Handel’s Messiah: Two Webcasts

Here are two webcasts of Handel’s Messiah for your viewing pleasure!

Today, December 14, 2019, at 8PM EST (GMT -5) the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will present a live webcast performance of Handel’s Messiah.  You can see the webcast at this link.  Ruth Reinhardt will conduct.

You may also see Handel’s Messiah on demand in a performance by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) at this link.  Jeannette Sorrell conducts.  The SPCO library also has an audio performance of the piece conducted by Paul McCreesh.  The audio performance can be found here.

Free Live Webcast: Mendelssohn and More!

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will present a live concert webcast on December 6, 2019 at 10:45 AM EST (GMT -5).  The concert will feature Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, performed by violinist James Ehnes.  Juanjo Mena will conduct.  You can see the concert at dso.org/live. Here’s the program:

Haydn  Symphony No. 44 in E minor, “Trauersinfonie”

Mendelssohn  Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64

Schubert  Symphony No 9 in C major, D. 944, “The Great”

 

Free Webcast: Puccini’s Tosca, and a Little Operatic Flair for Your Texts

Puccini’s Tosca, presented by the Polish National Opera, will be available on OperaVision beginning 6 December 2019 at 19:00 CET (GMT+1, or 1:00 PM EST).  You can see it here.

And if you want to add a little operatic drama to your social media and texts, check out OperaVision’s gifs on Giphy.  Also check out Giphy’s classical music gifs and opera gifs for more lighthearted flair.  Enjoy!

https://gph.is/g/4Dnx51j

A Mysterious World Inside a Cello

Artist Adrian Borda used a miniature camera to photograph the insides of musical instruments.  The result is magical.  The inside of a cello could be a cathedral, or the interior of a forgotten mansion, or some secret cabin on an ancient sailing ship. Borda has also taken a series of photos inside a violin, saxophone, and guitar.  These are in addition to a print campaign that he created for the Berlin Philharmonic.

What better music to explore these landscapes than music from Bach’s cello suites?  Here is Bourrée I and II from Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, performed by Yo-Yo Ma.

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References

Behold Mystical Photographs Taken Inside a Cello, Double Base, and Other Instruments, Josh Jones on openculture.com, http://www.openculture.com/2018/09/behold-mystical-photographs-taken-inside-cello-double-bass-instruments.html?fbclid=IwAR21ZM9yd0uG8fZcOyVR0ZUy-q8jRb7-7z4jaRXJb2LVq06ge-XJ4tz0pjc

Hidden Landscapes Inside Musical Instruments, https://twistedsifter.com/2012/03/hidden-landscapes-inside-instruments/

Adrian Borda’s art gallery http://www.adrianborda.com/

Adrian Borda’s photography https://500px.com/adrianborda

Adrian Borda’s artwork https://www.deviantart.com/borda

Image attribution:  Cello, sketch by C. Gallant, copyright 2019.