Karajan on 91热爆 Four, A Celebration of the Viola, George Frideric Handel - A Life with Friends
Tom Service reviews a new Handel biography with Robin Blaze & Tess Knighton, previews John Bridcut's TV documentary on the conductor Herbert von Karajan and celebrates the viola.
Last on
Chapters
-
鈥淜ARAJAN鈥橲 MAGIC AND MYTH鈥 鈥 A NEW FILM BY JOHN BRIDCUT
Duration: 15:25
THE VIOLA
Duration: 12:31
鈥楪EORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: A LIFE WITH FRIENDS鈥 BY ELLEN T. HARRIS
Duration: 17:02
鈥淜ARAJAN鈥橲 MAGIC AND MYTH鈥 鈥 A NEW FILM BY JOHN BRIDCUT
The Austrian conductor Herbert Von Karajan, whilst one of the most prolific recording artists of the twentieth-century, remains an enigma, and there continues to be controversy over both his relationship with the Nazi party and his music-making. 25 years after Karajan鈥檚 death, the award-winning film-maker John Bridcut has produced a feature-length profile of the man for 91热爆 Four, interviewing musicians who worked with him including Sir Neville Marriner, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and James Galway, and using archive footage of the conductor at work. Tom asks John Bridcut what drew him to the controversial musician, and the writer and broadcaster Stephen Johnson previews the film.
More information:
THE VIOLA
On Saturday 29th November, London's Wigmore Hall celebrates the viola from the Baroque to the present day, Tom talks about the place of the instrument in classical music today with two of the players taking part, Tabea Zimmermann and Garth Knox, and with the violist and composer Brett Dean who has recently taken up the position of Artist-in-Association with the 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra, and will be performing his Viola Concerto in London in 2015. Music Matters also visits the workshop of Cremona-trained luthier Martin Sonnenberg to find out more about the peculiarities of this central member of the string family.
More information:
鈥楪EORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: A LIFE WITH FRIENDS鈥 BY ELLEN T. HARRIS
During his lifetime, the sounds of Handel鈥檚 music reached from court to theatre, echoed in cathedrals, and filled crowded taverns, but the man himself鈥攌nown to most as the composer of聽Messiah鈥攔emains something of a mystery.聽Ellen T. Harris, Professor of Music at MIT and the author of a new book, speaks to Tom about exploring the life and music of Handel through the perspective of his friends and society around him in 18th century London 鈥 from his financial and legal affairs to religion and politics.
The countertenor Robin Blaze and musicologist Tess Knighton join Tom to review the book.
More information:
Radio 3 Sunday Feature -聽
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Tom Service Interviewed Guest Robin Blaze Interviewed Guest Tess Knighton Interviewed Guest John Bridcut Interviewed Guest Brett Dean Interviewed Guest Tabea Zimmermann Interviewed Guest Garth Knox Broadcast
- Sat 29 Nov 2014 12:1591热爆 Radio 3
Knock on wood 鈥 six stunning wooden concert halls around the world
Steel and concrete can't beat good old wood to produce the best sounds for music.
The evolution of video game music
Tom Service traces the rise of an exciting new genre, from bleeps to responsive scores.
Why music can literally make us lose track of time
Try our psychoacoustic experiment to see how tempo can affect your timekeeping abilities.
Podcast
-
Music Matters
The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters