Mediatheque Stories tagged #MusicHistory
The Big Beethoven ABC
To mark the composer’s 250th birthday: Ludwig van Beethoven from A to Z. #Beethoven #MusicHistory
: Video-Portrait: Thomas Adès
Zeitgenössische klassische Musik, die Menschen erreicht – die gibt es! Ein Portrait über den britischen Komponisten Thomas Adès. #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic #Portrait
The Art of Alteration
Beethoven's 33 »Diabelli Variations« and the new reading by Hans Zender. #MusicHistory
Handel’s Secret
Even in his own lifetime, Handel was feted like a pop star. What was the composer's secret? #MusicHistory #Portrait
Elbphilharmonie explains: The theorbo
How the oversized lute came to dominate Renaissance stages. #EarlyMusic #Explained #MusicHistory
»Believe« and music
It is only belief that makes us human. #MusicHistory
Incense in Exchange for Gunpowder
The Silk Road: a trade route that altered the world. #MusicHistory #SilkRoad #World
Elbphilharmonie Explains: the Cornett
The Quintessence of a Flute, a Trumpet and a Human Being: the Cornett. #EarlyMusic #Explained #MusicHistory
Great Britain: A Country with Music
A country that produced the Beatles and the »Proms«, and where there's a choir in every second village, can't be in such a bad way. #MusicHistory
Johann Strauss: Die Fledermaus
Champagne, masks and intrigue: the essentials of the cult operetta by waltz king Johann Strauss. #MusicHistory
The Whirling Dervishes
The search for God: On the centuries-old Sufi ritual spin dance. #MusicHistory #World
Poland: Five Composers Worth Knowing
Without them, Poland would be a different country today. A portrait of five important composers. #MusicHistory
Frédéric Chopin
It’s said that he breathed a soul into the piano: Frédéric Chopin, the most famous Polish composer of all time. #MusicHistory
Telemann’s Opera: »Miriways«
Back after almost 300 years: Telemann’s opera »Miriways« at the Telemann Festival 2017 in Hamburg. #EarlyMusic #Laeiszhalle #MusicHistory
Schubert's Winterreise
The moving song cycle is a source of unbroken fascination. #MusicHistory
Not of this World: Stockhausen's Opera Cycle »Licht«
A big hit of innovation – the longest-running opera cycle in the history of music #MusicHistory #ContemporaryMusic