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„Es funkte auf Anhieb menschlich und musikalisch.“
Das Mariani Klavierquartett über symphonische Dichte bei Brahms und schlanke Klarheit bei Gernsheim. Zusammen mit Audax-Produzent...
Oct 28, 20227 min read
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“It clicked straightaway on a personal and musical level.”
The Mariani Quartet on symphonic density in Brahms and lean clarity in Gernsheim. Together with Audax producer Johannes Pramsohler, they...
Oct 27, 20228 min read
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A travel concerto for the Bach family
Johannes Pramsohler puts the first version of Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in a cosmopolitan context of travelling virtuosos To make it...
Sep 3, 20223 min read
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Bach's Masterclass
Johannes Pramsohler and Philippe Grisvard place Bach's Six sonatas for violin and obligato harpsichord in a new historical context and...
Aug 28, 20223 min read
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Leclair's classical elegance
How Ensemble Diderot explored the marvellous sonic landscape of intensity and variety in Leclair's Op. 4 Jean-Marie Leclair's collection...
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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"In French society, solo concertos had explosive potential"
Johannes Pramsohler explores the cultural context of the first French violin concertos France was traditionally the scene of major...
Oct 21, 20216 min read
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Albéniz the European
Iñaki Encina Oyón discovers unknown facets of Spain's most important composer through his songs The repertoire of the Spanish concert...
Oct 21, 20213 min read
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Bach und der anonyme Blockflötist
Eine Spurensuche zwischen Original und Bearbeitung „Der musikalische Vortrag kann mit dem Vortrage eines Redners verglichen werden. Ein...
May 12, 20213 min read
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"This was definitely no mass-market music for amateurs"
Artistic director Johannes Pramsohler discusses the programme of the new Ensemble Diderot album and explores the importance of an...
May 1, 20214 min read
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"Eine der wenigen Beziehungen Beethovens, die nicht mit einem Zerwürfnis endete."
Geigerin Marie Radauer-Plank zum historischen Kontext ihrer Aufnahme Beethovens letzter Violinsonate mit dem Duo Brüggen-Plank Die...
Apr 29, 20213 min read
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The forgotten star violinist under a would-be “sun king”
Johannes Pramsohler finds revelations in the music of Johann Jakob Kress, court concertmaster in Darmstadt. Why rediscover him today and...
Mar 31, 20216 min read
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Ever heard of Antonuccio?
In 1708, Rome saw the lavish production of Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione. The impressive orchestra of 47 musicians was led by the...
Mar 28, 20217 min read
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Robert who?
Rediscovering an award-winning French composer and why he has been forgotten How did you discover Robert Dussaut? Iñaki Encina Oyón: When...
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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Expressive simplicity
Reinhard Goebel about the splendor and misery of the violin recital Text by Reinhard Goebel. This essay was first published in Audax'...
Mar 20, 20217 min read
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An imaginary tale of misfortune and sorrow
Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and the astonishing rhetorical power in her Trio Sonata in G Minor When Brossard was on his way back to...
Mar 14, 20212 min read
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When the world thought that men were better at writing poems
Iñaki Encina Oyón sheds light on a mysterious French poet Two of my favourite songs in our recording of French mélodies by Robert Dussaut...
Mar 12, 20212 min read
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Regent and woman in art
Maria Antonia Walpurgis, the fascinating librettist of three cantatas recorded by Ensemble Diderot By now the importance and influence of...
Mar 11, 20214 min read
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The princess of fugues
History often bears surprising facts. It might seem astonishing to us today, but the most performed passion of the 18th century was...
Mar 10, 20212 min read
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When the world wasn't ready for a woman composer
Pianist Iñaki Encina Oyón about why Greek-born French composer Hélène Covatti deserves more attention Who was Hélène Covatti? Hélène...
Mar 8, 20213 min read
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Drawing inspiration from Bach’s lute tablatures 3
Part 3: Weyrauch’s tablatures and a a bit about my own approach to making my own Prelude in c minor BWV 999 An autograph manuscript of...
Mar 1, 20217 min read
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