Newsletter Vol: 188 | 15 November 2017 Meet the legendary Bach family, enjoy lullaby in Western art music, and did Tchaikovsky feel proud of his 1812 Overture?   At the Center of the Musical Universe Ludwig van Beethoven A passionate pursuit The musician’s mastery Martin Luther And the Impact of the Reformation on Architecture, Art and Music   Event Lucerne Festival at the Piano The prestigious Lucerne Festival had first begun in 1938 in the gardens facing Richard Wagner’s villa in Tribschen. Its first season had featured the legendary Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini conducting an élite orchestra specially assembled for the occasion. Located in the picturesque and historic Old Town of Lucerne, the festival holds three signature events every year – Lucerne Festival at the Piano, at Easter and in Summer... more... Date: November 18 to 26, 2017 Country: Switzerland website What's New Mapping the Musical Genome The Bach Family Forgotten Quartets Quatuor Capet (1893-1928) Johann Sebastian Bach was part of an extensive Saxon-Thuringian family that produced an unparalleled and almost incalculable number of musicians. From fiddlers and town musicians to organists, from Kantors, court musicians and Kapellmeisters, member of the Bach family extensively populated the musical landscape from the 16th to the 19th century... The artistic destinies of those who lived through the cultural ferment in France between 1870-1939, form an interlocking web of cross- influences and political intrigue which can be difficult for the historian to unravel. Music – an evanescent art – left few traces prior to the development of player pianos and recording technology around 1910... more... more... Works Disliked By Their Composers! Part II Rock-A-Bye Baby I The Lullaby in Western Art Music In the spring of 1892, pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. He began his professional career by writing the immortal C-sharp minor Prelude for solo piano. Unfortunately, when the prelude was published the following year, he was only paid forty rubles for it... Medical research has clearly shown that infants are active listeners! Their attention is selectively drawn to particular musical genres, and to particular performing styles associated with maternal singing. Regardless of culture and living environment, infants reveal a clear preference for the universal musical form of the lullaby... more... more... Enjoy My music Video Forgotten records Buck: Fiori di ghiaccio Bach: Kunst der Fuge Beethoven: String Quartet No.15 in A minor, Op.132 listen watch listen Copyright Interlude.hk 2017 All rights reserved. Important: If you are not receiving Interlude's newsletter regularly, please check your spam folder. Also add the address info@interlude.hk to your addressbook.