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Art is a changing phenomenon. As Van Gogh’s paintings that was unpopular in his day, maybe future generations will be shocked by our ignorance to all white paintings. Yes, contemporary art always lives through this. But, when it comes to classical music, do we even discuss this music in our daily lives? We argue about a banana taped into a wall, but we considered classical music as a dead art form in our ordinary routines. So, what happened to Western art music and what’s going on right now? Allow me to speculate that 90% of concert programs are old music today. But up until 19th century, people always demand new music. Audiences tend to go to the concert to hear new music. In 19th century, people demanded to hear Haydn and Mozart and the old music takes its place in the concert programs. Today, this is much extreme; fewer composer and even fewer demand for the new music. What’s the breaking point? It’s second Viennese School: Schoenberg, Berg, Webern. After that point, music itself is not in the primary role (so no melody, rhythm, instrument dominance). The idea behind the piece is much important. It’s the principles, not the audience’s emotions or appreciation. What is twelve-tone method? All began with Schoenberg; he invented 12-tone method. It’s a system where a note cannot be repeated before every other tone in a scale is used. This leads to no repetition, no melody, no tonality. Major principle is the equality of the tones to dismiss the dominance of a tone by hearing it more often. What is serialism? Then comes the serialism. Serialism is applied serial procedures. A serial pattern repeated over and over. It’s led by Stockhausen and Boulez. The sense is total randomness. Electronic Music in Classical Music If you’re not a classical music enthusiast, you may be surprised to this music’s categorisation. Yes, it is classical music. In 1970s, by the enhancement of recording technology, electronic sounds and sound manipulations first explored in art music long before becoming mainstream in popular music. The Avant-Garde Era In a post-war era, composers seek a place in classical repertory by exploring new things. It’s the ‘white painting’ era of classical music and you may already know these names. Just keep in mind that these composers didn’t suddenly come up with this new, bold ideas. There was a transition all along. The most famous one is John Cage’s 4’33’’. One of his major invention is prepared piano which is a piano it’s sound is altered by placing objects between the strings. He also composed chance music. What is Chance Music? Chance music is the indeterminacy at the composition level. Composer composed the music by the element of change. Making decisions in a piece by flipping coins, throwing a dice etc. But once compose red finished, the work performed the same way it’s written. John Cage is the main composer of chance music. What is Aleatory Music? Allegory music is indeterminacy at the performance level. In other words, composer leaves certain decisions to a performer. So the piece can be heard differently in each performance. Scores of these pieces may be traditional and the combination of it left to performer; or in extreme cases scores are interpreted by the performer.
Minimalism in Music Minimalism in art focuses on basic forms to avoid emotions. Minimalism in music uses minimal musical material such as repetitive patterns. Steve Reich, Philip Glass and John Adams are the minimalist composers. (Notice that how many composers are in i.g. classical era and how long it takes vs the 2-3 names and small period of time we mention now). Steve Reich used samples in his music and by delayed repetition he created phasing. The most accessible music in modernism was Ligeti and Avro Part which are used in films very often. Classical music today was alive thanks to cinema. Remember Shining? You’ll be surprised the sounds you heard was mostly Ligeti; yes, art music. Post-modernism is where all musical style is available and composer can juxtapose different styles in different places in the same piece. Examples: Alfred Schnittke and John Corigliano Neo-Romanticism in Music Not a surprised style since romantic era is totally dominating the art music. Composers like George Rockberg and David Del Tredici adopted the language of 19th century Romanticism. Are you lost? Here, don’t go anywhere. These composers incorporated popular elements just to keep you here. Composers such as Piazzolla, Golijov, Daugherty combined popular elements such as jazz, tango, klezmer into classical music and create a distinct style. So yes. These may sound different to you. No, let me paraphrase. These pieces sound definitely different. But they didn’t appear out of nowhere. Music is evolving since the beginning. There is war, technology, philosophy and many more aspects behind these developments. But, I admit, it’s more fun to read about them rather than listening. Ece Demirel Berlin Philharmonie just opened their archieves to anyone for a month on Digital Concert Hall due to coronovirus and pioneered many other musical institution to follow them. You can download the app and explore anything for a month.
Here is a few suggestion for you to explore who didn't know what to listen in that enourmous archieve. This can be your starting point. Just follow the below links, and explore similar pieces to the one you're attracted the most. Daniel Barenboim & Simon Rattle plays Brahms's 1st Piano Concerto in D minor, op. 15 Two gigantic name for the most gigantic piano concerto ever.. This is a piano concerto that means piano must shine out, but look how late piano starts.. Orchestra makes an introduction that is so powerful, you even wonder what's left for the piano. This gigantic beginning is often associated with Brahms's teacher Schumann's mental illness and suicide attempt that affected Brahms deeply. Piano starts and wipe away your concerns, yes it can be more touching.. First movement is in sonato form, second movement in turnery form and third movement is a rondo. Listen and also think how Brahms considered to be the 'conservative' in a battle with Wagner... https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/17021 Karajan and Weissenberg plays Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18 See how piano, as a solo instrument of the concerto just accompanies the orchestra at the beginning while the melody is in the orchestra, which was not common at all. This is how Rachmaninoff changed the tradition of a standard concerto. When Rachmaninoff composed his 1st symphony and get rather rough critics (now it is admired, of course) fell into a depression. This is the first piece he composedafter defeating it with pysotheraphy. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/212 Kissin plays Liszt's Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major Known for the triangle usage in the third movement that has a very significant role for a triangle to assume, it is mocked to be renamed as 'triangle concerto'. Played by one of the greatest pianists of our time... https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/51847 Lisa Batiashvili plays Sibelius's Violin Concerto Another composer that followed the classical tradition and create a masterpiece.. Rather than a dialogue between the violin and the orchestra, they are confronting each other in contrasting characters. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/51194 Daniil Trifonov plays Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54 Conducted by Mariss Jansons, a celebrated interpreter of the Romantic repertoire, enjoy the perfect example of the Romantic piano concerto written for Clara Schumann who demanded a virtuostic pieces from Schumann. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/51115 Tchaikovsky - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 B flat minor, op.23 What an opening! It will capture you at the very beginning.. Although the first movement is in the sonata allegro form, we have an extraordinary introduction that starts in relative major D♭ rather than tonal key; B♭ minor. As wonderful and captivating as the melody is, it repeats for three times and never show up throughout the piece again. Arcadi Volodos is playing.. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/1659 Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, op.55 'Eroica' Originally dedicated to Napeloen, Beethoven crossed his name when he declared himself an emperor. It's second movement is a funeral march; you can see the death of an idea. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/work/52506-2 Mahler- 2nd Symphony in C minor 'Resurrection' Conducted by Andris Nelsons, this is clearly in the top 5 symphony for me. Mahler, being obsessed with death, depicts the beauty of the afterlife. Chilling and relaxing, beautiful but horrifying.. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/concert/51843 Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune Compesed over Mallerme's poem of the same name, this symphonic poem depicts the dreams of a faun in a hot afternoon. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/work/22414-1 Stravinsky - Le Sacre du Printemps Written as a ballet, Le Sacre du Printemps caused objections during the premiere. People started to talk during the piece and leave. They found it that much offensive to ballet music. You can belame them, it was rather avantgarde. With its polyrhythmic structure, now it is most admired modern pieces ever. Stravinsky wanted to give the ancient feeling with the most modern way possible. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/work/51908-3 There are also quite modern pieces you can explore -couldn't say enjoy- on the app. Use this to get to know our decade, since those are even harder to find online free. Just enjoy your one month trial, and make sure to listen as much as possible. And of course, stay safe, stay home. Ece Demirel What a year is 2020! When the corona virus pandemic is first started in China, most of thought it wont't get this far. Just a month age, we were still negotiating if we should cancel our vacation plans or not. But now, as most major international companies did, most of us are working from home, the schools are suspended and most of entertainment activities are postponed to mid April -but probably will be postponed again. Beginning with last week, most of the major concert halls and opera houses cancelled their performances. It was certainly a good decision since it is very important not to be in crowded places right now. Since panic and stress is started to increase among all of us, one by one concert halls and opera houses offered free streamings! So here is the list you can explore for free during the corona virus pandemic while you are in home / quarantina!  Berlin Philharmonics Digital Concert Hall
Berlin Philharmonic offers 30 day free streaming of all the archives on Digital Concert Hall! Just explore amazing recordings and performances for free without wasting any time. They are also offering live performances streamed through the website during this hard times. https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/ Metropolitan Opera 'Nighly Met Opera Streams' Since Met Opera is also closed, they offered free streamings of previous performances every night starting from 16 March Monday. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to witness those legendary singers and stagings for free. Definitely will uplift your mood if you're too concerned by the emptied non-perishable shelves in supermarkets. Streamings will start at 7.30 pm and will be available for 20 hours on their website and Opera on Demand application: https://www.metopera.org/ Here is the first weeks programme: Monday, March 16 – Bizet’s “Carmen” Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starring Elīna Garanča and Roberto Alagna. Transmitted live on January 16, 2010. Tuesday, March 17 – Puccini’s “La Bohème” Conducted by Nicola Luisotti, starring Angela Gheorghiu and Ramón Vargas. Transmitted live on April 5, 2008. Wednesday, March 18 – Verdi’s “Il Trovatore” Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Anna Netrebko, Dolora Zajick, Yonghoon Lee, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Transmitted live on October 3, 2015. Thursday, March 19 – Verdi’s “La Traviata” Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, starring Diana Damrau, Juan Diego Flórez, and Quinn Kelsey. Transmitted live on December 15, 2018. Friday, March 20 – Donizetti’s “La Fille du Régiment” Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Natalie Dessay and Juan Diego Flórez. Transmitted live on April 26, 2008. Saturday, March 21 – Donizetti’s “Lucia di Lammermoor” Conducted by Marco Armiliato, starring Anna Netrebko, Piotr Beczała, and Mariusz Kwiecien. Transmitted live on February 7, 2009. Sunday, March 22 – Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin” Conducted by Valery Gergiev, starring Renée Fleming, Ramón Vargas, and Dmitri Hvorostovsky. Transmitted live on February 24, 2007. Free streamings continue with the Wagner week! Here is the schedule: Monday, March 23 Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde Starring Nina Stemme, Ekaterina Gubanova, Stuart Skelton, Evgeny Nikitin, and René Pape, conducted by Simon Rattle. From October 8, 2016. Tuesday, March 24 Wagner’s Das Rheingold Starring Wendy Bryn Harmer, Stephanie Blythe, Richard Croft, Gerhard Siegel, Dwayne Croft, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, and Hans-Peter König, conducted by James Levine. From October 9, 2010. Wednesday, March 25 Wagner’s Die Walküre Starring Deborah Voigt, Eva-Maria Westbroek, Stephanie Blythe, Jonas Kaufmann, Bryn Terfel, and Hans-Peter König, conducted by James Levine. From May 14, 2011. Thursday, March 26 Wagner’s Siegfried Starring Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, Gerhard Siegel, Bryn Terfel, and Eric Owens, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From November 5, 2011. Friday, March 27 Wagner’s Götterdämmerung Starring Deborah Voigt, Wendy Bryn Harmer, Waltraud Meier, Jay Hunter Morris, Iain Paterson, Eric Owens, and Hans-Peter König, conducted by Fabio Luisi. From February 11, 2012. Saturday, March 28 Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Starring Annette Dasch, Johan Botha, Paul Appleby, and Michael Volle, conducted by James Levine. From December 13, 2014. Sunday, March 29 Wagner’s Tannhäuser Starring Eva-Maria Westbroek, Michelle DeYoung, Johan Botha, Peter Mattei, and Gunther Groissböck, conducted by James Levine. From October 31, 2015. Vienna State Opera Live Streamings Wien Staatsoper also offers free recordings of previous performances through https://www.staatsoperlive.com/ Starting from today, 15 March, Sunday, you can witness a wide range of programme with world class singers, conducters and directors. Performances scheduled to follow to original timings of the Opera House, starting 7 pm will also be available for 24 hours. So for the most of the streamings, you don't have to worry for the time difference. Programme includes Wagner's Ring tetralogy that will be enough to excite opera lovers worldwide! Here is the schedules programme: 15 March 2020: Das Rheingold (performance of 10 January 2016) conductor: Adam Fischer | Inszenierung: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with mit Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan), Boaz Daniel (Donner), Jason Bridges (Froh), Norbert Ernst (Loge), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich), Herwig Pecoraro (Mime), Ain Anger (Fasolt), Sorin Coliban (Fafner), Michaela Schuster (Fricka), Caroline Wenborne (Freia), Anna Larsson (Erda) 16 March 2020: Falstaff (performance of 30 January 2019) conductor: James Conlon | director: David McVicar with Carlos Álvarez (Sir John Falstaff), Simon Keenlyside (Ford), Jinxu Xiahou (Fenton), Herwig Pecoraro (Bardolfo), Ryan Speedo Green (Pistola), Michael Laurenz (Dr. Cajus), Olga Bezsmertna (Alice Ford), Hila Fahima (Nannetta), Monika Bohinec (Mrs. Quickly), Margaret Plummer (Meg Page) 17 March 2020: Tri Sestri (performance of 18 March 2016) conductor: Péter Eötvös | conductor of the stage orchestra: Jonathan Stockhammer director: Yuval Sharon with Aida Garifullina (Irina), Margarita Gritskova (Mascha), Ilseyar Khayrullova (Olga), Eric Jurenas (Natascha), Boaz Daniel (Tusenbach), Clemens Unterreiner (Verschinin), Gabriel Bermúdez (Andrei), Dan Paul Dumitrescu (Kulygin), Norbert Ernst (Doktor), Victor Shevchenko (Soljony), Marcus Pelz (Anfissa), Jason Bridges (Rodé), Jinxu Xiahou (Fedotik) 18 March 2020: Die Walküre (performance of 31 May 2015) conductor: Simon Rattle | director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with Christopher Ventris (Siegmund), Mikhail Petrenko (Hunding),Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan), Martina Serafin (Sieglinde), Evelyn Herlitzius (Brünnhilde), Michaela Schuster (Fricka) 19 March 2020: Falstaff (performance of 15 December 2016) conductor: Zubin Mehta | director: David McVicar with Ambrogio Maestri (Sir John Falstaff), Ludovic Tézier (Ford), Paolo Fanale (Fenton), Herwig Pecoraro (Bardolfo), Riccardo Fassi (Pistola), Thomas Ebenstein (Dr. Cajus), Carmen Giannattasio (Alice Ford), Hila Fahima (Nannetta),Marie-Nicole Lemieux (Mrs. Quickly), Lilly Jørstad (Meg Page) 20 March 2020: Tosca (performance of 5 December 2015) conductor: Dan Ettinger | director: Margarethe Wallmann with María José Siri (Floria Tosca), Roberto Alagna (Mario Cavaradossi), Michael Volle (Baron Scarpia) 21 March 2020: La cenerentola (performance of 22 February 2018) conductor: Jean-Christophe Spinosi | director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with Maxim Mironov (Don Ramiro), Alessio Arduini (Dandini), Paolo Rumetz (Don Magnifico), Ileana Tonca (Clorinda), Margaret Plummer (Tisbe), Isabel Leonard (Angelina), Luca Pisaroni (Alidoro) 22 March 2020: Siegfried (performance of 16 January 2019) conductor: Axel Kober | director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde),Tomasz Konieczny (Der Wanderer), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich), Monika Bohinec (Erda), Herwig Pecoraro (Mime), Sorin Coliban (Fafner) 23 March 2020: Tosca (performance of 17 February 2019) conductor: Marco Armiliato | director: Margarethe Wallmann with Sondra Radvanovsky (Floria Tosca), Piotr Beczała (Mario Cavaradossi), Thomas Hampson (Baron Scarpia) 24 March 2020: L’elisir d’amore (performance of 26 February 2017) conductor: Marco Armiliato | director: Otto Schenk with Olga Peretyatko (Adina), Dmitry Korchak (Nemorino), Alessio Arduini (Belcore), Adam Plachetka (Doktor Dulcamara), Ileana Tonca (Giannetta) 25 March 2020: La cenerentola (performance of 10 November 2016) conductor: Speranza Scappucci | director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with Maxim Mironov (Don Ramiro), Alessio Arduini (Dandini), Renato Girolami (Don Magnifico), Eri Nakamura (Clorinda), Catherine Trottmann (Tisbe), Elena Maximova (Angelina), Michele Pertusi (Alidoro) 26 March 2020: Tosca (performance of 23 June 2019) conductor: Marco Armiliato | director: Margarethe Wallmann with Karine Babajanyan (Floria Tosca), Piotr Beczała (Mario Cavaradossi), Carlos Álvarez (Baron Scarpia) 27 March 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (performance of 15 September 2017) conductor: Adam Fischer | director: Jean-Louis Martinoty with Carlos Álvarez (Conte d’Almaviva), Dorothea Röschmann (Contessa d’Almaviva), Andrea Carroll (Susanna), Adam Plachetka (Figaro), Margarita Gritskova (Cherubino) 28 March 2020: Götterdämmerung (performance of 20 January 2019) conductor: Axel Kober | director: Sven-Eric Bechtolf with Stephen Gould (Siegfried), Iréne Theorin (Brünnhilde), Anna Gabler (Gutrune), Falk Struckmann (Hagen), Tomasz Konieczny (Gunther), Jochen Schmeckenbecher (Alberich), Waltraud Meier (Waltraute) 29 March 2020: Roméo et Juliette (performance of 1 February 2017) conductor: Plácido Domingo | director: Jürgen Flimm with Aida Garifullina (Juliette), Rachel Frenkel (Stéphano), Rosie Aldridge (Gertrude), Juan Diego Flórez (Roméo), Carlos Osuna (Tybalt) 30 March 2020: Le nozze di Figaro (performance of 28 June 2016) conductor: Cornelius Meister | director: Jean-Louis Martinoty with Luca Pisaroni (Conte d’Almaviva), Rachel Willis-Sørensen (Contessa d’Almaviva), Valentina Naforniţă (Susanna), Alessio Arduini (Figaro), Marianne Crebassa (Cherubino) 31 March 2020: L’elisir d’amore (performance of 8 November 2018) conductor: Speranza Scappucci | director: Otto Schenk with Aida Garifullina (Adina), Benjamin Bernheim (Nemorino), Orhan Yildiz (Belcore), Paolo Rumetz (Doktor Dulcamara), Mariam Battistelli (Giannetta) 1 April 2020: Die Frau ohne Schatten (performance of 10 June 2019) conductor: Christian Thielemann | director: Vincent Huguet with Stephen Gould (Der Kaiser), Camilla Nylund (Die Kaiserin), Evelyn Herlitzius (Die Amme), Wolfgang Bankl (Geisterbote), Wolfgang Koch (Barak, der Färber), Nina Stemme (Färberin) 2 April 2020: Peer Gynt (performance of 10 December 2018) conductor: Simon Hewett | choreography and libretto: Edward Clug with Denys Cherevychko (Peer Gynt), Nina Poláková (Solveig), Eno Peci (Der Tod), Zsolt Török (Ein Hirsch), Franziska Wallner-Hollinek (Åse), Nikisha Fogo (Die Frau in Grün) Bayerische Staatsoper Live Streams Bayerische State Opera also offers free streaming through https://www.operlive.de/ Available streamings are Judith starring Nina Stemme and John Lundgren free till 26 March, and Il Travatore featuring Jonas Kaufmann and Anja Hertaros available until 28 March. More information here; https://www.staatsoper.de/en/stream/ Teatro Massimo TV Teatro Massimo is also make daily streaming thorugh http://www.teatromassimo.it/eng/teatro-massimo-tv-495/ You can follow the programme daily. Today's offerings is Danza d’autore… Bolero. Staatsoper Unter Der Linden Free Streamings Berlin State Opera just joined the club with the free streamings with an exciting programme. Hope all of your issue is to decide which free streaming to follow in this troubled times :) https://www.staatsoper-berlin.de/en/staatsoper/news/unser-taegliches-video-on-demand-programm-kostenlos-fuer-sie.142/ Here is the programme: March 17, 2020 “Manon” – Jules Massenet Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Martin Kusej Starring Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Alfredo Daza, Christof Fischesser, Remy Corazza March 18, 2020 “Tristan und Isolde” – Richard Wagner Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Tscherniakov Starring Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Stephen Milling, Boaz Daniel, Ekaterina Gubanova March 19, 2020 “Carmen” – Georges Bizet Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director Martin Kušej Starring Anita Rachvelishvili, Michael Fabiano, Lucio Gallo, Christiane Karg March 20, 2020 ”Medea” – Luigi Cherubini Conductor:Daniel Barenboim Director: Andrea Breth Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Charles Castronovo, Iain Paterson, Elsa Dreisig March 21, 2020 ”Der Rosenkavalier” – Richard Strauss Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: André Heller Starring Camilla Nylund, Michèle Losier, Günther Groissböck, Nadine Sierra, Roman Trekel March 23, 2020 ”Staatsoper für alle” – Open Air Concert 30. September 2017 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Starring Diana Damrau, Okka von der Damerau, Burkhard Fritz, René Pape, Staatsopernchor March 25, 2020 ”Falstaff” – Giuseppe Verdi Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Andrea Breth Michael Volle, Barbara Frittoli, Alfredo DazaNadine Sierra, Francesco Demuro March 26, 2020 ”Hippolyte et Aricie” – Jean-Philippe Rameau Conductor: Simon Rattle Director: Aletta Collins Starring Anna Prohaska, Reinoud Van Mechelen, Magdalena Kožená, Elsa Dreisig Gyula Orendt March 27, 2020 ”Carmen” – Georges Bizet Conductor:Daniel Barenboim Director: Martin Kušej Starring Anita Rachvelishvili, Michael Fabiano, Lucio Gallo, Christiane Karg March 28, 2020 ”Macbeth”- Giuseppe Verdi Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Harry Kupfer Starring Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Kwangchul Youn, Fabio Sartori March 29, 2020 “Manon” – Jules Massenet Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Martin Kusej Starring Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Alfredo Daza, Christof Fischesser, Remy Corazza March 30 ”Die Zarenbraut” – Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Tscherniakov Starring Anatoli Kotscherga, Olga Peretyatko, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Anita Rachvelishvili April 1, 2020 ”Il Trovatore” – Giuseppe Verdi Conductor:Daniel Barenboim Director: Philipp Stölzl Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, Gaston Rivero, Marina Prudenskaya April 3, 2020 ”Le nozze di Figaro”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel Director: Jürgen Flimm Starring Ildebrando D‘Arcangelo, Dorothea Röschmann, Anna Prohaska, Lauri Vasar, Marianne Crebassa April 5, 2020 “Tristan und Isolde” – Richard Wagner Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Tscherniakov Starring Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Stephen Milling, Boaz Daniel, Ekaterina Gubanova April 6, 2020 ”Tannhäuser” – Richard Wagner Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Sasha Waltz Starring Peter Seiffert, Ann Petersen, Marina Prudenskaya, Peter Mattei, René Pape April 10, 2020 “Parsifal” – Richard Wagner Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: Tscherniakov Starring Andreas Schager, Anja Kampe, Wolfgang Koch, René Pape, Tómas Tómasson April 14, 2020 ”Violetter Schnee” – Beat Furrer Conductor: Matthias Pintscher Director: Claus Guth Starring Elsa Dreisig, Anna Prohaska, Martina Gedeck, Gyula Orendt, Georg Nigl, Otto Katzameier April 15, 2020 ”Die Verlobung im Kloster” – Sergej Prokojew Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Director: DStarringri Tscherniakov Aida Garifullina, Violetta Urmana, Anna Goryachova, Stephan Rügamer, Andrei Zhilikhovsky, Lauri Vasar April 16, 2020 “Der Rosenkavalier” – Richard Strauss Conductor: Zubin Mehta Director: André Heller Camilla Nylund, Michèle Losier, Günther Groissböck, Nadine Sierra, Roman Trekel There are also lots of singers offers live performances through their Facebook pages to boost the morale. So keep following your favorite performers on social media not to miss them. Joyce DiDonato and Piotr Beczala will perform excerpts from 'Werther' today, March 15, live from their Facebook page. Do not get over stressed by exposing yourself too much information on social media. And try to enjoy the fact that classical music lovers get the best of coronavirus pandemic after all! Stay safe and healthy! Ece Demirel Vienna Philharmonic is founded in 1842 and now is considered to be the one of the greatest orchestras of the world. The specialty of Vienna Philharmonic is that the orchestra doesn’t have a permanent conductor. Orchestra chooses its own conductor annually. Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year Concert has a wide recognition and it is very popular in the western art music society. The broadcast of the show watched over ninety countries every year with an increasing demand for the tickets. New Year Concerts are conducted each year by the most popular and successful composer of the time...
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Thomas Beecham is an English conductor who was born in 1879 and died in 1961. He was the member of the industrial aristocracy of the North England. This was effective on his individualistic and determined character. His musical talent was evident from the public school as he was able to sight-read Beethoven sonatas. He studied composition with Charles Wood in London and he studies with Moskowski in Paris. For the conducting, we can say that he learned by himself as was the tradition goes at that years by experiencing lots of concerts and operas. His debut was with the opera ‘’The Bohemian Girl’’ by Michael William Balfe at Shakespeare Club in Clapham. The piece is based on two pre-existing melodies: the famous theme from Nicolo Paganini’s 24th Caprice and the Dies Irae. These two themes are opposite. The Paganini theme cames from a 19th century virtuosic showpiece, devilish and secular, while Dies Irae originated from a medieval sacred chant and symbolises the judgement day...
12 tone system is a set of rules that is invented by Schoenberg to be able to make new experiments on music. After musicians believed that the tonality had finished its possibilities of new experiments, there were some efforts to enable that. Strauss came up with atonality that the music is neither major nor minor. However, compared to 12-tone-system, atonality is very easy to listen...
This is a concerto Rachmaninoff compose after healing from a severe depression. After a disappointment of his symphony and the bad comments from Tolstoy, who was distant to any kind of art at that moment, Rachmaninoff was in a depression. After his healing process, the first thing he composed was the 2nd piano concerto that is a popular loved piece and used everywhere...
In romanticism, we see a lot of weak heroines. They are innocent, full of love, usually sick and fragile. Why is that? Do composers use the sick element to easily connect the audience with heroines? Is it female characters destiny to die in operas?...
The book is written in 1985 by Peter Oswald about the biography of Schumann. It is published by Northeastern University Press (Boston). The book is awarded by 1986 ‘’ASCAP – Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing on the subject of music’’. Peter Oswald is a psychiatrist and a musicologist which is an obvious asset for writing the biography of Schumann who suffered psychological disorders. The book connects his creativity and genius with his mental illness...
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