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Oct 28, 2022
7 min

„Es funkte auf Anhieb menschlich und musikalisch.“

Das Mariani Klavierquartett über symphonische Dichte bei Brahms und schlanke Klarheit bei Gernsheim. Zusammen mit Audax-Produzent...

Oct 27, 2022
8 min

“It clicked straightaway on a personal and musical level.”

The Mariani Quartet on symphonic density in Brahms and lean clarity in Gernsheim. Together with Audax producer Johannes Pramsohler, they...

Sep 3, 2022
3 min

A travel concerto for the Bach family

Johannes Pramsohler puts the first version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in a cosmopolitan context of travelling virtuosos To make it...

Aug 28, 2022
3 min

Bach's Masterclass

Johannes Pramsohler and Philippe Grisvard place Bach's Six sonatas for violin and obligato harpsichord in a new historical context and...

Nov 30, 2021
4 min

Leclair's classical elegance

How Ensemble Diderot explored the marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety in Leclair's Op. 4 Jean-Marie Leclair's collection...

Oct 21, 2021
6 min

"In French society, solo concertos had explosive potential"

Johannes Pramsohler explores the cultural context of the first French violin concertos France was traditionally the scene of major...

Oct 21, 2021
3 min

Albéniz the European

Iñaki Encina Oyón discovers unknown facets of Spain's most important composer through his songs The repertoire of the Spanish concert...

May 12, 2021
3 min

Bach und der anonyme Blockflötist

Eine Spurensuche zwischen Original und Bearbeitung „Der musikalische Vortrag kann mit dem Vortrage eines Redners verglichen werden. Ein...

May 1, 2021
4 min

"This was definitely no mass-market music for amateurs"

Artistic director Johannes Pramsohler discusses the programme of the new Ensemble Diderot album and explores the importance of an...

Apr 29, 2021
3 min

"Eine der wenigen Beziehungen Beethovens, die nicht mit einem Zerwürfnis endete."

Geigerin Marie Radauer-Plank zum historischen Kontext ihrer Aufnahme Beethovens letzter Violinsonate mit dem Duo Brüggen-Plank Die...

Mar 31, 2021
6 min

The forgotten star violinist under a would-be “sun king”

Johannes Pramsohler finds revelations in the music of Johann Jakob Kress, court concertmaster in Darmstadt. Why rediscover him today and...

Mar 28, 2021
7 min

Ever heard of Antonuccio?

In 1708, Rome saw the lavish production of Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione. The impressive orchestra of 47 musicians was led by the...

Mar 22, 2021
4 min

Robert who?

Rediscovering an award-winning French composer and why he has been forgotten How did you discover Robert Dussaut? Iñaki Encina Oyón: When...

Mar 20, 2021
7 min

Expressive simplicity

Reinhard Goebel about the splendor and misery of the violin recital Text by Reinhard Goebel. This essay was first published in Audax'...

Mar 14, 2021
2 min

An imaginary tale of misfortune and sorrow

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and the astonishing rhetorical power in her Trio Sonata in G Minor When Brossard was on his way back to...

Mar 12, 2021
2 min

When the world thought that men were better at writing poems

Iñaki Encina Oyón sheds light on a mysterious French poet Two of my favourite songs in our recording of French mélodies by Robert Dussaut...

Mar 11, 2021
4 min

Regent and woman in art

Maria Antonia Walpurgis, the fascinating librettist of three cantatas recorded by Ensemble Diderot By now the importance and influence of...

Mar 10, 2021
2 min

The princess of fugues

History often bears surprising facts. It might seem astonishing to us today, but the most performed passion of the 18th century was...

Mar 8, 2021
3 min

When the world wasn't ready for a woman composer

Pianist Iñaki Encina Oyón about why Greek-born French composer Hélène Covatti deserves more attention Who was Hélène Covatti? Hélène...

Mar 1, 2021
7 min

Drawing inspiration from Bach’s lute tablatures 3

Part 3: Weyrauch’s tablatures and a a bit about my own approach to making my own Prelude in c minor BWV 999 An autograph manuscript of...