Interlude Newsletter
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In tune:
The Age of
the Baroque
in Music and the Arts
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A period of
impassioned excitement
and enchantment
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My music:
Mahler:
Das Lied von der Erde
(Chinese version)
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The masterpiece
based on
Chinese ancient poetry
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In tune:
Groupie
for
Suite No. 6
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Check out
Piotr’s little fan -
a cute “Sailor Moon”
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Opera Festival at
Arena di Verona
When you think of an ancient Italian arenas you instantly connect it with gladiators. That is a right picture except now the 'gladiators' play you beautiful classical opera repertoires instead of fighting beasts...
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Date: 17.6 - 03.9.2011
Country: Italy
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Mozart Ellington
in Aix-en-Provence, by Ian Pong
Aix-en-Provence 12th May 2011. Interdisciplinary studies have had a long tradition in music. Examples range from operas and ballets, to instrumental pieces based on a borrowed theme...
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The Age of the Baroque in Music and the Arts
The Baroque period began toward the end of the 16th century, reached into the middle of the 18th century, and is generally seen as the art of the Counter-Reformation. With the Reformation, the Catholic Church had lost a very large number of its believers and needed to reform itself… |
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Groupie for Suite No. 6
This is not about a luxurious hotel suite somewhere in a remote, romantic hideaway where I spent a wonderful weekend. No, this is about Bach and one of his English suites, not the average suite played by a ‘lambda’ pianist... |
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Talk from TED -
Eric Whitacre: A virtual choir 2,000 voices strong
In a moving and madly viral video last year, composer Eric Whitacre led a virtual choir of singers from around the world. He talks through the creative challenges of making music powered by YouTube...
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Tamás Érdi
To be a successful concert artist is a major achievement. To accomplish this without being able to see, as Tamás Érdi does, shows what can happen when artistic giftedness, gutsy determination, and innovative teaching methods combine... |
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Paul Mealor: Ubi Caritas et Amor
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Mahler:
Das Lied von der Erde
(Chinese version)
Von der Schönheit (Lotus-Picking Song), Li Bai
Performed by
-Ning Liang, mezzo-soprano
-Warren Mok, tenor
-Lan Shui, conductor
-Singapore Symphony Orchestra
-Daniel Ng, lyricist
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Schumann - André Navarra, Orchestre de la Société des Concerts Colonne, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & André Cluytens
1. Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
2. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
3. Manfred Overture, Op. 115
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