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2022-05-25 11:09:04
Barbican, LondonPlaying Bach’s mammoth work from memory, the US pianist brought wit, insights and lightness of touch When JS Bach composed the first instalment of his Well-Tempered Clavier it had a simple premise. Part compositional brainteaser, part circuit training for performers, the book includes one prelude and one fugue for each of the 12 keys in western tonality in their major and minor forms, to be played on whichever keyboard instrument was available. That instrument definitely wouldn’t have been a Steinway concert grand piano (yet to be invented in 1722). And Bach would presumably have been surprised to find a sizeable audience gathered in a concert hall – another future innovation – to listen to his 300-year-old set of technical exercises. These days, though, the Well-Tempered Clavier is a monument: still tackled by student pianists, but performed live in its entirety only by those with nerves of steel and a penchant […]
2022-05-24 20:57:09
Newswire | Scottish Baroque Experts David McGuinness, David Greenberg to Perform at Vancouver Bach Festival
Vancouver, BC (May 24, 2022) – Join us from July 26 through August 6 for 13 fabulous concerts and two special events featuring artists from across Canada, the US and the UK at the 2022 Vancouver Bach Festival – Scottish Baroque and Other Traditions. In addition to a traditional concert hall, performances will take place in [...]
2022-05-23 09:41:06
Presteigne Festival 2022
[…] work performed by Rebecca Bottone soprano, Rebecca Afonwy-Jones mezzo, Alexander Knox actor, Nova Music Opera Ensemble, George Vass conductor. Alongside this there is a fine selection new works by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, David Matthews, Tarik O’Regan, Aileen Sweeney, Huw Watkins and 2022 Royal Philharmonic Society Young Composer, Rylan Gleave, plus commissions from Ninfea Cruttwell-Reade and Sarah Frances Jenkins, artists currently supported by the Presteigne Festival’s ‘Evolve’ and ‘Emerge’ composer mentoring schemes. Alongside this new music, there are works by Bach, Beethoven, Elgar, Fauré, Hindemith, Ireland, Ravel, Schoenberg, Schubert, Shostakovich, Stravinsky, and Walton, plus cabaret, spoken word, exhibitions and more. Full details from the festival website.
2022-05-23 06:00:17
Telemann’s Oboe Concerto in D Minor: Han de Vries and Alma Musica Amsterdam
For the German composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), writing music seems to have been an effortless part of daily life. Celebrated alongside J.S. Bach and Handel as one of the most significant composers of his time, Telemann produced more than 6,000 works. This amazing catalogue includes at least twelve concertos for oboe (or the slightly deeper oboe d’amore) which are set in the Italian concerto da chiesa (church concerto) form. This form features four ...
