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The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg has long been recognised as one of the most important sources for the history of the tenth and early eleventh centuries, especially for the history of the Ottonian Empire. Thietmar’s testimony also has special value because of his geographical location, in eastern Saxony, on the boundary between German and Slavic cultures. He is arguably the single most important witness to the early history of Poland, and his detailed descriptions of Slavic folklore are the earliest on record. This is a very important source in the medieval period, translated here in its entirety for the first time. It relates to an area of medieval studies generally dominated by German scholars, in which Anglo-phone scholars are beginning to make a substantial contribution.

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A digital copy of "Thietmar von Merseburg" by Dirk Jäckel, Lisa Klocke and Matthias Weber. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

Friedrich Ladegast was one of the most important organ builders during the 2nd half of the 19th century. Especially with his first large organ at Merseburg Cathedral, he set the benchmark for organ building and at the same time influenced the further development of organ music: Franz Liszt and his "adlatus" Alexander Winterberger immediately recognized the new symphonic options of the organ sound and therefore with their new works established a basis for using the organ in a new symphonic manner

In September 2013, when the National Choir of Ukraine DUMKA visited Muhlhausen and Merseburg with the All-Night Vigil op. 37 by Sergei Rachmaninoff, no one had any idea that a profound artistic friendship would develop between the colleagues from Ukraine and Central Germany following these brilliant concerts. Further encounters and joint projects followed, among them the performance of the German Requiem op. 45 by Johannes Brahms in November 2015 with the National Orchestra of Ukraine, the Natio