earlymusicTOFeb 9

Thomas #Morley: The First Book of #Canzonets for #TwoVoices (1595)
#AlfredDeller and #MarkDeller #countertenors #duet

"I go before my darling"
https://youtu.be/KXN2HIuONEo?si=ZjP3dkFT1_764WiE (1:27)

"Sweet nymph come to thy lover"
https://youtu.be/keyiFSyeUxU?si=XTuFHHKiA6_CCOwm (1:41)

earlymusicTOMay 26, 2025

Heinrich #Schütz (1585-1672)
"Auf dem Gebirge"
#Fretwork #viols
#countertenors #HughCutting & #lestynDavies
from CD of early #Baroque German music by Tunder, Schein, Schütz, and Johann Christoph Bach
https://youtu.be/4cR2mw0r488?si=KWOxYMKtyqs4A3sT (5:00)

Fretwork: EmilyAshton RichardBoothby JoannaLevine AsakoMorikawa SamStadlen + SilasWollston organ
https://www.fretwork.co.uk
#violadagamba

Auf dem Gebirge hat man ein Geschrei gehöret, SWV 396
https://imslp.org/wiki/Auf_dem_Gebirge_hat_man_ein_Geschrei_geh%C3%B6ret,_SWV_396_(Sch%C3%BCtz,_Heinrich)

CPDL score (8 pages)
https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/6/69/Auf_dem_Gebirge%2C_SWV_396_Schutz.pdf

Heinrich Schütz - Auf dem Gebirge | Fretwork, Iestyn Davies, & Hugh Cutting

YouTube
earlymusicTOJul 25, 2024

[30 min. radio podcast]
BBC The Listening Service
#Countertenors - classical rock gods!
"From FrankieValli JeffBuckley to AndreasScholl IestynDavies... TomService celebrates the male singers hitting the high notes... How do they do it? And why is it so uniquely thrilling a sound? ..."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0005sl8?fbclid=IwAR3cJk4VFGNRgVlNY5JmhmdjU5QNuHQd3bQK8CPsKOHJqwiIlJAay723q_U (09 June 2019)
LawrenceZazzo, VivicaGenoux, AlfredDeller, The BeeGees, The Stylistics, JamesBrown

The Listening Service - Countertenors - classical rock gods! - BBC Sounds

A celebration of the male singers who can hit the high notes!

BBC
Herr Irrtum! 🔊May 11, 2024
it's time again… 4 1 of those... Radio Irrtum! announcements

↓↓↓ German version far below the English one ↓↓↓

Rhetorical question: Do we actually have enough #countertenors available?!

(No) Answers to this and so much more at yer fine olde 'n hefty #UNDERGROUND #radio show called…

RADIO IRRTUM! Saturday, 2024-05-11 at 8:00PM (UTC+2) at Alex Berlin/FM 91 MHz/DAB+ Ch.7D, or via stream: https://www.alex-berlin.de/radio/15-live-auf-91.0

#Radio Irrtum! is a German language #radioShow exploring the sonic vastnesses of the underground. Emitted transmissions may raise your attention for new unheard #music all over the genre spectrum from all over the world. Btw.: Forget about that German language aspect - it's all about the music!

Music as in...

- #Tokyo #Beatz
- Swizz IDM #Pop
- Prague House #bass
- italien retromovie #jazz
- #experimental neural #halftime straight from Denver
- perverted Sheffield Club
- experimental beats
- #superdistorted feeling well #pianomusic from Berlin
- disturbing #ambient calmness for cats
- lofi #blackMetal
- Phemale #PowerPunk
- #eggPunk from Leipzig
- #alternative #songwriting

Yes, we'll jump genres here!

This time the Fediverse is represented by the one and only kitsch beats magician @[email protected] . And he is not the only one providing open #creativeCommons content during the show!

As always I'll post playlist and manuscript later here (provided I’m at home, else it will come up the day after). And if you have questions about the music – I'll gladly answer! Just ask!

C U all tonight! :)

↑↑↑ English version above, the German one is still below ↓↓↓

Rhetorisch gefragt: Haben wir eigentlich aktuell ausreichend Countertenöre? Vielleicht auch in der S-Bahn?

(Keine) Antworten darauf u. noch viel mehr in...

Radio Irrtum!. Diesen Samstag, 20 Uhr über Alex Berlin auf UKW 91MHz/DAB+ Ch.7D (Stream URL oben).

Radio Irrtum!: Die Radiosendung, in der wir zusammen die Weiten des musikalischen Untergrunds erforschen.
Mit so Sachen wie...

- Tokyo Beatz
- schweizer IDM Pop
- House bass aus Prag
- Retromoviegjazz aus Italien
- Neural Halftime ais Denver
- perverted Sheffield Club
- experimental beats
- superdistorted Wohlfühlpianomusik aus Berlin
- verstörende #ambient calmness für Katzen
- lofi BlackMetal
- Phemale PowerPunk
- EggPunk aus Leipzig
- alternative Songwriting

Das Fediverse ist vertreten (siehe oben), Creative Commons Tracks sind dabei - u. Genregrenzen werden grazil übersprungen.
Playlist + Manuskript nach der Show (spätestens Sonntag) hier drunter. Fragen einfach stellen – ich antworte (spätestens am Sonntag)!

Bis heute Abend vielleicht! :)
Live auf 91.0: Ninja Pirate Broadcast und danach um 20:00 Indie Royal | ALEX Kosmos

ALEX Radio gibts auch live zum Mitlesen https://transkript.alex-berlin.de---19:00: Ninja Pirate Broadcast. Over-the-Top wie der Titel ist auch die Sendung! Hier werden die aktuellen Erscheinungen aus der Welt von Film, Gaming, Internet, Comics und Popkultur bestaunt. Mehr infos unter https://dragonseateverything.com 20:00: Indie Royal. Feinste Indiemusik bei ALEX im Radio. 21:00: Indie Royal. Feinste Indiemusik bei ALEX im Radio. 22:00: Kofferradio. Live im Studio ist die die Sängerin und Buchautorin Gabriele Kluge! Titelliste www.siggitrzoss.de. Mehr infos unter https://siggitrzoss.de---Das ganze Programm findest du unter https://about.alex-berlin.de/audio/radio-programm - ALEX Radio gibts auch live zum Mitlesen https://transkript.alex-berlin.de

SimonMar 28, 2023

Very sorry to hear of the death of James Bowman. King of the #countertenors.

Photo courtesy of Convivium Records

Joe B. WallJan 19, 2023

It's times like this that I find I'm terribly irritated that I'm not a talented countertenor.

#countertenors #countertenorsROCK

Lars Holgersson 🎶Dec 24, 2022

#classicalmusic #galantmusic
#countertenors
@classicalmusic @galantmusic
@countertenors

#AntonioVivaldi 1678 – 1741
Cum dederit delectis suis somnum /
#NisiDominus #RV608 (1713~17)

#AlexPotter #Countertenor
#ConcertoCopenhagen
#LarsUlrikMortensen

Recorded in the Trinitatis Church (1656), originally an integral part of the University of Copenhagen; includes #Rundetårn (Round Tower), intended as an astronomers’ observatory.

#musik #music #musique #musica #Vivaldi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43p2bW7M_NI

Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus "Cum dederit" - Potter, Concerto Copenhagen, Mortensen

YouTube
Bach Club ♪Dec 17, 2022

"My heart trembles and I don’t know why!"

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/partite-sopra-la-monica/1637850037?i=1637850045&ls

https://open.spotify.com/track/3rhgJpYRNdI5PZUVFhqALP?si=PEKlJbx8ScS6JT0hFEzHAQ

#handel #love #baroquemusic @baroquepawel @meilimusica @laszlorozsa @luciacapellaro #december #advent @classicalmusic @baroquemusic #heart #recitative @kirsten #countertenors

Partite Sopra 'la Monica' by Pawel Siwczak

Listen to Partite Sopra 'la Monica' by Pawel Siwczak on Apple Music. 2022. Duration: 7:43

Apple Music
Bach Club ♪Dec 11, 2022
Wishing you a warm and happy 11 December evening!
#vivaldi @meilimusica @laszlorozsa @luciacapellaro @baroquepawel @kirsten @classicalmusic @baroquemusic #baroquemusic #baroque #recorder #cello #harpsichord #countertenors
HopperNov 22, 2022
Who knows a thing or two about #countertenors ? Saw an #opera at #usc yesterday, called #Flight by Jonathan Dove. Funny, moving, damn excellent. (My son played #frenchhorn in the pit). #countertenors are the modern version of #castrati, which is like CRAZY