Outside the MusicBox

Australian violist, Katie Yap, talks about Leoš Janáček’s String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’, the influence of Eastern European folk music on Janacek’s composing, and the supportive role of the violist and how this metaphor can help us be better humans.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Katie’s pieces 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3ilPPDYJ1WGGgEuffxiZbf?si=iEWFqBznSbiKtFJX-4dyug&pi=e-fHeHIxBOSFSY 

Spotify playlist for main pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3BRom90ebzqKrDudeVZtYo

Spotify playlist for final question pieces https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rzB0a4C4nNjO0MR8VLQdQ

Other useful links:

Leoš Janáček https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo%C5%A1_Jan%C3%A1%C4%8Dek

Viola d’amore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_d%27amore 

Leoš Janáček’s opera, Cunning Little Vixen ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkZqQYw5bk&t=1252s 

Introduction video of viola d’amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzmz8Raeqm8

Video of a hardanger fiddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di1F8GUvEtg

Bulgarian Gadulka: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dhWUcqaf_g

South Asian sitar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitar

Support Katie:

Katie’s website: https://www.katieyap.com/

Katie’s YouTube channel: Katie Yap - viola https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzLZvqChnlkzORwmR9_eWQ 

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra https://www.brandenburg.com.au/our-story/meet-the-orchestra/ 

Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra https://www.arco.org.au/ 

The Muses’ Delight https://www.themusesdelight.com/concerts

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Happy 1 year Outside the MusicBox anniversary! Here is an update about what’s next for this podcast. 

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Keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout talks about Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, obsessing over recordings as a teenager, and the dichotomy of Bach as both a total genius and also just a working guy.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Kristian’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Johann Sebastian Bach 

St. Matthew Passion background information 

English translation of St. Matthew Passion text 

Thomaskirche (St. Thomas Church) in Leipzig, Germany, where St. Matthew Passion was premiered 

History of St. Matthew Passion being performed in the Netherlands 

John Eliot Gardiner 

John Eliot Gardiner’s 1989 recording of St. Matthew Passion

Recitative 

Aria 

Arioso 

Chorale 

Viola da Gamba, or Viol/Gamba for short 

Basso Continuo, or Continuo for short 

A discussion on some problematic aspects of the Bach Passions 

Support Kristian:

Kris Bezuidenhout’s website, where you can purchase CDs: http://kristianbezuidenhout.com/ 

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English violist Annette Isserlis talks about 17th-century music by Orlando Gibbons and Henry Purcell, starting out as a ballet dancer, and being swept up in the experience of collective music making. 

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Annette’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

The Viol 

Orlando Gibbons 

Plainchant 

The “In Nomine” plainchant, which was used as the basis of pieces by many composers throughout history 

Henry Purcell 

False relations (blue notes)  

Jean-Philippe Rameau 

Rameau’s Les Boreades 

Support Annette:

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment’s video platform, OAE Player 

Annette’s podcast, Tea With Netty  

English Baroque Soloists 

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French soprano, Julie Roset, talks about Sigismondo d’India’s Infelice Didone and Jules Massenet’s Ah! Douce enfant, how singers’ voices change as they age, and what it’s like pretending to be a fairy.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Julie’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Sigismondo d’India 

Claudio Monteverdi 

The story of Dido and Aeneas 

Francesco Turrisi’s episode, where we talk about Dido’s Lament, by Henry Purcell 

Recitativo vs aria 

17th-century Spice Trade Routes with map showing the trading route via Sicily 

Jules Massenet 

Massenet’s opera, Cendrillon (Cinderella) 

MET Opera, New York City 

Support Julie:

Julie’s Facebook: @JulieRosetSoprano 

Julie’s Instagram: @juthyana 

Watch the livestream of Julie’s debut at the Opéra-Comique, Paris 

Holland Baroque’s latest CD, Brabant 1653, in which Julie is featured 

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Violinist Shaun Lee-Chen talks about Chausson’s Poeme, the original cycling hipsters, and old recordings.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Shaun’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Ernest Chausson’s Poeme 

Violinist, Eugene Ysaye 

Maurice Ravel’s Tzigane 

Violinist, Jascha Heifetz 

For a deep dive nerd out on 19th-century ways of performing, you can check out Emma’s Masters thesis here: https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/561381/563632 

Support Shaun:

Shaun playing *viola* in a duet with Christian Li playing violin 

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra 

Shaun’s position as lecturer at the University of Western Australia 

Shaun playing on the UWA Conservatorium of Music Youtube channel 

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Bonus Christmas Special! Emma and Chloe answer more listener questions and wrap up 2020. Stay tuned for more fun times in 2021 Outside the MusicBox!

Rachael Beesley’s work on Flow http://www.rachaelbeesley.com/flow.html

Wonderbound contemporary dance company in Denver, Colorado https://www.wonderbound.com

How scales and keys work in music https://learningmusic.ableton.com/notes-and-scales/keys-and-scales.html

Key Characteristics table https://4c07335b-13d6-47c3-8533-90b0d4feca97.filesusr.com/ugd/bbfdbb_ec35d032a55b44e299fb83b49b349944.pdf

Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/en/the-halls#laeiszhalle 

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Composer and cellist Cris Derksen talks about Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain, braiding her Cree and Mennonite ancestry, and how her dog might be a witch. 

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Cris’s pieces  

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Modest Mussorgsky 

Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain  

Youtube video of the Night on Bald Mountain bit in the Disney Fantasia movie from 1940

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition  

What is a Powwow 

Eybler String Quartet 

Support Cris:

Cris’s website: https://www.crisderksen.com/

Facebook: @cris.derksen

Instagram: @cris_derksen 

Cris Derksen on Spotify 

Cris Derksen on Youtube 

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Double bassist Rob Nairn talks about arias by Robert Schumann and Agostino Steffani, his love of opera, and secret bass bonding activities.

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Rob’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Robert Schumann 

Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust 

Violone 

Richard Wagner  

Bayreuth Wagner Festival 

Agostino Steffani 

The story of Niobe in Greek Mythology 

Agostino Steffani’s opera Niobe, regina di Tebe  

Philippe Jarrousky 

Boston Early Music Festival  

Opera singer, Maria Callas  

Jazz bass clarinetist and saxophonist, Eric Dolphy 

Support Rob:

Email: [email protected] 

Ironwood’s latest CD: Romantic Dreams: Quintets for Piano and Strings 

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra’s Brandenburg One 

Adelaide Baroque 

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Violist Max Mandel talks about Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, making music with friends, and some viola jokes for good measure. 

Useful links:

Spotify playlist for Max’s pieces 

Spotify playlist for main pieces 

Spotify playlist for final question pieces 

Other useful links:

Violin vs viola 

String Quartet description 

Symphony description 

Concerto description 

Cadenza description  

Guy Fishman’s episode (where we talk about cadenzas) 

Info on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 

Background on Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra  

The Mannheim Rocket 

Julia Wedman’s episode (where we talk about scordatura tuning) 

Haydn’s “Joke” string quartet 

Viola jokes 

Support Max:

OAE Players digital concert platform 

Flux Quartet 

Spunicunifait 

Max’s Twitter: @MaxTMandel 

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