Interlude Newsletter
 

In tune:
Alabama Song

Artist of the Month:
Sandrine Piau

My music:
Pergolesi:
Stabat Mater

 
Juliette explores
the City of
Mahagonny
A famous
French soprano
in the world of
Baroque music
Share Mary's
pain and suffering
in the lament...

 


Lucerne Festival at the Piano

The festival has arisen in 1998 as a branch of the Lucerne Festival in special dedication to the art of pianism. It takes place every autumn in the picturesque Lake Lucerne of the country and attracts numerous music lovers to attend the virtuosic recitalsread more

Date: November 22 to 28, 2010

Country: Switzerland
Website: http://www.lucernefestival.ch

Ton Koopman's Haydn and Mozart

Date: November 19 to 20, 2010

Maestro Ton Koopman brings his magic to the works by two masters in the Classical period... find out more

Sandrine Piau

A renowned figure in the world of Baroque music, French soprano Sandrine Piau performs regularly with such celebrated conductors as William Christie, Philippe Herreweghe, Christophe Rousset, Gustav Leonhardt, Sigiswald Kuijken, Ton Koopman, René Jacobs, Marc Minkowski, Fabio Biondi, Michel Corboz, Josep Pons and Louis Langrée.

Ms. Piau embraces both the lyric and Baroque repertoire, and performs roles such as Pamina in Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Servilia in the Austrian composer’s La Clemenza di Tito, and Titania in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream... read more

Alabama Song

I am pretty sure you know the famous Alabama Song, with its provocative lyrics. The tune brings back the decadence and perversion of early 20th century Berlin, conjuring the zest of Marlene Dietrich. It has been sung by a number of artists including The Doors, David Bowie, Dalida, Nina Simone and more… read more about Juliette's experience of the song

Do-Re-Mi Promotes
a Feeling of ‘We’

How do you get a group of 4-year-olds to cooperate? New research suggests the answer may be as simple as a singing lesson. Singing together appears to inspire spontaneous cooperative and helpful behavior among 4-year-olds. That’s the conclusion of new research that provides support for an intriguing theory regarding the evolutionary origins of music… read more

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Stabat Mater by Pergolesi, performed by Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin with soprano Anna Prohaska and mezzo soprano
Bernarda Fink... listen

Sandrine Piau -
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte

Sense the emotion in Sandrine Piau's interpretation of Ach, ich fühl's from
Die Zauberflöte
... watch the video