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2022-06-17 21:59:52
It is with a heavy heart that La Scena Musicale announces (based on a news release from Slipped Disc) the passing of Denise Massé. Montreal-born, Massé was a French repertoire vocal coach and pianist for the New York Metropolitain Opera. La Scena Musicale has had the privilege to interview her for articles published in past [...]
2022-06-17 21:59:52
It is with a heavy heart that La Scena Musicale announces (based on news from Slipped Disc) the passing of Denise Massé. Montreal-born, Massé was a French repertoire vocal coach and pianist for the New York Metropolitain Opera. La Scena Musicale has had the privilege to interview her for articles published in past issues, and [...]
2022-05-03 20:21:28
Paul Hindemith’s wind sonatas are concise and well-crafted compositions, all typical of the classically oriented pan-tonal style that the composer crystallized from roughly the mid-1930s onward. They’re arguably more familiar to instrumentalists than to listeners, which is all the more reason for Les Vents Français to present them en Masse. The performances are as polished […]
2021-12-07 09:12:33
From a year-long exploration of rare Telemann to Bach at Christmas: adventures online with Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Using filmed performance online can enable ensembles to do things rather differently to their concert hall presence. And now that they have returned to live concert giving, the Orchestra of the Age of the Enlightenment is doing just that. Telemann’s Essercizii Musici is a colourful feast of 24 musical delights; dating from around 1740 (or before) it consists of 12 solo sonatas (for flute, violin, viola da gamba, recorder, oboe) and 12 trio sonatas. It is difficult to do justice to the collection in concert, and the pieces were not intended to be performed en Masse. So, over a year, OAE Player is featuring a monthly concert, Tales with Teleman which will include music from Essercizii Musici, thus enabling us to explore the complete collection. The journey started last month, and November's episode features Violin Sonata in F major and Trio for oboe, violin and basso continuo in G major alongside one of Telemann's […]
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