Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor – Marita Solberg, Karine Deshayes, Joseph Kaiser, Alexander Vinogradov, Choeur de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, James Gaffigan (HD 1080p)
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Alexander Vinogradov, Choeur de Radio France, James Gaffigan, Joseph Kaiser, Karine Deshayes, Marita Solberg, Orchestre National de France, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Under the baton of the American conductor James Gaffigan, the soloists Marita Solberg (soprano), Karine Deshayes (mezzo-soprano), Joseph Kaiser (tenor) and Alexander Vinogradov (bass), the Orchestre National de France and the Choeur de Radio France perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626. The concert was recorded on June 29, 2017, as part of the Festival de saint-Denis in France.
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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626, requiem mass by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late 20th century the work was most often heard as it had been completed by Mozart's student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. Later completions have since been offered, and the most favourably received among these is one by American musicologist Robert D. Levin.
According to a contract that Mozart signed and an attorney witnessed, the requiem was commissioned by the Count Franz von Walsegg-Stuppach. The count, it seems, pretended to some compositional ability and liked to pass off the work of others as his own. The new requiem, intended as a tribute to the count's wife, was part of that game. Therefore, he insisted that Mozart was neither to make copies of the score nor to reveal his involvement in it and that the first performance was reserved for the man who commissioned the piece.
At the time, Mozart was deeply engaged with the writing of two operas: The Magic Flute and La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus). Together the three assignments were too much for a man suffering from a succession of debilitating fevers. Most of his failing strength went into the operas, both of which were completed and staged. As for the requiem, he worked on it when strength permitted, and several friends came to his apartment December 4, 1791, to sing through the score-in-progress. Yet his condition worsened, and, by the time of Mozart's death early the next morning, he had finished only the "Introit". The "Kyrie", "Sequence", and "Offertorium" were sketched out. The last three movements – "Benedictus", "Agnus Dei", and "Communio" – remained unwritten, and nearly all the orchestration was incomplete.
Confining musical discussion to those portions of the requiem that are mostly from Mozart's own mind, the orchestra most often focuses on the strings, with woodwinds featured when greater poignancy is needed and brass and timpani largely relied on for forceful moments. Particularly in the vocal writing, Mozart's intricate contrapuntal layers show the influence of the Baroque masters Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel.
Especially in the "Sequence", Mozart underlines the power of the text by setting prominent trombone passages against the voices: chorus in the "Dies Irae" and soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soloists in the "Tuba Mirum". It is the most prominent use of the trombone in Mozart's entire catalog.
Source: Betsy Schwarm (britannica.com)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
♪ Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626 (1791)
i. Introitus [01:19]*
ii. Kyrie [05:46]
iii. Sequenz [08:13]
iv. Offertorium [25:52]
v. Sanctus [32:52]
vi. Benedictus [34:30]
vii. Agnus Dei [38:52]
viii. Communio [41:45]
Marita Solberg, soprano
Karine Deshayes, mezzo-soprano
Joseph Kaiser, tenor
Alexander Vinogradov, bass
Choeur de Radio France
Orchestre National de France
Conductor: James Gaffigan
Basilique Saint-Denis, France, June 29, 2017
(HD 1080p)
* Start time of each part
James Gaffigan (b. 1979) is currently the Chief Conductor of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester and Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, recently extended for the third time. Since becoming Chief Conductor of the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester James has made a very significant impact on the orchestra's profile, both nationally and internationally, with a number of highly successful tours and recordings. In recognition of this success his contract has been further extended until 2021.
James is in high demand working with leading orchestras and opera houses throughout Europe, the United States and Asia. The 2019-2020 season features re-invitations to the Chicago, San Francisco and Detroit Symphony Orchestras, Orchestre National de France and Czech Philharmonic, as well as debuts with Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Melbourne Symphony and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
He undertakes four major opera productions in the United States including La Cenerentola at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Ernani at San Francisco Opera, Don Giovanni at Lyric Opera Chicago and Tristan and Isolde at Santa Fe Opera.
The 2018-2019 season saw James make his debut with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks and return to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester and BBC Symphony Orchestra. In the US he made house debuts at Metropolitan Opera for La bohème and San Francisco Opera for Carmen while European productions included a new production of La Fanciulla del West and Don Giovanni at Bayersiche Staatsoper and Porgy and Bess at Dutch National Opera. Regularly conducting at major opera houses around the world, James' recent appearances include La bohème, Don Giovanni, La Traviata and Le nozze di Figaro at the Wiener Staatsoper; Così fan Tutte, La Cenerentola and Falstaff at the Glyndebourne Festival; Salome for Hamburg Opera; La bohème for the Opernhaus Zurich and Così fan tutte for Chicago Lyric Opera.
James also works internationally with many leading orchestras and recent guest appearances include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Münchner Philharmoniker, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre National de France, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-orchester Berlin, Dresden Staatskapelle, Wiener Symphoniker, Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Zurich Tonhalle, Seoul Philharmonic and Tokyo Metropolitan.
In North America he has worked with New York Philharmonic and the symphony orchestras of Philadelphia, Cleveland, St Louis, Baltimore and Toronto, among others. Born in New York, James was named first prize winner of the 2004 Sir Georg Solti International Conducting Competition.
In 2009, he completed a three-year tenure as Associate Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony, in a position specially created for him by Michael Tilson Thomas. Prior to that appointment James was Assistant Conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra, where he worked for Music Director Franz Welser Möst.
Source: jamesgaffigan.com
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See also
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor – Christine Schäfer, Bernarda Fink, Kurt Streit, Gerald Finley, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Audio video)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor – Lorna Anderson, Daniela Lehner, Andrew Tortise, Stephan Loges, Coro & Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, Richard Egarr (HD 1080p)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Mass in D minor – Werner Pech, Hans Breitschopf, Walther Ludwig, Harald Pröglhöf, Wiener Hofmusikkapelle, Josef Krips (1955, Audio video)
In Profile, a Modern Princess: Louise d'Orléans, Daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Chartres
The parents of Louise: Prince Charles-Louis d'Orléans and Iléana Manos on their wedding day |
Princess Louise d'Orléans recently gave an interview to journalist Chloé Friedmann of Madame Figaro. In it, she gave a lot of insight into her life and her goals and hopes for the future. Louise is a third-year student focusing on agricultural engineering at a university in Lille (l’École d’ingénieur agroalimentaire). Like many of her relatives, she enjoys painting and expressing herself artistically. Louise has traveled extensively in South America, and she would love to live in either Argentina or Brazil one day. The princess confides that she is a great admirer of Queen Elizabeth II, and that she also likes watching the Netflix series, The Crown.
Louise d'Orléans will be one of the participants at the upcoming Bal des Débutantes held in Paris on 30 November. She will be wearing a gown designed by Giambattista Valli. Princess Louise hopes that her attendance at the ball will help to raise funds for two charities, Seleni and Enfants d'Asie, which Louise and her parents both support.
For Louise's full interview with Chloé Friedmann of Madame Figaro, please visit this link: Louise d’Orléans : "Je dois faire la révérence devant mes tantes"
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King Constantine II and Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes Photograph (c) The Royal Chronicles |
Many thanks to Andreas Megos for sharing this information on Twitter.
Source: Επίσημη παρουσίαση της προτομής του Βασιλέως Παύλου στο Μουσείο της Πόλεως των Αθηνών
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Ya Okyanusları Boşaltırsak?
Mariana Çukuru'nun dibindeki gizemli yere tüm dünya okyanuslarını boşaltmanın yolunu bulursak ne olur?Ne kadar sürer?Yüzyıllar? Binyıllar?
Pompalama bittiğinde Dünyada bir hayat kalacak mıydı? Ya bir gecede olsaydı?Okyanus suyu, dünya yüzeyinin% 70'ini oluşturur. Bir basketbol sahasının büyüklüğünde bir kapı açarsak, okyanusları dışarı atmamız yüzbinlerce yılı bulur.
Peki ya bir dakika içinde bütün okyanusları tahliye edecek kadar güçlü bir pompamız varsa? O zaman ne olurdu?
Daha fazlası
Pompalama bittiğinde Dünyada bir hayat kalacak mıydı? Ya bir gecede olsaydı?Okyanus suyu, dünya yüzeyinin% 70'ini oluşturur. Bir basketbol sahasının büyüklüğünde bir kapı açarsak, okyanusları dışarı atmamız yüzbinlerce yılı bulur.
Peki ya bir dakika içinde bütün okyanusları tahliye edecek kadar güçlü bir pompamız varsa? O zaman ne olurdu?
Daha fazlası
In Praise of Irregular Friendships
“If a man has a hobby he follows it up, whatever his other pursuits may be,” said the odious Baron Gruner in “The Adventure of the Illustrious Client.”
Even in these divisive times, a shared interest can bring people together despite differences of age, race, sex, religion (or lack thereof), politics, employment, economic circumstances, etc.
That was much on display earlier this month as 100 Sherlockians descended on Bloomington, IN for the amazing Building an Archive conference put on by the Baker Street Irregulars.
And the new book “Aboriginals”The Earliest Baker Street Irregulars 1934-1940, by Harrison Hunt and Linda Hunt, establishes in black and white that the followers of the Master have always been a varied lot. Dedicated “to all those who have gone before,” the book is a series of mini-biographies of the first generation of Baker Street Irregulars.
The authors wisely divide the volume into four sections: the stalwarts who were the heart and soul of Christopher Morley’s BSI (23 of them), those who attended one or more of the early dinners but had no other involvement (34), the “irregular Irregulars” who had some connection (7), and those who solved Frank Morley’s famous Sherlockian crossword puzzle and didn’t fit into the other categories (26). At the end is a profile of Christ Cella, whose New York speakeasy was home to those first BSI dinners.
Some of those profiled in the book will be familiar to most Sherlockians – Morley, Starrett, Bell, Gillette, Briggs, Davis, Keddie, Officer, Smith, Steele, and many more. Then there are those whose names are perhaps well known, but not associated with Sherlock Holmes – Stephen Vincent Benét, Don Marquis, Gene Tunney, and R. Buckminster Fuller, for example.
Other names are well known, but only in select circles. Unique among these, perhaps, is William Moulton Marston. He invented the lie detector with the help of one of his wives. He also had a second wife bigamously, with the permission of his first wife. They all lived together, along with the two children of each wife. In his spare time (!) he created the comic book character Wonder Woman. He died at the age of 54 in 1947. His widows lived together for the rest of their lives.
Half of the crossword puzzle contest winners were women and thus never invited to the all-male BSI dinners of their era. Two of them were honored with the BSI’s Queen Victoria Medal in 1990. However, the indefatigable research of the Hunts established that four additional women who qualified were alive at the time but went unnoticed.
This is a great reference book, but it’s also enjoyable to read straight through as I did. We Sherlockians surely walk on the shoulders of “all who have gone before.”
The Saxon Royal Succession Act of 1997 and the Current Royal Family of Saxony
Prince Alexander, Princess Anastasia-Luise, Prince Maria Emanuel, and Princess Gisela of Saxony |
Prince Dedo of Saxony (1922-2009) |
Princess Erina of Saxony (1921-2010; née Eilts) |
Princess Anastasia-Luise of Saxony, Margravine of Meissen (b.1940; née Princess of Anhalt) |
Prince Albert of Saxony (1934-2012) |
Princess Elmira of Saxony (b.1930; née Henke) |
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1928-2018) |
Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1929-2012) Photograph (c) Royal House of Saxony |
Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1936-2018) with her son Prince Johannes Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1969-1987) |
Margrave Friedrich Christian of Meißen with his sons Prince Maria Emanuel and Prince Albert Photograph (c) Royal House of Saxony |
H.R.H. Prince Dedo of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
at the same time acting in authority for
H.R.H. Prince Gero of Saxony, Duke of Saxony, as well as for
H.R.H. Princess Virginia of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Erina of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Anastasia-Luise, Margrave of Meissen, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Dr. Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Elmira of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony-Gessaphe, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Dr. Princess Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
We hereby declare,
In the responsibility of today's living and acting generation of the Wettins and in light of the more than 900-year history of our dynasty and in the knowledge that the family and Saxony should be given a predictable for the next decades personnel perspective:
We acknowledge the wishes of H.R.H. Prince Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, Duke of Saxony, who has expressed his intention to enable our nephew Prince Alexander to succeed him as Margrave of Meissen, and we are in agreement with his intention.
This consent does not affect any civil rights of the declarant.
(Signed)
H.R.H. Prince Dedo of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Erina of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Anastasia-Luise, Margrave of Meissen, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Dr. Prince Albert of Saxony, Duke of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Elmira of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony-Gessaphe, Duchess of Saxony
H.R.H. Dr. Princess Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
The above copy is in accordance with the original submitted to me today.
I certify this.
Dresden, 22.05.1997
Dr. Horn de la Fontaine
Notary
The original document reads as follows:
S.K.H. Prinz Dedo von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen zugleich in Vollmacht handelnd für S.K.H. Prinz Gero von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen sowie I.K.H. Prinzessin Virginia von Sachsen Herzogin zu SachsenI.K.H. Prinzessin Erina von Sachsen Herzogin zu SachsenI.K.H. Prinzessin Anastasia-Luise Markgräfin von Meissen Herzogin zu SachsenS.K.H. Dr. Prinz Albert von Sachsen Herzog zu SachsenI.K.H. Prinzessin Elmira von Sachsen Herzogin zu SachsenI.K.H. Prinzessin Maria Josepha von Sachsen Herzogin zu SachsenI.K.H. Prinzessin Maria Anna von Sachsen-Gessaphe Herzogin zu SachsenI.K.H. Dr. Prinzessin Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha Herzogin zu Sachsen
erklären hiermit
in der Verantwortung der heute lebenden und handelnden Generation der Wettiner vor der über 900-jährigen Geschtichte unseres Hauses und in dem Besußtsein, daß der Familie und Sachsen eine für die nächsten Jahrzehnte berechenbare personelle Perspektive gegeben werden soll:
Wir nehmen die von S.K.H. Prinz Maria Emanuel Markgraf von Meissen Herzog zu Sachsen geäußerte Absicht, unserem Neffen Prinz Alexander die unmittelbare Nachfolge als Markgraf von Meissen zu ermöglichen, zustimmend zur Kenntis.
Von dieser Zustimmung bleiben etwaige bürgerliche Rechte der Erklärenden unberührt.
S.K.H. Prinz Dedo von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Prinzessin Erina von Sachsen Herzogin zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Prinzessin Anastasia-Luise Markgräfin von Meissen Herzogin zu Sachsen
S.K.H. Dr. Prinz Albert von Sachsen Herzog zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Prinzessin Elmira von Sachsen Herzogin zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Prinzessin Maria Josepha von Sachsen Herzogin zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Prinzessin Maria Anna von Sachsen-Gessaphe Herzogin zu Sachsen
I.K.H. Dr. Prinzessin Mathilde von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha Herzogin zu Sachsen
Vorstehende Abschrift stimmt mit der mir heute vorgelegten Urschrift überein.
Dies beglaubige ich.
Dresden, 22.05.1997
Dr. Horn de la Fontaine
Notar
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In accordance with the Saxon Royal Succession Act of 1997, Prince Alexander of Saxony (b.1953) was unilaterally recognised by all members of the royal family as the heir to his uncle, the Margrave of Meißen. Further, on 1 June 1999, Maria Emanuel of Saxony legally adopted his nephew Alexander as his son; therefore, Alexander and his children were able to use the surname in Germany of "Prinz/Prinzessin von Sachsen, Herzon/Herzogin zu Sachsen." When Prince Maria Emanuel of Saxony died in 2012, Prince Alexander succeeded as the Head of the Royal House. In 1987, Prince Alexander of Saxony married Princess Gisela of Bavaria (b.1964), daughter of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Tuscany. Margrave Alexander and Margravine Gisela of Meißen have four children: Prince Georg (b.1988), Prince Mauricio (b.1989), Prince Clemens (b.1993), and Princess Teresita (b.1999).
For more about the Royal Family of Saxony, please visit this link: Markgraf von Meissen
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