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New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
2023-09-06 07:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 41:40
Marc-André Hamelin – Fauré: Nocturnes and Barcarolles (Hyperion) controls src="https://play.publicradio.org/unreplaced_ua/o/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2023/09/06/new_classical_tracks_2023_09_06_new-classical-tracks-Mark-Andre_Hamelin_and_Cathy_Fuller_20230906_128.mp3"> New Classical Tracks - Mark-Andre Hamelin and Cathy Fuller by “The thing about him is that he's so honest and real and natural,” pianist and radio host Cathy Fuller says. “He never thinks about how he comes across so much as how the music gets to the other person, and you can even sense that in the way he converses. And that's one of the things that really struck me about him.”That’s what impressed Fuller when she first encountered pianist Marc-André Hamelin. He was on the other side of the microphone as she interviewed him for her classical radio program in Boston. That interview led to lunch, then long-distance phone calls and eventually marriage. And now, for the first time, Fuller , who is also an accomplished pianist, performs with Hamelin on his new recording. It features the complete nocturnes and barcarolles by Gabriel Fauré, as well as the piece they perform together, the delightful Dolly Suite, for piano four-hands.Fuller: “I thought, ‘Playing with Marc-André Hamelin — oh, my God! I have to do scales with Marc. Forget it!’ But I remember, when I was studying the music, how much I loved being next to somebody. I think he made me better just by being next to him. But I really had to work at this. And it was he who asked me. I would never have asked to do this. And I was so touched that he had the faith and confidence in me to do this. And I really tried to rise to the occasion, but it was a ton of fun.“This was the first time we really played together. And I have a really hard time with the idea of giving up the pedal. That was difficult. And so does he — don't you, Marc?”Hamelin: “Oh, yes, absolutely. I was taking the bottom part in the duet that we were playing, and it's more logical for the bottom player to take the pedal. So, it takes two players who are really in sympathy with each other, you know? And we really worked at it. And the result really speaks for itself.”Why did you want to record the barcarolles and nocturnes of Gabriel Fauré?Hamelin: “To have all the nocturnes and barcarolles in one place was an especially attractive idea, I thought. And the more I delved into it, the more wonderful I thought it was. And you just go from one wonder to the next.”Nocturnes are often a night piece and therefore something that's more subtle or subdued. However, these nocturnes by Fauré are not like that. Can you talk about the sense of drama that he creates in some of these pieces?Hamelin: “Fauré’s publisher was mainly responsible for the titles given to his works upon publication, because he really didn't care much about what to call them. It's really what was expressed that was of prime importance to him.“So a nocturne is not necessarily nocturnal in his outlook, because some of them get quite dramatic. I'm thinking of the last nocturne, No. 13, which has a very stormy and anguished middle section that really rises to a big fever pitch.”If you were going to sit down and play one of those nocturnes right now, which one would you choose and why?Hamelin: “One of them, to my mind, stands out above almost all the others. And that's No. 6. The special atmosphere that he creates has always been very, very special to me, perhaps more than any other of his piano works.“Although if you put it on the CD with the nocturnes, the very beginning of the first nocturne is magical.”Do you feel that way about the barcarolles as well? Is there one that stands out to you?Hamelin: “The Third Barcarolle, which I learned when I was a teenager. I think I was maybe 16 or something like that, and I've always had a soft spot for it. And on a personal note, whenever I visited my mother, she asked me to play it because she just adored it.” Listen on YouTubeTo hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.ResourcesMarc-André Hamelin – Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles (Amazon)Marc-André Hamelin – Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles (Hyperion)Marc-André Hamelin (official site)
New Classical Tracks with Julie Amacher
2023-08-30 07:00:00
Duration (h:m:s): 28:44
Sphinx Virtuosi – Songs for Our Times (Deutsche Grammophon) controls src="https://play.publicradio.org/unreplaced_ua/o/minnesota/classical/programs/new_classical_tracks/2023/08/30/new_classical_tracks_2023_08_30_new-classical-tracks-Andre_Dowel_Sphinx_20230830_128.mp3"> New Classical Tracks - Andre Dowell, Sphinx Virtuosi by “My role with the organization as the chief of artist engagement is to really understand the talent that is out there and to be able to recruit the musicians who perform with the Sphinx Virtuosi,” Andre Dowell says. “Community engagement, in terms of how they are engaging their community, not just the youth, but also their audiences and educating them about our mission, which is transforming life through the power of diversity in the arts.”For the past 15 years, Dowell has watched the Sphinx Organization evolve as it strives for and achieves that mission. One way in which it’s doing that is with a professional, self-conducted touring ensemble of 18 members made up of freelance musicians and professors at universities. That ensemble is Sphinx Virtuosi, which has just released its debut recording, Songs for Our Times.“Over the past couple of years, we've had the great opportunity to have our programs be comprised solely of musicians who are Black or Latino. Because of that, we really wanted to have an album out that represented not only the Sphinx Organization, but the Sphinx Virtuosi. One thing that you'll find with our debut album is that every composer is a composer of color.”Why is this title, Songs for Our Times, so significant?“Songs for Our Times really digs into composers that we've worked with in the past, celebrating artists and composers who have paved the way. We talk about Florence Price, for example. We talk about Jessie Montgomery, Valerie Coleman, Carlos Simon, and we have a great arrangement of Beethoven's Bridgetower by Rubén Rengel. Songs for Our Times goes into the past, the rich history of the Sphinx organization, and explores how that intertwines with the composers of today.The album opens with Global Warming, by Michael Abels, who won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Music. Can you talk about the history of this piece and why it fits in so well with this debut recording?“This piece really inspired us to feature Michael Abels as a composer. This piece just captures so perfectly what it means to be in this world today and going through COVID-19 and the pandemic. And what you'll find on the CD is George Floyd in the aftermath of that, in terms of what it means to reflect in this world today.” Watch on YouTubeThere's an unusual time signature in the piece by Ricardo Hertz. It's called Sisyphus in the Big City. Why do we have this 25/16 time signature?“It is great. And if you listen to the music enough, you'll be able to understand and feel the rhythmic structure of it. We have the great opportunity to play this piece in Brazil with Ricardo himself. It’s something that requires a lot of communication in terms of being able to play that type of time signatures while also keeping the groove.”Valerie Coleman's two-movement piece, Tracing Visions, is on this recording, and each of the movements is so powerful. Would you share the story behind them?“The first movement we talk about Emmett Till and other victims of domestic violence or terrorism, if you will. It's a remembrance of those times. And it ends with the second movement, which means power and is a celebration of where we have come in our society. And she takes this motif and really expands it to uplift the work that has been done, and that we continue to do, and the fight that we continue to have in our society.” Listen on YouTubeTo hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts.ResourcesSphinx Virtuosi – Songs for Our Times (Amazon)Sphinx Virtuosi – Songs for Our Times (Deutsche Grammophon)Sphinx Virtuosi (official site)
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Marc-André Hamelin is one of the world's greatest living pianists. He is known as a virtuoso of the highest order and has made nearly 100 recordings spanning the gamut of the piano repertoire. In this conversation we talk about how Marc fell in love with Gershwin, piano rolls, Busoni, Godowsky, the nature of virutosity, Haydn, CPE Bach, programming, nerves on stage, and much much more! This was such a fun and wide-ranging conversation and I certainly learned a lot speaking with Marc about the piano. Join us!!
Welcome to Chapters 105! 105.1 AtalaiA’s TOTW: Audiojack - Pressure - Gruuv. 105.2 AtalaiA in the mix. New music from Bedouin, CamelPhat, Gorge and labels including 8Bit, Cosmic Awakenings and Shanti Radio. 105.3 Audylic. Laidback, downtempo and alternative music from AtalaiA’s extensive collection that has soundtracked over 1000 Ibizan sunsets. 1 Audiojack - Pressure - Gruuv 2 Andre Salmon, Francis Davila - Mistico - Moon Harbour 3 Sam Shure - Echo Park - Clash Lion 4 CamelPhat & Josh Gigante - Lost in a Moment - When Stars Align 5 Tebra - Senka - Pipe & Pochet 6 Gorge & Markus Homm - Aaiko - 8Bit 7 Bedouin - Flamma - Crosstown Rebels 8 Commoner - Experiencing a Significant Gravitas Shortfall (TACHES Remix) - Cosmic Awakenings 9 David Morales & Michel Cleis - The High Experience - Diridim 10 Makebo - Magare - Shanti Radio 11 AtalaiA - Oonagh - Sony / Orianna 12 Fabio Aurea - Yini ft. Toshi (Serge Devant Remix) - Radiant 13 AtalaiA - Ambient Elephants - Harabe Lab https://pod.co/chapters Apple: https://apple.co/2KsgGgS Mixcloud: https://bit.ly/2GSQF9o SoundCloud: https://bit.ly/34dG4R1 Please subscribe / follow / review for free! ————————————- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2JS6fn7 Instagram: @atalaiamusica Beatport: https://bit.ly/2RcAnxq Facebook: https://bit.ly/2xNZeAL YouTube: https://bit.ly/3YPiAgf TuneIn: http://tun.in/pjsMJ www.atalaiamusic.com This show is syndicated & distributed exclusively by Syndicast. If you are a radio station interested in airing the show or would like to distribute your podcast / radio show please register here: https://syndicast.co.uk/distribution/registration
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