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Tea with Netty #57: Double Bassist Cecelia Bruggemeyer

Wednesday 16 October 2024

OAE's beloved double bassist and current Chair of the Players' Artistic Committee Cecelia Bruggemeyer joins Netty in the…
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  • History and Theory of Music
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Cylindrical Vs Conical: Lisa Beznosiuk on Flutes, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt

Friday 14 January 2011

Our Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk talks about the flute parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the cylindrical and conical flute.
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Matthew Truscott on 'Baroque. Contrasted.'

Wednesday 6 April 2011

Leader Matthew Truscott talks about the concert he devised and directed at Kings Place in 2011.
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  • History and Theory of Music
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Crooks vs Valves: Martin Lawrence on Horns, Mahler, Wagner and Liszt.

Wednesday 12 January 2011

Martin Lawrence talks about the horn parts in Mahler, Liszt, and Wagner, and the difference between the natural and valved horn.
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From Deep Within the Archive: Bach's Double Violin Concerto

Friday 13 November 2015

From deep in the archive we have unearthed an old VHS recording of us performing on BBC Scotland in 1990, playing the 1st movement of Bach's Concerto for Two Violins.
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Lisa Beznosiuk on the Flute in Bruckner

Wednesday 20 April 2016

Principal Flute Lisa Beznosiuk shows us her simple system conical flute which is used in Bruckner's 6th Symphony.
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Roger Montgomery discusses Mozart's Horn Concerto No.4 on the Natural Horn

Wednesday 24 October 2012

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery chats about his natural horn and about Mozart's 'hunting-style' in his Horn Concerto No.4.
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V4: The Seasons - In Depth

Monday 4 February 2013

We went along to the rehearsals to chat to choreographer Henri Oguike, Leader Kati Debretzeni and dancer Rhiannon Morgan, who told us more about how the collaboration came together.
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Performing Beethoven's Symphony No.8 from First Edition Parts

Friday 22 November 2013

Leader Margaret Faultless talks about performing Beethoven's Symphony No.8 from the first edition parts.
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How to Make a Hosepipe Horn

Wednesday 26 February 2014

Horn player Martin Lawrence demonstrates how to make a working horn using just a hosepipe and a few other household bits.

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