https://interlude.hk/ an exclusive Classical Music e-Magazine Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:14:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Muzio Clementi (Born on January 23, 1752) His Ten Most Beloved Piano Sonatas https://interlude.hk/muzio-clementi-born-on-january-23-1752-his-ten-most-beloved-piano-sonatas/ https://interlude.hk/muzio-clementi-born-on-january-23-1752-his-ten-most-beloved-piano-sonatas/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:35:46 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143869 Muzio Clementi (1752–1832) may not always get the recognition of Mozart or Beethoven, but to pianists, his stature is beyond dispute. Often called the “Father of the Pianoforte,” Clementi transformed the early keyboard sonata from a simple dance or exercise

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]]> https://interlude.hk/muzio-clementi-born-on-january-23-1752-his-ten-most-beloved-piano-sonatas/feed/ 0 Four Love-Hate Relationships Between Composers and Critics https://interlude.hk/four-love-hate-relationships-between-composers-and-critics/ https://interlude.hk/four-love-hate-relationships-between-composers-and-critics/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:26:15 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143884 Throughout music history, music critics have often elevated (or eviscerated) a composer’s reputation. Sometimes critics and composers have found themselves in public feuds. Other times, the composer and critic in question became unlikely friends. Today, we’re looking at four of

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]]> https://interlude.hk/classical-music-color-quiz-test-your-knowledge/feed/ 0 Celebrating 100 Years of the Royal School of Church Music Join the celebrations with Songs of the Spirit https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/ https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:16:46 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143878 As the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2027, a major new musical milestone is on the horizon – a significant new choral commission, Songs of the Spirit, written by the award-winning and newly-awarded

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]]> https://interlude.hk/celebrating-100-years-of-the-royal-school-of-church-music-join-the-celebrations-with-songs-of-the-spirit/feed/ 0 Sweelinck as a Modal Touchstone: A Talk with Andrea Vivanet https://interlude.hk/sweelinck-as-a-modal-touchstone-a-talk-with-andrea-vivanet/ https://interlude.hk/sweelinck-as-a-modal-touchstone-a-talk-with-andrea-vivanet/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:54:21 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143862 Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (ca 1562–1621) put his stamp on not only the music of the Netherlands but also that of North Germany, as a teacher of those who became the players of the North German School, and on English keyboard

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]]> https://interlude.hk/sweelinck-as-a-modal-touchstone-a-talk-with-andrea-vivanet/feed/ 0 ARTE A Continent in Conversation https://interlude.hk/arte-a-continent-in-conversation/ https://interlude.hk/arte-a-continent-in-conversation/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:41:17 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143845 When it comes to exhibiting European culture, few platforms have achieved the reach and ambition of ARTE. Founded in 1992 as a Franco-German cultural broadcaster, ARTE has grown from an evening-only service into a fully-fledged pan-European platform, offering multilingual content

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]]> https://interlude.hk/arte-a-continent-in-conversation/feed/ 0 How Klaus Mäkelä’s Teacher Jorma Panula Created a Conducting Dynasty https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/ https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/#respond Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:26:54 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143853 Few teachers have had as profound an influence on modern conducting as Finnish conductor and pedagogue Jorma Panula. Born in 1930 in Kauhajoki, Finland, Panula studied music and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He served as the music

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]]> https://interlude.hk/how-klaus-makelas-teacher-jorma-panula-created-a-conducting-dynasty/feed/ 0 Playing Around on Violin: Nicola Benedetti’s Violin Café https://interlude.hk/playing-around-on-violin-nicola-benedettis-violin-cafe/ https://interlude.hk/playing-around-on-violin-nicola-benedettis-violin-cafe/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:44:49 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143819 When you think of a violin recording, particularly with an artist as vibrant as Nicola Benedetti, you’re probably thinking of violin and piano or violin and orchestra, but in Violin Café, Benedetti turns the tables on our expectations. The accompanying

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]]> https://interlude.hk/playing-around-on-violin-nicola-benedettis-violin-cafe/feed/ 0 Gregor Joseph Werner: The Composer Colleague Who Hated Haydn https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/ https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:23:18 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143811 Joseph Haydn earned his nickname “Father of the Symphony” while working as the Kapellmeister in the Esterházy household, where he worked for decades, overseeing the court orchestra. However, when Haydn first joined that household at the age of twenty-nine, he

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]]> https://interlude.hk/gregor-joseph-werner-the-composer-colleague-who-hated-haydn/feed/ 0 Plácido Domingo (Born on January 21, 1941) as Otello Burning Bright and Burning Deep https://interlude.hk/placido-domingo-born-on-january-21-1941-as-otello-burning-bright-and-burning-deep/ https://interlude.hk/placido-domingo-born-on-january-21-1941-as-otello-burning-bright-and-burning-deep/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:03:49 +0000 https://interlude.hk/?p=143838 For Plácido Domingo, Otello became one of the defining pillars of his extraordinary career. From nervous beginnings in Hamburg to triumphs on the world’s grandest opera stages, and that even includes the silver screen, Domingo and Verdi’s towering Moor of

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