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Radio Neue Musik. Montage: Hufner

Neue Musik / Musikfeature / SoundArt: Die Radio-Woche vom 05. bis 11. Juni 2017

Neue Musik und Musikfeatures in der Kalenderwoche 23. Der MDR bleibt ein Totalausfall. Portraits und Schwerpunkte gibt es zu: Beethovens Rasumowsky-Quartette, Quatuor Diotima, Peter Lackner, Geschwistern Widmann, Hans Köth, Jennifer Walshe, Neue Musik aus Irland, Adriana Hölszky, Neue Vocalsolisten ascolta, Rolf Riehm, Saxophon, Konstantia Gourzi, Programmiersprachen, Sonar Quartett, Helmut Zapf,...

Edward II. auf der Bühne, Homophobie in der Kritik

Führt das deutsche Musikfeuilleton „rosa Listen“? Neulich las man statt einer Kritik oder eines echten Verrisses eine Statistik der sexuellen Orientierung des Premierenteams: „Der Komponist der Oper: schwul. Der Librettist: schwul. Der Regisseur: schwul. Der Dirigent: wissen wir nicht. Der Intendant: schwul. Der Chefdramaturg: auch.“ Aus dem Kontext gelöst sieht...

The sounds of a different world. Review of „The Music of the Temporalists“ by André Pogorillofsky.

Sometimes there are books that are impossible to categorize and impossible to describe. André Pogoriloffsky’s “The Music of the Temporalists” is such a book. I have read it, and I honestly cannot say what it is (is it a travelogue? A science fiction novel? A true account? A literary experiment?...

La Traviata Remixed (Video from Grachtenfestival Amsterdam)

La Traviata Remixed (Video from Grachtenfestival Amsterdam)

The world knows hundreds of Wagner pastiches and mash-ups, and his original operas are of course still played. But strangely enough very little has been done with Verdi’s music, not even parodies.
So I would recommend: If you want to see your nice 19th century „Traviata“ as your grandfather knew it just go to any opera house in your vicinity, chances are good that they will play it at some point.

Everything that is wrong in „Mozart in the Jungle“, Season 2, Episode 10: „Home“

Everything that is wrong in „Mozart in the Jungle“, Season 2, Episode 10: „Home“

So we’re onto season 2 of “Mozart in the Jungle” now! MIJ is a great show – it has perfect casting, witty scripts, great actors…and screenwriters who try to unsuccessfully imagine how the classical music scene works. Actually it sometimes even adds to the fun that they don’t have a...

Everything that is wrong in „Mozart in the Jungle“, season 2, episode 9: Amusia

Everything that is wrong in „Mozart in the Jungle“, season 2, episode 9: Amusia

So we’re onto season 2 of “Mozart in the Jungle” now! MIJ is a great show – it has perfect casting, witty scripts, great actors…and screenwriters who try to unsuccessfully imagine how the classical music scene works. Actually it sometimes even adds to the fun that they don’t have a clue, as we become witnesses to scenes and dialogue that would never happen in real life. Isn’t that what TV is about?
But as it is fun to nitpick here is a rundown of all the mistakes in season 2, episode by episode….

Everything that is wrong in Mozart in the Jungle Season 2, Episode 8: „Leave everything behind“

Everything that is wrong in Mozart in the Jungle Season 2, Episode 8: „Leave everything behind“

So we’re onto season 2 of “Mozart in the Jungle” now! MIJ is a great show – it has perfect casting, witty scripts, great actors…and screenwriters who try to unsuccessfully imagine how the classical music scene works. Actually it sometimes even adds to the fun that they don’t have a clue, as we become witnesses to scenes and dialogue that would never happen in real life. Isn’t that what TV is about?