Lotti
@lottinewstead.bsky.social
Classical musician, teaching singing in Bristol, UK. Super-keen to make classical music accessible to everyone. I run Music Appreciation sessions online all year round - always happy to welcome curious new explorers.
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Lotti
@lottinewstead.bsky.social
· Aug 27
Discover classical music, the great composers and some social history all at the same time from the comfort of your own sitting room.
Why not try something new this autumn and get a whole new playlist into the bargain?
Why not try something new this autumn and get a whole new playlist into the bargain?
New season for Clevedon Adult Studies has dropped! I’m talking about Violin Concertos on 21st March - what a gorgeous day this will be!! Bach, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Korngold and a zillion others.
Would love to see you there!
casaclevedon.org.uk/events/event...
Would love to see you there!
casaclevedon.org.uk/events/event...
Virtuoso! – Clevedon Adult Studies Association
casaclevedon.org.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
New season for Clevedon Adult Studies has dropped! I’m talking about Violin Concertos on 21st March - what a gorgeous day this will be!! Bach, Mendelssohn, Bruch, Korngold and a zillion others.
Would love to see you there!
casaclevedon.org.uk/events/event...
Would love to see you there!
casaclevedon.org.uk/events/event...
Things they don’t tell you about performing:
1) the night of a gig you’ll barely sleep. May as well plan housework or tax return and make use of the time
2) the night AFTER the night of a gig, you’ll sleep like a fairytale princess. Plan nothing after 7pm, turn the light out before 8pm and lean in.
1) the night of a gig you’ll barely sleep. May as well plan housework or tax return and make use of the time
2) the night AFTER the night of a gig, you’ll sleep like a fairytale princess. Plan nothing after 7pm, turn the light out before 8pm and lean in.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Things they don’t tell you about performing:
1) the night of a gig you’ll barely sleep. May as well plan housework or tax return and make use of the time
2) the night AFTER the night of a gig, you’ll sleep like a fairytale princess. Plan nothing after 7pm, turn the light out before 8pm and lean in.
1) the night of a gig you’ll barely sleep. May as well plan housework or tax return and make use of the time
2) the night AFTER the night of a gig, you’ll sleep like a fairytale princess. Plan nothing after 7pm, turn the light out before 8pm and lean in.
Have just read that the appropriate way to express appreciation for a fine wine in French is “C'est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours,” (it's the baby Jesus in velvet shorts,) and even though it’s 6:30am I now need to open a claret.
November 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Have just read that the appropriate way to express appreciation for a fine wine in French is “C'est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours,” (it's the baby Jesus in velvet shorts,) and even though it’s 6:30am I now need to open a claret.
Frederick Delius, Walk to the Paradise Garden, Atkinson Grimshaw
YouTube video by Thomas Turner
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November 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
£50 win on the premium bonds isn’t exactly going to change my life, but combined with the Dem wins in the US it’s a great way to start Wednesday.
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
£50 win on the premium bonds isn’t exactly going to change my life, but combined with the Dem wins in the US it’s a great way to start Wednesday.
Some Beethoven for Sunday. The beautiful slow movement of string quartet number 16.
Does anyone else instantly close their eyes as this starts?
youtu.be/W-FmbDgtgos?...
Does anyone else instantly close their eyes as this starts?
youtu.be/W-FmbDgtgos?...
Danish String Quartet plays Beethoven quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135, 3rd mov.
YouTube video by Danish String Quartet
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Some Beethoven for Sunday. The beautiful slow movement of string quartet number 16.
Does anyone else instantly close their eyes as this starts?
youtu.be/W-FmbDgtgos?...
Does anyone else instantly close their eyes as this starts?
youtu.be/W-FmbDgtgos?...
Yay! It’s nearly time for Korngold’s Violin concerto which is the topic for Tue nt’s(Nov 4th) Music Appreciation. One of my faves - he basically invented the Hollywood sound (think John Williams.)
Join us if you need more Hollywood in your concert hall! Link in comments.
youtu.be/lcGEGl5bdbk?...
Join us if you need more Hollywood in your concert hall! Link in comments.
youtu.be/lcGEGl5bdbk?...
Hilary Hahn - Korngold - Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35
YouTube video by Classical Vault 1
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October 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Yay! It’s nearly time for Korngold’s Violin concerto which is the topic for Tue nt’s(Nov 4th) Music Appreciation. One of my faves - he basically invented the Hollywood sound (think John Williams.)
Join us if you need more Hollywood in your concert hall! Link in comments.
youtu.be/lcGEGl5bdbk?...
Join us if you need more Hollywood in your concert hall! Link in comments.
youtu.be/lcGEGl5bdbk?...
I have to share my recent discovery with you all - the music of Schmelzer. He was a baroque composer and violinist who died 5 years before JSBach and Handel were even born.
I hope this beautiful music is perfect to carry you gently into Wednesday.
youtu.be/0qb-2iI7m3Q?...
I hope this beautiful music is perfect to carry you gently into Wednesday.
youtu.be/0qb-2iI7m3Q?...
Schmelzer: Sonatae unarum fidium: Sonata Prima
YouTube video by John Holloway - Topic
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October 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I have to share my recent discovery with you all - the music of Schmelzer. He was a baroque composer and violinist who died 5 years before JSBach and Handel were even born.
I hope this beautiful music is perfect to carry you gently into Wednesday.
youtu.be/0qb-2iI7m3Q?...
I hope this beautiful music is perfect to carry you gently into Wednesday.
youtu.be/0qb-2iI7m3Q?...
Autumn sunshine in Bristol today
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Autumn sunshine in Bristol today
In yesterday’s Music Appreciation, we listened to Liszt’s 1st Mephisto Waltz, which we loved! So here’s some more Liszt but in a gentler vein.
La campanella (The little bell) is a technical study based on a tune by the man who inspired Liszt’s virtuoso career, Paganini. 🔔
youtu.be/kkq_3CrvFUM?...
La campanella (The little bell) is a technical study based on a tune by the man who inspired Liszt’s virtuoso career, Paganini. 🔔
youtu.be/kkq_3CrvFUM?...
Dmitry Shishkin plays Liszt "La Campanella"
YouTube video by Dmitry Shishkin
youtu.be
October 26, 2025 at 7:20 AM
In yesterday’s Music Appreciation, we listened to Liszt’s 1st Mephisto Waltz, which we loved! So here’s some more Liszt but in a gentler vein.
La campanella (The little bell) is a technical study based on a tune by the man who inspired Liszt’s virtuoso career, Paganini. 🔔
youtu.be/kkq_3CrvFUM?...
La campanella (The little bell) is a technical study based on a tune by the man who inspired Liszt’s virtuoso career, Paganini. 🔔
youtu.be/kkq_3CrvFUM?...
Just been reminded of the music which I transcribed for my masters degree - by Eustache du Caurroy. Some of it was really lovely and was recorded by New College Oxford. Here’s the Veni sancte spiritus. He was writing in 16th and early 17th centuries.
youtu.be/ZoDGwPYWskw?...
youtu.be/ZoDGwPYWskw?...
Veni sancte spiritus
YouTube video by Choir of New College Oxford - Topic
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October 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Just been reminded of the music which I transcribed for my masters degree - by Eustache du Caurroy. Some of it was really lovely and was recorded by New College Oxford. Here’s the Veni sancte spiritus. He was writing in 16th and early 17th centuries.
youtu.be/ZoDGwPYWskw?...
youtu.be/ZoDGwPYWskw?...
It feels like a day for Saint-Saëns. He always lift my spirits, and on a wet dark Monday morning it’s what I need.
Enjoy his second piano concerto.
youtu.be/6bwsJ1GCu9Q?...
Enjoy his second piano concerto.
youtu.be/6bwsJ1GCu9Q?...
Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto op. 22 no. 2 Dmitry Shishkin, Mischa Damev, Mariinsky Orchestra
YouTube video by Dmitry Shishkin
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October 20, 2025 at 6:01 AM
It feels like a day for Saint-Saëns. He always lift my spirits, and on a wet dark Monday morning it’s what I need.
Enjoy his second piano concerto.
youtu.be/6bwsJ1GCu9Q?...
Enjoy his second piano concerto.
youtu.be/6bwsJ1GCu9Q?...
Had a fabulous time singing Brahms last night. What a wonderful concert with Swindon choral society.
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Had a fabulous time singing Brahms last night. What a wonderful concert with Swindon choral society.
Rehearsal sounding great! Brahms Requiem with Swindon Choral Society.
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Rehearsal sounding great! Brahms Requiem with Swindon Choral Society.
Brahms Requiem today - getting in the mood for tonight’s concert in Swindon This second movement is one of my favourite moments in the repertoire - it’s properly spine tingling.
For all flesh is as grass..
youtu.be/J1n-obFbKEs?...
For all flesh is as grass..
youtu.be/J1n-obFbKEs?...
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem second movement
YouTube video by Pär Fridberg
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Brahms Requiem today - getting in the mood for tonight’s concert in Swindon This second movement is one of my favourite moments in the repertoire - it’s properly spine tingling.
For all flesh is as grass..
youtu.be/J1n-obFbKEs?...
For all flesh is as grass..
youtu.be/J1n-obFbKEs?...
If you are in or near Swindon tomorrow, come and hear Brahms’ Requiem! I’m singing the sop solo and it’s utterly gorgeous.
October 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you are in or near Swindon tomorrow, come and hear Brahms’ Requiem! I’m singing the sop solo and it’s utterly gorgeous.
It’s very autumnal now so I thought it would be nice to share some Vivaldi. From The Four Seasons, Autumn perhaps doesn’t get as much attention as Summer and Winter, but it’s beautiful. Mellow like the season.
youtu.be/UIdwCrfDNjU?...
youtu.be/UIdwCrfDNjU?...
Vivaldi Four Seasons: Autumn (Autunno) Full, original version. Carla Moore & Voices of Music RV 293
YouTube video by Voices of Music
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October 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
It’s very autumnal now so I thought it would be nice to share some Vivaldi. From The Four Seasons, Autumn perhaps doesn’t get as much attention as Summer and Winter, but it’s beautiful. Mellow like the season.
youtu.be/UIdwCrfDNjU?...
youtu.be/UIdwCrfDNjU?...
Tonight we’re back with Poulenc - half monk, half naughty boy. The 2nd movement of the gorgeous sextet begins with a beautiful homage to Mozart.
I know a lot of you loved the Concerto for two pianos - this is in a similar vein. Link in my bio if you’d like to join us.
youtu.be/SCLYq93gwSo?...
I know a lot of you loved the Concerto for two pianos - this is in a similar vein. Link in my bio if you’d like to join us.
youtu.be/SCLYq93gwSo?...
F. Poulenc: Sextet - 2nd Movement - Musicians from OSESP
YouTube video by Alexandre Silvério
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October 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Tonight we’re back with Poulenc - half monk, half naughty boy. The 2nd movement of the gorgeous sextet begins with a beautiful homage to Mozart.
I know a lot of you loved the Concerto for two pianos - this is in a similar vein. Link in my bio if you’d like to join us.
youtu.be/SCLYq93gwSo?...
I know a lot of you loved the Concerto for two pianos - this is in a similar vein. Link in my bio if you’d like to join us.
youtu.be/SCLYq93gwSo?...
Here’s the gorgeous adagio of Rachmaninov’s 2nd symphony to start your Saturday with shimmering beauty. It’s just one of the pieces I’ll be talking about in an all-day Rachmaninov workshop today in Clevedon. Close your eyes and let it still your fears and anxieties.
youtu.be/ulCn9LokbTY?...
youtu.be/ulCn9LokbTY?...
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 - 3. Adagio | Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker
YouTube video by Berliner Philharmoniker
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Here’s the gorgeous adagio of Rachmaninov’s 2nd symphony to start your Saturday with shimmering beauty. It’s just one of the pieces I’ll be talking about in an all-day Rachmaninov workshop today in Clevedon. Close your eyes and let it still your fears and anxieties.
youtu.be/ulCn9LokbTY?...
youtu.be/ulCn9LokbTY?...
Still half a dozen spaces avail for this Sat in Clevedon - a simply gorgeous day of Rachmaninov. All your faves plus intros to pieces you don’t know so well. We’ll chart the sorrows of his life story and how they shaped his musical voice. I’m so excited!
casaclevedon.org.uk/course-booki...
casaclevedon.org.uk/course-booki...
Course Bookings – Clevedon Adult Studies Association
casaclevedon.org.uk
October 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Still half a dozen spaces avail for this Sat in Clevedon - a simply gorgeous day of Rachmaninov. All your faves plus intros to pieces you don’t know so well. We’ll chart the sorrows of his life story and how they shaped his musical voice. I’m so excited!
casaclevedon.org.uk/course-booki...
casaclevedon.org.uk/course-booki...
Having a fab day. Booked for a nice Vaughan Williams gig in November. Booked to deliver a music lecture in March on a topic of my choosing. Lovely teaching this afternoon and this evening am leading a music appreciation session on Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata.
Topped off with a chocolate hobnob.
Topped off with a chocolate hobnob.
October 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Having a fab day. Booked for a nice Vaughan Williams gig in November. Booked to deliver a music lecture in March on a topic of my choosing. Lovely teaching this afternoon and this evening am leading a music appreciation session on Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata.
Topped off with a chocolate hobnob.
Topped off with a chocolate hobnob.
We’re listening tonight to the tremendous Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke. It’s very English, but there are hints of Debussy here and there. If you ever doubted the viola could occupy the spotlight, you need to hear this.
youtu.be/d-M4UznmeCA?...
youtu.be/d-M4UznmeCA?...
Matthew Lipman and Jeremy Denk | Clarke Viola Sonata
YouTube video by Matthew Lipman
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
We’re listening tonight to the tremendous Viola Sonata by Rebecca Clarke. It’s very English, but there are hints of Debussy here and there. If you ever doubted the viola could occupy the spotlight, you need to hear this.
youtu.be/d-M4UznmeCA?...
youtu.be/d-M4UznmeCA?...
For those who enjoyed the Poulenc Double Piano Concerto, here’s his Sextet for piano and winds. We’re listening to it next week (Monday 14th. )
It was written the same year and has the same wonderful mix of bonkers energy and almost sacred beauty.
youtu.be/CGtDGYU9Dos?...
It was written the same year and has the same wonderful mix of bonkers energy and almost sacred beauty.
youtu.be/CGtDGYU9Dos?...
Poulenc: Sextet - BBC Proms 2013
YouTube video by BBC Radio 3
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
For those who enjoyed the Poulenc Double Piano Concerto, here’s his Sextet for piano and winds. We’re listening to it next week (Monday 14th. )
It was written the same year and has the same wonderful mix of bonkers energy and almost sacred beauty.
youtu.be/CGtDGYU9Dos?...
It was written the same year and has the same wonderful mix of bonkers energy and almost sacred beauty.
youtu.be/CGtDGYU9Dos?...
Górecki’s Totus tuus for a glorious Sunday morning. The music shines with ecstatic fervour.
youtu.be/GT-fogvEMTs?...
youtu.be/GT-fogvEMTs?...
Henryk Górecki: Totus Tuus (Choir of New College, Oxford)
YouTube video by Kate Price
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October 5, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Górecki’s Totus tuus for a glorious Sunday morning. The music shines with ecstatic fervour.
youtu.be/GT-fogvEMTs?...
youtu.be/GT-fogvEMTs?...
With so much division in the world, today I’m sharing music born in the aftermath of hatred. In 1945, the elderly Richard Strauss wrote Metamorphosen, a work of deep sorrow, as he looked on the ruins around him.
In memoriam.
youtu.be/awLkK-9lTBg?...
In memoriam.
youtu.be/awLkK-9lTBg?...
R. Strauss: Metamorphosen, TrV 290
YouTube video by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra - Topic
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October 3, 2025 at 6:31 AM
With so much division in the world, today I’m sharing music born in the aftermath of hatred. In 1945, the elderly Richard Strauss wrote Metamorphosen, a work of deep sorrow, as he looked on the ruins around him.
In memoriam.
youtu.be/awLkK-9lTBg?...
In memoriam.
youtu.be/awLkK-9lTBg?...