Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin: EML 26 March

[doversoul1]

Elin Manahan Thomas introduces music performed by Akademie für Alte Musik, Berlin recorded last December in Gdansk, Poland, including music by Biber, Telemann and Vivaldi.

Biber: Mystery (Rosary) Sonata No. 4 in D minor ('The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple')
Telemann: Overture in F, TWV 55:F7 ('A la pastorelle')
Vivaldi: Oboe Concerto in C, RV 450
Pezel: Concerto pastorale.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08k4s1r

[Padraig]

If I may anticipate, ds, today being 25 March, the Day of the Annunciation...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drzifrZM_zc&spfreload=10

[doversoul1]

Nothing to wave a flag about but a most enjoyable music and an excellent performance. Johann Pezel is a new name to me. Apparently he was a town musician (Stadtmusicus). Interesting.

If I may anticipate, ds, today being 25 March, the Day of the Annunciation...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drzi...c&spfreload=10

Excuse my ignorance but is Mahan Esfahani playing an organ placed under the harpsichord / the harpsichord sitting on top of the organ? I don’t remember seeing this. Is this a common practice?

[vinteuil]

Excuse my ignorance but is Mahan Esfahani playing an organ placed under the harpsichord / the harpsichord sitting on top of the organ? I don’t remember seeing this. Is this a common practice?

... one of my favourite instruments : the claviorganum -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFNTrMoZKk

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claviorgan

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpREbmTMQYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L23pSnhzXEA

.... tho' I think in this case it's just a harpsichord plonked on top of an organ.

And why not....




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[doversoul1]

... one of my favourite instruments : the claviorganum -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlFNTrMoZKk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claviorgan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpREbmTMQYI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L23pSnhzXEA

.... tho' I think in this case it's just a harpsichord plonked on top of an organ.

And why not....

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How very interesting!! Thank you. How come the Early Music Show hasn’t ‘done’ it (unless it was done before my time). Plenty on youtube and here’s a CD.

The Claviorganum by F.X. Christoph from the 18th century is part of a long tradition of combination instruments, uniting the tonal qualities of strung keyboard instruments with those of organ-type instruments. The acoustic result is a fascinating mix of two instruments, as one would probably never hear them in concert. Mozart’s much-loved d minor Fantasy and his Adagio for Glass Harmonika can be heard besides lesser-known pieces by Beethoven, Albrechtsberger and others. A must for historic performance connaisseurs!

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/advsearch.php?composer=&work=claviorganum&performer=&medium=all&label=&cat=

I wonder if ME in this recital created some similar effect, or why this awkward (and not terribly pretty to look at) set-up?