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 Cardani, Paolo Dina, Alessandro Riva, Achille | Ricordi, Giulio Cardani, Paolo Dina, Alessandro Riva, Achille Erba, Luigi | CLET003641 > | 27/11/1888 |
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 |
Erba, Luigi Riva, Achille Campanari, Umberto Strambio, Vincenzo Pisa, Giuseppe Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco | Pisa, Giuseppe Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco | CLET002732 > | 20/12/1895 |
Cardani, Paolo Brentano, Luigi Gnecchi, Francesco Campanari, Umberto Ricordi, Giulio Pietrasanta, Rinaldo Pisa, Giuseppe Giulini Ricordi, Laura Bozzotti, Erminio Origoni, Luigi | Pisa, Giuseppe Origoni, Luigi Bozzotti, Erminio Pietrasanta, Rinaldo Ricordi, Giulio Giulini Ricordi, Laura | CLET002742 > | 17/6/1900 |
Fenini, Federico Antonio Visconti di Modrone, Giuseppe Ricordi, Emanuele Quinterio, Gustavo Brentano, Luigi Ricordi, Massimiliano Origoni, Luigi Ricordi, Alberto Sullam, Giuseppe Bozzotti, Erminio Rossi, Alessandro Gnecchi, Francesco De Albertis, Ugo Gnecchi, Cesare Colombo, Alfredo Ricordi, Tito II Morlacchi, Armando Costa, Nino | CLET002764 > | 15/6/1912 |