Violins, pianos and dancing (baroque)

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Classical Greenroom

CRD Records

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Join Emma Pauncefort, Director of independent classical label, CRD Records, as she sits in the 'greenroom' with trailblazing musicians who are reimagining classical music. Here's your chance to head backstage with us and discover what we are recording, how and why.

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Violins, pianos and dancing (baroque)

Classical Greenroom

21 minutes 14 seconds

1 year ago

Violins, pianos and dancing (baroque)

Emma Pauncefort of CRD Records sits down with British-born violinist Maya Magub in Santa Monica, California to explore the violin’s ability to interpret historical dance forms as featured on Maya’s forthcoming album ‘The Violin Dances – Baroque’.

Recorded at the illustrious Menuhin Hall in Cobham, Surrey, England, this album is the result of an intricate process that saw Maya select, curate and arrange dance pieces, many of which lay hidden for decades in Maya's father's collections.

We underline the significance of rhythm and tempo in ‘dance music’, as we see in the violin's bowing techniques, and we spotlight the expressive freedom in ornamentation and spontaneous interpretation that Maya and Matthew delighted in when recording.

Finally, we add a note on the extraordinary acoustics of Menuhin Hall that enhance the performance and help shed light on the emotional and rhythmic intricacies of Baroque dances ranging from the Sarabande to the Sicilienne to the hornpipe.

As we hope our conversation highlights, this is an album celebrating the joy of rediscovering historical dances that can so beautifully – and relevantly! – soundtrack C21st life.

00:00 Introduction to the Violin Dances Project

00:45 Exploring the Dance Repertoire

03:20 The Relevance of Historical Dances Today

06:34 Musical Structure and Dance Cues

08:05 Emotional Expression in Dance Music

10:22 Ornamentation and Performer Choices

10:51 Experience and Interpretation in Early Music

11:08 The Art of Ornamentation

11:54 Spontaneity in Performance

12:15 Modern Performance Practices

13:20 Exploring the Dances

14:26 Spotlight on the Piano