Baroque music in the Romanesque churches of the Ribéracois The Festival Itinéraire Baroque is the annual meeting place for Baroque music in Romanesque architecture sites in the Périgord Vert. The 2019 edition offers the public a diverse program with Bach as guest of honour. The festival combines baroque music,...
Léo Delibes or Clément Philibert Léo Delibes (* February 21, 1836 near Saint-Germain-du-Val (Département Sarthe); † January 16, 1891 in Paris) was a French composer. With his memorable melody, rhythmic brilliance and sparkling colorful orchestration, he was one of the most popular stage composers of the Romantic period. He...
Maurice Duruflé was first a private student of Louis Vierne and Charles Tournemire, later he studied at the Paris Conservatory with Jean Gallon, composition with Paul Dukas, and Eugène Gigout. From 1929 he was organist at the Parisian Church of St. Étienne-du-Mont and toured Europe and North America as...
Johann Sebastian Bach (* 21. March/ 31. March 1685 in Eisenach; † 28. July 1750 in Leipzig) was a German composer, cantor as well as organ and harpsichord virtuoso of the Baroque period. He is the most prominent representative of the Bach family of musicians and is regarded today...
Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of religious works, including The Protecting Veil, Song for Athene and The Lamb. His Life As the son of Presbyterian parents, Tavener came into contact with spiritual music at...
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn’s compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music and chamber music. His best-known works include his Overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The...
Should I listen through headphones or speakers? The best immersive listening experience is when the sound event is played back where it was recorded. And since this is all about binaural music reproduction, the answer is simple: headphones. Why aren’t loudspeakers the best solution compared to headphones when it...
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (also Lodovico Viadana; * about 1560 in Viadana near Parma; † May 2, 1627 in Gualtieri) was an Italian composer and member of the Franciscan Observant Order. His musical period is at the intersection of the Renaissance and the Baroque periods. His birth name was...
What is binaural audio? On this website, all is turning around the term “binaural” and therefore this post is dedicated to explain this word. But before we look into the details, I would like to clearly define the term “binaural”. First, the term “binaural” is used in psychology. There...
Johann Friedrich Fasch was born near Weimar 1688 and died in Zerbst 1758. As a child he was a choirboy at the famous Thomasschule in Leipzig after which he studied theology and law and founded the “zewyte ordinaire Collegium Musicum” with renowned members, such as Johann David Heinichen, Gottfried...