Mediatheque Stories tagged #MusicHistory
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart im Portrait
Spieler aufs Ganze: Nah kommen wir Mozart nie, aber ahnen werden wir wohl dürfen! #Mozart #MusicHistory #Portrait
Unusual Stories from the Laeiszhalle
Ten of the most entertaining stories about Hamburg's venerable concert hall. #Laeiszhalle #MusicHistory
The whole world in music
How different cultures find one another: a short history of world music. #MusicHistory #World
Marc Ribot – A Portrait
The sound sculptor combines the rawness of punk, the cleverness of jazz and the sensitivity of an artist who hasn’t been ground smooth by life. #Jazz #MarcRibot #MusicHistory #Portrait
Kennen Sie Arnold Schönberg?
Vergessen Sie das Schlagwort »Zwölfton«! Die Vielfalt seiner Persönlichkeit und seines Werkes ist schillernd und irritierend. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Schönberg
Christmas carols and their origin
The stories behind the most popular Christmas hits. #Singing #MusicHistory #Christmas
Music from Naples
Naples! A dream city for many, a mysterious holiday destination, shrouded in legend. Romance, murders, garbage scandals. And great music. #MusicHistory
Transcriptions
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
Schoenberg is beautiful
Why the Viennese composer’s music is not only revolutionary, but also worth listening to. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait #Schönberg
War and peace in music
How does music speak about war? And what does peace sound like? An essay. #MusicHistory #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
The deep well of history
A brief look at Armenia’s ancient music in the 21st century #EarlyMusic #MusicHistory #World
A portrait of Béla Bartók
Amiable yet conflicted: Béla Bartók’s life and work #MusicHistory #Portrait
5 Questions for Aynur
She is currently the most prominent voice of Kurdish music. Her unmistakable sound can be heard at the Kurdistan Festival in the Elbphilharmonie #Interview #MusicHistory #Kurdistan
The Music of Kurdistan
A festival celebrating the diversity and vitality of Kurdish music culture. #MusicHistory #World #Kurdistan
5 Questions for Danûk
From wax cylinder to Spotify hit: the band Danûk take early 20th century phonograh recordings and transform them into remarkable contemporary music. #Interview #MusicHistory #World #Kurdistan
György Kurtág: Every note in the right place
Late fame through polished and radically reduced music: About the composer György Kurtág. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
MUSIC WITHOUT SHADOWS?
A host of voices speak in Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s music. That is one of its strengths. #MusicHistory
Electronic music
Making music possible: a short history of electronic sound production. #Electronic #MusicHistory