"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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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'...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 12 min
Drawing inspiration from Bach’s lute tablatures 2
Part 2: The Bach lute tablatures – the anonymous Leipzig manuscript A lute tablature is an instruction manual. While traditional musical...
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- Feb 28, 2021
- 7 min
Drawing inspiration from Bach’s lute tablatures 1
Part 1: Xerox vs musician – do we really want to reproduce what is written on the page? (Originally, this was meant as a supplement to...
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