Every summer, Saaremaa Opera Festival and Narva Opera Days are held at the extreme west and eastern ends of Estonia – far from everyday life, where things can become uncanny, unpredictable and fantastical.
A leading composer and conductor of opera in Germany, Manfred Gurlitt’s Jewish ancestry led to his music being banned. Emigrating to Japan, Gurlitt became a pioneer of opera and Western classical music in Japan, a legacy still felt today.
From Buxtehude, Bach and Handel, to contemporary composer Liza Lim, we take a tour of the myriad forms of composers’ handwriting and calligraphy – and how music makes itself on the page.
A century after its founding in 1926, former members of Ballet Rambert recall the joys and challenges of working directly with Dame Marie Rambert, one of the trailblazers of British ballet.
What do you buy for the culture lover in your life who seems to have everything? Here are some music and dance-related gifts that Bachtrack staff are giving or hoping to receive for Christmas this year.
Estudió en Madrid en el Real Conservatorio Superior de Música y Musicología en la Universidad Complutense. Se doctoró en la Universidad de La Rioja con una tesis sobre la música compuesta por Roberto Gerhard durante el magisterio de Arnold Schönberg. Ha sido investigador y profesor invitado en la Universidad Humboldt (Berlín), University of Cambridge, Goldsmiths, University of London, entre otras. Actualmente es profesor e investigador senior (Ramón y Cajal) en el Dpto. de Musicología de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
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