Episodes
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In this last episode, Darina meets the artistic director of the Zefiro Torna ensemble, Jurgen De Bruyn, to discuss the shift towards ecological awareness and the collaborative approach as an example of interest in and respect for other cultures. In the course of this conversation, Jurgen de Bruyn mentions a project he launched during the Covid-19 pandemic about ecological sustainability and how this theme is a priority for the music sector.
CREDITS
guest Jurgen De Bruyn, Zefiro Torna
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"With endless tears that never cease", Robert Johnson
performed by Zefiro Torna
2009
Excerpt "Les Tisserands"
performed by Zefiro Torna, Amorroma and Philippe Laloy
2006
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In this episode, Darina talks to three female guests, Laura Granero, Hannah Ely and Aino Peltomma, who share their views on diversity in their country and the inspiration they draw from influential women of the past. We look at what it meant to be a musician in the 19th century, what it meant to have a traditional upbringing in Victorian England, and how religious dynamics influenced women artists in medieval Finland.
CREDITS
guests Hannah Ely, soprano
Aino Peltomaa, soprano
Laura Granero, pianist
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Come fiammeggia e splende", Maddalena Casulana
performed by Fieri Consort
2024
"Il contrasto di cinque sensi", Barbara Strozzi
performed by Fieri Consort
2024
"Come fiammeggia e splende", Maddalena Casulana
performed by Fieri Consort
2024
"Kinderszenen", Robert Schumann
performed by Fanny Davies
1929
"Sonata Opus 18 Nr 5 in A Major", Johann Christian Bach
performed by Fanny Davies Ensemble
2021
Excerpt "Lapsed caick laolacatt", Jaakko Suomalainen - Piae Cantiones
performed by Ensemble Gamut!
2021
"Trina caeli hierarchia"
performed by Ensemble Gamut!
2022
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With the director of the early music department at the Royal Conservatory The Hague, Teunis van der Zwart, we discuss the challenges of making a conservatoire more diverse and inclusive safe space, as well as open to interdepartmental collaborations. Finally, we find out how the lives of students and teachers can be made safer in an institution, and look at the development of music conservatoires in general.
CREDITS
guest Teunis van der Zwart, Koninklijk Conservatorium
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Symphony no 7 in B minor D759", Franz Schubert
performed by students from the Early Music department of the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, conducted by Sir Roger Norrington
2019
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How do we tackle gender equality issues in our sector? How do we deal with problematic texts of music works? Lila Hajosi, director of Ensemble Irini and co-founder of the French network #EllesDirigent, which supports women ensemble directors, will share her views on the challenges raised by these issues and the importance of creating an atmosphere of collaboration.
CREDITS
guest Lila Hajosi, Ensemble Irini
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Liturgie de Saint-Jean Chrysostome: Cheruvikon, Hymne des Chérubins", Anonymous
performed by Ensemble Irini
2021
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This episode is devoted to a guest straight from America: Karin Cuéllar Rendón, from the Early Music America network, historic Bolivian violinist, researcher and social justice advocate. Together with Darina, they will discuss issues of inclusivity and diversity in the field of early music, as well as interaction with the LGBTQI+ community and enlarging audiences, resources and funding.
CREDITS
guest Karin Cuéllar Rendón, Early Music America
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"La Primavera - Le Quattro Stagioni", Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Karin Cuéllar Rendón and L'Harmonie des saisons
2023
Musicking Off the Cuff: Models for Early Music Improvisation
performed by Karin Cuéllar Rendón and Linda Pearse
2020
"Una panthera", Johannes Ciconia
performed by CWRU Medieval Ensemble
2015
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In this episode, Jan Van den Borre, artistic director of MAfestival Brugge, presents his approach to programming one of the oldest early music festivals in the world. We talk about communication, mediation and engagement of the audience, the importance of empathy and respect in relationships with artists, and the challenges raised by today's genre definitions.
CREDITS
guest Jan Van den Borre, MAfestival Brugge
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Ruins"
performed by Pitou and B.O.X.
2020
"Leçons de ténèbres pour le Mercredi saint", François Couperin
performed by Capriola di Gioia, conducted by Bart Naessens
2020
"Don Quichotte chez la Duchesse", Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
performed by Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by Hervé Niquet
2016
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Anna Karinsdotter, managing director of Drottningholm Theatre in Sweden, shares in this episode the strategies used by the Theatre to be more effective and inclusive in terms of audiences, and how this artistic genre is taking steps to include children and artists with special needs in a baroque opera performance.
CREDITS
guest Anna Karinsdotter, Drottningholms Slottsteater
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Come nube che fugge - Agrippina", George Frideric Handel
performed by Bruno de Sá
2021
"Overture - The Magic Flute", Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
performed by Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra, Drottningholm Theatre Chorus, conducted by Arnold Östman
2015
"Il Gustino", Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Drottningholm Theatre Orchestra, conducted by George Petrou
2022
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This episode is devoted to the EEEmerging programme and its lasting change, openness to mental health issues and the mid-career diversion of professional musicians. Isabelle Battioni, director of the Centre culturel de rencontre d'Ambronay, shares her rich professional experience on these current issues.
CREDITS
guest Isabelle Battioni, Centre culturel de rencontre d’Ambronay
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Sr. Ulick Burk", "The soup of good drink" and "The high road to Dublin", Anonymous
performed by The Curious Bards
2016
"Cello concerto in C minor, RV 401", Antonio Vivaldi
performed by Les Contre-Sujets
2015
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In this episode, we're off to discover the traditions of historical queer theatre and the problem of ‘ideological’ traditionalist practices in music. Darina will discuss the possibility of re-examining the original texts with members of the ĀRT HOUSE 17 ensemble: Michael Hell, Thomas Höft and Georg Krones.
CREDITS
guests Michael Hell, Thomas Höft and Georg Krones, ĀRT HOUSE 17
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Excerpts "Kaffeekantate"
performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17
2022
Excerpts "The Crocodile Bar"
performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17
2023
Excerpts "Geister von Sanssouci"
performed by ĀRT HOUSE 17
2023
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In this first episode, Darina shares a discussion with the artistic director of the ECOS festival and director of the Cantoría vocal ensemble, Jorge Losana, about the evolution of the young festival he organises, keeping in mind his unique approach to awareness-raising, repertoires diversity, and an empathetic and inclusive attitude towards the audience.
CREDITS
guest Jorge Losana, ECOS Festival
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
"Oy comamos y bebamos", Juan del Encina
performed by Ensemble Cantoría
2022
"¡Cucú, cucú!", Juan del Encina
performed by Ensemble Cantoría
2021
"Dadme albricias, hijos d’Eva", Anonymous - Cancionero de Uppsala
performed by Ensemble Cantoría
2021
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Hello and welcome to the last special episode of the 4th season of the Early Music Podcast, dedicated to the impressions shared by the participants of the Early Music Summit with host Darina Ablogina.
CREDITS
guests Richard Lorber, WDR and the Early Music Days in Herne
Mélanie Froehly, ZAMUS
Thomas Höft and Georg Kroneis, Kunsthaus 17
Lila Hajosi, Ensemble Irini
Jorge Losana, ECOS Festival
Sofie Vanden Eynde, Imago Mundi Ensemble
Jurgen De bruyn, Zefiro Torna Ensemble
Karin Cuéllar Rendón, Early Music America
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Nocturne in E major, Frédéric Chopin
performed by Raoul Koczalski
Historical recording, 1938
¡Cucú, cucú!, Juan del Enzina
performed by Ensemble Cantoria
2021
Ensemble Irini at La Cité de la Voix
2017
The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price
performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave
American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021
Introduction, Sofie Vanden Eynde
Mistress Elizabeth Davenant, Her Songes, 2012
The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a, Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 41 & Symphony No. 41 in C 'Jupiter', K. 551, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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In a branch of music where research plays such a central role, how can there be such a disconnection between research and performance? How can we create cooperation between both fields? These themes, according to Rebekah Ahrendt, are central in "EarlyMuse", a research action funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST). Listen to her describe her ideal world in this final episode of the 4th season of the Early Music Podcast!
CREDITS
guest Rebekah Ahrendt, Utrecht University
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto, Ludwig van Beethoven
performed by Quatuor Ébène
Beethoven around the World, Erato 2019
The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price
performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave
American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021
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How early music can be specific in its approach to new audiences? How are conservatoires tackling this issue? Isaac Alonso de Molina shares his views on the need for conservatoires to teach audience development, as the first step to develop the artists' skills to engage with society, and a focal point of the European Association of Conservatoires' Early Music working group discussions.
CREDITS
guest Isaac Alonso de Molina, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Ave verum corpus, O sacrum convivium
performed by La Academia de los Nocturnos and Ensemble La Danserye
2023
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What’s the situation of inclusion in the Early Music sector? In this episode, countertenor Reginald Mobley puts the issues of race, gender, and more generally, identity under the spotlight. He talks about the challenges and discrimination he faced as an Afro-American singer, and opens our eyes to the progress that still needs to be made to make the sector more inclusive.
CREDITS
guest Reginald Mobley, countertenor
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Music for a while, Henry Purcell
performed by Reginald Mobley and Brandon Acker
2022
The White Rose, Florence Beatrice Price
performed by Reginald Mobley and Agave
American Orignals: A New World, A New Canon, Acis 2021
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What’s the current situation of recordings in Early Music? How can we innovate in a sector that has undergone such change in recent years? Listen to Hannelore Guittet’s view on the topic: starting as co-founder of recording label NomadMusic, she had to adapt to drastic changes in the recording industry and created interactive application NomadPlay. She shares some of her processes and reflects on the perks of this creative mindset!
CREDITS
guest Hannelore Guittet, NomadPlay
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Partita No.1 in B-flat major, BWV 825, Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Jean-Luc Ho
Intégrale des Partitas pour clavecin, NoMadMusic 2018
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In this episode, Tiago Simas Freire discusses how research is also a means of connecting the past with present emotions. More than historically informed, Early Music can be culturally informed and resonate with our own experiences. And that’s the first step for successful research projects that will breach the market!
CREDITS
guest Tiago Simas Freire, "Per esercitarsi nella dispositione di gorgia" (CNSMDL, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, HEM Geneva)
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Ad Tenebras - Jerusalem surge - Responsório II, Dizidme qual de los dos, Requiem aeternam - Graduale - Anonyme, Zente Pleto - Vilancico Negro a2 & a6
performed by Capella Sanctae Crucis and Tiago Simas Freire
Ad Tenebras, Artway Records / University of Coimbra 2023
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How do we create and innovate in early music today? How do we reappropriate music that has been played thousands of times? Raphaël Pichon puts honesty, generosity, objectivity and responsibility at the heart of his work with the Pygmalion ensemble. In this 4th episode, he shares his views on the challenges faced by each generation, the need for an open mind and artistic responsibility.
CREDITS
guest Raphaël Pichon, Ensemble Pygmalion
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Les Boréades, RCT 31, Act IV, Scene 4: Entrée de Polymnie, Jean-Philippe Rameau
performed by Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon
Enfers, Harmonia Mundi 2018
Cantata BWV82 - Ich Habe Genug, Johann Sebastian Bach
performed by Ensemble Pygmalion and Raphaël Pichon
live performance, Philharmonie de Paris 2018
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What role do agents play in promoting early music? How can they help the sector evolve? Management, digitization, new expectations, news skills... Clémentine Richard from l'Agence Artist Management shares her views on the changes in the management business in this third episode of the Early Music Podcast.
CREDITS
guest Clementine Richard, Agence Artist Management
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Aria, Nicola Matteis
performed by Gli Incogniti and Amandine Beyer
False Consonances of Melancholy, Alpha Classics 2019
III. Adagio molto e mesto
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky", Ludwig Van Beethoven
performed by Quatuor Ébène
Beethoven around the world, Warner Classics 2020
Symphonie No. 3 Eroica, Op. 55
Ludwig Van Beethoven
performed by Orchestre Elektra
live performance, Paris 2023
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What’s the scope of early music? This unanswerable question impacts our practices and our approaches to the sector. Since reaching a common definition seems idealistic, why not embrace the different meanings given to these words, and what they imply for their supporters and their activities? In this second episode, Romina Lischka shares her specific vision of early music, influenced by an intercultural approach and a desire to pass on and broaden horizons by mixing oral and written traditions, early and contemporary music.
CREDITS
guest Romina Lischka, leader of the Hathor Consort
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
King of Denmark’s Galliard
Raga Bhairavi: Alap
In Nomine
When Daphne from fair Phoebus did fly
performed by Hathor Consort and Uday Bhawalkar
Dhrupad Fantasia, Fuga libera 2020
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How can Europe contribute to strenghten the early music scene? How can cultural policies be regulated at European level when culture is so specific to one country? What are the concrete impacts of European policies at the level of a country, a network, a town, etc.? In this first episode, Rarita Zbranca explains the repercussions of EU policies on the Romanian cultural scene, using the Cluj Cultural Center (Romania) as an example.
CREDITS
guest Rarita Zbranca, program director at the Cluj Cultural Center
interview & editing Darina Ablogina
production REMA
design Doretta Rinaldi
music
Music for a while, Henry Purcell
performed by Reginald Mobley and Brandon Acker
2022
Musical excerpts
performed by local artists
Baroque Festival in Cluj 2010
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