Attention:
Unfortunately the concert of France Springuel and Jan Vermeulen on December 18th 2014 is cancelled because Jan Vermeulen is ill. The performance will be rescheduled to a later date next season: we will keep you informed as soon the new date is known. Persons who have booked tickets for the concert, will receive a personal message.

France Springuel and Jan Vermeulen have become a close-knit musical duo since 2010. In addition to their historically informed playing, it is also their natural, honest style which makes each of their interpretations so unique. In the past they were already acclaimed at AMUZ with Schubert. This time they will convince you with the music of one of the last great romantics: Johannes Brahms.

Brahms wrote two sonatas for cello and piano. The first one was described by the composer as a cello sonata that presents no difficulties for either instrument. Not entirely true, one is tempted to contradict. Thematically the music refers to Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge. Brahms wrote the second cello sonata more than twenty years later. He dedicated it to Robert Hausmann, the German cellist who had popularized the first sonata.

Performers
France Springuel, cello | Jan Vermeulen, piano

Programme
J. Brahms: Sonate voor piano en cello, opus 38 | Drie Intermezzi voor piano, opus 117 | Sonate voor piano & cello, opus 99

18 December, 2014 20:00 -- AMUZ

France Springuel and Jan Vermeulen have become a close-knit musical duo since 2010. In addition to their historically informed playing, it is also their natural, honest style which makes each of their interpretations so unique. In the past they were already acclaimed at AMUZ with Schubert. This time they will convince you with the music of one of the last great romantics: Johannes Brahms. 

Brahms wrote two sonatas for cello and piano. The first one was described by the composer as a cello sonata that presents no difficulties for either instrument. Not entirely true, one is tempted to contradict. Thematically the music refers to Bach’s Die Kunst der Fuge. Brahms wrote the second cello sonata more than twenty years later. He dedicated it to Robert Hausmann, the German cellist who had popularized the first sonata. 

18 December, 2014 21:00 -- AMUZ

Alexei Lubimov’s musical curiosity is insatiable and his repertoire immense. He was the first one to perform avantgarde music in the Soviet Union, while concurrently being in the vanguard for the performance of early music on period instruments. In this recital Lubimov brings classical works by Joseph Haydn as well as the half-brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian Bach on a tangent piano.

The tangent piano is a rare instrument with a unique sound. This keyboard instrument became popular in the mid-18th century because it enabled more expression than the harpsichord. With its fresh, sparkling sound and volume the tangent piano is an immediate precursor of the fortepiano. Allow yourself to be transported by the special sound of this instrument and the world class of Lubimov! Particularly since he hardly plays solo anymore this recital is an exceptional opportunity to be seized.

Performer
Alexei Lubimov, tangent piano 

Programme
Music by J. Haydn, C.P.E. Bach & J.C. Bach

19 December, 2014 20:00 -- AMUZ

Alexei Lubimov’s musical curiosity is insatiable and his repertoire immense. He was the first one to perform avantgarde music in the Soviet Union, while concurrently being in the vanguard for the performance of early music on period instruments. In this recital Lubimov brings classical works by Joseph Haydn as well as the half-brothers Carl Philipp Emanuel and Johann Christian Bach on a tangent piano. 

The tangent piano is a rare instrument with a unique sound. This keyboard instrument became popular in the mid-18th century because it enabled more expression than the harpsichord. With its fresh, sparkling sound and volume the tangent piano is an immediate precursor of the fortepiano. Allow yourself to be transported by the special sound of this instrument and the world class of Lubimov! Particularly since he hardly plays solo anymore this recital is an exceptional opportunity to be seized.

19 December, 2014 21:00 -- AMUZ

The birth of Jesus is the most popular page of the Gospel that concurrently appeals most to the imagination. The crib, the shepherds, the exotic Three Magi and the cruel Massacre of the Innocent by Herodes: the story has been gradually adding colours throughout the ages so as to provide artists with a sweet deal. Huelgas Ensemble searched for some lesser known, but splendid musical examples.

The programme includes three anonymous works in the ars antiqua style of the 13th century and motets from the Golden Age of Franco-Flemish polyphony. Huelgas Ensemble also culls from the repertoire of the Spanish villancico, a favourite genre in the vernacular that was tremendously popular in the 16th and 17th century. Of course the cherished English carol tradition will be given pride of place too. From the latter Paul Van Nevel selected two unknown gems: A Carol for Christmas Eve and A Voice from Ramah. A peaceful Christmas to all of you!

Performers
Poline Renou, soprano | Axelle Bernage, mezzo soprano | Achim Schulz, tenorino | Bernd Oliver Fröhlich, tenor | Stefan Berghammer, tenor | Matthew Vine, tenor | Tim Scott Whiteley, bass | Guillaume Olry, bass | Bart Coen, recorder | Peter De Clercq, recorder | Silke Jacobsen, recorder, tabor, flute & percussion | An Van Laethem, rebec, fiddle & renaissance violin | Susanne Braumann, viol | Paul Van Nevel, artistic direction

I.c.w. Huelgas Ensemble

20 December, 2014 20:00 -- AMUZ

The birth of Jesus is the most popular page of the Gospel that concurrently appeals most to the imagination. The crib, the shepherds, the exotic Three Magi and the cruel Massacre of the Innocent by Herodes: the story has been gradually adding colours throughout the ages so as to provide artists with a sweet deal. Huelgas Ensemble searched for some lesser known, but splendid musical examples. 

The programme includes three anonymous works in the ars antiqua style of the 13th century and motets from the Golden Age of Franco-Flemish polyphony. Huelgas Ensemble also culls from the repertoire of the Spanish villancico, a favourite genre in the vernacular that was tremendously popular in the 16th and 17th century. Of course the cherished English carol tradition will be given pride of place too. From the latter Paul Van Nevel selected two unknown gems: A Carol for Christmas Eve and A Voice from Ramah. A peaceful Christmas to all of you!

20 December, 2014 21:00 -- AMUZ