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| 10. Nature and humanism | Jurgen De Bruyn | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:07:46 | |
In this last episode, Darina meets the artistic director of the Zefiro Torna ensemble, Jurgen De Bruyn, to discuss the shift towards ecological awareness and the collaborative approach as an example of interest in and respect for other cultures. In the course of this conversation, Jurgen de Bruyn mentions a project he launched during the Covid-19 pandemic about ecological sustainability and how this theme is a priority for the music sector. CREDITS guest Jurgen De Bruyn, Zefiro Torna interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "With endless tears that never cease", Robert Johnson performed by Zefiro Torna 2009 Excerpt "Les Tisserands" performed by Zefiro Torna, Amorroma and Philippe Laloy 2006 | |||
| 9. Drawing inspiration from influential women of the past | Laura Granero, Hannah Ely and Aino Peltomma | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:09:54 | |
In this episode, Darina talks to three female guests, Laura Granero, Hannah Ely and Aino Peltomma, who share their views on diversity in their country and the inspiration they draw from influential women of the past. We look at what it meant to be a musician in the 19th century, what it meant to have a traditional upbringing in Victorian England, and how religious dynamics influenced women artists in medieval Finland. CREDITS guests Hannah Ely, soprano Aino Peltomaa, soprano Laura Granero, pianist interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Come fiammeggia e splende", Maddalena Casulana performed by Fieri Consort 2024 "Il contrasto di cinque sensi", Barbara Strozzi performed by Fieri Consort 2024 "Come fiammeggia e splende", Maddalena Casulana performed by Fieri Consort 2024 "Kinderszenen", Robert Schumann performed by Fanny Davies 1929 "Sonata Opus 18 Nr 5 in A Major", Johann Christian Bach performed by Fanny Davies Ensemble 2021 Excerpt "Lapsed caick laolacatt", Jaakko Suomalainen - Piae Cantiones performed by Ensemble Gamut! 2021 "Trina caeli hierarchia" performed by Ensemble Gamut! 2022 | |||
| 8. Institution in transition | Teunis van der Zwart | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:07:45 | |
With the director of the early music department at the Royal Conservatory The Hague, Teunis van der Zwart, we discuss the challenges of making a conservatoire more diverse and inclusive safe space, as well as open to interdepartmental collaborations. Finally, we find out how the lives of students and teachers can be made safer in an institution, and look at the development of music conservatoires in general. CREDITS guest Teunis van der Zwart, Koninklijk Conservatorium interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Symphony no 7 in B minor D759", Franz Schubert performed by students from the Early Music department of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington 2019 | |||
| 7. Gender equality in early music l Lila Hajosi | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:10:28 | |
How do we tackle gender equality issues in our sector? How do we deal with problematic texts of music works? Lila Hajosi, director of Ensemble Irini and co-founder of the French network #EllesDirigent, which supports women ensemble directors, will share her views on the challenges raised by these issues and the importance of creating an atmosphere of collaboration. CREDITS guest Lila Hajosi, Ensemble Irini interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Liturgie de Saint-Jean Chrysostome: Cheruvikon, Hymne des Chérubins", Anonymous performed by Ensemble Irini 2021 | |||
| 6. Early Music America's diversity initiatives | Karin Cuéllar Rendón | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:14:35 | |
This episode is devoted to a guest straight from America: Karin Cuéllar Rendón, from the Early Music America network, historic Bolivian violinist, researcher and social justice advocate. Together with Darina, they will discuss issues of inclusivity and diversity in the field of early music, as well as interaction with the LGBTQI+ community and enlarging audiences, resources and funding. CREDITS guest Karin Cuéllar Rendón, Early Music America interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "La Primavera - Le Quattro Stagioni", Antonio Vivaldi performed by Karin Cuéllar Rendón and L'Harmonie des saisons 2023 Musicking Off the Cuff: Models for Early Music Improvisation performed by Karin Cuéllar Rendón and Linda Pearse 2020 "Una panthera", Johannes Ciconia performed by CWRU Medieval Ensemble 2015 | |||
| 5. MA Festival Brugge: the new approach | Jan Van den Borre | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:10:11 | |
In this episode, Jan Van den Borre, artistic director of MA Festival Brugge, presents his approach to programming one of the oldest early music festivals in the world. We talk about communication, mediation and engagement of the audience, the importance of empathy and respect in relationships with artists, and the challenges raised by today's genre definitions. CREDITS guest Jan Van den Borre, MAfestival Brugge interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Ruins" performed by Pitou and B.O.X. 2020 "Leçons de ténèbres pour le Mercredi saint", François Couperin performed by Capriola di Gioia, conducted by Bart Naessens 2020 "Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse", Joseph Bodin de Boismortier performed by Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by Hervé Niquet 2016 | |||
| 4. Baroque theatre in all its diversity l Anna Karinsdotter | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:08:43 | |
Anna Karinsdotter, managing director of Drottningholm Theatre in Sweden, shares in this episode the strategies used by the Theatre to be more effective and inclusive in terms of audiences, and how this artistic genre is taking steps to include children and artists with special needs in a baroque opera performance. CREDITS guest Anna Karinsdotter, Drottningholms Slottsteater interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Come nube che fugge - Agrippina", George Frideric Handel performed by Bruno de Sá 2021 "Overture - The Magic Flute", Wolfang Amadeus Mozart performed by Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra, Drottningholm Theatre Chorus, conducted by Arnold Östman 2015 "Il Gustino", Antonio Vivaldi performed by Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra, conducted by George Petrou 2022 | |||
| 3. EEEmerging strategies of transition | Isabelle Battioni | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:08:28 | |
This episode is devoted to the EEEmerging programme and its lasting change, openness to mental health issues and the mid-career diversion of professional musicians. Isabelle Battioni, director of the Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay, shares her rich professional experience on these current issues. CREDITS guest Isabelle Battioni, Centre culturel de rencontre d’Ambronay interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Sr. Ulick Burk", "The soup of good drink" and "The high road to Dublin", Anonymous performed by The Curious Bards 2016 "Cello concerto in C minor, RV 401", Antonio Vivaldi performed by Les Contre-Sujets 2015 | |||
| 2. Queer theater with historical connotations | Michael Hell, Thomas Höft and Georg Krones | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:09:07 | |
In this episode, we're off to discover the traditions of historical queer theatre and the problem of ‘ideological’ traditionalist practices in music. Darina will discuss the possibility of re-examining the original texts with members of the ĀRT HOUSE 17 ensemble: Michael Hell, Thomas Höft and Georg Krones. CREDITS guests Michael Hell, Thomas Höft and Georg Krones, ĀRT HOUSE 17 interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Excerpts "Kaffeekantate" performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17 2022 Excerpts "The Crocodile Bar" performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17 2023 Excerpts "Geister von Sanssouci" performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17 2023 | |||
| 1. Young festival in transition | Jorge Losana | 19 Nov 2024 | 00:10:55 | |
In this first episode, Darina shares a discussion with the artistic director of the ECOS festival and director of the Cantoría vocal ensemble, Jorge Losana, about the evolution of the young festival he organises, keeping in mind his unique approach to awareness-raising, repertoires diversity, and an empathetic and inclusive attitude towards the audience. CREDITS guest Jorge Losana, ECOS Festival interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music "Oy comamos y bebamos", Juan del Encina performed by Ensemble Cantoría 2022 "¡Cucú, cucú!", Juan del Encina performed by Ensemble Cantoría 2021 "Dadme albricias, hijos d’Eva", Anonymous - Cancionero de Uppsala performed by Ensemble Cantoría 2021 | |||
| 10. Impressions from the Early Music Summit | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:15:50 | |
Hello and welcome to the last special episode of the 4th season of the Early Music Podcast, dedicated to the impressions shared by the participants of the Early Music Summit with host Darina Ablogina. CREDITS guests Richard Lorber, WDR and the Early Music Days in Herne Mélanie Froehly, ZAMUS Thomas Höft and Georg Kroneis, Kunsthaus 17 Lila Hajosi, Ensemble Irini Jorge Losana, ECOS Festival Sofie Vanden Eynde, Imago Mundi Ensemble Jurgen De bruyn, Zefiro Torna Ensemble Karin Cuéllar Rendón, Early Music America interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Nocturne in E major, Frédéric Chopin performed by Raoul Koczalski Historical recording, 1938 ¡Cucú, cucú!, Juan del Enzina performed by Ensemble Cantoria 2021 Ensemble Irini at La Cité de la Voix 2017 The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021 Introduction, Sofie Vanden Eynde Mistress Elizabeth Davenant, Her Songes, 2012 The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 41 & Symphony No. 41 in C 'Jupiter', K. 551, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | |||
| 9. EarlyMuse: Find your jig partner in a Research Lab | Rebekah Ahrendt | 26 Nov 2023 | 00:22:08 | |
In a branch of music where research plays such a central role, how can there be such a disconnection between research and performance? How can we create cooperation between both fields? These themes, according to Rebekah Ahrendt, are central in "EarlyMuse", a research action funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Listen to her describe her ideal world in this final episode of the 4th season of the Early Music Podcast! CREDITS guest Rebekah Ahrendt, Utrecht University interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto, Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Quatuor Ébène Beethoven around the World, Erato 2019 The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021 | |||
| 8. Give a guidonian hand to the audience | Isaac Alonso de Molina | 26 Nov 2023 | 00:17:29 | |
How early music can be specific in its approach to new audiences? How are conservatoires tackling this issue? Isaac Alonso de Molina shares his views on the need for conservatoires to teach audience development, as the first step to develop the artists' skills to engage with society, and a focal point of the European Association of Conservatoires' Early Music working group discussions. CREDITS guest Isaac Alonso de Molina, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Ave verum corpus, O sacrum convivium performed by La Academia de los Nocturnos and Ensemble La Danserye 2023 | |||
| 7. Diversity: For more polyphony in the sector! | Reginald Mobley | 21 Nov 2023 | 00:31:54 | |
What’s the situation of inclusion in the Early Music sector? In this episode, countertenor Reginald Mobley puts the issues of race, gender, and more generally, identity under the spotlight. He talks about the challenges and discrimination he faced as an Afro-American singer, and opens our eyes to the progress that still needs to be made to make the sector more inclusive. CREDITS guest Reginald Mobley, countertenor interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Music for a while, Henry Purcell performed by Reginald Mobley and Brandon Acker 2022 The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021 | |||
| 6. Recording: Think outside the CD box | Hannelore Guittet | 21 Nov 2023 | 00:20:39 | |
What’s the current situation of recordings in Early Music? How can we innovate in a sector that has undergone such change in recent years? Listen to Hannelore Guittet’s view on the topic: starting as co-founder of recording label NomadMusic, she had to adapt to drastic changes in the recording industry and created interactive application NomadPlay. She shares some of her processes and reflects on the perks of this creative mindset! CREDITS guest Hannelore Guittet, NomadPlay interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Partita No.1 in B-flat major, BWV 825, Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Jean-Luc Ho Intégrale des Partitas pour clavecin, NoMadMusic 2018 | |||
| 5. Research: Terra incognita or land of new emotions? | Tiago Simas Freire | 14 Nov 2023 | 00:14:36 | |
In this episode, Tiago Simas Freire discusses how research is also a means of connecting the past with present emotions. More than historically informed, Early Music can be culturally informed and resonate with our own experiences. And that’s the first step for successful research projects that will breach the market! CREDITS guest Tiago Simas Freire, "Per esercitarsi nella dispositione di gorgia" (CNSMDL, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, HEM Geneva) interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Ad Tenebras - Jerusalem surge - Responsório II, Dizidme qual de los dos, Requiem aeternam - Graduale - Anonyme, Zente Pleto - Vilancico Negro a2 & a6 performed by Capella Sanctae Crucis and Tiago Simas Freire Ad Tenebras, Artway Records / University of Coimbra 2023 | |||
| 4. Recycle and reuse : The ultimate creativity | Raphaël Pichon | 14 Nov 2023 | 00:19:17 | |
How do we create and innovate in early music today? How do we reappropriate music that has been played thousands of times? Raphaël Pichon puts honesty, generosity, objectivity and responsibility at the heart of his work with the Pygmalion ensemble. In this 4th episode, he shares his views on the challenges faced by each generation, the need for an open mind and artistic responsibility. CREDITS guest Raphaël Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Les Boréades, RCT 31, Act IV, Scene 4: Entrée de Polymnie, Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon Enfers, Harmonia Mundi 2018 Cantata BWV82 - Ich Habe Genug, Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon live performance, Philharmonie de Paris 2018 | |||
| 3. Meet an agent: Become an artist? | Clementine Richard | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:16:29 | |
What role do agents play in promoting early music? How can they help the sector evolve? Management, digitization, new expectations, news skills... Clémentine Richard from l'Agence Artist Management shares her views on the changes in the management business in this third episode of the Early Music Podcast. CREDITS guest Clementine Richard, Agence Artist Management interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Aria, Nicola Matteis performed by Gli Incogniti and Amandine Beyer False Consonances of Melancholy, Alpha Classics 2019 III. Adagio molto e mesto String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky", Ludwig Van Beethoven performed by Quatuor Ébène Beethoven around the world, Warner Classics 2020 Symphonie No. 3 Eroica, Op. 55 Ludwig Van Beethoven performed by Orchestre Elektra live performance, Paris 2023 | |||
| 2. Defining early music: I'd rather change Continents | Romina Lischka | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:12:12 | |
What’s the scope of early music? This unanswerable question impacts our practices and our approaches to the sector. Since reaching a common definition seems idealistic, why not embrace the different meanings given to these words, and what they imply for their supporters and their activities? In this second episode, Romina Lischka shares her specific vision of early music, influenced by an intercultural approach and a desire to pass on and broaden horizons by mixing oral and written traditions, early and contemporary music. CREDITS guest Romina Lischka, leader of the Hathor Consort interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music King of Denmark’s Galliard Raga Bhairavi: Alap In Nomine When Daphne from fair Phoebus did fly performed by Hathor Consort and Uday Bhawalkar Dhrupad Fantasia, Fuga libera 2020 | |||
| 1. Sight-reading European policies | Rarita Zbranca | 07 Nov 2023 | 00:13:18 | |
How can Europe contribute to strenghten the early music scene? How can cultural policies be regulated at European level when culture is so specific to one country? What are the concrete impacts of European policies at the level of a country, a network, a town, etc.? In this first episode, Rarita Zbranca explains the repercussions of EU policies on the Romanian cultural scene, using the Cluj Cultural Center (Romania) as an example. CREDITS guest Rarita Zbranca, program director at the Cluj Cultural Center interview & editing Darina Ablogina production REMA design Doretta Rinaldi music Music for a while, Henry Purcell performed by Reginald Mobley and Brandon Acker 2022 Musical excerpts performed by local artists Baroque Festival in Cluj 2010 | |||
| 10. Suor Maria Celeste | Laurie Stras | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:16:56 | |
Does music get suddenly better when it’s linked to the Borgia family, or are we ok with anonymously composed pieces? In this final episode of the season, musicologist Laurie Stras introduces us to an enigmatic composer: Suor Maria Celeste (1600-1634), illegitimate daughter of the Italian scientist Galileo, and a Florentine nun of the early 17th century. She was the illegitimate daughter of the Italian scientist Galileo and a Florentine nun in the early 17th century. She wrote some magnificent polyphonic compositions, found by the researcher in the Biffoli-Sostegni Manuscript and performed by her all-female ensemble, Musica Secreta: discover the story of this crazy adventure in the search for these lost scores! CREDITS guest Laurie Stras, musicologist and performer interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Biffoli-Sostegni Manuscript, 1560 (Bibliothèque du Conservatoire Royal, Bruxelles, MS 27766) music Selection from Mother Sister Daughter performed by Musica Secreta, Laurie Stras Lucky Music 2022 | |||
| 9. Clara Wieck-Schumann | Natasha Loges | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:20:08 | |
Probably a XIXth century woman couldn’t contribute significantly as an artist, composer or concert organizer, right? And if we apply the critical eye of early music to more recent times, what do we get? Here we take a step aside to discover the work of Clara Wieck-Schumann (1819-1896), a genius pianist and talented composer, overshadowed by a composer husband at a time when married women were kept out of the public sphere. Natasha Loges, professor of musicology, tells us about her career as a pianist after her husband's death and how concerts were scheduled in the 19th century, at the height of the Romantic period. CREDITS guest Natasha Loges, musicologist interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, An einem lichten Morgen, op. 23, 1872 (Library of Congress, ML96.S4148) music Piano Sonata in G Minor 2. : Adagio, Scherzo & Rondo - Robert Schumann performed by Franz Vorraber Hommage à Schumann, Thorofon 2012 Romanze, Leidenschaftlich schnell - Clara Schumann performed by Flóra Fábri, Martin Jantzen live recording, 2021 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K.331. I. Tema con variazione - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Improvisation 3 Moments musicaux Op. 94 D. 780: III. Allegro moderato in F Minor - Franz Schubert composed and performed by Josep Colom Moments musicaux, MarchVivo 2022 | |||
| 8. Guillaume de Machaut | Björn Schmelzer | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:17:59 | |
How are you an artist when you are just following a tradition and reading a score? With this eighth episode, Björn Schmelzer takes us on a journey of discovery of medieval sacred music and the oral tradition. This episode a dive into the revival of early music in the XXᵉ century and is dedicated to the French composer and writer Guillaume de Machaut from the XIVᵉ century, whose famous Messe de Nostre Dame performed by the ensemble Graindelavoix will musically illustrate the speaker's point. CREDITS guest Björn Schmelzer, founder and artistic director of Graindelavoix interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Lais, motets, ballades, rondeaux et virelais, ca. 1350-1355 (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Français 1584) music Salve sancta parens [Introitus], Agnus Dei & Ite missa est - Guillaume de Machaut Performed by Björn Schmelzer, Graindelavoix Messe de Nostre Dame, Glossa 2016 Miserere - Coro della Confraternita di Santa Croce Live recording, 2014 | |||
| 7. Henry Purcell | Errollyn Wallen | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:14:19 | |
How could we possibly top the perfection that is a masterpiece like Purcell’s Dido & Aeneas? In this seventh episode, composer Errollyn Wallen presents her opera Dido's Ghost, a sequel to Henry Purcell's (1659-1695) semi-opera Dido and Æneas. At a time when the Baroque and the performing arts were flourishing in England, Purcell's work offered his contemporaries a delightful spectacle that continues to inspire artists and musicians today. Prepare to be immersed in the world of this incredible baroque opera and the tumultuous story of these two lovers, taken straight from Virgil's Aeneid. CREDITS guest Errollyn Wallen, composer interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, When on my sick bed I languish Z.144, 1678 (British Library, Add MS 30930) music Wayward sisters, you that fright…, The Witches' Dance, Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me With drooping wings ye Cupids come - Henry Purcell Performed by Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet Dido and Aeneas, Glossa 2001 Dido’s Ghost - Errollyn Wallen performed by Dunedin Consort Live recording Courtesy of the Barbican, 2021 | |||
| 6. Hildegard von Bingen | Benjamin Bagby | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:15:55 | |
What is so fascinating about some medieval nun’s songs? Better known for her important work as a naturalist and physician, Abbess Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) also composed more than one hundred and fifty liturgical songs and melodies, which were rediscovered in the late 1970s by the ensemble Sequentia and its two directors, Barbara Thornton and Benjamin Bagby. In this sixth episode, Bagby tells us about the rediscovery of early music in the second half of the twentieth century, a movement to which he and his ensemble contributed greatly. CREDITS guest Benjamin Bagby, founder of Ensemble Sequentia interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Riesencodex, 1175–1190 (Landesbibliothek Wiesbaden, BM 3600 FY 29451) music Instrumental dance I & II & Instrumental lament - Hildegard von Bingen performed by Ensemble Sequentia Ordo Virtutum, Sony 1998 Instrumental piece II - Hildegard von Bingen performed by Ensemble Sequentia O Jerusalem, Sony 1997 Instrumental piece II - Hildegard von Bingen performed by Ensemble Sequentia Geistliche Gesänge, BMG 1985 | |||
| 5. Ludwig van Beethoven | Olga Pashchenko | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:14:40 | |
Don’t you sometimes wish you could just ask Beethoven what he meant in that peculiar passage? This fifth episode is devoted to one of the most famous composers in classical music: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), presented by Olga Pashchenko. While this one is not obviously early music, it does allow us to look back at the history of the piano, the instrument of choice of the great composer. Do not hesitate to consult the resources below to discover more about the mechanism of the piano and its ancestors. CREDITS guest Olga Pashchenko, historical keyboardist interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Sonatas for piano no. 30, op 109, E Major, 1820 (Library of Congress - Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation, 87752609) music Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux": III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente, Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio, Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto & Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto - Ludwig van Beethoven performed by Olga Pashchenko Beethoven: Appassionata, Les Adieux & Waldstein, Alpha Classics 2017 Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich, BWV 605, Wir Christenleut, BWV 612 - Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Ton Koopman Organ works, vol. 8 & 9, Warner Classics 2022 Concerto in D Major, BWW 972 - Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Jovanka Marville Keyboard works, Passacaille 2012 Suite in G Major: X. Chaconne rondeau - Jean-Henry d’Anglebert performed by Céline Frisch, Pièces de clavecin & airs d’ après M. de Lully, Alpha Classics 2005 | |||
| 4. Guillaume Dufay | Catalina Vicens | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:17:02 | |
Why do you care so much about what sort of keyboard Johan Sebastian Bach used to play on? This fourth episode is devoted to the fifteenth-century Flemish composer Guillaume Dufay, but also to a work of art that is as mythical as it is mystical, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb (1432, Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent) by the Van Eyck brothers. Catalina Vicens takes us on a journey of discovery of this timeless work and, more generally, the textual or figurative sources that point researchers and musicians to the way music was played before the eighteenth century and what the musical instruments used looked like.
CREDITS guest Catalina Vicens, musician specialising in historical keyboard instruments interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, L'homme armé in the Mellon Chansonnier, around 1470 (Yale University Library, Beinecke MS 91) music Procurans Odium, Presul Nostri Temporis, Organum & Honte, Paour, Doubtance performed by Catalina Vicens Organic Creatures, Consouling Sounds 2020 Belle, bonne, sage, plaisante et gente - Baude Cordier performed by Ensemble Servir Antico, Catalina Vicens The City of Ladies, 2021 Concerto No. 7 in G Minor, BWV 1058: III. Allegro assai - Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Evgeni Koroliov, Kammerakademie Potsdam Concertos for piano, Alpha Classics 2019 Actus Tragicus - Sonatina Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit in E-Flat Major, BWV 106 - Johann Sebastian Bach performed by Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis Actus Tragicus, Alpha Classics 2016 Ave regina celorum - Gilles Binchois performed by La Reverdie Lux Laetitiae, Arcana 2022 Lasse ! Comment - Se j'aim - Pour quoi me bat mes maris ?- Guillaume Dufay performed by Crawford YoungFerrara Ensemble Merci ou Mort, Arcana 2001 | |||
| 3. Claudio Monteverdi | Tim Carter | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:23:37 | |
What happens when a piece by Monteverdi finds its way to its original concert hall? In the third episode of season 3 of the Early Music Podcast, Tim Carter introduces us to Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), an Italian composer and contemporary of Girolamo Frescobaldi, who is considered one of the creators of opera and, with Orfeo, the author of the first masterpiece of the genre. From Florence to Venice, passing through Mantua, this third episode evokes the privileged link between architecture and music and evokes the scenic dimension of the works of Monteverdi and his contemporaries. CREDITS guest Tim Carter, musicologist interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Alto part of the Magnificat from the vespers for Marian feast days, 1610, (Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, M-3478) music Cruda morte, hai! Pur potresti & Poi che gl'eterni imperi - Jacopo Peri performed by Les Arts Baroques, Mireille Podeur Euridice, Maguelone Music, 2017 Toccata, No. 1, Sinfonia (Act 2), No. 10, Sinfonia (Act 3), No. 1 Ritornello (Act 5), No. 6 Sinfonia, (Act 5), No. 9, Ritornello (Act 5) & No. 11 & Moresca (Act 5) - Claudio Monteverdi performed by Cappella Mediterranea, Chœur de Chambre de Namur, Leonardo García Alarcón L’Orfeo SV 318, Alpha Classics 2021 Spem in alium - Thomas Tallis performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips, Spem in alium, Gimell 1985 Psalmus 126. Nisi Dominus a dieci voci Vespro della Beata Vergine SV 206 - Claudio Monteverdi performed by The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips Vespro della Beata Vergine, Gimell 1985 Combattimento Di Tancredi E Clorinda - Claudio Monteverdi & Marco Marazzoli performed by Le Poème Harmonique, Vincent Dumestre Combattimenti!, Alpha Classics 2010 | |||
| 2. Girolamo Frescobaldi | Francesco Corti | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:21:57 | |
Why can’t you just read the score that you want to perform? Dedicated to the Italian genius composer Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643), this episode is an introduction to early music performance and textual sources. Francesco Corti, harpsichordist and conductor, explains the principles of musical improvisation and, above all, how composers told their contemporaries how to play their music. We will then go on to discover the cultural and musical revolution that was the 'Seconda Prattica', a revival to which Frescobaldi contributed greatly. CREDITS guest Francesco Corti, harpsicordist and conductor interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger cover score Folio, Harpsichord pieces, 1607-1637 (Bibliothèque Nationale de France, FRBNF14792481) music Primo Libro di Toccate: Partite sopra La Monica, Toccate, canzone, versi d'hinni, Magnificat, gagliarde, correnti &Toccata nona, "Non senza fatiga si giunge al fine” - Girolamo Frescobaldi performed by Lambert Colson, Alice Foccroulle, Bernard Foccroulle Organ Works, Ricercar 2017 | |||
| 1. Introduction | Andrew Burn | 31 Jan 2023 | 00:07:25 | |
What is so special about Early Music that it makes people so passionate about it? What is it like to “rediscover” today a composer from 1000 years ago? What do you learn about a piece when you search for the ultimate grail of the original concert hall it was first performed in? How can you try to rebuild a long gone Renaissance instrument and not lose your sanity? And, more than everything, what is so fascinating about it that you would want, today, in 2023, to dedicate your life to it? Let’s investigate, in 9 episodes, listening to the 9 speakers we picked for their reputation of being quite particular about one specific character of Early Music. CREDITS interview & editing Andrew Burn production REMA credits music Platée, Act 1, Orage - Jean-Philippe Rameau performed by Les Talens Lyriques, dir. Christophe Rousset Camera Lucida 2014 All rights reserved - Courtesy of Les Talens Lyriques design Doretta Rinaldi original drawings Vincent Flückiger music Sanctus - Guillaume de Machaut performed by Graindelavoix Messe de Nostre Dame, Glossa 2016 Cello Duetto in G Major, ABV 47: I. Allegro Giuseppe Clemente Dall'Abaco performed by Elinor Frey, Catherine Jones, Michele Pasotti, Federica Bianchi The Cello According to Dall'Abaco, Passacaille 2022 Canzon La Lusignuola, OP. 1 No. 2 performed by Enrico Onofri, Imaginarium Ensemble Into Nature. Vivaldi Seasons & Other Sounds from Mother Earth, Passacaille 2019 | |||
| FRENCH SUMMER EPISODES: ACCORD MAJEUR | 23 Jul 2021 | 00:29:41 | |
This episode of the Early Music Podcast takes you to Aix en Provence, on the occasion of the Rencontres Nationales d’Accord Majeur, for our last French Summer episode! This conference is organized every year in the frame of Aix en Provence Festival, and gathers members of various French networks for music (ensembles, operas, festivals…). This year’s theme was dedicated to how the professionals of the live performance field address the challenges of ecology. By reviewing the different steps towards awareness, and putting forward the most relevant and meaningful projects, the conference has whetted the participants’ appetite for doing better and bigger!
Interviews with: Margaux Hardoin, Communication and Resources officer, Grands Formats Aline Sam Giao, General Manager, Auditorium de Lyon- Orchestre National de Lyon; President of Les Forces Musicales, vice-president of Associaton Française des Orchestres Jean-Christophe Frisch, XVIII-21 - Le Baroque Nomade, Festival OuVERTures Credits Scènes de la forêt, Op. 82: L'oiseau prophète Ensemble Zellig - Jivaro's Works - Klarthe 2017
Tarentella XVIII-21 Le Baroque Nomade - «Melothesia Æthiopica (Live) - Evidence 2015
Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac’h With Flora Croce Targeting a professional audience of performers, promoters or anyone involved in the Early Music Field, the Early Music Podcast is dedicated to what’s happening in the sector in Europe. | |||
| UN CHEMIN JOYEUX - TRANSITION ET VIVANT | 11 Jun 2021 | 00:23:06 | |
Depuis quelques années, les préoccupations de transition sociale et écologique sont au premier plan des questions politiques et sociales ainsi que dans nos vies privées et professionnelles. De nombreuses organisations culturelles mettent en place des initiatives innovantes pour atteindre un avenir plus équitable et durable. Dans cette entreprise, il est toujours fructueux de partager nos difficultés et nos réussites avec le reste du secteur afin que nos efforts puissent apporter de réels changements. C'est dans cette optique que Nathalie Moine et Sophie Lanoote ont entrepris de créer un livre blanc contenant le résultat d'années d'observations ainsi que des conseils aux organismes culturels qui souhaitent repenser leur place dans le monde et leur impact sur celui-ci. Interview de : Sophie Lanoote, Galatea Conseil Nathalie Moine, Atelier Florès Crédits "La Predica del Sole”, Marco Marazzoli (1602-1662), De Jérôme Corréas et les Paladins, Rossi & Marazzoli : Soleils baroques, 2008, Ambronay Editions. Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac'h Avec Flora Croce Destiné à un public professionnel d'interprètes, de programmateurs ou à toute personne impliquée dans le domaine de la musique ancienne, le Early Music Podcast est dédié aux actualités du secteur en Europe. | |||
| VERSAILLES, 300 ANS DE SPECTACLES 8 MILLIONS DE VISITEURS | 11 Jun 2021 | 00:19:47 | |
Cet épisode du Early Music Podcast fait suite à notre conférence REMAin Connected du 21 mai sur le tourisme culturel. Monument incontournable du patrimoine historique français, le Château de Versailles et son domaine accueillent chaque année environ 8 millions de visiteurs. C'est aussi un lieu important de l'histoire de la musique baroque française, ce qui se manifeste non seulement dans son architecture mais aussi dans les événements qui y sont organisés aujourd'hui. A Versailles deux organismes cohabitent : l'organisme public qu'est le Château, le musée et le domaine national de Versailles, et la société privée Château de Versailles Spectacles qui est chargée des concerts et des spectacles. Interview de Denis Verdier-Magneau, Directeur du Développement Culturel au Château de Versailles Crédits : Roland (Ouverture-Air des Deux Insulaires- Chaconne-Air de Roland-Air de Logistille) From Christophe Rousset et Les Talens Lyriques, Roland - Jean-Baptiste Lully, 2004, Ambroisie.
Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac'h Avec Flora Croce Destiné à un public professionnel d'interprètes, de programmateurs ou à toute personne impliquée dans le domaine de la musique ancienne, le Early Music Podcast est dédié aux actualités du secteur en Europe. | |||
| LOST AND FOUND: TRADITIONAL AND EARLY MUSIC IN IRELAND | 14 May 2021 | 00:26:07 | |
Ireland is known for many things but one thing that keeps fascinating people all around the world is its culture and its traditional music that pervades any representation we have of the country. As an early music musician in Ireland, it is inevitable to be confronted to the many instrumental and performance traditions that have existed for centuries, from the jig to the fiddle and the harp. Interview with: Siobhán Armstrong, harpist. Da miche manum: give me your hand Cumha caoine an Albanaigh: lamentation for the baron of Loughmoe by John Scott (c.1570–1650) A féachain gléis: an ancient Irish harp prelude by Dennis O’Hampsey (1695-1807) Calen o custure me by William Byrd (1539/40–1623) Mr Cormake allman by Cormacke MacDermott ((before 1575–1618) From The Irish Consort dir. Siobhán Armstrong, Music, Ireland and the Sixteenth Century. London, Destino Classics, 2018. Division set on Lady of the Desart by Cornelius Lyons (c.1680–c.1750) as played by Dennis O’Hampsey to Edward Bunting, Siobhán Armstrong, PhD recording. Seabhac na hÉirne: the hawk of the river Erne by Turlough Carolan (1670–1738) Bríd Ní Mhaoilchiaráin, voice, Siobhán Armstrong, early Irish harp From Siobhán Armstrong, Cláirseach Na hÉireann: The Harp of Ireland. Vol. MCD0401. Carlow, Maya Recordings, 2004 Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac’h- Flora Croce With Jasmina Črnčič Targeting a professional audience of performers, promoters or anyone involved in the Early Music Field, the Early Music Podcast is dedicated to what’s happening in the sector in Europe. | |||
| EVERYONE DESERVES THE BEST PERFORMANCE: THE ART OF BRINGING ART TO THE PUBLIC | 30 Apr 2021 | 00:23:15 | |
When creating projects and programming concerts, concert organisers should always be aiming at satisfying their audiences’ needs or desires. But it is not only the role of programmers: composers and artists alike should also play an important role in the process of audience development. Interview with Constanze Wimmer, musicology professor at Graz University, specialised in audience engagement. François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres pour le Mercredy Saint (Première Leçon) Le Caravansérail: Rachel Redmond and Maïlys de Villoutreys, sopranos - Bertrand Cuiller, harpsichord, organ and direction Recorded on 23 July 2020 at Festival de Saintes With Jasmina Črnčič Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac’h | |||
| WHY DO THEY KEEP COMING: CRACKING THE AUDIENCE SECRET | 30 Apr 2021 | 00:20:33 | |
For several years, museums have developed specific audience management strategies. In this episode, we will see how they can be applied to the Early Music field. But before that, in order to establish a strategy, one must know their audience: this is why audience surveys are essential in helping institutions to engage with the public. Interview with Stephanie Wintzerith, consultant in audience surveys and evaluations for cultural institutions. J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 47 Le Banquet Céleste: Céline Scheen, soprano - Damien Guillon, alto and direction - Thomas Hobbs, tenor - Benoît Arnould, baritone Recorded on 21 July 2020 at Festival de Saintes With Jasmina Črnčič Production/ REMA-Agathe Créac’h | |||
| PERFORMERS AND MUSICOLOGISTS: YOU CAN DO IT! | 13 Nov 2020 | 00:27:06 | |
We are very proud to welcome Margaret Bent as one of our keynote speakers for the Early Music Summit, our 100% online event. So proud that we are actually releasing her contribution in advance! | |||
| OUR FUTURE SUMMIT: A GLIMPSE INTO THE PROGRAMME | 02 Jul 2020 | 00:12:29 | |
This episode will give an overview of the Early Music Summit that will take place from 20 to 22 November 2020 in BOZAR, Brussels on the occasion of the opening of registration. This major event for REMA is conceived as an opportunity for the whole early music sector to meet and work together towards a better future: taking a look back at the history of the Movement, embracing today’s practices, and getting to know more about what will come in the next years. Interviews with:
Music WÖR - VB71 bis | |||
| THE END OF EARLY MUSIC: POSTPONED | 24 Jun 2020 | 00:55:29 | |
The End of Early music is at the same time the title of the book published by Bruce Haynes in 2007, the title of a symposium organized in ZAMUS (Köln) that was conceived as a follow-up on the book’s themes, and a deliberately controversial proposed approach to today’s Early music practice. In this episode, we gathered a few of the original guests of this symposium, and whom you may still hear on this topic when it can finally take place in 2021. | |||
| READ THE BOOK: FROM THE LIBRARY SHELF TO THE CONCERT HALL | 17 Jun 2020 | 00:46:48 | |
Early Music is all about how we deal with our heritage. After an episode where we followed the path that goes from the music instruments kept in museums collections to the stage and live performance, let’s hear how the precious written sources kept in our libraries can be a tool and an inspiration for the artists. Here is the story of another love triangle, between the library curators, the musicologists, and the performers themselves. | |||
| OFF THE RECORD: THE STORY BEHIND YOUR EARLY MUSIC CDS | 10 Jun 2020 | 00:57:04 | |
CD recording has undergone major changes in the last few years, due, obviously, to the arrival of digital opportunities for distribution, and new habits for the listeners and CD buyers. How are the labels reacting and adapting? And what opportunity will performers see in recording their music in the future? What can we expect from the listeners’ side? And, more importantly, what happens in the recording studio? Here is an insight into the minds of label managers, performers and sound engineers... | |||
| BORN UNDER CHARLEMAGNE: HOW EUROPE MAKES EARLY MUSIC | 02 Jun 2020 | 00:33:42 | |
Which came first, Early Music or Europe? Whenever you choose a start date for Early Music, you will probably pick a period during which the idea of a common European culture was present. The music that marks us always carries a sense of belonging to a broader community, which made it relevant to so many people across the area. But it also gives a sense of diversity, with local traditions melting into more general movements and adding to more than a thousand years of shared common heritage. Skip to 2020 and see how today’s European Union reflects this immense cultural wealth, and what tools support Early Music producers and performers today in the European Union! | |||
| LEARN AND BECOME: TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PERFORMERS | 26 May 2020 | 01:02:01 | |
What does it mean to study in the Early Music department of a prestigious conservatory? What would be different in a school designed to focus on Early repertoire? Or a Summer course? Or a more eclectic institution? Coming from a variety of backgrounds, our guests share how their teaching situation has shaped the curriculum and the pedagogy they can implement, and the repercussions for the students. This episode was created in partnership with AEC, the European Association of Conservatoires. | |||
| CONCERT 2.0: BACH TO THE FUTURE | 19 May 2020 | 00:46:38 | |
Early Music performances, just like any music performances, come with certain rules and traditions: you will most probably sit in a darkened room and enjoy your concert in silence for one hour and a half. These are not perpetual laws, but merely constantly evolving standards. And the magic happens when performers, programmers, and audiences step out of their comfort zone… and experience the concert of the future! | |||
| MUSEUMS, PERFORMERS, INSTRUMENT MAKERS: A LOVE TRIANGLE? | 12 May 2020 | 00:35:57 | |
Interviews with Thierry Maniguet – Head of the curatorial team of Musée de la Musique -Paris Emanuele Marconi – Director of Musée des Instruments à vent - La Couture Boussey Geerten Verberkmoes - department of Musical Instrument Making University Ghent & School of Arts, Ghent Sebastian Kirsch - Musée de la musique, Paris & University of Leipzig Catalina Vicens - organist Interviews by Jasmina Črnčič Music : Henry-Jacques de Croes - Allegro and Aria Gratioso from Sonata 3, Opus 1 Ensemble Boussu - Geerten Verberkmoes - instrument maker, researcher Recorded using the copies of Brussels Musical Instruments Museum’s violin (MIM2781) and cello (MIM1372) made as part of G. Verberkmoes PhD at Ghent University. | |||
| GREAT EXPECTATIONS: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE CAREER IN EARLY MUSIC | 12 May 2020 | 00:40:05 | |
Interviews with Jonathan Cohen - cellist and director of Arcangelo Daniel Bizeray – Director of Ambronay and founder of the Eeemerging programme Jonatan Alvarado and Nuno Atalaia – Seconda Prat!ca Ensemble Skip Sempe – harpsichordist and founder of Capriccio Stravagante Catalina Vicens – keyboards player and artistic director of Servir Antico
Music : Romerico florido, Mateo Romero, from the Cancionero de la Sablonara (early 17th century) Ensemble Seconda Prat!ca Recorded at the Göttingen Händel Festival 2019 | |||
| EARLY MUSIC: BERNARD FOCCROULLE TELLS YOU WHY | 12 May 2020 | 00:30:32 | |
An interview with Bernard Foccroulle, organist, composer, former director of Théâtre Royal de La Monnaie, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, founder of Culture et Démocratie and RESEO Music: Nigra Sum, Bernard Foccroulle-Outhere music 2012 Recorded on the Picard organ (1741) of Beaufays | |||