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Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764) was a French composer, harpsichordist, and music theorist, highly influential during the Baroque era, replacing Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of French opera. Rameau 's operatic works constitute the bulk of his musical contribution and mark the height of the French Baroque with his best-known work, the opera-ballet Les Indes galantes . Despite this, his operatic works were largely forgotten until the mid- 20th century , benefiting from the revival of early music; his harpsichord works, however, remained popular. Rameau is generally considered the most important French musician before the 19th century ; he died in 1764 at the age of 81.
Jean-Philippe Rameau's harpsichord concert pieces , published in 1741, constitute the composer's only known chamber music and were composed at the height of his career; they are much later than his works for solo harpsichord and his sacred music, and come after his first lyrical masterpieces. In the preface, Rameau specifies: “These pieces, performed solely on harpsichord, leave nothing to be desired: one doesn't even suspect they are capable of any other pleasure.”
La Lapoplinière , which we present today, is the first piece of the Third Concert of Harpsichord Pieces in concerts written for harpsichord ( Béatrice Martin ), violin ( Patrick Cohën-Akenine ) and viola da gamba ( Nima Ben David ).
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), born in Vienna where he spent most of his life, was the most conservative composer of Romanticism, in contrast to the progressive current led by Liszt and Wagner . His music is firmly rooted in the compositional structures and techniques of the Classical masters, and its formal structures faithfully follow Classical patterns, although it incorporates some of the color of Romanticism and popular music. The diligent and highly constructed nature of his works served as a starting point and inspiration for a generation of later composers; embedded within his meticulous structures are profoundly Romantic motifs. Eminently perfectionist, he wrote for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, solo voices, and choir. It was Hans von Bülow who coined the term "the three Bs," referring to Bach , Beethoven , and Brahms as the three main pillars of the history of music .
Catalogue of Brahms' works . His works are classified by their Opus number (from the Latin opus 'work'; op. abbreviation) which is a term used in music to catalogue the works of most composers since the 17th century .
Brahms' Hungarian Dances are a set of twenty-one lively dances, mostly based on Hungarian themes, composed in 1869, although dances 11, 14, and 16 are original; their duration ranges from one to four minutes. Brahms originally composed them for piano four-hands, and later arranged ten of them for solo piano, and a few others (numbers 1, 3, and 10) for orchestra. Several composers have orchestrated the remaining dances; notably, Antonín Dvořák , who, moreover, was inspired by them to compose his series of Slavonic Dances .
Today we offer an original version of dance no. 5 with whistling virtuoso Tamás Hacki accompanied by the Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Madrid maestro Carlos Nieto.
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. He was the first American -born conductor to achieve worldwide fame, celebrated for leading the New York Philharmonic , for his Young People's Concerts on television between 1958 and 1972, and for his numerous compositions, including West Side Story (1957) and Candide . He was also a key figure in the modern revival of the music of Gustav Mahler , the composer who most passionately interested him. As a composer, he wrote piano music, chamber music, choral music, religious music, numerous stage works for ballet, film, opera, and musicals, as well as a substantial body of orchestral work.
West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents , music by Leonard Bernstein , and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim . Loosely based on William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet , the show is set on New York City's Upper West Side in the mid-1950s and explores the rivalry between two youth gangs of different ethnicities: the Jets (of European descent) and the Sharks (of Puerto Rican origin). Things get complicated when Tony , a former member of the Jets , falls in love with Maria , the sister of the Sharks ' leader. The original Broadway production debuted in 1957, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins , and was nominated for six Tony Awards . The show's dark tone, sophisticated melodies and dance sequences, and its approach to the social issues of the time marked a turning point in American musical theater. Since then, West Side Story has been staged countless times around the world, and many of its songs have become classics. In 1961, it was adapted for the big screen under the direction of Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins himself, starring Richard Beymer, Natalie Wood, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, and Russ Tamblyn . The film received critical acclaim and won ten Academy Awards at the 34th Academy Awards , including Best Picture.
Mambo is a musical rhythm and dance originating in Cuba . The word " mambo " is of African descent, similar to other Afro-American musical terms such as conga, milonga, bomba, tumba, samba, bamba, bambulá, tambo, tango, cumbé, cumbia, and candombe , which denote an African, and particularly Congolese, origin. Mambo was created in the late 1930s by the brothers Israel "Cachao" and Orestes López , when they were part of Arcaño y sus Maravillas ' orchestra, by speeding up the danzón and introducing syncopation to the percussion.
Today, the Simón Bolívar Youth Symphonic Band, conducted by Maestro Sergio Rosales, presents the Mambo from the movie West Side Story with music by the American maestro Leonard Bernstein .
Ruth Crawford (1901–1953) was an American composer specializing in folk music . Her music was a leading exponent of the emerging modernist aesthetic, and she became a central member of a group of American composers known as the " ultramodernists ." Although she composed primarily during the 1920s and 1930s, Seeger devoted herself to folk music studies from the late 1930s until her death. Her music influenced later composers, particularly Elliott Carter .
Piano Study in Mixed Accents. This virtuosic Study for Mixed Accents , with its rapid tempo, was written during the Study of American Women Composers in Berlin on a Guggenheim Fellowship . She was the first woman to receive this fellowship, and the results of her study were a new and mature musical language, contrasting sharply with Crawford Seeger 's Piano Preludes and other, far more mystical works. Indeed, the study plays with "mixed" accentuations, meaning that the accents are not fixed within a conventional metric pattern; it also employs groupings of eighth (or sixteenth) notes with varied accents. Although brief, the study is considered a tour de force, economically showcasing a series of modern ideas: rhythmic irregularity, dissonance, dynamic control, and a novel structure.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is considered one of the three giants of musical composition, along with Bach and Beethoven . A child prodigy born in Salzburg , Austria, he mastered the keyboard and violin by the age of six and began composing, prompting his father, Leopold , to exhibit him on grueling tours of various European courts. A prolific composer (more than 600 works written from the age of five until his death), he cultivated all kinds of musical genres: piano works, chamber music, symphonies, concertos, choral works, operas—each and every one a masterpiece of its kind. His operas The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and The Marriage of Figaro are among the ten most frequently performed operas in the world. He died in Vienna at the age of 35.
The catalogue of Mozart's works, or Köchel catalogue ( Köchel Verzeichnis in German), was created by Ludwig von Köchel in 1862 and lists the musical works composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . Each of Mozart 's works is designated by a number preceded by the abbreviation K. or KV ; this number designates the chronological order of its creation and is indeed valid for most of the works. However, the first edition includes works by other composers erroneously attributed to Mozart and omits other authentic works that had not yet been discovered.
The concerto is a musical form written for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an instrumental ensemble. It was Vivaldi who established the fundamental basis of its three-movement structure ( I fast-II slow-III fast ) and presented it as a dialogue between the soloists and the instrumental ensemble. From the Classical period onward, especially following the foundations laid by C.P.E. Bach , the first movement is constructed according to the patterns of sonata form (exposition, development, and recapitulation) , while the second and third movements adopt free and more specific forms.
The French horn is a brass instrument with a very versatile character and a wide range. Furthermore, this instrument can produce both soft and sweet sounds as well as harsh and sharp ones. Certain technical resources allow the horn to achieve special timbral effects: muting, bouché, damper , and cuivré . Its ancestor is the hunting horn . The French horn consists of a long, narrow tube. This conical metal tube is coiled and ends in an open bell (shaped like a horn) and begins at the crook (the beginning of the instrument's body) where the mouthpiece is placed. The sound is produced by the vibration of the lips inside the mouthpiece, due to air pressure: this sound is refined until it reaches the bell, where it is projected outwards. In Mozart 's time, the French horn did not have valves (like modern horns); it was a natural horn, which required great virtuosity from the player to accurately play notes outside the harmonic series.
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . This concerto is one of the most outstanding works in the horn repertoire and one of the most frequently performed by horn players worldwide. It was composed around 1784–1787, although the exact date is not entirely clear.
Like Mozart 's other horn concertos , it was written for Joseph Leutgeb , a friend of the composer and a horn virtuoso.
Concerto Structure . It follows the classical three-movement form: I (0'00") ALLEGRO, bright and jovial, in a style typical of Viennese classicism; the horn is elegantly integrated into the dialogue with the orchestra. II (7'14") ROMANZE (LARGHETTO). Lyrical, smooth, and cantabile melody, showcasing the warmth of the natural horn's timbre. Here, Mozart further explores the expressive side of the instrument. III (11'32") ALLEGRO (RONDO). Joyful final movement in rondo form.
It is the most popular piece in the concert, with a catchy and playful theme, often used as an example of Mozart 's "humor" in his instrumental music.
Today we have the pleasure of listening to South Korean horn player Hae-Ree Yoo, accompanied by the Gunpo Prime Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Yun-Sung Jang.
Robert Schumann (1810-1856), a German composer considered one of the pillars of Romanticism, was the son of a bookseller. He always maintained a close relationship with literature, to the point that he almost dedicated himself to it. He studied piano with Friedrich Wieck , but due to an incurable injury to his right hand, he abandoned his promising piano career to focus solely on composition. He married Clara Wieck (“Clara Schumann”), the daughter of his former teacher, who was also a composer and prodigious pianist. They maintained a close friendship with Brahms . From the age of 23, he suffered several depressive episodes and auditory hallucinations that increased over time, culminating in a suicide attempt in 1854. Voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital, he died two years later. Until the age of 30, he only wrote piano works and lieder (short lyrical songs). But after his marriage and encouraged by his wife, he ventured into more substantial works and thus wrote several choral works, chamber works, orchestral works, among which his four symphonies, a dramatic poem, Manfred , and an opera stand out.
The Symphony No. 1, “Spring,” was composed in just four days (January 1841) and orchestrated in less than a month. The premiere was conducted by Felix Mendelssohn on March 31, 1841, in Leipzig . Before composing this symphony, Schumann was widely known for his piano and vocal works. Clara encouraged him to write symphonic music. The title “ Spring ” was given, according to Clara ’s diary, to Adolph Boettger ’s spring poems; however, Schumann himself stated that the symphony was merely inspired by Liebesfrühling (Love’s Spring), a collection of 12 lieder written by the Schumanns .
General Structure. The symphony is written in four movements, following the traditional classical form, although with a strong Romantic character and innovations typical of Schumann 's style. I (0'7") ANDANTE UN POCO MAESTOSO – ALLEGRO MOLTO VIVACE. This movement, written in B-flat major and in sonata form, begins with a slow and majestic introduction; the main theme of the Allegro is vibrant and optimistic and inspired, according to Schumann , by a verse from a poem by Adolf Böttger about the arrival of spring. The development is lively, with distinctive rhythmic treatment and interplay of motifs; while the recapitulation is clear with an energetic coda . II (9'22") LARGHETTO. Written in E-flat major and in ternary form (A-B-A'), it is a lyrical and melancholic movement, with an intimate atmosphere, made up of long phrases, which contrast with a somewhat more agitated central section before returning to the initial theme. III (16`07``) SCHERZO: MOLTO VIVACE. Scherzo- style movement with double trio (A–B–A–C–A) full of rhythmic energy, where the first trio is more lyrical, while the second has a more dance-like character. -. IV (21`42``) ALLEGRO ANIMATO E GRAZIOSO. Written in B-flat major in sonata form , although freely treated, it is a cheerful, luminous, and festive movement, combining elegance (grazioso) with rhythmic drive, reaffirming the positive character of the symphony, which closes with optimistic force.
Today, the Philharmonie Südwestfalen, conducted by the Dutch maestro Gerard Oskamp , presents its performance.
Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) was a Russian physician, chemist, and composer, a member of The Five , and a staunch advocate for women's rights . He was a champion of education in Russia and the founder of a medical school for women. The illegitimate son of Russian Prince Luka Stepanovich Gedevanishvili , he enjoyed a comfortable and well-educated youth. He studied piano, cello, and flute independently, and at the age of 15 enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine , specializing in chemistry , a profession he would practice throughout his life. At 30, he began studying composition with Balakirev and, as an amateur, wrote chamber music and some religious works, three symphonies, the poem "In the Steppes of Central Asia," and the opera "Prince Igor," which includes the Polovtsian Dances , now performed under the direction of Donald Neuen.
Prince Igor (Князь Игорь / Knyaz' Igor') is an opera by Alexander Borodin , inspired by the campaign of Prince Igor of Kyiv against the Polovtsy or Cumans of Khan Kontckak , based on a 12th-century epic poem, " The Tale of Igor's Campaign ." Left unfinished when Borodin died in 1887, it was completed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov and premiered on November 4, 1890, at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg .
The Polovtsian Dances are a suite of oriental dances included in Act Two of the opera. They depict a spectacular choreographic scene presented by the Polovtsian leader , Khan Konchak , to entertain Prince Igor , who has been captured. These dances are one of the most famous parts of the entire opera and a brilliant example of the musical exoticism that characterizes certain 19th- century Russian composers.
Today we are presented with a performance by the Angeles Chorale and UCLA Chorale with the UCLA Philharmonia , conducted by Maestro Donald Neuen.
Reena Esmail (1983) is an Indian-American composer born in 1983 in the United States to Indian immigrants. She creatively blends Western classical music with the Hindustani musical tradition of northern India . She studied composition at The Juilliard School (BM, 2005) and later at the Yale School of Music , where she earned several degrees, culminating in her doctorate. In 2011–2012, she received a Fulbright-Nehru scholarship to study Hindustani music in India ; her Hindustani teachers included Srimati Lakshmi Shankar and Saili Oak .
The composer deliberately works across traditions, seeking to unite and create a dialogue between Western classical music (orchestral, choral, chamber) and North Indian classical music (ragas, taals, improvisational elements). She is interested not only in aesthetic fusion but also in cultural equity: building musical spaces where musicians from diverse backgrounds, styles, and cultural formations can collaborate and learn from one another. Some of her compositions incorporate languages such as English, Sanskrit, and regional Indian languages , and combine Western instruments with traditional Indian instruments (tabla, sitar, etc.).
Video footnote : In Hindustani music, Malhaar refers to a family of raags (melodic patterns) that summon rain. Legend has it that great musicians could bring down a deluge even in the driest skies with the power of their singing. This is the inspiration for Malhaar: A Requiem for Water . As the drought worsened in Southern California , I longed for a way to process the growing panic. The work interweaves texts from the traditional Latin Requiem Mass with the work of Wendell Berry and William O'Daly , as well as interspersed Hindi. It traces a trajectory of beauty and awe before water, the fear and devastation surrounding its loss, a response to a plea for atonement, and ultimately, the promise of a new cycle of life as water returns to the skies. This is a hopeful Requiem . Although the collective loss has been so tremendous, we can still hold out hope that if we change our relationship with the land, we can bring the rain back.
Structure . I (0`00``) HOLY WATER .-. II (5`43``) II REQUIEM AETERNAM .-. III (12`15``) SKEPTICAL BELL .-. (15`51``) INTERLUDE: SAKHI NEER BHARAN .-. IV (21`26``) LACRIMOSA .-. (27`31``) INTERLUDE: SAKHI NEER BHARAN II .-. V (30` 25``) AGNUS DEI .-. VI (36`34``) QUESTIONS FOR GOD .-. VII (39`14``) THE DREAM OF THE WATERFALL/IN PARADISUM.
Today we have vocalist Saili Oak with the Angeles Chorale and UCLA Chorale accompanied by the UCLA Philharmonia ensemble conducted by maestro Donald Neuen .
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Betty Carter (1929–1998) was an American jazz singer. She is arguably the most innovative vocalist in the history of jazz , almost permanently linked to the jazz avant-garde and with a constant tendency toward improvisation and the transgression of harmonic and melodic boundaries. Even as a young woman, Carter brought a new vocal style to jazz . The breathiness of her voice was a characteristic rarely heard before her emergence on the music scene. She was also known for her passion for scat singing (a type of vocal improvisation, usually with nonsense words and syllables). In 1997, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Bill Clinton ; this award was one of thousands, but Carter considered this medal the most important she received in her lifetime.
Ken Zazpi is a Basque pop-rock band formed in 1996 in Gernika (Bizkaia). They sing primarily in Basque, although they have also recorded some Catalan versions of their songs. In 1996, they released the single "Bi eta bat" and that same year recorded a demo in Muxika (Bizkaia) with the help of guitarist José Alberto Bátiz (then with Fito & Fitipaldis ). Their acoustic album, "Gelditu denbora " ("Stop Time"), led to a concert tour of the Basque Country, Navarre , and Catalonia .
Today we propose the concert offered at the Euskalduna Palace in Bilbao on December 5, 2013, accompanied by the Basque National Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Fernando Velázquez .
Natasha Bedingfield (1981) She is an English singer who debuted in 1990, at only nine years old, as a member of a Christian dance/electronic group; throughout that decade she made various recordings for religious institutions. In 2004 she released her first album, Unwritten , which we are presenting today, selling over two million copies and earning her a Grammy Award . During these years she has toured extensively in Europe and the USA and released several singles, while continuing to work on her fourth album.
Los Tucu Tucu was an Argentine folk group considered one of the most important in the history of Argentine folk music. Their first lineup consisted of Ricardo Benjamín, Santiago Jerez , and Héctor Hugo , and they were known as Trío Los Ases . Shortly after, they changed their name to Las Voces del Surco and Carlos Ángel "el Chango" Paliza joined the group. However, the record director at RCA Victor persuaded them to change their name again, suggesting Los Tucu Tucu to emphasize their Tucumán identity. On September 9, 2007, while traveling by car, the group was struck by a train; Ricardo Romero and Héctor Bulacio died in the collision, and the tragedy brought the group to an end.
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The Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble , also known as the Igor Moiseyev Ballet , is a world-renowned Russian folk dance company founded in 1937 by choreographer Igor Moiseyev . The company is famous for its technical brilliance, its interpretation of folk dances from around the world, and for creating a dance style that fuses folk elements with classical ballet techniques.
The company was founded in 1937 by Igor Moiseyev , a former principal dancer and choreographer with the Bolshoi Ballet . Its style combines the vigor and energy of folk dance with the discipline and technique of classical ballet, while staging a wide range of folk dances from diverse cultures. The company is considered one of the world's leading folk dance companies, having toured to more than 60 countries.
Today the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble offers us a potpourri of Russian dances made up of fragments from the one-act ballet " Night on Bald Mountain " and fragments of some Russian folk dances.
“ Tari Saman ” is a traditional Indonesian dance originating from the Gayo people in the Aceh region. It is attributed to Syekh Saman , an Islamic religious figure, who developed it as a means of disseminating religious and moral values. It was inscribed by UNESCO in 2011 as an intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent protection. Traditionally, the dance was initially performed only by men, although women also participate today. The participants kneel on the ground, with their heels on the ground if possible; there are no large movements, but rather movements of the torso, arms, and head, along with various types of clapping. These include clapping the hands, chest, and thighs, as well as coordinated body movements. The rhythm can vary: sometimes slow, sometimes very fast. Dance is a means of social integration: It brings the community together, fosters discipline, teamwork and social cohesion, and the verses that are recited have moral, spiritual, praise and religious teaching content.
Video caption: Many people ask the name of the song: " Cavalos do Cão " (Dog Horses), a magnificent composition by Ze Ramalho from Paraíba , which fills us with pride. It's performed here by the musical group Pisada do Sertão , which also has other wonderful dance and research works worth seeing. Thank you all. Always enjoy our authentic Brazilian culture without moderation.
Moon Dogs was created in 2007 by Hervé Koubi , described as an “experiment” in which the choreographer blends “contemporary writing and hip-hop gestures ” to investigate a new choreographic language. Its creation followed a “revision” of another work ( Les Heures Florissantes ) while Koubi was exploring this fusion of styles (contemporary + hip-hop ) in his work. The union of contemporary dance with hip-hop movements is a distinctive feature: Koubi is exploring the urban and popular, bringing it into the realm of the “contemporary dance stage,” reflecting his desire to break down stylistic barriers; it also suggests a visual and choreographic aesthetic with cinematic and pictorial components.
Hervé Koubi . With roots in Algeria , the pharmacist Hervé Koubi decided to focus on a career as a dancer-choreographer and his studies in Aix-Marseille . In 2000, he created his first project, Le Golem . Since then, he has collaborated with Guillaume Gabriel . In 2006, he worked with Laetitia Sheriff ; in 2007, he revived a movement performance, Les Heures Florissantes , along the famous Croisette in Cannes , created in 1997. During the same year, fusing contemporary and hip-hop movements for the first time, he created Moon Dogs , which we are pleased to present today. Since 2010, Koubi has brought together a team of a dozen Algerians and Burkinabe, embarking on a journey marked by several new creations.
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