The Future of the Past - Early Music Today 1/6: 3rd November

[doversoul1]

Pioneers of the future

Nicholas Kenyon tells the story of classical music’s authentic revolution.
Fifty years ago a revolution began in classical music. Back then, there was little doubt how to play a Mozart symphony or a Bach passion – it meant big symphonic forces, heavy textures, slow speeds and modern instruments. But then along came period performance: a new generation of musicians researched and revived period instruments, performance styles and forgotten composers […]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009zpz

Nicholas Kenyon’s article on the subject

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/nov/01/nicholas-kenyon-early-music-revival-period-instruments-classical-music-baroque-authentic

[underthecountertenor]

Pioneers of the future

Nicholas Kenyon tells the story of classical music’s authentic revolution.
Fifty years ago a revolution began in classical music. Back then, there was little doubt how to play a Mozart symphony or a Bach passion – it meant big symphonic forces, heavy textures, slow speeds and modern instruments. But then along came period performance: a new generation of musicians researched and revived period instruments, performance styles and forgotten composers […]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009zpz

Nicholas Kenyon’s article on the subject
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...oque-authentic

I'm not quite sure who this programme is aimed at. It all seemed a bit trite to me, but I'm not sure how many newcomers it would attract.

[doversoul1]

I'm not quite sure who this programme is aimed at. It all seemed a bit trite to me, but I'm not sure how many newcomers it would attract.

It wasn’t exactly academic but I wouldn’t say trite. I thought the programme was a very good summary of how early music ‘revival’ gathered pace. I very much enjoyed it.

Host: this maybe merged with the HIPP thread in Talking About Music board? (I apologise for starting so many threads on this subject)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Host: this maybe merged with the HIPP thread in Talking About Music board? (I apologise for starting so many threads on this subject)

It might be useful to keep this Thread for comments on the actual broadcast programmes, and the other for Forumistas' comments on their "experience & knowledge" of the whole topic of HIPP?

[Stanfordian]

It is one of the most interesting and informative programmes that I've heard on Radio 3. I loved every minute of the programme and will listen again later today. The sort of programme that Radio 3 should be commissioning far more often.

(I've just moved this from an earlier thread)

[doversoul1]

It might be useful to keep this Thread for comments on the actual broadcast programmes, and the other for Forumistas' comments on their "experience & knowledge" of the whole topic of HIPP?

A much better idea. Thank you.

[Maclintick]

It is one of the most interesting and informative programmes that I've heard on Radio 3. I loved every minute of the programme and will listen again later today. The sort of programme that Radio 3 should be commissioning far more often.

(I've just moved this from an earlier thread)

I found this 1st programme of the series dull & worthy radio -- educational, yes, if one was starting from a position of absolute ignorance of the subject. Charitably, one could say that the perceived dullness was engendered more by Sir Nicholas's flat delivery than with the actual content, but from the outset Sir N undermined the R3 blurb "Fifty years ago a revolution began in classical music " by proceeding through the 20th century, illustrating foundational contributions from Dolmetsch, Landowska, Boulanger, Deller, Tippett, Britten, etc, well before the arbitrary cut-off date of 1969. Room for improvement over the next 5 episodes.

[MickyD]

It is one of the most interesting and informative programmes that I've heard on Radio 3. I loved every minute of the programme and will listen again later today. The sort of programme that Radio 3 should be commissioning far more often.

(I've just moved this from an earlier thread)

I've just caught up with the first programme and totally agree - fascinating listening. I can't think of anyone better than Nick Kenyon to do this and am really looking forward to the following five programmes.