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 Yulia Mikkonen (mezzo-soprano, Austria), Olga Philippova (harpsichord), Marina Katarzhnova (baroque violin) and Avgust Krepak (baroque cello) will perform English theatre songs from period of Restoration - a delightful collection of songs from 17th century British composers: Purcell, Eccles, Dowland and also Schmelzer, Froberger etc. The mad song became a favored genre amongst Restoration composers, who delighted in setting their imaginations free to write inventive and impassioned music for the eloquently rambling flights of fancy of men smitten by madness, most usually caused by the bitter darts of love. This works of art offer rich texts and wild melodies that are not only entertaining, but also enlightening of the musical and psychological habits of the time. This program brings some of the best of these songs and ranges from the charming 16th century folk songs to music by Henry Purcell. Most of these works would have reached audiences as part of plays. There are also some wonderful pieces of Purcell in typically inventive and alluring mood (the beautifully-crafted From Rosy Bow’rs, for example), and some gems by Eccles, too (Restless in thought). The first part of the program closes with Purcell's Mad Bess, the forerunner and model for mad songs of this period, yet, one could argue, a culmination in the genre – a song that was never bettered. Read more
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20:00 | Mumiy Troll (Russia) |
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 The 20-year anniversary of "Morskaya" album. The group was founded on 16 October 1983 in Vladivostok. In 1985, they recorded the first album, "Novaya luna aprelya", which was eventually distributed on tape. Mumiy Troll broke up when Lagutenko, who graduated in Mandarin and Chinese Economy, went to serve in the Soviet army (Russian Air Navy). Then he came back, the band released the second album, Delay Yu-Yu in 1990. The early concerts were proven commercially unsuccessful. They first gained immense popularity with the release of their first (official) album Morskaya (Marine) in May 1997, which showcased a combination of melodic hard rock and Lagutenko's offbeat lyrics and coy, androgynous performance style. Mumiy Troll of that time were all about brit pop, unisex and rockapop (term introduced by band’s founder Ilya Lagutenko)—and were tremendously successful with everything they did on the album. At that time they were supported by Russia’s two probably most influential pop music publicity & production specialists: Alexander Kushnir & Alexander Shulgin. Mumiy Troll were in good hands. Read more
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