We can measure the legacy of a cultural commercial enterprise in terms of its enduring achievements. The success of the long publishing history of Casa Ricordi is reflected through its many operas still performed throughout the world after so many years, and the numerous, fundamental study methods that helped to form generations of musicians. These results are the fruit of skillfully balancing artistic goals with economic sustainability. The minutes of the shareholder meetings and those of the supervisory committee allow us to observe the influence of the personalities involved in the decision-making process (including poor choices and missed opportunities); the challenges of undertaking entrepreneurial risks; and the complexity of personal interrelationships.
Attendees | Signatories | Signature | Date |
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Ricordi, Giulio Erba, Luigi Strazza, Gustavo Gnecchi, Francesco Pisa, Giuseppe Ricordi, Tito II | Pisa, Giuseppe Bozzotti, Erminio Strazza, Gustavo Erba, Luigi Ricordi, Giulio Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002710 > | 24/10/1891 |
Strazza, Gustavo Calabi, Alessandro Ricordi, Tito II Ricordi, Giulio Brentano, Luigi Bozzotti, Erminio Erba, Luigi Pisa, Giuseppe Gnecchi, Francesco | Bozzotti, Erminio Ricordi, Giulio Brentano, Luigi Pisa, Giuseppe Erba, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002712 > | 15/11/1892 |
Pisa, Giuseppe Campanari, Umberto Ricordi, Giulio Erba, Luigi Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco Bozzotti, Erminio | Erba, Luigi Bozzotti, Erminio Brentano, Luigi Ricordi, Giulio Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002727 > | 22/1/1895 |
Giulini Ricordi, Laura Gnecchi, Antonio Origoni, Luigi Campanari, Umberto Ricordi, Giulio Bozzotti, Erminio Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco | Bozzotti, Erminio Brentano, Luigi Ricordi, Giulio Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002731 > | 14/11/1895 |
Origoni, Luigi Brentano, Luigi Ricordi, Tito II Ricordi, Giulio Pietrasanta, Rinaldo Pisa, Giuseppe Bozzotti, Erminio Gnecchi, Francesco | Bozzotti, Erminio Ricordi, Giulio Pisa, Giuseppe Pietrasanta, Rinaldo Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002740 > | 12/11/1899 |