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The Concertzender in November: cocooning with your favourite radio stationNow that winter time has been set again and it gets dark earlier, it is nice to retreat and 'cocoon'. Even though it is hardly wintery outside, we can forget our worries about this at home and simply enjoy all that special music that will always be heard. From old classics to new releases, well-known and unknown names, everything can be heard on the Concertzender. Enough to get through the autumn days. |
Saturday November 2ndTheme: Classical |
Roaming the Romantic PeriodThe programme series 'Roaming...' has arrived at the 19th century, the time of Romanticism. In this period, the emphasis was on emotional expression and individuality. Nature also played a major role in Romanticism, as can be heard in this episode. In The Hebrides, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy translates the deep impressions he gained during his visit to the Scottish archipelago into musical interpretations of the rugged landscapes and the often wild sea. We will also broadcast a piano sonata by Franz Schubert and a work by Carla Schumann. The starting point of this programme is that everything is performed as authentically as possible. Listen: Roaming the Romantic Period, Saturday November 2nd, 11:00 - 12:00 CET |
Friay November 8thTheme: World |
Meet you there by Oyesterband in Disc-Cover!This fall Oysterband - with Jones, Telfer and Prosser still on board as founders - announced that they would stop performing live. Fortunately, we still have many albums from the group, including Meet you there, the theme album of this Disc-Cover!
In 1990 there was a remarkable collaboration between the folk rockers of Oysterband and the traditional singer June Tabor. Their Freedom and rain is still considered a milestone in British folk history. Perhaps partly because of this, the sound of Oysterband become more polished, resulting in a period in which only acoustic instruments took the lead. The album Meet you there from 2007 is generally considered their best produced album. Listen: Disc-Cover!, Friday November 8th, 19:00 - 20:00 CET. |
Saturday November 9thTheme: Jazz |
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Podcast (on demand)Theme: Early |
In memoriam Bach expert Eduard van HengelFollowing the death of Eduard van Hengel on September 5th 2024, we are repeating the conversation we had with his wife Ria in 2021. The reason for this special meeting was Eduard's beautiful website. Here you will find a great deal of information about the vocal works of Johann Sebastian Bach, which Eduard has collected and organized after his own research. Eduard's wife Ria has translated the texts of many Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas into Dutch. Ria talked about her approach. Eduard guided us with fragments of the separate cantata parts along the cantata Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 116 and analysed this cantata for us. An interesting story. While listening, immediately grab the information on his website, with everything about BWV 116. Listen: Bach & Co, our Bach ad Infinitum podcast. |
Wednesday November 13thTheme: Contemporary |
Gerard Schurmann: English composer with Dutch rootsThe series The Last Century in November and December features the music of Gerard Schurmann. The programme on Wednesday 13 November showcases his exceptional piano work Leotaurus (from 1974) and the song cycle Chuench'i, which he composed in 1966. In addition, a recent recording of his piano concerto from 1972-73 is included.
Eduard van Beinum helped him find a position as conductor with the Dutch Radio in the early 1950s. When his contract expired, he returned to England and concentrated on composing. His compositions included orchestral works and chamber music. Like many of his English colleagues, he also composed film music. In addition to his own film scores (especially for horror films), he also orchestrated the music for Lawrence of Arabia. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1980s and died there in 2020 at the age of 96. Schurmann is still fairly well known as a composer in England. His music has been released on labels such as Chandos and Toccata. However, he is as good as forgotten in the Netherlands. The following programme in the series is broadcast on December 11 and includes his Second String Quartet and his Six Studies of Francis Bacon. Listen: The Last Century, Wednesday November 13th, 19:00 - 20:00 CET. |
Sunday November 24thTheme: Classical |
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Friday 8th to Sunday 17th NovemberTheme: Contemporary |
November Music 2024The 32nd edition of November Music includes about 100 concerts and a large number of composition assignments and shows the diversity and vitality of new music. November Music 2024 takes place from November 8 to 17 at various locations in 's-Hertogenbosch.
Two top Dutch orchestras, the Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, are coming to the festival for the first time and there are concerts by international top performers such as Ensemble Modern, Alva Noto and Dave Holland. November Music focuses this year on female makers and performers with new work and performances by Elisabeth Hetherington, Arooj Aftab, Barbara Hannigan, Mayke Nas, No Plexus, Dyane Donck, Saskia Venegas, Kate Moore, Ann Cleare, Liza Lim, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh and Laura Bowler. The Bosch Requiem 2024 is composed by Micha Hamel in collaboration with visual artist and Prix de Rome winner Jonas Staal. The full programme for the festival can be found here: www.novembermusic.net. Listen to our November Music theme channel for a non-stop broadcast of our recordings from previous editions of the festival |
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