Cosmo Gracien
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Ancien contre-ténor ayant fait ses classes à l’âge d’or de la musique historiquement informée, René Jacobs n’a cessé d’interroger la musique instrumentale sous le versant d’une langue vivante et opératique. Sa direction des 39e, 40e, 41e laisse deviner
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October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ancien contre-ténor ayant fait ses classes à l’âge d’or de la musique historiquement informée, René Jacobs n’a cessé d’interroger la musique instrumentale sous le versant d’une langue vivante et opératique. Sa direction des 39e, 40e, 41e laisse deviner
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Fournier soutient, conforte, réchauffe. Il y a cette profondeur boisée qui émane de son violoncelle.
Le Trio no. 1 de Schubert, composé un an avant sa mort, a cette douceur tout humaine propre au compositeur.
Le Trio no. 2, est un modèle de l’expression
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Le Trio no. 1 de Schubert, composé un an avant sa mort, a cette douceur tout humaine propre au compositeur.
Le Trio no. 2, est un modèle de l’expression
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October 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Fournier soutient, conforte, réchauffe. Il y a cette profondeur boisée qui émane de son violoncelle.
Le Trio no. 1 de Schubert, composé un an avant sa mort, a cette douceur tout humaine propre au compositeur.
Le Trio no. 2, est un modèle de l’expression
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Le Trio no. 1 de Schubert, composé un an avant sa mort, a cette douceur tout humaine propre au compositeur.
Le Trio no. 2, est un modèle de l’expression
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En 1958, A. Rubinstein a 70 ans et ce qu’il a perdu en vigueur, il l’a gagné en sereine lumière. Son jeu est à la fois ancré et inintrusif, fluide sans démonstration.
Le jeu de Szeryng est merveilleusement complémentaire geste pur & articulé, legato chantant.
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Le jeu de Szeryng est merveilleusement complémentaire geste pur & articulé, legato chantant.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
En 1958, A. Rubinstein a 70 ans et ce qu’il a perdu en vigueur, il l’a gagné en sereine lumière. Son jeu est à la fois ancré et inintrusif, fluide sans démonstration.
Le jeu de Szeryng est merveilleusement complémentaire geste pur & articulé, legato chantant.
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Le jeu de Szeryng est merveilleusement complémentaire geste pur & articulé, legato chantant.
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“Viaje Interior” is both a musical and mystical journey, tracing a path through pieces drawn from Andalusian Sufism.
The thoughtful distribution of instrumental timbres lends a rhetorical dimension to this album.
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The thoughtful distribution of instrumental timbres lends a rhetorical dimension to this album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“Viaje Interior” is both a musical and mystical journey, tracing a path through pieces drawn from Andalusian Sufism.
The thoughtful distribution of instrumental timbres lends a rhetorical dimension to this album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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The thoughtful distribution of instrumental timbres lends a rhetorical dimension to this album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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« Voyage intérieur » est un itinéraire, à fois musical et mystique, le long de pièces issues du soufisme andalous.
La répartition raisonnée des timbres instrumentaux confère une dimension rhétorique à cet album.
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La répartition raisonnée des timbres instrumentaux confère une dimension rhétorique à cet album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
« Voyage intérieur » est un itinéraire, à fois musical et mystique, le long de pièces issues du soufisme andalous.
La répartition raisonnée des timbres instrumentaux confère une dimension rhétorique à cet album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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La répartition raisonnée des timbres instrumentaux confère une dimension rhétorique à cet album.
🎧 youtu.be/l-B11Bsc1WA?...
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Anders performs on a unique 12-string guitar, the Dodeka, a program including transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach, L. Weiss, and F. Sor, recorded in various locations chosen for their distinctive acoustic qualities.
Subtle, delicate & soothing…
#music #classicalmusic
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Subtle, delicate & soothing…
#music #classicalmusic
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May 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Anders performs on a unique 12-string guitar, the Dodeka, a program including transcriptions of works by J.S. Bach, L. Weiss, and F. Sor, recorded in various locations chosen for their distinctive acoustic qualities.
Subtle, delicate & soothing…
#music #classicalmusic
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Subtle, delicate & soothing…
#music #classicalmusic
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In 2014, the tenor Jonas Kaufmann delivered an English version ("Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss") of this absolute hit of the Berlin cabarets during the interwar period.
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Lyrical #Opera
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Lyrical #Opera
May 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In 2014, the tenor Jonas Kaufmann delivered an English version ("Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss") of this absolute hit of the Berlin cabarets during the interwar period.
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Lyrical #Opera
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Lyrical #Opera
"Gern Hab Ich Die Frau'n Geküßt" is an aria extracted from the operetta
"Paganini" composed by Franz Lehár (1925). The work depicts romantically the life of Niccolò Paganini. 👇🏻
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lyrical
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"Paganini" composed by Franz Lehár (1925). The work depicts romantically the life of Niccolò Paganini. 👇🏻
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lyrical
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May 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"Gern Hab Ich Die Frau'n Geküßt" is an aria extracted from the operetta
"Paganini" composed by Franz Lehár (1925). The work depicts romantically the life of Niccolò Paganini. 👇🏻
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lyrical
www.youtube.com/watch?si..&v...
"Paganini" composed by Franz Lehár (1925). The work depicts romantically the life of Niccolò Paganini. 👇🏻
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lyrical
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(...) interpreted by numerous critics as a sonic reflection of the geometric Islamic art that enabled the construction de the Alhambra.
Version: Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1962)
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
Version: Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1962)
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
(...) interpreted by numerous critics as a sonic reflection of the geometric Islamic art that enabled the construction de the Alhambra.
Version: Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1962)
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
Version: Arthur Rubinstein, Enrique Jorda, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (1962)
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
Noches en los jardines de España" (1915) is an impressionistic work by Manuel de Falla in which each piece is a sonic depiction of a garden. "En el Generalife" evokes the jasmine-scented gardens of the Alhambra.
The repetition of musical motifs has been...👇🏻
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
The repetition of musical motifs has been...👇🏻
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
May 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Noches en los jardines de España" (1915) is an impressionistic work by Manuel de Falla in which each piece is a sonic depiction of a garden. "En el Generalife" evokes the jasmine-scented gardens of the Alhambra.
The repetition of musical motifs has been...👇🏻
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
The repetition of musical motifs has been...👇🏻
#Classicalmusic #Spain #Music
An unlikely program in which John Dowland encounters: Trent Renor, rock, U2, electronic music, Neil Young, folk, Lana Del Rey, rediscovers the original lute, Björk.
Uneven and unexpected.
Marina Viotti, Vincent Flükiger, Fred Chappuis (2024)
Uneven and unexpected.
Marina Viotti, Vincent Flükiger, Fred Chappuis (2024)
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
An unlikely program in which John Dowland encounters: Trent Renor, rock, U2, electronic music, Neil Young, folk, Lana Del Rey, rediscovers the original lute, Björk.
Uneven and unexpected.
Marina Viotti, Vincent Flükiger, Fred Chappuis (2024)
Uneven and unexpected.
Marina Viotti, Vincent Flükiger, Fred Chappuis (2024)
How can one reconcile Mahler's orchestral grandeur with a performance on a single instrument, no matter how polyphonic it can be?
How does one adapt a chamber music piece, in which instrumental textures hold significant importance, for a performance on a single instrument?
An answer...perhaps.
How does one adapt a chamber music piece, in which instrumental textures hold significant importance, for a performance on a single instrument?
An answer...perhaps.
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
How can one reconcile Mahler's orchestral grandeur with a performance on a single instrument, no matter how polyphonic it can be?
How does one adapt a chamber music piece, in which instrumental textures hold significant importance, for a performance on a single instrument?
An answer...perhaps.
How does one adapt a chamber music piece, in which instrumental textures hold significant importance, for a performance on a single instrument?
An answer...perhaps.
Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg share the unusuality of having never composed music for the piano.
Beatrice Berrut presents, sometimes very freely, transcriptions for piano of Mahler's 5th, 6th, and 8th symphonies, as well as Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. 👇🏻
Beatrice Berrut presents, sometimes very freely, transcriptions for piano of Mahler's 5th, 6th, and 8th symphonies, as well as Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. 👇🏻
May 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Gustav Mahler and Arnold Schoenberg share the unusuality of having never composed music for the piano.
Beatrice Berrut presents, sometimes very freely, transcriptions for piano of Mahler's 5th, 6th, and 8th symphonies, as well as Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. 👇🏻
Beatrice Berrut presents, sometimes very freely, transcriptions for piano of Mahler's 5th, 6th, and 8th symphonies, as well as Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht. 👇🏻
A Chloris", a poem by Theophile de Viau (1560-1629) set to music by Reynaldo Hahn in 1913.
Performance by the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (2019)
🎙️ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE7n...
#Lyrical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Classical
Performance by the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (2019)
🎙️ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE7n...
#Lyrical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Classical
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A Chloris", a poem by Theophile de Viau (1560-1629) set to music by Reynaldo Hahn in 1913.
Performance by the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (2019)
🎙️ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE7n...
#Lyrical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Classical
Performance by the countertenor Philippe Jaroussky (2019)
🎙️ : www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE7n...
#Lyrical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Classical
One night in 1989, Leonard Bernstein led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a swinging rendition of Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" (1942).
#Classicalmusic #Symphony #Bernstein
#Classicalmusic #Symphony #Bernstein
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
One night in 1989, Leonard Bernstein led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a swinging rendition of Shostakovich Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" (1942).
#Classicalmusic #Symphony #Bernstein
#Classicalmusic #Symphony #Bernstein
In 1963, Régine Crespin, accompanied by Ernst Ansermet conducting the OSR, delivered a canonical rendition of Berlioz's "Les Nuits d'été" cycle (poems of Théophile Gautier).
One of her few recordings she "truly loved."
#Lyrical #Classical #Music
One of her few recordings she "truly loved."
#Lyrical #Classical #Music
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
In 1963, Régine Crespin, accompanied by Ernst Ansermet conducting the OSR, delivered a canonical rendition of Berlioz's "Les Nuits d'été" cycle (poems of Théophile Gautier).
One of her few recordings she "truly loved."
#Lyrical #Classical #Music
One of her few recordings she "truly loved."
#Lyrical #Classical #Music
"Trace of Grace" from the album "Awakening" (2019) by Alim Qasimov and Michel Godard.
When a renowned Azerbaijani voice engages in a dialogue with the serpent, a 16th-century instrument.
#Jazz #CrossoverJazz #Crossover #East #Music #Worldmusic
When a renowned Azerbaijani voice engages in a dialogue with the serpent, a 16th-century instrument.
#Jazz #CrossoverJazz #Crossover #East #Music #Worldmusic
May 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Trace of Grace" from the album "Awakening" (2019) by Alim Qasimov and Michel Godard.
When a renowned Azerbaijani voice engages in a dialogue with the serpent, a 16th-century instrument.
#Jazz #CrossoverJazz #Crossover #East #Music #Worldmusic
When a renowned Azerbaijani voice engages in a dialogue with the serpent, a 16th-century instrument.
#Jazz #CrossoverJazz #Crossover #East #Music #Worldmusic
"St Thomas" (1956)
The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins revisits his childhood in the Virgin Islands. The piece is based on the melodies of a Bahamian folk song ("Sponger Money") and an English song ("The Lincolnshire Poacher").
A must-discover: Saxophone Colossus (1957)
The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins revisits his childhood in the Virgin Islands. The piece is based on the melodies of a Bahamian folk song ("Sponger Money") and an English song ("The Lincolnshire Poacher").
A must-discover: Saxophone Colossus (1957)
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
"St Thomas" (1956)
The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins revisits his childhood in the Virgin Islands. The piece is based on the melodies of a Bahamian folk song ("Sponger Money") and an English song ("The Lincolnshire Poacher").
A must-discover: Saxophone Colossus (1957)
The tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins revisits his childhood in the Virgin Islands. The piece is based on the melodies of a Bahamian folk song ("Sponger Money") and an English song ("The Lincolnshire Poacher").
A must-discover: Saxophone Colossus (1957)
What songs were popular in Paris during Balzac's time (1799-1850)? In 'La Comédie humaine. Chansons balzaciennes,' Les Lunaisiens & A. Marzorati outline an answer by exhuming a selection of songs, both composed and popular, between the Napoleonic Empire and the Second Empire.
#Frenchsong #Lyrical
#Frenchsong #Lyrical
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What songs were popular in Paris during Balzac's time (1799-1850)? In 'La Comédie humaine. Chansons balzaciennes,' Les Lunaisiens & A. Marzorati outline an answer by exhuming a selection of songs, both composed and popular, between the Napoleonic Empire and the Second Empire.
#Frenchsong #Lyrical
#Frenchsong #Lyrical
Sheikh Imam (oud player) and Fouad Negm (poet) embodied the enchantement and perils of Arabic protest music. They began to perform after the 67 War, and outrageously paid for their irreverence with their freedom.
Suggest track: « Nixon Baba ».
#Arabmusic #Worldmusic #Protestsongs
Suggest track: « Nixon Baba ».
#Arabmusic #Worldmusic #Protestsongs
May 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Sheikh Imam (oud player) and Fouad Negm (poet) embodied the enchantement and perils of Arabic protest music. They began to perform after the 67 War, and outrageously paid for their irreverence with their freedom.
Suggest track: « Nixon Baba ».
#Arabmusic #Worldmusic #Protestsongs
Suggest track: « Nixon Baba ».
#Arabmusic #Worldmusic #Protestsongs
"Gute Nacht", excerpted from Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 20 lieder for piano and voice composed by Franz Schubert in 1827 (poems of Wilhelm Müller).
Performed in 2019 by Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heid (piano).
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lied #Lyrical
Performed in 2019 by Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heid (piano).
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lied #Lyrical
May 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"Gute Nacht", excerpted from Winterreise (Winter Journey), a cycle of 20 lieder for piano and voice composed by Franz Schubert in 1827 (poems of Wilhelm Müller).
Performed in 2019 by Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heid (piano).
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lied #Lyrical
Performed in 2019 by Andrè Schuen and Daniel Heid (piano).
#Classical #Classicalmusic #Opera #Lied #Lyrical