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In the News (Tue 8 Dec 09)

  
 Harpsichordist finds an 'enormous' new world as a pianist
He lived a far-flung life as a harpsichordist with concerts on two continents and a number of distinguished recordings.
One of the advantages of being a pianist on tour instead of a harpsichordist is availability of good instruments to play.
Because more people play pianos than harpsichords, there is more consistency in their quality, Schenkman said, adding there is a more universal understanding of what a good piano is as opposed to a harpsichord, where the ideas are so varied.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /classical/238033_clas26.html   (848 words)

  
 France honours Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova
In the beginning of December, Czech harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova received from Joël de Zorzi, French ambassador in the Czech Republic, the honour 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres'.
This is a very special honour for harpsichordist Zuzana Ruzickova since she has always had a unique relationship with France.
As a harpsichordist, she has published many records with different French labels since she is one of the best performers of early music by French composers such as Rameau and Couperin.
goldbergweb.com /en/news/france/2003/12/16360.php   (169 words)

  
 Harpsichord - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A harpsichordist is a musician who plays the harpsichord.
The 2-foot and 16-foot stops of the German harpsichord are not particularly favoured among harpsichordists today, who tend to prefer the French type of instrument.
More recently harpsichordist Hendrik Bouman has composed in the 17th and 18th century style 75 pieces of which 37 compositions are for solo harpsichord, 2 compositions are of harpsichord concerti, 2 compositions feature obbligato harpsichord and 36 composition include harpsichord in the basso continuo in his chamber music and orchestral music.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harpsichord   (2828 words)

  
 Artist-Show - The largest art link site in the world!
Devine, Steven - professional harpsichordist, pianist, and conductor.
Mattila, Anssi - conductor and harpsichordist from Finland.
Spaans, Marieke - Dutch harpsichordist, fortepianist, and organist.
www.artist-show.com /ArtFields/Music/MuLinks/Classical/Artists/Harpsichord.html   (234 words)

  
 Millicent Silver, harpsichordist. Biography.
Indeed, MS (who had given the first broadcast of Britten's Holiday Diary, and the UK première with John Francis of Hindemith's flute sonata) was much more enterprising in terms of repertory than a great many younger harpsichordists.
Walter Leigh, Gordon Jacob and Howells wrote for her, and Henze said that she played the harpsichord part in his "Apollo et Hyazinthus" better than anyone else.
They included solo performers as distinguished as Trevor Pinnock; the organist and harpsichordist Christopher Herrick; Melvyn Tan; and the late Christopher Kite.
www.baroque-music-club.com /biogmsilver.html   (1357 words)

  
 Harpsichord and Clavichord
K2M seeks to dispel the perception of the harpsichord as limited and antiquated, and to update its image and appeal to composers, performers, and the broader musical public.
Harpsichordist Bradley Brookshire has distinguished himself with an ongoing series of recitals encompassing all of J.S. Bach's works for solo harpsichord.
Robert Kelley is a music theorist, composer, pianist, and harpsichordist, and his website is devoted to providing resources for practicing classical musicians, musicologists, theorists, composers, and students.
d.webring.com /hub?ring=hpsiclavi   (1731 words)

  
 Harpsichordist at Rudolfina in evening of concertos -29 May 1997 Prague   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Playing with the Prague Chamber Philharmonic, this harpsichordist performed the most exciting concerto of the evening.
Her playing was commanding and made the instrument seem one that should be heard more often.
I found it interesting that my sketches suggest a clear difference between the posture of her hands on the keyboard and the pianist's (inset).
www.tc.columbia.edu /taylor/zmusician/PRHarpsi.stm   (112 words)

  
 Sir Nicholas Jackson: Organist-Harpsichordist-Composer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
SIR NICHOLAS JACKSON who was Organist and Master of the Choristers at St Davids Cathedral in Wales from 1977-1984 has achieved increasing distinction by the diversity of his activities as an organist, harpsichordist and composer.
From 1979-86 Nicholas Jackson was harpsichordist in the London Virtuosi (soloists of the London Symphony Orchestra) with whom he made frequent tours abroad.
He has made over 20 solo recordings both as an organist and a harpsichordist and his most recent CDs include J.S.Bach's-Christmas Organ Music played at New College, Oxford, an anthology of Spanish Organ Music played at Segovia Cathedral and as well as a CD of Bach harpsichord music and another of music by Couperin.
www.pujanke.hr /Dioklecijan/jackson.html   (339 words)

  
 HENDRIK (Henk) BOUMAN Biography - COMPOSER (BAROQUE STYLE), VIRTUOSO HARPSICHORDIST, FORTEPIANIST, CONDUCTOR, PERIOD ...
In his specialised workshops, masterclasses and lecture demonstrations Hendrik Bouman focuses increasingly on period improvisation and composition in the styles of the 17th and 18th century as an integral part of the domaine of historical performance practice.
It is not how cleanly a harpsichordist executes the notes.
What separates the artist from the rest of the pack is how he or she chooses to breathe life into this ever-changing ever-contrasting music.
www.hendrikbouman.com /pages/hendrikbouman.html   (1554 words)

  
 Harpsichordist embraces 'Goldberg Variations' - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Eggar often collaborates with phenomenal baroque violinist Andrew Manze, and is artistic director of England's Academy of Ancient Music that he'll bring to Pittsburgh next season.
While admitting that the harpsichord doesn't have the dynamic flexibility of the lute, he says overholding notes creates an aesthetic resonance with not only the lute but also the viola da gamba and harp.
The harpsichordist believes Bach tried to write out this overholding style in the "Allemande" of his Second Partita.
www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/music/s_428838.html   (614 words)

  
 Library of Congress Presents Harpsichordist Christophe Rousset and La Harpe de Melodie
Library of Congress Presents Harpsichordist Christophe Rousset and La Harpe de Melodie
The Library of Congress presents two early-music concerts: harpsichordist Christophe Rousset on Dec. 3 and La Harpe de Melodie, featuring harpist Cheryl Ann Fulton, on Dec. 5, as part of the Library's 1996-97 series at the Terrace Theater of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
On Dec. 3, French harpsichordist Christophe Rousset will present a solo recital of works by Forqueray, Froberger, Louis Couperin, and Rameau.
www.loc.gov /today/pr/1996/96-166.html   (667 words)

  
 Artist Biography: Malcolm Hamilton, Harpsichordist Extraordinary
He then moved to Southern California where he studied harpsichord at USC with Alice Ehlers and received his doctorate.
Ehlers, who died in 1981, had been the first student of world-renowned harpsichordist Wanda Landowska.
Malcolm taught piano and harpsichord at USC for 30 years.
www.baroquemusic.org /MalcolmHamilton.html   (768 words)

  
 All piano, all the time is now harpsichordist Byron Schenkman's passion
All piano, all the time is now harpsichordist Byron Schenkman's passion
The following weekend, harpsichordist Schenkman appears for his final performance with Seattle Baroque Orchestra (the ensemble he co-founded with violinist Ingrid Matthews in1994) in Virtuosic Vivaldi.
During the last 15 or so years, Schenkman has become one of North America's finest harpsichordists, known and in demand for his unerring sense of musicianship and interpretation in that literature, as well as for his sensitivity as an ensemble player.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /classical/266616_clas14.html   (1016 words)

  
 MIT harpsichordist wins Prague competition - MIT News Office
In addition to winning first prize in the overall harpsichord competition, Farbood also won the Bohuslav Martin Foundation Prize for the best performance of Bohuslav Martinu's Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra, which all finalists had to perform in the final of three rounds of competition.
Formerly affiliated with the MIT Music and Theater Arts Section, Boston-area harpsichordist, fortepianist, conductor and author Mark Kroll has taught Farbood for more than two years.
Musical journey spans the ages - Mary Farbood, a graduate student in the Media Lab, has helped develop computer software for modern composers.
web.mit.edu /newsoffice/2005/farbood-0518.html   (395 words)

  
 Harpsichordist - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A harpsichordists is a keyboard player who plays the harpsichord.
Many Baroque composers played the harpsichord, including Johann Sebastian Bach, Domenico Scarlatti, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
More recently, many other outstanding harpsichordists have appeared, including Trevor Pinnock, Kenneth Gilbert, Christopher Hogwood, Ton Koopman, Hendrik Bouman, Iakovos Pappas, Jory Vinikour, Arthur Haas, Christophe Rousset, Andreas Staier, Colin Tilney, Mitzi Meyerson, and Temple Painter.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harpsichordist   (262 words)

  
 Predrag Gosta, conductor, harpsichordist, musicologist & baritone > Reviews
Predrag Gosta shows good musical instincts, and, unlike some period performers, you feel he’s willing to depart from the strict letter of the score if they lead him that way...
A group of ambitious free-lance musicians, led by organist Predrag Gosta, they play on period instruments and consistently deliver vital, artistically satisfying programs...
New Trinity Baroque, led by harpsichordist Predrag Gosta, takes a renegade tact, dusting off obscure scores and...
www.predraggosta.com /reviews.htm   (228 words)

  
 Elina Mustonen - a harpsichordist from Finland
They are simply bursting with invention, instrumental brilliance, melancholy and powerful drama.
Harpsichordist Elina Mustonen is a magnificent virtuoso with an expressive force that stuns the listener from the very first moment.
She has a superb grasp of the structures and moods of Scarlatti's music and conveys her visions with clarity." (Suomen Kuvalehti 46/2005)
webusers.siba.fi /~amattila/elina.html   (530 words)

  
 LinkedIn: Pawel Siwczak
Harpsichordist, fortepianist, clavichordist, early keyboards player - MMus student - http://www.antiquamusica.com
A young harpsichordist, fortepianist and clavichordist, descendant of Wanda Landowska tradition, award winner (including Musica Britannica Sir Anthony Lewis Memorial Prize 2006) and performer accustomed to playing public concerts in various European countries, both as a soloist and with chamber ensembles; wide range of repertoire - see my website at http://www.antiquamusica.com.
Presently doing Master of Music (MMus) research into Wanda Landowska, her expressive playing and combination of that with the historically informed manner of performing early music.
www.linkedin.com /in/earlymusic   (547 words)

  
 Kenneth G. Beaton--Organist, Pianist, Harpsichordist, Arranger, Composer, & Instructor
Kenneth G. Beaton--Organist, Pianist, Harpsichordist, Arranger, Composer, and Instructor
Like many students Ken started musical studies on popular organ at age 10.
Questions or comments please feel free to contact me Kenneth G. Beaton.
home.att.net /~k.beaton   (400 words)

  
 Annelie de Man :: harpsichordist :: reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Seldom have I so enjoyed the sound of a modern harpsichord".
"Recently a CD was released of harpsichordist Annelie de Man, one of the few who commit themselves to contemporary harpsichord music.
An impressive number of Dutch composers wrote pieces for her and she performs them all phenomenally!".
www.anneliedeman.com /reviews.php   (381 words)

  
 Harpsichordist Rinaldo Alessandrini Performs April 8
Harpsichordist Rinaldo Alessandrini to Perform at Library of Congress
On Thursday, April 8, at 8 p.m., harpsichordist and conductor Rinaldo Alessandrini performs a recital dedicated to rarely-heard Italian works from the 16th and 17th centuries.
For information, call the Library of Congress Concert Line, at (202) 707-5502.
www.loc.gov /today/pr/1999/99-044.html   (196 words)

  
 Michigan Daily - Harpsichordist brings Baroque sound to church   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Michigan Daily - Harpsichordist brings Baroque sound to church
Tomorrow at 8 p.m., Franco-American conductor and harpsichordist William Christie, along with his ensemble Les Arts Florissants, will bring Christmas music of the Baroque era to Ann Arbor.
Lovers of Baroque period music and classical vocal music in general should not miss this one time performance, which is sure to enchant audiences and instill the Christmas spirit into the hearts of its listeners.
www.michigandaily.com /home/index.cfm?event=displayArticlePrinterFriendly&uStory_id=2bccc0e3-ae80-4a73-a6f4-305190318bba   (429 words)

  
 John Kersey - UK Pianist, Organist, Harpsichordist & Fortepianist
John Kersey - UK Pianist, Organist, Harpsichordist and Fortepianist
He has received honorary fellowships from music colleges and societies of musicians in the UK, as well as several honorary doctorates from universities around the world.
His professional Purcell Room début at the age of seventeen led to invitations to give concerts in both the UK and continental Europe, and he has since performed not only as piano soloist and collaborative artist, but also as an organist and continuo harpsichordist.
www.musiciansgallery.com /start/keyboards/pianists/kersey/john.html   (413 words)

  
 Harpsichordist Sylvia Hazlerig to Present Concert Feb. 9   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Harpsichordist Sylvia Hazlerig to Present Concert Feb. 9
Former Laredoan and harpsichordist Sylvia Hazlerig will present a concert as part of Texas AandM International University's Department of Fine and Performing Arts Distinguished Music Series Monday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m.
Journalists who need additional information or help with media requests and interviews should contact the Office of Public Affairs and Information Services at pais@tamiu.edu
www.tamiu.edu /newsinfo/1-29-04/article8.htm   (245 words)

  
 Park University - Park Harpsichordist to Perform Bach’s Clavier-Übung
Park University - Park Harpsichordist to Perform Bach’s Clavier-Übung
Park University’s Artist-in-Residence Timothy Corrao is the only Kansas City harpsichordist who has performed in concert the entire cycle of J.S. Bach’s Clavier-Übung—meaning keyboard practice—and he is doing it again beginning this fall.
Park University’s Degree Programs are regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
www.parkvideo.net /news/publish/news_00384.shtml   (373 words)

  
 Pedro Persone, harpsichordist & fortepianist
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