Karine Hetherington caught up with British cellist, Guy Johnston, who is curating The Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival for the 11th year in a row. On September 29, the Hatfield House Chamber Music Festival sets off again. How did you first get involved with the magnificent house? Henry V111 housed his children at the Old…
Category: 16th century
Fashioning Masculinities at the Victoria and Albert Museum
With its latest exhibition Fashioning Masculinities, the Victoria and Albert Museum traces the paths of masculinity through clothes, objects, film, and painting, from the 16th century to the present. I admit to having been a little sceptical about the enterprise, fearing that it would be too much of a challenge to cover such a broad topic over…
Thrill of ‘La chasse’: I Fagiolini, ‘The Stag Hunt’
Harmony, hilarity – and a touch of horror – are seamlessly combined in this cunning, captivating new release from the innovative vocal ensemble I Fagiolini. Sidestepping the more conventional CD or digital audio formats, ‘The Stag Hunt’ is a nine-minute film, featuring a performance of Renaissance composer Clément Janequin’s ‘La chasse’. Following a brief opening…
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