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Vivaldi & Others: Antonia Padoani Bembo—Composer and Singer between Venice and Paris

Kees Vlaardingerbroek December 10, 2023

Antonia Padoani Bembo’s compositions sometimes sound thoroughly French, at other times purely Italian.

Vivaldi & Others: Arcangelo Corelli—The Classicist Perfectionist

Kees Vlaardingerbroek September 24, 2023

If someone in the audience kept talking after Corelli had already started playing, he would immediately lower his violin until the room had become completely silent. If the talking continued, he would refuse to play at all.

Vivaldi & Others: Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti—Two Very Different Geniuses

Kees Vlaardingerbroek September 10, 2023

Domenico’s last work is a bittersweet farewell to earthly life and perhaps a reconciliation with his demanding father, Alessandro, who would surely have smiled approvingly.

Vivaldi & Others: Agostino Steffani—Missionary Clergyman and Visionary Composer

Kees Vlaardingerbroek August 20, 2023

Steffani’s Stabat mater is the resounding counterpart to Bernini’s overwhelming “L’Estasi di Santa Teresa d’Avila,” even though that sculpture was created almost 80 years earlier.

Vivaldi and Others: Claudio Monteverdi—The First Grand Master of Opera

Kees Vlaardingerbroek July 23, 2023

The message Monteverdi wants to deliver is clear: “I master all techniques and styles, from the most learned ‘stile antico’ to the most modern styles.” Not surprisingly, a contemporary described him as “the greatest composer in Italy.” As far as I am concerned, he could have added: “of all time.”

Vivaldi and Others: The Neglected Treasure of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Kees Vlaardingerbroek July 2, 2023

By writing about my favorite Italian composers, placing the greatest Italian masterpieces in their historical context and listing the finest performances known to me, I hope to pass on the best of myself as a music scholar and concert organizer.

Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein

Gregor Dekleva May 28, 2023

Within the classical realm, the range and virtuosity of composition demands an equal measure of interpretation. Hannah Eisendle’s performance illustrated this with a spirited and novel direction.

Daniel Barenboim Resigns From Berlin State Opera After Three-Decade Tenure

Tristan Vanheuckelom January 8, 2023

The 80-year-old conductor regretted that his health had “deteriorated significantly,” and that he could “no longer deliver the performance which is rightly demanded of a General Music Director.”

Korngold and Dvořák Close Palm Beach Symphony Season

Paul du Quenoy June 7, 2022

It is hard to imagine a more complex piece than Korngold’s Violin Concerto. It stands on the cusp of classical music’s transformation from an art form confined to the concert hall, into a multimedia concept.

Ukrainian Conductor Pressured by Ukraine to Cancel Tchaikovsky Performance

David Boos May 19, 2022

After being pressured by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and receiving anonymous threats, Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv had to cancel a performance of a work of Tchaikovsky in Germany.

Tag: classical music

Vivaldi & Others: Antonia Padoani Bembo—Composer and Singer between Venice and Paris

Vivaldi & Others: Arcangelo Corelli—The Classicist Perfectionist

Vivaldi & Others: Alessandro and Domenico Scarlatti—Two Very Different Geniuses

Vivaldi & Others: Agostino Steffani—Missionary Clergyman and Visionary Composer

Vivaldi and Others: Claudio Monteverdi—The First Grand Master of Opera

Vivaldi and Others: The Neglected Treasure of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Musikfest 2023: A Wondrous Musical Moment at the Musikverein

Daniel Barenboim Resigns From Berlin State Opera After Three-Decade Tenure

Korngold and Dvořák Close Palm Beach Symphony Season

Ukrainian Conductor Pressured by Ukraine to Cancel Tchaikovsky Performance

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