The Pointy End
Pourquoi le retour de la musique sur les stations généralistes est inévitable ?
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- Wednesday, 04 May 2016
Vous en doutez ? Et pourtant. Un programme radio c’est un ensemble d’éléments que l’on met en forme et ces éléments permettent à l’auditeur de reconnaitre et d’en saisir le sens.
Nina Simone and the clichés of the musical biopic
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- Wednesday, 04 May 2016
Simone was trained as a classical pianist in her home town of Tryon, North Carolina, and moved to New York for a year’s study at Juilliard (with the great Carl Friedberg, who had known Brahms), with the intention of auditioning for the Curtis Institute of Music, in Philadelphia, which, unlike Juilliard, taught its students tuition-free.
Opera Startups: Small companies in New York take on the Met.
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The Met, despite its perpetual financial struggles, shows no signs of capsizing. Though dozens of competitors have come and gone, it lumbers on, embattled but essential. But New York’s operatic startups offer cheap seats for curious newcomers, opportunities for young performers, and a theatrical intimacy that can’t be found at the Met. At their best, they give you the feeling of looking at opera from the inside.
The Greatest Violin No One’s Ever Heard
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016
The most famous violin in the world has never been heard. What’s more, it gained its reputation by being invisible. “The Messiah” sits in its glass display case just outside the Print Room of the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology in Oxford. A big part of its mystique lies in the fact that, as the only Stradivari in existence still preserved in pristine condition, it has virtually never been played.
The European Music Archaeology Project Recreates Instruments of Old
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Peter Holmes, a 76-year-old former aircraft engineer, is a central figure in the European Music Archaeology Project, a 4-million euro effort started in 2013 to recreate the sounds of the ancient world. The project unveils the results of its work this year. It started with a concert in Glasgow, to be followed by a touring exhibition that opens on June 6 in Ystad, Sweden.
'Blurred Lines', 'Ice Ice Baby' and other famous songs to face plagiarism claims
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016
“Stairway to Heaven” is not the only song to face a trial over copyright claims. Many incidents of apparent copyright are pure coincidence, but the line between plagiarism and inspiration can run thin. Let's take a look at some of the tunes that got legal teams all hot under the collar.
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur le classique en 10 questions
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- Tuesday, 19 April 2016
C’est long comment, les opéras ? A quoi ça sert le chef d’orchestre ? Est-ce que la musique classique, c’est ennuyeux ? Quand faut-il applaudir ? Vous n’osez pas poser toutes ces questions ? Nous vous donnons les réponses.
Musicians Are Much More Likely to Use Psychotherapy
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- Wednesday, 06 April 2016
It’s unclear if they’re more neurotic than the rest of us, or simply more open to seeking help.
The mysterious appeal of 'silent music'
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- Wednesday, 06 April 2016
From John Cage to Korn, musicians have long composed pieces with no sound. Is it a high-brow joke, an exercise in mindfulness – or a severe case of the ‘emperor’s new clothes’?
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