still undeservedly neglected by cultural travellers. With probably not one hundredth of the visitors which Florence and Venice receive and many fewer than, say, Verona or Siena, one can view great architecture and world-class art works without the dispiriting intrusions of a large-scale tourist industry.

Across this undulating plain, one of the most fertile in Italy, the Romans founded a large number of prosperous towns and linked them by the Via Emilia which ran from Milan to the Adriatic coast. In the Middle Ages the region fragmented into a number of independent city states which, whether under a communal or despotic form of government, constructed mighty town halls, vast churches and splendid palaces, and caused great works of art to be created. At the beginning of the modern era, they were parcelled out between a motley collection of usually foreign and invariably unenlightened rulers, and they slumped into a torpor from which they did not recover until the Risorgimento.

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Day 7: Bologna. Bologna is one of the most attractive of the larger cities in Italy, with Renaissance arcades flanking the streets. At its mediaeval heart are massive civic buildings and the vast Gothic church of S. Petronio, with sculpture by Jacopo della Quercia. The Pinacoteca Nazionale is one of Italy’s finest picture galleries (Raphael, Carracci family, Guido Reni). Finally, see the early mediaeval S. Stefano and S. Domenico, with the tomb of St Dominic.

Day 8: Bologna. See Carracci frescoes in former Palazzo Magnani Salem (subject to confirmation, by special arrangement). Fly from Bologna to London Heathrow arriving at c. 2.00pm, or stay in Bologna to join Music in Bologna.

Itinerary

6th November, final day of the festival. Fly from Bologna, arriving Heathrow at c. 2.00pm.

Day 1: Parma. Fly at c. 3.00pm from London Heathrow to Bologna, drive to Parma. First of five nights in Parma.

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Day 2: Parma. Parma is of great importance in particular for its High Renaissance school of painting. The cathedral and baptistery are outstanding for their Romanesque architecture and sculpture. See the astonishingly vital and illusionistic frescoes by Correggio in the cathedral, as well as the church of S. Giovanni and the exquisite Camera di S. Paolo. In the Palazzo della Pilotta is a good art collection and a rare Renaissance theatre.

Day 3: Cremona, Fidenza. Once a major Lombard city state, Cremona has one of the handsomest squares in Italy with a Romanesque cathedral, Italy’s tallest mediaeval campanile, baptistery and Gothic civic buildings. Fidenza has a beautiful Romanesque cathedral, with excellent sculpture.

Day 4: Piacenza, Parma. Piacenza, which is on the border of Lombardy, has many mediaeval buildings on its Roman grid plan, among them an outstanding town hall and Romanesque cathedral. From the Renaissance there is the beautiful church of the Madonna di Campagna and the equestrian statue of Alessandro Farnese is a masterpiece of Baroque sculpture. Some free time in Parma.

Day 5: Fontanellato, Sabbioneta. Fontanellato is a little town with an enchanting moated castle containing wonderful frescoes by Parmigianino.

Sabbioneta was built as an ideal city on an almost miniature scale: a magical assembly of ducal palace, theatre, one of the world’s first picture galleries and all the appurtenances of a Renaissance ducal town.

Day 6: Modena, Torrechiara. Modena, capital since the 16th century of the Este dukedom, has one of the finest Romanesque cathedrals in the region, with marvellous 12th-century sculpture by Wiligelmo. The Galleria Estense is particularly good for 16th- and 17th-century painting. The castle in Torrechiara has 15thcentury frescoes. First of two nights in Bologna.

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Practicalities Price, per person. Two sharing: £2,470 or £2,320 without flights. Single occupancy: £2,810 or £2,660 without flights.

Included: flights (Euro Traveller) with British Airways (Airbus 319); travel by private coach; hotel accommodation; breakfasts and 5 dinners with wine, water, coffee; all admissions; all tips; all taxes; the services of the lecturer.

Accommodation: Hotel Stendhal, Parma (hotelstendhal.it): quiet 4-star hotel, the best located in the middle of the historic centre, run by Mercure hotels. Hotel Corona d’Oro, Bologna (hco.it): elegant 4-star hotel in the heart of Bologna. In Parma, single rooms are doubles for sole use. In Bologna, single rooms have a French bed.

How strenuous? There is a lot of walking.

This tour would not be suitable for anyone who would have difficulties with this or stairclimbing. Average coach miles per day: 50.

Group size: between 10 and 22 participants.

If you are combining this tour with the festival and require flights, we charge you for them with this tour. You will therefore pay the ‘no flights’ festival price.

If you require accommodation in Bologna on the night between the tour and festival, please tick the box for arriving a day early (31 October) on the booking form. We will arrange for this to be in your festival hotel.

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Venetian Palaces

| The greatest and best-preserved palaces of La Serenissima

Post-festival tour 6–10 November 2018 (mf 303) 5 days • £2,480 Lecturer: Dr Michael Douglas-Scott Explores many of the finest and bestpreserved palaces, once homes to the wealthiest nobles and merchants in Venice (some of which are still in private hands).

Access is mainly by special arrangement.

We also include a private after-hours visit to St Mark’s Basilica.

Stay in a 4-star hotel on the Grand Canal.

Itinerary 1st November, first day of the festival. Fly from London Gatwick to Venice on festival flight option 5 (see page 13).

Day 1. Those not joining from the festival fly at c. 12.30pm from London Gatwick to Venice.

Cross the lagoon by motoscafo (water taxi) and travel up the Grand Canal to the doors of the hotel. Luggage is transported separately by porters. Evening visit to a privately-owned palace, the 16th-century Palazzo Corner Gheltoff Alverà (by special arrangement).

Day 2. See the palazzi on the Grand Canal from the viewpoint of a gondola. The former Casino Venier is a uniquely Venetian establishment that was part private members’ bar, part literary salon, part brothel (by special arrangement).

Designed by Longhena (c. 1667) and Giorgio Massari (c. 1751), the Ca’ Rezzonico is perhaps the most magnificent of Grand Canal palaces, and contains frescoes by Tiepolo; it is now a museum of 18th-century art. Visit the grand ballroom of late 17th-century Palazzo Zenobio (by special arrangement).

Day 3. Visit the Palazzo Ducale, supremely beautiful with its 14th-century pink and white revetment, late Renaissance gilded halls and paintings by Tintoretto and Veronese. The Palazzo Grimani at Santa Maria Formosa became in the mid-16th century the purposebuilt site of the family collection of antiquities, which were then bequeathed to the Venetian Republic. There is an after-hours private visit to the Basilica San Marco, an 11th-century Byzantine-style church enriched over the centuries with mosaics, sculpture and various precious objects.

Day 4. With its elegant tracery and abundant ornamentation, the Ca’ d’Oro on the Grand Canal is the most gorgeous of Venetian Gothic palaces; it now houses the Galleria Franchetti.

The 13th-century Fondaco dei Turchi is a unique survival from the era; today it is the natural history museum. In the afternoon visit a privately-owned palace, the Palazzo Contarini dal Zaffo-Polignac (by special arrangement).

Day 5. Visit the privately-owned 17th-century

Palazzo Albrizzi which has some of the finest stucco decoration in Venice (by special arrangement). Travel by motoscafo to Venice airport. Fly from Venice to London Gatwick, arriving at c. 6.15pm.

If you are combining this tour with the festival and require flights, we charge you for them with this tour. You will therefore pay the ‘no flights’ festival price.

The tour is dependent on the kindness of many individuals and organisations, some of whom are reluctant to make arrangements far in advance, so the order of visits may change and there may be substitutions for some palaces mentioned.

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Transport between the two is not included in the price – but we can arrange this for a supplement. Please contact us to discuss this, or request it on the booking form.

Other possible combinations

Dr Michael Douglas-Scott. Associate Lecturer in History of Art at Birkbeck College, specialising in 16th-century Italian art and architecture. He has written for Arte Veneta, Burlington Magazine and the Journal of the Warburg & Courtauld Institutes.

The following tours could also be linked with the festival. Please contact us if you require advice on transport and accommodation on the days in between.

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22–28 October 2018 (mf 278) Lecturer: Dr Antonia Whitley

Piero della Francesca

Price, per person. Two sharing: £2,480 or £2,340 without flights. Single occupancy: £2,820 or £2,680 without flights.

Gastronomic Sicily

Included: flights (Euro Traveller) with British Airways (Airbus 320); vaporetto pass; water-taxi and luggage porterage between the hotel and Venice airport; accommodation; breakfasts; 3 dinners with wine, water, coffee; all admissions; all tips; all taxes; the services of the lecturer.

Accommodation. Hotel Palazzo Sant’Angelo (palazzosantangelo.com): 4-star hotel in an excellent location on the Grand Canal near Campo Sant’Angelo and the Rialto Bridge.

How strenuous? The nature of Venice means that the city is more often than not traversed on foot. Although part of her charm, there is a lot of walking along the flat and up and down bridges; standing in museums and palaces is also unavoidable. Fitness is essential.

22–29 October 2018 (mf 272) Lecturer: Marc Millon

Courts of Northern Italy 21–28 October 2018 (mf 268) Lecturer: Dr Michael Douglas-Scott Please contact us for full details or visit www.martinrandall.com

Illustrations. Opposite page: Parma Cathedral, watercolour by W.W. Collins, publ. 1911. Above: Venice, Ca’ d’Oro, engraving from ‘Illustrations to Hope’s Essay on Architecture’, 1835.

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Florentine Palaces | Defence, humanism, magnificence and beauty exquisite frescoes by Benozzo Gozzoli, and the Palazzo Budini Gattai, designed by Renaissance architect and sculptor Bartolomeo Ammannati.

Post-festival tour 7–11 November 2018 (mf 304) 5 days • £2,280 Lecturer: Dr Kevin Childs An examination of one of the most fascinating aspects of the Florentine Renaissance, the private palace.

Mediaeval, Baroque, Neo-Classical and 19th-century examples as well.

Several special arrangements to see palaces not usually open to the public.

Itinerary

Day 3. Visit the Bargello, a mediaeval palazzo housing Florence’s finest sculpture collection with works by Donatello, Verrocchio and Michelangelo. Following this visit the Palazzo Corsini al Prato (by special arrangement): begun in 1591 to designs by Bernardo Buontalenti, the palazzo was acquired in 1621 by Filippo Corsini and most of the palace and gardens date to his refurbishment. Lunch here, hosted by the owner. Also see Palazzo Marucelli Fenzi, built in the 16th century for the Castelli family

by Gherardo Silvani and later enlarged by the Marucelli family. It contains paintings by Sebastiano Ricci.

Day 4. Begin at the Uffizi, which has masterpieces by every major Florentine painter as well as international Old Masters.

Walk through the Vasari Corridor (by special arrangement) from the Uffizi to the Pitti Palace, viewing the collection of artists’ self-portraits.

(At the time of going to print, the Vasari Corridor was closed due to restoration work, but should be open by November 2018). In the afternoon, visit the privately-owned Palazzo Gondi (by special arrangement), designed in 1490 by Giuliano da Sangallo, the favourite architect of Lorenzo de Medici. There are remarkable views of the city from the terrace. Dinner is at a Michelinstarred restaurant.

particularly for High Renaissance and Baroque paintings. The visit includes rooms not generally open to the public. Free afternoon. Fly to London City Airport, arriving at c. 9.00pm.

Lecturer Dr Kevin Childs. Writer and lecturer specialising in the Italian Renaissance. He obtained his PhD from the Courtauld and has been a Fellow of the Dutch Institute in Florence and the British School in Rome.

Practicalities Price, per person. Two sharing: £2,280 or £2,100 without flights. Single occupancy: £2,520 or £2,340 without flights.

Included: flights (Euro Traveller) with British Airways (Airbus A319); travel by private coach; accommodation; breakfasts, 1 lunch, 3 dinners with wine, water, coffee; admissions; tips; taxes; the services of the lecturer and tour manager.

Accommodation. Hotel Santa Maria Novella (hotelsantamarianovella.it): delightful 4-star hotel in a very central location.

How strenuous? The tour involves a lot of walking in the town centre where the ground is sometimes uneven and pavements are narrow.

Group size: between 8 and 18 participants.

1st November, first day of the festival. Fly from London City Airport to Milan at c. 10.15am.

A car transfer to Bologna is provided.

Day 5. In the morning visit the redoubtable Palazzo Pitti, which houses several museums including the Galleria Palatina, outstanding

Day 1. Those not joining from the festival fly at c. 11.15am from London City Airport to Florence. Visit the Palazzo Vecchio, a sturdy fortress at the civic heart of the city with outstanding interiors and lavish frescoes

by Ghirlandaio in the sala dei gigli and by Bronzino in the Chapel of Eleanor of Toledo.

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Day 2. Visit Palazzo Davanzati, built in the second half of the 14th century in one of the oldest quarters of Florence. See Palazzo Strozzi, a late 15th-century construction of formidable proportions. In the afternoon visit the privately-owned Palazzo Corsini al Parione (by special arrangement), a vast Baroque palazzo with views over the Arno. See the exterior of the 16th-century Palazzo Lanfredini, with handsome sgraffiti on the façade. Visit also the chapel in the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi with If you are combining this tour with the festival and require flights, we charge you for them with this tour. You will therefore pay the ‘no flights’ festival price.

Transport between the two is not included in the price – but we can arrange this for a supplement. Please contact us to discuss this, or request it on the booking form.

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Illustrations. Above left: Florence, Ponte Vecchio, watercolour by A.H. Hallam Murray, publ. 1904.

Below: Cremona Cathedral by I.S. Williams, 1928.

Museums of music and private collections Pre-festival tour 28–31 October 2018 Details available in October 2017 Contact us to register your interest Visits to some of Italy’s finest collections of musical instruments, some in private properties by special arrangement.

Accompanied by an expert organologist.

Based in Milan and Cremona, with some free time to explore these historic cities.

Recitals on period instruments and the opportunity to meet the collectors.

Visit a violin-maker’s workshop and the Stradivarius museum in Cremona.

Ends in Bologna, with a visit to the music museum and an instrument collection in one of the city’s oldest churches.

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In some cases, where we aren’t able do so for reasons of insolvency, an alternative ATOL holder may provide you with the services you have bought or a suitable alternative (at no extra cost to you). You agree to accept that in those circumstances the alternative ATOL holder will perform those obligations and you agree to pay any money outstanding to be paid by you under your contract to that alternative ATOL holder.

However, you also agree that in some cases it will not be possible to appoint an alternative ATOL holder, in which case you will be entitled to make a claim under the ATOL scheme (or your credit card issuer where applicable). If we, or the suppliers identified on your ATOL certificate, are unable to provide the services listed (or a suitable alternative, through an alternative ATOL holder or otherwise) for reasons of insolvency, the Trustees of the Air Travel Trust may make a payment to (or confer a benefit on) you under the ATOL scheme. You agree that in return for such a payment or benefit you assign absolutely to those Trustees any claims which you have or may have arising out of or relating to the non-provision of the services, including any claim against us (or your credit card issuer where applicable). You also agree that any such claims maybe re-assigned to another body, if that other body has paid sums you have claimed under the ATOL scheme.

English Law. These conditions form part of your contract with Martin Randall Travel Ltd and are governed by English law. All proceedings shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

MRT music festivals in 2018 Music in the Cotswolds 21–24 May 2018 A Festival of Music in Prague 13–19 June 2018 The Rhine Valley Music Festival 20–27 June 2018 A Festival of Music in Franconia 25 August–1 September 2018 The Divine Office: Choral Music in Oxford 24–28 September 2018 Music in Bologna: Celebrating the arts of Italy 1–6 November 2018 Please contact us for full details.

Martin Randall Travel Ltd Voysey House Barley Mow Passage London W4 4GF United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)20 8742 3355 Fax +44 (0)20 8742 7766 info@martinrandall.co.uk Martin Randall Australasia PO Box 1024 Indooroopilly QLD 4068 Australia Tel 1300 55 95 95 New Zealand 0800 877 622 Fax +61 (0)7 3371 8288 anz@martinrandall.com.au North America 1155 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 USA Tel 1 800 988 6168 usa@martinrandall.com

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Front cover illustration: Palazzo Albergati, ceiling, photograph courtesy of Palazzo Albergati.

Above left: Bologna, St Francis, watercolour by C.T.G. Formelli, publ. 1927. Below left: Fountain in the Palazzo Bevilacqua, illustration in 'The Story of Bologna', publ. 1923.

This brochure was written and designed in house. The text was written and edited by Martin Randall and Hannah King. The layout was designed by Jo Murray. It was sent to print on 5th September 2017.