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The first of two episodes explores the roots of Gustav Mahler’s music. SFS Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas journeys to rural Bohemia to rediscover the inspirations of Mahler’s music, and traces Mahler’s life through the premiere of his first symphony in 1888. It shocked the contemporary audience, but as MTT and the San Francisco Symphony… Continue lendo Keeping Score: Gustav Mahler documentary & concert
On Shostakovich's 11th Symphony (subtitled 'The Year 1905'), and how art can be used to process trauma and atrocities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU7a1b4yE-Q 0:00 - Bloody Sunday1:30 - Program Music Reflecting Reality2:30 - How to Compose a Massacre (Shostakovich's 11th)5:00 - Fugere…8:38 - In the wake of tragedy…9:17 - Tocsin, A Warning Bell9:56 - Legacy Script by Emmanuel… Continue lendo SHOSTAKOVICH: How to compose a massacre | Inside The Score
Brandon Acker is a classical guitarist and specialist on early plucked instruments such as the baroque guitar, theorbo, lute, and archlute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PptQJv4wxdg Brandon Acker (theorbo) and Reginald Mobley (countertenor) performing one of the most beautiful works from the Baroque period. "Music for a while" by Henry Purcell (1659-1695). The theorbo is a plucked string instrument of… Continue lendo BRANDON ACKER – The Song that got me into Baroque Music | Music For A While | Purcell
Raphaël Pichon (born in 1984 in Paris) is a French countertenor, choral and orchestral conductor. Pygmalion is a musical ensemble created in 2006 by Raphaël Pichon during his studies at the Paris Conservatoire. It consists of a choir and an instrumental ensemble. It specialises in baroque repertoire (played on period instruments). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joZl-571bMI Stravaganza d'Amore: Soirée… Continue lendo Stravaganza d’Amore: Soirée baroque italienne | Raphaël Pichon & Ensemble Pygmalion
Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He is sometimes seen as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8MTEoGBG-E The best of Debussy's solo piano work accompanied by AI's interpretation… Continue lendo The Best of DEBUSSY – Solo Piano | Relax, Sleep, and Study Music
Valer Barna-Săbăduș (born 15 January 1986), also Valer Sabadus, is a Romanian-German countertenor. He sings in both the alto and soprano range. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsjd5rkQ5m4 Valer Sabadus | CountertenorSimon Martyn-Ellis | LuteErin Helyard | Harpsichord John Dowland (1563-1626)Farewell for Solo LuteCome againI saw my lady weepSay love, if ever thou didst findFlow my tears (from The Second… Continue lendo VALER SABADVS – If Mvsic Be The Food Of Love
Valer Barna-Săbăduș (born 15 January 1986), also Valer Sabadus, is a Romanian-German countertenor. He sings in both the alto and soprano range. Christina Pluhar (Graz, 1965) is an Austrian theorbist, harpist, conductor, and director of L'Arpeggiata ensemble. After studies at the University of Graz, Christina Pluhar recognised her passion for ancient music. From then on,… Continue lendo VALER SABADUS & L’ARPEGGIATA – Miracolo d’Amore
Works by Handel, Purcell, Charpentier, Lully & Rameau https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWeAsyMD_Go Handel: 00:01:18 - Sinfonia | Atalanta00:02:50 - Zadok the Priest | Coronation Anthem00:07:48 - Overture, chorus, ritornello | Welcome to all pleasures / Purcell00:13:08 - Tornami a vagheggiar | Alcina00:18:08 - Ah! stigie larve, ah! Scelerati spettri! | Orlando00:26:13 - I'll to thee well trod stage… Continue lendo Odyssée baroque: 40th anniversary concert | William Christie & Les Arts Florissants
Bach’s Kunst der Fuge is shrouded in mystery. We don’t know whether Bach intended the music as material for practice or performance. The order of the 18 sections is unclear as well and we don’t know whether the piece was ever completed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6sUlZa-IrU Shunske Sato made his own instrumentation for the Netherlands Bach Society. “I… Continue lendo BACH – Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080 | Shunske Sato | Netherlands Bach Society
Baroque recital: Concours de virtuosité des castrati. Dans l'Europe baroque, les Castrats eurent une place hors du commun, en tant que premières "stars" de l'histoire de la musique. Presque tous Italiens et formés dans les conservatoires de Naples, ils se dédièrent à la carrière d'opéra ou au service des chapelles princières les plus prestigieuses, jusqu'au… Continue lendo LE CONCOURS DES CASTRATS: Arias with Mineccia, Mariño & Sabadus | Orchestre de l’Opéra Royal
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