Michel Corrette: Les Six Symphonies de Noel (Noël) (La Fantasia / Rien Voskuilen)

聖誕節的古典樂，大家一定提到柴可夫斯基的「胡桃鉗」，不然就是韓德爾的「彌賽亞」。聽古樂的，或許會再提到Corelli開始，及後來義大利作曲家跟進的「聖誕協奏曲」(裡頭算「比較」有名的有Torelli和Locatelli)。

Austria Trip Part 16 : 9/3 Vienna Day 3 - Mozarthaus Vienna (Chinese)

莫札特維也納之家

Austria Trip Part 15 : 9/3 Vienna Day 3 - Würstelstand Am Hoher Markt 香腸攤 (Chinese)

維也納香腸攤

Christmas 2010 (Chinese)

這幾天灣區天冷又下雨，所以沒啥太多事可做，不過女友特地飛過來找我，總是得找些事情來做，多半和食物有關~~~ 

Austria Trip Part 14 : 9/3 Vienna Day 3 - Stephansdom Cathedral (Chinese)

史蒂芬大教堂

Blog Anniversary

 

Farina: Le Sonate (Lukas Friederich et al)

Carlo Farina (c1604 - 1639) 是十七世紀初重要的義大利作曲家，在小提琴技巧的發展還有音樂上有極重要的貢獻。許多人甚至認為，他是小提琴雙絃(double stopping)技巧的發明人。因為在德奧的宮廷擔任音樂家，所以直接影響了同輩和後一輩德奧作曲家在小提琴上的重視，其中包括到Hamburg(漢堡)發展的同時期作曲家Johann Schop，晚一輩的Schmelzer，甚至再晚一輩的Biber, Westhoff，還有Walther的音樂裡都有他的影子。

Austria Trip Part 13 : 9/3 Vienna Day 3 - Hundertwasser Haus (Chinese)

百水公寓

Austria Trip Part 12 : 9/3 Vienna Day 3 - Schloss Belvedere (Chinese)

Upper Schloss Belvedere

Concert: Ciaramella - A Piper's Noël (12/12/10)

12/12/2010

Collection of Medieval Christmas songs and music played during Renaissance Italy, Spain, Flanders, France, Germany and England...

Ciaramella 

Adam and Rotem Gilbert, Doug Milliken, recorder, shawm, bagpipes
Greg Ingles, Erik Schmalz, slide trumpet, sackbut, recorder


Dylan Hostetter, countertenor
N. Lincoln Hanks, tenor
Joel Nesvadba, baritone
Jinyoung Jang, bass

St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco

Gift CDs from Mrs. Ingrid Matthews Olson

Just got these in the mail today.  During the week of Thanksgiving, I was browsing on the internet for music of Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre.  I had previously bought a disc of her complete harpsichord works (and am in the process of attempting to play one of the pieces).

I read about a recording of Ingrid Matthews's recording de la Guerre's set of 6 violin sonatas written in 1707.  I tried to find where it was available for purchase but had no luck.  Instead, I came across Ingrid Matthews's website (now Ingrid Matthews Olson).  The purchase link on her website is also defunct. 

Hellendaal: Concerti Grossi (Op.3) (European Community Baroque Orchestra / Roy Goodman + Andrew Manze)

Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799) 和Geminiani(傑米尼亞尼)還有大師韓德爾一樣，在自己國家不被重用，而到英國去發展的作曲家。仔細看他出生日期，會發現他比韓德爾他們足足晚了一輩，所以很有可能是看到這些前輩們在英國過得相當風光而步上相同之路的。Hellendaal自己也不是什麼省油的燈；他成為了十八世紀最有名的荷蘭籍作曲家之一。

Austria Trip Part 11 : 9/2 Vienna Day 2 - Riesenrad (Chinese)

Riesenrad

Movie: Me and Orson Welles

Directed by one of my favorite directors (Richard Linklater), this movie is about another director that I like very much (Orson Welles).  Set in the 1937 before Welles directed the great Citizen Kane, we get to meet Orson Welles through high school senior Richard (Zac Efron), who gets a minor speaking role in Welles's first production of Julius Caesar, set in fascist Italy.  Richard, a determined young actor, believes that his role in the play will make it big for him.  Also, he starts a romance with the administrative assistant Sonja (Claire Danes), not too bad for a kid his age.    

Austria Trip Part 10 : 9/2 Vienna Day 2 - Cafe Sacher (Chinese)

Cafe Sacher入口