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Music from Naples
Naples! A dream city for many, a mysterious holiday destination, shrouded in legend. Romance, murders, garbage scandals. And great music. #MusicHistory
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From 17th-century salon music to contemporary pop covers: good music has always been re-interpreted for other constellations of instruments. #Piano #MusicHistory
Brazilian Legends
Ten key moments from Brazil’s eventful musical history. #Singing #MusicHistory #World
A portrait of Christoph Willibald Gluck
About the fast-paced life of the great opera reformer, his adventurous travels and his rise to become the »Knight of the Golden Spur«. #EarlyMusic #Singing #Portrait
Schoenberg is beautiful
Why the Viennese composer’s music is not only revolutionary, but also worth listening to. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait #Schönberg
»Gurre-Lieder«: Interview with Christina Nilsson and Simon O'Neill
About the NDR Opening Night, and what Arnold Schoenberg’s »Gurre-Lieder« have in common with the songs of Richard Strauss. #Interview #Schönberg
Umgehört: Southern Soundtrack
One question, seven answers: »What does the south sound like to you?« #Interview #summer
A portrait of Cat Power
The American musician has battled demons and celebrated idols – for instance with her notable Bob Dylan concert. #Singing #Pop #Portrait #summer
»The work turns out as it wants to«
An interview with composer Wolfgang Rihm. #Interview #ContemporaryMusic
A portrait of Olivier Messiaen
Avant-garde and eternity: A contemporary outside time. #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
War and peace in music
How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay. #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2024
Interview mit Patrizia Bovi
»Mittelalter-Musik wie eine Rockband spielen« – die italienische Musikerin Patrizia Bovi über ihre Beschäftigung mit jahrhundertealter Musik. #EarlyMusic #Interview
: Rebecca Saunders – A Portrait
On a perpetual expedition into the unknown, with an unmistakeable signature – a portrait of one of the most successful composers of our time. #Highlights #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
Franziskan mystery play
Kent Nagano talks about »Saint François d’Assise«, the one-of-a-kind opera written by his teacher and friend Olivier Messiaen. #Singing #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic
A PORTRAIT OF SOFIA GUBAIDULINA
Freedom in her eyes: beyond the overwhelming music, in the best sense, of the Russian composer. #MusicFestival2024 #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
Elisabeth Leonskaja – A Portrait
Embracing life with the Grande Dame herself: the pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja #Piano #MusicFestival2024 #Portrait
The Band ADG7 – a portrait
»You guys are crazy« - about the successful K-folk band ADG7 #MusicFestival2024 #Pop #World
Interview with Vladimir Jurowski
»There can be no justification for such barbarism«: the revered conductor opens up about his native Russia, the war in Ukraine, and artistic responsibility. #Interview #MusicFestival2024
Music as trauma medicine
What can musical monuments achieve that physical ones can’t? An essay by the American composer John Adams. #MusicHistory #MusicFestival2024
IRREVERSIBLE ENTANGLEMENTS – A PORTRAIT
The collective led by poet and activist Moor Mother is probably the most political band in contemporary jazz. #Jazz #MusicFestival2024
