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Eugène Walckiers: Coup de foudre pour un compositeur oublié

Précommandez les CD de Walckiers – sortie le 27 janvier 2023 by Alexis Kossenko Qu’est-ce qui détermine à choisir telle expression plutôt que telle autre ? Si on le demandait à un habile chanteur ou à un grand instrumentiste, ils seraient assez embarrassés d’y répondre ; bien plus, ils avoueraient, s’ils pouvaient s’observer, que les mêmes passages ne les…

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History of Theobald Böhm and correct spelling

by Ludwig Böhm, great-great-grandson ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday in 2024. Theobald Böhm was born on 9th April 1794 in Munich as the eldest of 11 brothers and sisters. Already as a…

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Mindfulness e Psico-cinestesia al Flauto Traverso  

di Mirella Pantano         Non si raggiunge una bella esecuzione superando la resistenza dello strumento, ma eliminando le resistenze dentro di noi” Raymond Thiberge In questo nuovo articolo mi propongo di tornare su alcuni spunti di didattica applicata alla psicocinestesia e alla tecnica della mindfulness, è una occasione per me di ricapitolare i punti essenziali di quanto già esposto e…

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F. Schubert – Introduzione, tema e variazioni op. 160

“Fiori appassiti” Voi, fiorellini tutti, che lei mi dava, dovrete esser deposti con me nella tomba. Perché mi guardate così tristi, come se conosceste la mia pena? Voi, fiorellini, perché così pallidi ed appassiti, voi, fiorellini, perché così bagnati? Ahimè, le lacrime non fanno rinverdire, non fanno rifiorire l’amore morto, e verrà la primavera, passerà l’inverno, e fiorellini compariranno…

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VITĚZSLAVA KAPRÁLOVÁ (1915-1940) – Una giovane compositrice dalla Repubblica Ceca

di Vilma Campitelli Abstract Compositrice, pianista, direttrice d’orchestra. Studia al conservatorio di Brno, di Praga (Rep. Ceca) e si perfeziona a Parigi (Francia) dove morirà da esiliata a soli venticinque anni. Incarna la vera anima passionale slava e le sue note sono come ricami su una tela di lino. Amica speciale di Bohuslav Martinů e moglie di Jiří Mucha,…

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FLAUTANDO – Boswil: a famous flute event in Switzerland since 1999

FLAUTANDO will take place on Saturday, 5 Nov. 2022 in Boswil, the «place of the flute». «Focus Flute» With the title «Focus Flute», FLAUTANDO Boswil invites you to an extremely colourful flute day on 5 November 2022 with a top-class line-up of flutists. www.flautando.ch Flautando is aimed at professionals, students as well as amateurs and lovers of this fascinating…

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Improvisation

by Stefan Keller Improvisation breaks through all language barriers and enables us to have a dialogue about our instrument, solo, in a duo, in a trio, etc.. This does not require any previous knowledge, only the willingness to enter new territory. I am talking about free improvisation with no rules. However, a few agreements help to prevent the whole…

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LES CONCERTS DE PAN – Présentation du projet

by Alexis Kossenko All photos © Alexis Kossenko, Philippe Kossenko and Colin Laurent En 2019, Alexis Kossenko posa la première pierre d’un projet ambitieux visant à enregistrer de très vastes pans du répertoire pour flûte solo.  Ces enregistrements poursuivent un but à la fois musical, encyclopédique, historique, organologique et éducatif. Ils dépassent la dimension du simple concert pour mettre…

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On the Trail of my Great-great-grandfather Theobald Böhm, Flautist, Composer, Flute Maker, 1794–1881

by Ludwig Böhm ***We continue the publication of a series of articles by Ludwig Böhm from“Commemorative Writing on the occasion of Theobald Böhm’s 200th Birthday, Munich 1994”, gradually approaching the celebration of Theobald Böhm’s 230th birthday in 2024. My interest for Theobald Böhm’s descendants was raised in April 1970, when my father organized a family reunion. After the reunion, I…

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