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Swiss singer and opera singer (1922-1978)
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2019-12-25 05:00:14
Happy Christmas to you all! To conclude my week-long sojourn into the start of winter, i’m returning to the Estonian trio Una Corda – comprising harp, harpsichord and kannel – for a performance of a piece that i think is perfect for the festive season and especially Christmas Day itself: Cantus angelorum by Lauri Jõeleht. The title, which translates as ‘song of the angels’, directly relates to the choice of these instruments, as Jõeleht explains in his brief programme note: … The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/5against4
2019-12-20 05:00:56
It’s nice, sometimes, when a composition isn’t concerned with layers of complexity and subtext, but instead focuses on a single idea. So as the days grow increasingly cold (here in the UK, at least), it seems an ideal time to explore one of Age Veeroos‘ latest works, the title of which, Külmking, translates as “chills”. It was written for one of my favourite ensembles, Una Corda, an Estonian trio comprising harp (Liis Viira), harpsichord (Ene Nael) and kannel (Kristi Mühling). … The post appeared first on 5:4. 5:4 is on Patreon! Please consider supporting the blog by becoming a Patron from just $2 a month: https://www.patreon.com/5against4
2019-08-30 13:01:00
Struggle and serenity: Piano works by Schoenberg, Nono, and Beethoven
Schoenberg, Nono and Beethoven: three composers and five works present a coherent programme that denies, even scorns, sentimental distinction between emotion and intellect. Dialectics of the conscious and unconscious, of struggle and serenity play out within and between, leading us not only back but also forward to Beethoven. All these works, moreover, have classic Pollini performances and recordings to their name. That does not mean we should know what to expect: both in themselves and in combination, there will always remain more to be said, played, and heard. Illogic of the Unconscious In 1908, Schoenberg had written his Second String Quartet op. 10, first freely breathing Stefan George’s ‘air of another planet’ – or what we, Schoenberg’s dislike notwithstanding, have come to know as ‘free atonality’. The following year proved a veritable Wunderjahr, the Drei Klavierstucke, op.11, initiating a white-heat outpouring of music: Das Buch der […]
2019-08-23 23:46:00
The best new classical albums: August 2019
Recording of the MonthCarl Maria von Weber: OberonLibretto by James Robinson PlanchéClemens Kerschbaumer (Oberon), tenorMirko Roschkowski (Hüon von Bordeaux), tenorDorothea Maria Marx (Rezia), sopranoGrga Peroš (Scherasmin), baritoneMarie Seidler (Fatime), mezzo-sopranoDmitry Egorov (Puck), countertenorRoman Kurtz, narratorChor und Extrachor des Stadttheaters GiessenChoral Conductor: Jan HoffmannPhilharmonisches Orchester GiessenConductor: Michael HofstetterRecorded Live December 2016 and January 2017, at Stadttheater Gießen, GermanyReleased on July 12, 2019 by Oehms ClassicsFor the specific atmosphere of Oberon, Michael Hofstetter found it crucial that the performance was played on the period instruments Weber composed for. In Giessen, he worked with four natural horns, natural trumpets, finely tuned trombones and not least flutes made of wood instead of metal. This produced an inexhaustible wealth of acoustic colors, enabling us to sensually experience what might really be meant by the concept of "German Romanticism" on the musical level.Michael Hofstetter conducts at many well known opera houses, orchestras and festivals, include the Bavarian, the […]
