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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2024-02-08 18:08:24
Dance Music of the Germania Musical Society
[…] at this time certainly exercised a powerful influence over the test of the public. Negro minstrelsy declined. Music at the theaters became almost passable; dancing music and even street bands improved, particularly in the character of their selections, because the people demanded better food than the diet of previous years. The concerts of the Handel and Haydn Society – that unerring gauge of the musical talent of Boston – awakened a new interest. Mr. Carl Bergmann, the Germania conductor, had been chosen their director, drilling them often with the orchestra as well as without. More frequent oratorio performances we now given, and always to large houses. After Mr. Bergmann had them in charge the members of this veteran society sang with so much more force and precision than ever before, that it was apparent both to the singers and the audience. Two rival organizations, the “Musical Education Society” and the […]
2021-12-07 07:38:48
To present the artistic diversity and quality of the European opera scene: Introducing ARTE Opera
Wolfgang Bergmann of ARTE Opera Now in its fourth season, ARTE Opera presents current productions that whenever possible are live-streamed from the opera house, and afterwards the operas, ballets and concerts can all be viewed as videos on demand. All productions are available throughout Europe and most of them even worldwide. Wolfgang Bergmann from ARTE Opera was kind enough to answer some questions about the enterprise. ARTE seems a huge undertaking, what are its aims? The goal of the European project of the ARTE Opera Season is to present the artistic diversity and quality of the European opera scene and to introduce it to new audiences. Furthermore, ARTE Opera is conceived as a network between opera houses, festivals and ARTE as a broadcaster, aiming to work on a pan-European visibility of European opera production. We are very happy to count 21 of the leading European opera houses among our partners, e.g. the […]
2020-02-22 08:00:00
2019-11-22 09:24:40
Did the earth move? First performance of Boris Bergmann's The Richter Scale
Boris Bergmann (Photo Silvina Buchbauer) Last night (Wednesday 20 November 2019) I heard the private premiere of The Richter Scale by the German composer, Boris Bergmann. The performance was co-presented by Steinway & Sons (who hosted it at their Marylebone Lane studios) and Heresy Records. The pianist Ji Liu performed The Richter Scale on a Steinway D Spirio.Described as the world's most sophisticated player piano, the Steinway D Spirio's programmable capacity meant that there were passages in The Richter Scale where Liu was effectively playing with himself (the alternative would have been a second player who would have sat half the piece out). I might add that the Steinway D Spirio retails for nearly £200,000 and is a very impressive beast.Boris Bergmann studied in Frankfurt and Darmstadt, and then went on to work in film and TV, as well as performing as a drummer and keyboard player with punk and alternative music […]
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