Graduating in 1934, she was the first professional Dutch harpsichordist who performed with all the early Dutch pioneers and Brüggen and Leonhardt; she worked both as a soloist and continuo player with several orchestras. […]
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“There is a fragrant air about the[se] concerts of old music …” (The Times Oct. 1927) They combine scholarship and entertainment, which is a very rare. […] Huguette Dreyfus at home in the early 1960s, playing her Blanchet. From a private collection, all rights reserved. Guest blogger: Sally Gordon-Mark, writer/researcher/translator/teacher, was a student and devoted friend of Huguette. November 30th would have been Huguette Dreyfus’ 88th birthday, but the effervescent concert artist and beloved teacher, the self-proclaimed “inexhaustible chatterbox,” silently […] Nellie Chaplin in 1910 By Guest Blogger: Mandy Macdonald One fine morning in the summer of 1904 a van drew up at our door and from it emerged Arnold Dolmetsch and a harpsichord. He had previously asked me to play in Bach’s Double Concerto in C major with Miss [Kathleen] Salmon […] Raymond working at a Pleyel Guest blogger: Kate Hawnt Shortly after moving in to her new home, Mottisfont Abbey, the indomitable Maud Russell noted in her engagement book: April 4 1935. Take boys to Londonderry House to hear Mrs Woodhouse. Maud, a wealthy heiress, was married to Major Gilbert Russell, a […] The Belgian early music pioneer explains why period style matters, no matter what period. by Clive Paget “For me Stockhausen and Messiaen is early music.” Now there’s a provocative statement, but then Jos van Immerseel has been provoking a response on and off for 40 years now. The Belgian early music pioneer [ … […] A Kirkman harpsichord from 1755, similar to that used by Nellie Chaplin. By courtesy of Musical Instrument Museums, Edinburgh (MIMEd 4330). By Guest Blogger: Mandy Macdonald The fascination of old instruments The use of historical instruments contributed greatly to the charm of the concerts given by the Chaplin sisters and drew in audiences. […] Taphouse’s 1743 Hass clavichord. By kind permission of the Bate Collection, Faculty of Music, University of Oxford. Copyright © 2016 T.W. Taphouse and early keyboards In 1857, when he was aged just 19, Taphouse bought “a remarkably fine harpsichord by Shudi and Broadwood [made in 1773]” which “led me to take an interest […] The library of T.W. Taphouse was very famous during his lifetime and his harpsichords were often used for concerts and exhibitions. His name is now forgotten, and it’s a tragedy that everything was sold off after his death. […] “Indefatigable propagandists of ancient music” likened to Arnold Dolmetsch. Their hugely popular early music entertainments began in 1904, and continued for 25 years. […] |
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