 |
 |
| |
In tune:
Simone,
Rocker Queen of
the Baroque
|
Composer of the
Month:
Anton Arensky
|
My music:
Simone Kermes:
Colori d'Amore
|
|
 |
 |
 |
Juliette met the
charismatic soprano
in Paris |
One of the stars in the
late 19th-century
Russian music scene |
A haunting
performance by the
Queen of the Baroque |
|
|
|
 |
York Early Music Christmas Festival
 As one of Britain’s three finest early music festivals, the event aims at educating the public through a collection of historically developed performances. Taking place in early December, the Festival is certainly a rare chance for audience to expose under the original sound of the well-known Christmas carols… read more
Date: December 2 to 11, 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.ncem.co.uk/?idno=230
|
|
 |
Sumi Jo returns
Date: December 11, 2010
Hear soprano Sumi Jo in concert, who was once described by Herbert von Karajan as possessing “a voice from above”... read more
|
|
 |
Anton Arensky
Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 - 1906) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. Little known today, Arensky was one of the brightest stars of the late nineteenth century music scene.
Born in Novgorod, Russia to a pair of devoted amateur musicians, Arensky began his training in piano and composition since childhood. He was musically precocious, and had composed a number of songs and piano pieces by the age of nine... read more
|
|
 |
 |
Simone, Rocker Queen
of the Baroque
 Stephane, a friend of ours with an extensive knowledge of classical music, has been a contributor to Interlude since day one, providing invaluable recommendations on composers and artists to cover. A few months ago, he sent me two Youtube clips of his idol, the incomparable soprano Simone Kermes. Her performances were powerful and compelling… read more
|
|
Anthony Tommasini
on Counterpoint
 There is a whole language of technical jargon to describe music. Though these words and concepts are very handy to musicians, they tend to mystify non-musicians. Even people who go to concerts all the time, upon being confronted with terms like chromatic harmony, passacaglia and sonata form may have no real idea what they mean. After I wrote a column about Chopin and Schumann, whose bicentenaries are being celebrated this year... read more
|
|
 |
 |
Simone Kermes:
Colori d'Amore
Not to be missed: Simone's latest album, Colori d'Amore, is a selection of Baroque arias about love, almost all of which are world premiere recordings. listen
|
|
Anton Arensky:
Chant Triste
Feel the sorrow in cellist Jamie Walton's performance of Chant Triste... watch the video
|
|
 |