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The Imperfect Pearl — Photos
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The Imperfect Pearl — a new project
I’m very happy to present a new project: The Imperfect Pearl. Next to Isidro Albarreal (baroque violin), Inés Salinas (viola da gamba) and Gabriele Levi, (harpsichord) I founded a new Early Music Ensemble focussed on baroque music of the 18th and 17th century. Have a listen: [divider] [two_columns_one] [/two_columns_one] [two_columns_one_last] [/two_columns_one_last] [divider] What is it…
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Historically Informed Creativity — subcategory to HIP
I‘d like to introduce a subcategory to Historically Informed Perfomance Practice (HIP): Historically Informed Creativity (HIC). The creative aspects for musicians from the early music epochs (Middle ages, Renaissance, Baroque) included improvising, diminuting, ornamenting, arranging and composing. Studying the mentioned parts of music making from the original treatises, and thus obtaining knowledge on style, harmony–…
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Recording: Bach’s Suite BWV 995 arranged for a melody instrument and b.c. by M. Cord-to-Krax
It really happened, I made my first professional recording go public: J.S. Bach — BWV 995 arranged for a melody instrument and b.c. by M. Cord-to-Krax Musick’s Recreation. Milena Cord-to-Krax Milena Cord-to-Krax | alto recorder after Stanesby sr. (by Morgan/Ronimus) Ventura Rico | viola da gamba Alejandro Casal | harpsichord Bárbara Sela | artistic direction…
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Three videos from 29-05-15
François Couperin (1668-1733) — Concert Royal no. 4 Milena Cord-to-Krax, recorder | Ventura Rico, viola da gamba | Alejandro Casal, harpsichord ☞ Voiceflute by Ernst Meyer ❧ Johannes Ciconia (ca. 1370-1412) — Aler m’en veus Milena Cord-to-Krax & Vicente Parrilla, recorders ☞ Renaissance tenor recorders by Bob Marvin ❧ G.P. da Palestrina & G.B. Bovicelli…
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C.P.E. Bach on ornamentation
“It is not likely that anybody could question the necessity of ornaments. They are found everywhere in music, and are not only useful, but indispensable. They connect the notes; they give them life. They emphasise them, and besides giving accent and meaning they render them grateful; they illustrate the sentiments, be they sad or merry,…
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Telemann’s Fantasia Nº 10 – 1st movement
☞ Milena Cord-to-Krax, recorder I home-recorded this movement because I have to sell the recorder I’m playing in the audio. Later I thought that it was actually kind of nice (except for a few little things 😉 ) and that the photos I took were also not too bad, so… I shared it. ♪