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Vol: 161 | 1 Oct 2016 |
Enjoy a spectacle of costumed musicians on stage,
discover the poetry in Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque,
and what happened to Carmen in Shchedrin’s ballet? |
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An interview with
Arthur Kaptainis
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Music Critics
Their Past and Future
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Musical Giants of
the 20th Century
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Clarinettists
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Richard III
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Shakespeare and Music
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Beijing Music Festival
Established since 1998, the Beijing Music Festival is one of the major annual cultural highlights in the Chinese capital dedicated to presenting high-quality classical music performances, commissioning new works, and advocating music education for the general public. The festival is prestigious for its diverse programmes covering symphonies, chamber music, solo, choral music and jazz... |
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Date: October 9 to 29, 2016
Country: China
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Poetry in Music:
Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque |
Carmen Goes to the Ballet |
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As a composer in the late 19th century, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) worked on the cusp of the new directions taking place around him in France: salon music mixed with the new art styles of impressionism brought forth from him piano music that paints pictures. Not pictures of things, but pictures in light and sound... |
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In many ways, Bizet’s Carmen can be regarded as a perfect little opera. It’s a drama in a very economical package and with a perfectly balanced orchestra / vocal distribution. The orchestra has its own role but never fights the voices it’s supporting. In 1967, it was updated as a ballet for Maya Plisetskaya with the Bolshoi Ballet... |
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Misplaced Musicians Part 2
When an Opera Pit Musician Plays Onstage |
Muse and Musings
Inspired by the marvelous horse face! |
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Opera and ballet pit musicians are accustomed to being heard and not seen. They are nestled in the sometimes cramped space in front of and below the stage and produce the glorious sounds, which waft upwards and accompany the drama. Imagine when these introverts are asked to don a costume, a wig and makeup and appear in the spectacle... |
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Frequently, inspiration does not come from far-flung places or idealized personalities. It is naturally found within an extended social environment or even within one’s own family! During their childhood years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia had a very close relationship! |
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Iturralde:
Hungarian Dance
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Carmen suite "habanera"
Maya Plisetskaya ballet |
Hoffmann:
Concerto for Mandolin and
Orchestra in D Major
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