Outside the MusicBox
May 31, 2021
Update + Happy Anniversary
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Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast.
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More episodes from Outside the MusicBox
Apr 2, 2021
Kristian Bezuidenhout
Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
Other useful links:
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion background information
English translation of St. Matthew Passion text
Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered
History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands
John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion
Recitative
Aria
Arioso
Chorale
Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short
Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short
A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions
Support Kristian:
Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts
Instagram: @musicboxconcerts
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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Mar 1, 2021
Annette Isserlis
English violist Annette Isserlis talks about 17th-century music by Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell, starting out as a ballet dancer, and being swept up in the experience of collective music making.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Annette’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
Other useful links:
The Viol
Orlando Gibbons
Plainchant
The “In Nomine” plainchant, which was used as the basis of pieces by many composers throughout history
Henry Purcell
False relations (blue notes)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Rameau’s Les Boreades
Support Annette:
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s video platform, OAE Player
Annette’s podcast, Tea With Netty
English Baroque Soloists
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts
Instagram: @musicboxconcerts
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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Feb 9, 2021
Julie Roset
French soprano, Julie Roset, talks about Sigismondo d’India’s Infelice Didone and Jules Massenet’s Ah! Douce enfant, how singers’ voices change as they age, and what it’s like pretending to be a fairy.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Julie’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
Other useful links:
Sigismondo d’India
Claudio Monteverdi
The story of Dido and Aeneas
Francesco Turrisi’s episode, where we talk about Dido’s Lament, by Henry Purcell
Recitativo vs aria
17th-century Spice Trade Routes with map showing the trading route via Sicily
Jules Massenet
Massenet’s opera, Cendrillon (Cinderella)
MET Opera, New York City
Support Julie:
Julie’s Facebook: @JulieRosetSoprano
Julie’s Instagram: @juthyana
Watch the livestream of Julie’s debut at the Opéra-Comique, Paris
Holland Baroque’s latest CD, Brabant 1653, in which Julie is featured
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @MusicBoxConcerts
Instagram: @musicboxconcerts
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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