Articles by Total Baroque
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Livestream – replayDennis Orellana, winner of the 1st Farinelli Competition
On Sunday, March 2, the grand final of the first Farinelli Competition for countertenors, organized by Händel-Festspiele Karlsruhe and broadcast live by Total Baroque, took place. You can now watch the event replay and discover the international finalists.
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REMA Studies 2023Early music, subversion by design ?
Early music — with its open-ended scores and practices far removed from modern conventions — could it be a form of artistic anarchism? This article explores how its lack of rigid hierarchy and the freedom it offers performers might reflect ideals of independent thought and creative autonomy.
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Rema Studies 2023Early music ensembles, modern orchestras
“I find it fascinating how in the Netherlands, for example, the Early Music movement has been influencing the modern orchestras. When Frans Brüggen was protesting at concert halls – saying that their interpretations of Mozart are lies – the connection between these two streams of thinking was not happening yet. And since then, as we […]
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Théotime Langlois de Swarte & Le ConsortLe Quattro Stagioni
well-known pieces, others unknown, and a highly personal interpretation of Vivaldi’s iconic Four Seasons. Three questions for Théotime Langlois de Swarte. Among Vivaldi’s many violin concertos, how did you make your selection? I wanted to pair The Four Seasons with other works by Vivaldi that share the same sensory universe and the symbolic connections of […]
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