Michael Talbot (musicologist)

This article is about the British musicologist Michael Talbot. For the Louisiana politician Michael Kirk Talbot, see Kirk Talbot. For the American author of books highlighting the parallels between ancient mysticism and quantum mechanics, see Michael Coleman Talbot.

Michael Talbot (born 1943 in Liverpool) is a British composer, musicologist and author.

Talbot is a former Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool.^[1] An expert in Italian baroque music,^[2] Talbot has authored monographs on Antonio Vivaldi and Tommaso Albinoni, and is an editor of the scholarly journal "Studi Vivaldiani". He is also active as a historicist composer, and a member of the "Vox Saeculorum" society.^[3]

Talbot's expertise has been called upon in instances where the authenticity and/or provenance of works has been questioned, including the discovery of the possible Vivaldi work Andromeda Liberata.^[4]

References

1. ^ "The knives are out over the authenticity of an opera...". London: The Daily Telegraph. 23 November 2004. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3632273/The-knives-are-out-over-the-authenticity-of-an-opera-said-to-be-by-Vivaldi.-Michael-White-talks-to-the-man-who-found-the-manuscript-Baroque-fighting-talk-in-Venice.html. Retrieved 8 September 2009. 
2. ^ "Lost Handel set for modern debut". BBC. 12 March 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1216345.stm. Retrieved 8 September 2009. 
3. ^ Vox Saeculorum roster
4. ^ White, Michael (21 November 2004). "The Vivaldi Hunters". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406E5DC123FF932A15752C1A9629C8B63. Retrieved 8 September 2009. 

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