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Nikolaus Harnoncourt (born Johann Nicolaus Graf de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt December 6, 1929 in Berlin) is an Austrian conductor, particularly known for his historically informed performances of music from the classical era and earlier. December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... A conductor conducting at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they may have been performed when they were originally written. ... // Music is an art form consisting of sound and silence expressed through time. ... The Classical period in Western music occurred from about 1730 through 1820, despite considerable overlap at both ends with preceding and following periods, as is true for all musical eras. ...


Harnoncourt at the New Year's Concert [1]
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Biography

Harnoncourt was born in Berlin, was brought up in Graz and studied music in Vienna. His mother, Ladislaja Gräfin von Meran, Freiin von Brandhoven, was the granddaughter of the Styrian Archduke Johann. His father, Eberhard de la Fontaine Graf d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt was an engineer working in Berlin who had two children from a previous marriage. Two years after Nikolaus's birth, his brother Philipp was born. The family eventually moved to Graz, where Eberhard had obtained a post in the state-government (Landesregierung) of Styria. This article is about the capital of Germany. ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ... “Wien” redirects here. ... Coat of arms of the Dukes of Styria, crowned with the ducal hat, today state coat The Duchy of Styria (German: Herzogtum Steiermark, Slovenian Å tajerska) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution in 1918. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The Grazer Schloßberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec IPA: /gra. ...


He was a cellist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra from 1952 to 1969. In 1953, Harnoncourt founded the period-instrument ensemble Concentus Musicus Wien with his wife, Alice Hoffelner. The Concentus Musicus Wien is dedicated to performances on period instruments, and by the 1970s his work with it had made him quite well known. He played the viola da gamba at this time, as well as the cello. For the Telefunken (later Teldec) label, Harnoncourt recorded a wide variety of the Baroque repertoire, beginning with the viol music of Henry Purcell[1], and extending to works including: Categories: Musical group stubs | Austrian orchestras ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Concentus Musicus Wien is a Baroque music ensemble founded by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and his wife Alice Harnoncourt in 1953 which was largely responsible for the movement to play early music on period instruments. ... The authentic performance movement is an effort on the part of musicians and scholars to perform works of classical music in ways similar to how they were performed when they were originally written. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Various Viola da gamba The viol or viola da gamba family of musical instruments is related to the vihuela, rebec, etc. ... Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (IPA: [1]; September 10 (?) [2], 1659–November 21, 1695), a Baroque composer, is generally considered to be one of Englands greatest composers. ...

In 1971, Harnoncourt started a joint project with conductor Gustav Leonhardt to record all of Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas. The project was eventually completed in 1990, and (barring a couple of cantatas, nos. 51 and 199) was the first and only cantata cycle to utilise an all-male choir and soloist roster. In 2001 a critically acclaimed and Grammy Award winning recording of Bach's St. Matthew Passion conducted by Harnoncourt was released, which included the entire score of the piece in Bach's own hand on a CD-ROM (this is his 2nd recording of the work). This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Gustav Leonhardt (born May 30, 1928) is a Dutch harpsichordist, organist and conductor. ... Bach in a 1748 portrait by Haussmann Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it... A cantata (Italian, sung) is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment and generally containing more than one movement. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen (Praise God in All Lands), BWV 51, is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut (My Heart Swims in Blood) is a cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bachs St. ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ...


Harnoncourt subsequently performed with many other orchestras using modern instruments, but still with an eye on historical authenticity in terms of tempi and dynamics, among other things. He also expanded his repertoire, continuing to play the baroque works which had made him famous, but also championing the Viennese operetta repertoire. In recent years, he has made a benchmark recording of the Beethoven symphonies with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE)[5], and recorded the Beethoven Piano Concertos with Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the COE.[6] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The first two measures of Mozarts Sonata XI, which indicates the tempo as Andante grazioso and a modern editors metronome marking: = 120. “Andante” redirects here. ... In music, dynamics normally refers to the softness or loudness of a sound or note, but also to every aspect of the execution of a given piece, either stylistic (staccato, legato etc. ... Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750 (see Dates of classical music eras for a discussion of the problems inherent in defining the beginning and end points). ... “Wien” redirects here. ... Operetta (literally, little opera) is a performance art-form similar to opera, though it generally deals with less serious topics. ... A portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptized December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer and one of the pillars of European classical music. ... The Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE), established in 1981, represents 15 nationalities amongst its 50 members. ... Pierre-Laurent Aimard (born 9 September 1957) is a French pianist. ...


In addition, Harnoncourt is a guest conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and has made several recordings with the orchestra.[7] [8] Between 1987 and 1991 he conducted four new productions of Mozart operas at the Vienna State Opera (1987-91: Idomeneo; 1988-90: Die Zauberflöte; 1989: Die Entführung aus dem Serail; 1989-91 Così fan tutte). He directed the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day concerts in 2001 and 2003.[9] The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) an orchestra in Austria, regularly considered as one of the finest in the world. ... Vienna State Opera (German: Wiener Staatsoper), located in Vienna, Austria, is one of the most important opera companies in Europe. ... Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian: Idomeneo, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Die Zauberflöte (en: The Magic Flute) is an opera in two acts composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. ... Die Entführung aus dem Serail (K. 384; in English The Abduction from the Seraglio; also known as Il Seraglio) is a opera Singspiel in three acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti, K. 588, is an opera buffa by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ...


In 2002 he recorded Bruckners 9th symphony with the Vienna Philharmonic's, with a reconstructed finale. A most controversial undertake, since the finale was never finished within Bruckner's lifetime. Others have tried to record the 9th with a finale, but with other revisions or versions. “Bruckner” redirects here. ... Anton Bruckners Symphony No. ...


Harnoncourt made his guest-conducting debut with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam in 1975. He has continued as a guest conductor with the orchestra, including in several opera productions and recordings.[10] In October 2000, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra named him their Honorary Guest Conductor (Honorair gastdirigent). The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Dutch: Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest, KCO) is the best-known and most respected symphonic orchestra in the Netherlands, and is generally considered to be among the worlds finest orchestras. ...


Awards

The Léonie Sonning Music Prize, or Sonning Award, which is recognized as Denmarks highest musical honor, is given annually to an international musician. ... The Kyoto Prize (京都賞) has been awarded annually since 1984 by the Inamori Foundation, founded by Kazuo Inamori (fortune from ceramics). ...

Publications

  • The Musical Dialogue: Thoughts on Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart (ISBN: 1-57467-023-9)
  • Baroque Music Today: Music As Speech(ISBN: 978-0931340918)
  • Musik als Klangrede: Wege zu einem neuen (ISBN: 978-3701703159 )
  • Die Macht der Musik: Zwei Reden (ISBN: 978-3701708277 )

Quote

“ In the age of Mozart, a meaningful music drama could result only from close collaboration between composer and librettist. Today, in a similar fashion, such a composition can be performed in a meaningful way only if the conductor and the stage director work together closely and harmoniously. Unfortunately, what is actually a joint endeavor often receives separate reviews: the stage direction was intelligent and good, but the musical performance left something to be desired, or the other way around. The conductor shares responsibility if the stage director’s approach is not musically well-founded; during rehearsals, he must represent the intentions of the composer. A stage director who is musical will gladly heed his advice. But when the conductor arrives shortly before the opening performance - which is what usually happens - he can only resign himself to his fate. Then he thinks: no matter what happens on the stage, we will just play our beautiful music. This very common attitude is disastrous for opera. No operatic performance should ever take place if the stage director and conductor have not worked closely together, or if each does not support the entire performance, including the aspect that is the domain of the other! This symbiosis of stage director and conductor is very like the relationship that exists between the actual authors of an opera: its composer and librettist. ”

—Nikolaus Harnoncourt, A Musical Dialogue, P. 206

References

  1. ^ Andrew Clements. "Concentus Musicus Wien: A Celebration", The Guardian, 18 April 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  2. ^ Wolff, Christoph (July 1972). "Reviews of Records, Johann Sebastian Bach: Musikalisches Opfer". The Musical Quarterly 58 (3): 496-501. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  3. ^ Glover, Jane, Review of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea (1975). The Musical Times, 116 (1590): 715.
  4. ^ Cyr, Mary (April 1973). "Reviews of Records, Rameau: Castor et Pollux". The Musical Quarterly 59 (2): 328-333. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  5. ^ John Rockwell. "Harnoncourt Gives Beethoven a Mild Jolt", New York Times, 17 November 1993. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  6. ^ Andrew Clements. "Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1 -5: Aimard/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt", The Guardian, 28 February 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  7. ^ Andrew Clements. "Smetana: Ma Vlast", The Guardian, 2 October 2002. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  8. ^ Andrew Clements. "Bruckner Symphony No 9: Vienna Philharmonic/Harnoncourt", The Guardian, 24 October 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  9. ^ James R. Oestreich. "A New Year Comes to Old Vienna", New York Times, 2 January 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 
  10. ^ Andrew Clements. "Dvorak: The Golden Spinning Wheel; The Noon Witch; The Water Goblin; The Wild Dove: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Harnoncourt", The Guardian, 23 May 2003. Retrieved on 2007-08-12. 

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External links

  • http://www.styriarte.com/harnoncourt/ - personal webpage
  • http://www.harnoncourt.de/ - his Sony/BMG webpage
  • November 2000 Interview with Norman Lebrecht
  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra English-language biography of Harnoncourt

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