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French pianist and composer (1850-1909)
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2018-08-08 18:32:00
Lisbon under Ashes - rediscovered Portuguese Baroque
[…] rhythms suggest dance, possibly of African origin, possibly too unihibited for the chroegraphy to be preserved, as was apparently the usual case in this period. A lively refrain "Gulungà, gulungà, gulungué, clap your hands, move your feet". An interlude with the gentle plucking of a stringed instrument, introduces a more reflective mood, in which the voice parts describe a beloved child, ie Jesus "for he is our God, and with the the black Santo Thomé, he is our God". A vosa porte Maria was found in Madrid and Albrorada is an arrangement of a traditional melody from tuizelo in northern Portugal. The former is plaintive and prayer-like, a soprano leading the chorus of voices and instruments. The latter is a vibrant parlay where the intstrumrnts interact, strings and winds over a strong rhythmic foundation. Làgrimas de Anarda is a sonnet by Manuel Botelho de Oliveira (1636-1711) one of the […]
2015-05-15 08:54:00
That's not entertainment
The initial spiritual idea, that music was an explanation of the divine universe, has a long and distinguished history. The symmetry of numbers presents itself as both an attractive way to account for an underlying structure in apparently chaotic nature and a fitting way to think of the beauty of God's creative mind; the important idea of music as perceptible numbers, which exemplifies this symmetry, thus stretches through history from Pythagoras and his followers to Plato, Boethius, the Corpus Hermeticum, the Camerati, Vincenzo Galileli, Ficino, Fludd, Kircher, Newton and Freemasonry. The writings of Hindemith, Schoenberg, and Stockhausen are not far removed from it either. The idea of music as being essentially entertainment was as alien to such people's attitudes as the idea of philosophy or psychology being essentially entertaining today.That is Jonathan Harvey writing in his exploration of music and spirituality In Quest of Spirit*. My first two photos were […]
2014-02-19 03:35:40
Recitals in Seoul: Some rare sounds for early spring
[…] years preceding the Second World War have limited widespread acceptance of this composer. Pilss’ output includes concertos for trumpet, horn, bass trombone, and piano, sonatas for trumpet, violin, and oboe, wind quintets and octets, piano pieces, choral works, and numerous large and small brass works. Pilss’ teacher Franz Schmidt is more widely known.” (link to dissertation ) Program: Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto in D Major (After Vivaldi), BWV 972 (1713, 1714) Francis Thomé – Fantasy for Cornet and Piano (1902) Andre Savard Morceau - de Concours pour Cornet a pistons et piano (1903) Karl Pilss (Karl Pilß) – Sonate fur Trompete und Klavier (1935) Lars-Erik Larsson – Concertino Op.45 Nr.6 for Trumpet and String Orchestra (1953) – see the recital poster here (in Korean) Last, a program of peculiar piano perfections. (: Well, a concert of music by the who’s-who of American […]
2013-11-07 01:00:00
Biber: Sonatas/ Un Carnevale a Kremsier
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1664-1704) Eight Sonatas for Violin Solo (1681) Sonata "Representativa" Gunar Letzbor, Violin Wolfgang Zerer, Harpsichord & Organ Ars Antiqua Austria Symphonia SY94D28 (1994) Two Disc Sets (Posted on behalf of Thome Cadfael. I am not a fan of big Biber but these two titles will be a big hit for those who are!) [Flac & Scans] ----------------------------------- Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1664-1704) Trombet-undt Musicalische Taffedienst Arien a 4 Harmonia Romana Balletti Balletti Lamentabili a 4 Gunar Letzbor, Violin; Gaetano Nasillo, Cello Wolfgang Glixam, Organ; Norbert Zeilberger, Harpsichord Ars Antiqua Austria Symphonia SY95143 (DDD) [Flac & Scans]
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