http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia Harmonia Early Music is a weekly radio program, blog, and podcast produced at WFIU in Bloomington, Indiana and hosted by Angela Mariani. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 2006-2008 aschweig@indiana.edu (WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org)) aschweig@indiana.edu (WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org)) posts 1440 early music, classical music, renaissance, baroque, history, reviews, recordings, music, harmonia, npr, wfiu, indiana university, A Production of WFIU Public Media, New and Information, Classical Music and Jazz from Indiana University Harmonia is a weekly program of early music produced at WFIU Public Media. In the podcast edition, our staff brings you featured new releases from the exciting world of early music. WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org) WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org) aschweig@indiana.edu No no /images/podcast_logos/harmonia_podcast.jpg http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia 144 144 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/biber-baroque-band-musica-antiqua-cologne/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/biber-baroque-band-musica-antiqua-cologne/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:02:39 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5682 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/biber-baroque-band-musica-antiqua-cologne/feed/ 0 4:54 Heinrich Biber was one the German baroquersquo;s great violin virtuosos. His compositions were highly respected in their day and are still enjoyed by performer and ... Heinrich Biber was one the German baroquersquo;s great violin virtuosos. His compositions were highly respected in their day and are still enjoyed by performer and audience member, alike. A recent Cedille label recording by the Baroque Band of Biberrsquo;s orchestral suites known as ldquo;Mensa Sonorardquo; is a wonderful addition to the Biber discography. Directed by Garry Clarke, the orchestrarsquo;s performance is an ideal blend of high energy and poetry. As a bonus, the recording includes Biberrsquo;s spirited ldquo;Battalia.rdquo; Musica Antiqua Colognersquo;s 1990 recording of works by Biber is surely a classic. Their program combines many of Biberrsquo;s most popular orchestral pieces alongside charming ones by contemporaries Johann Schmelzer and Johann Walther. If there are only a handful of Musica Antiqua Cologne recordings that can be called signature, this is one of them. podcasts WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org) no No http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/handels-acis-galatea-arrangements-mozart-mendelssohn/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/handels-acis-galatea-arrangements-mozart-mendelssohn/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:38:09 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5544 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/handels-acis-galatea-arrangements-mozart-mendelssohn/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/music-18thcentury-france-leclair-rebel-touchemoulin/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/music-18thcentury-france-leclair-rebel-touchemoulin/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:30:57 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5485 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/music-18thcentury-france-leclair-rebel-touchemoulin/feed/ 0 6:57 Leclair on the Pardessus de Viole with Tina Chancey Tina Chancey is one of Americarsquo;s most distinguished performers on the viola da gamba. Her latest recording ... Leclair on the Pardessus de Viole with Tina Chancey Tina Chancey is one of Americarsquo;s most distinguished performers on the viola da gamba. Her latest recording is the second in an ongoing Golden Apple series entitled ldquo;The Versatile Viol.rdquo; It features a set of five Leclair violin sonatas played on the pardessus de viole, the smallest member of the gamba family and one unique to the late-French baroque. Chancey is joined by gambist Susie Napper and harpsichordist Web Wiggins, in what is a beautiful recording of a rarely-heard instrument, evoking the spirit of the French baroque with ease as both musical poet and virtuoso. Opera Lafayette performs "Zelindor" Opera Lafayette has been exploring some of the lesser-known 17th and 18th-century operas for some time. Their latest Naxos release features a collaborative effort on the part of two French Baroque composers known for joint projects mdash; Franccedil;ois Rebel and Franccedil;ois Francoeur. Directed by Ryan Brown, Opera Lafayette performs the opera, Zelindor, with elegance and refinement. The recording also includes a suite and aria from Le Tropheacute;e, another Rebel/Francoeur work originally used as a prologue to Zelindor. Symphonies and Concertos of Touchemoulin A composer Irsquo;m completely unfamiliar with, Joseph Touchemoulin, is the subject of a new recording on the Ramee label. Touchemoulin's music has only recently been explored, and on this release Director Patrick Ayrton leads the orchestra ldquo;The Inventionsrdquo; in two symphonies and three concertos, giving us an excellent, if all too brief, tour of Touchemoulinrsquo;s wonderful compositions. podcasts WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org) no No http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/women-music-strozzi-cozzolani-de-la-guerre-leonarda/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/women-music-strozzi-cozzolani-de-la-guerre-leonarda/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:38:08 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5164 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/women-music-strozzi-cozzolani-de-la-guerre-leonarda/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/world-premieres-michael-willens-die-koelner-akademie/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/world-premieres-michael-willens-die-koelner-akademie/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:53:05 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5407 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/world-premieres-michael-willens-die-koelner-akademie/feed/ 0 8:54 ldquo;A Loving and Patient Davidrdquo; The German period instrument orchestra known as Die Koelner Akademie has been championing the music of little-known composers for many years ... ldquo;A Loving and Patient Davidrdquo; The German period instrument orchestra known as Die Koelner Akademie has been championing the music of little-known composers for many years and has been producing numerous world-premiere recordings in the process. Directed by Michael Willens, two of the Akademiersquo;s more recent CPO label releases have been devoted to the oratorios of Johann Mattheson, a prolific German baroque writer and composer. The Akademiersquo;s recording of Matthesonrsquo;s oratorio, ldquo;A Loving and Patient David,rdquo; is an excellent debut for a work, perhaps, not heard since the composerrsquo;s time. The soloists, chorus, and ensemble are in fine form. ldquo;The Greatest Childrdquo; Johann Mattheson composed many oratorios on biblical themes. The other CPO recording by Die Koelner Akademie focused on a Christmas story. Entitled ldquo;The Greatest Child,rdquo; the work is a welcome addition and alternative to the handful of baroque works that get performed on a yearly basis around Christmas time. The Akademiersquo;s performance is dynamic and, like their other Mattheson recording, has excellent soloists, as well as chorus and orchestra. Concertos and Overtures by Ferdinand Ries A student of Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries was not as prolific as his mentor. But, if Die Koelner Akademiersquo;s recording devoted to his works is any measure, Ries was an excellent composer, nonetheless. The Akademiersquo;s program includes a concerto for two horns, a concerto for violin, and an overture from each of his first two operas. The performances are world-class, to say the least. The concerto soloists, in particular, exhibit great energy and virtuosic appeal. Forgotten Treasures, vol. 7 For volume seven in the Forgotten Treasures series, Die Koelner Akademiersquo;s director, Michael Willens, chose a program of classical oboe concertos by Johann Christian Fischer and Carl Stamitz. As has been the case with previous recordings in the series, the Akademiersquo;s performance is terrific. Michael Niesemann, the concerto soloist, proves why hersquo;s one of the world great early oboists. His extroverted playing is full of subtlety and contrast. Listen to a past Harmonia program featuring Die Koelner Akademie, or read a blog post in which Michael Willens answers questions about the ensemble. podcasts WFIU Public Media (wfiu.org) no No http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-debra-nagy-baroque-oboist/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-debra-nagy-baroque-oboist/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:17:12 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5442 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-debra-nagy-baroque-oboist/feed/ 1 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-michael-willens-director-die-koelner-akademie/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-michael-willens-director-die-koelner-akademie/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:13:20 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5357 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/questions-michael-willens-director-die-koelner-akademie/feed/ 1 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/humori-les-voix-baroques-mudarra-private-musicke/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/humori-les-voix-baroques-mudarra-private-musicke/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:49:37 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5387 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/humori-les-voix-baroques-mudarra-private-musicke/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/linking-early-music-conductors-concerts/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/linking-early-music-conductors-concerts/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:35:35 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5351 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/linking-early-music-conductors-concerts/feed/ 0 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/cupid-love-baroque/ http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/cupid-love-baroque/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:07:38 +0000 Bernard Gordillo http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/?p=5376 http://indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia/cupid-love-baroque/feed/ 2