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Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Katie’s pieces
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilPPDYJ1WGGgEuffxiZbf?si=iEWFqBznSbiKtFJX-4dyug&pi=e-fHeHIxBOSFSY
Spotify playlist for main pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo
Spotify playlist for final question pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ
Other useful links:
Leoš Janáček https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek
Viola d’amore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_d%27amore
Leoš Janáček’s opera, Cunning Little Vixen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkZqQYw5bk&t=1252s
Introduction video of viola d’amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzmz8Raeqm8
Video of a hardanger fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1F8GUvEtg
Bulgarian Gadulka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhWUcqaf_g
South Asian sitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar
Support Katie:
Katie’s website: https://www.katieyap.com/
Katie’s YouTube channel: Katie Yap - viola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzLZvqChnlkzORwmR9_eWQ
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra https://www.brandenburg.com.au/our-story/meet-the-orchestra/
Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra https://www.arco.org.au/
The Muses’ Delight https://www.themusesdelight.com/concerts
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59:28
Update + Happy Anniversary
Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast.
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3:35
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
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Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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1:10:47
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
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Email: [email protected]
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
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59:44
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: [email protected]
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
A podcast with chats about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece each episode.