Kees Vlaardingerbroek | The European Conservative

Kees Vlaardingerbroek July 7, 2024

Berio believed that sounds are inextricably linked to a certain historical-traditional, even archetypal, meaning.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek June 22, 2024

Dallapiccola composed Il prigioniero, set against the backdrop of the Dutch Revolt, to protest Mussolini’s regime.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek June 2, 2024

It is high time for the music of Roffredo Caetani to be rediscovered.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek May 19, 2024

In less than 80 minutes, Cavalleria rusticana alone establishes Mascagni as a composer worth our attention.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 28, 2024

Puccini was a complex man with a distinctly dark side. This is also reflected in almost all his operas.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek April 14, 2024

Verdi sat like ‘an Assyrian god,’ constantly commenting on the smallest details.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 31, 2024

Bellini is poor, it is true, in his instrumentation and harmony! … But rich in feeling and in an entirely individual, personal melancholy! Even in

Kees Vlaardingerbroek March 10, 2024

The ‘serious’ Rossini still does not get the appreciation he deserves in the opera world.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek February 28, 2024

The Adagio gives a totally distorted picture of Albinoni and his music.

Kees Vlaardingerbroek February 18, 2024

Viotti manages to strike a brilliant balance between infectious virtuosity and musical depth.

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