The Abel Family - Die Abel Familie

The German Abel family belongs to one of the first classical music forerunners and paved the way for innumerable and - let me subscribe it - as "indirect foundations laying".

CLAMOR HEINRICH ABEL, was born in the German county Westphalia (which is, by the way, also this writer's home!) around 1640.

Clamor Heinrich Abel became a chamber musician in 1665 and published his edition of sonatas during the period 1674-1677. Notes estates are available until nowadays.

CHRISTIAN FERDINAND ABEL, his son, became a cellist under Johann Sebastian Bach during the years 1715-1737. From him Bach composed i.e. the popular "Viola da Gamba". Bach was also the NINONG (godfather) of his third child. Christian Ferdinand Abel's two sons entered his foot-steps.

LEOPOLD AUGUST ABEL (born March 24, 1718, passed away August 25, 1794), scholar of Francois Benda (1709-17860 became Royal Conductor at the Ludwigslust Castle.

CARL FRIEDRICH ABEL (born December 22, 1723 and passed away June 20, 1787 in London), also student of Bach, remained as "last gambist" (Viola da gamba, a 'on the knees put and played violin). Since 1765 Carl Friedrich Abel arranged and organized concert performances with Johann Christian Bach. Unfortunately happened this without success and Carl-Friedrich Abel became a saucy drinker. One of his symphonies has been ascribed to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "KV 18" in e-flat major, but i wasn't Mozart's "18th" composition.

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Music With Ease: Claudio Monteverdi

Music with ease: really... .

Claudio Monteverdi is really one of the greatest Italian composers.

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Two More Classical Music Masters: Respighi and Rachmaninoff

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Relax With Classical Music... Here is More About von Weber and von Webern

Anton von Webern

Carl Maria von Weber

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(It's me, while enjoying the last classical concert in Davao City...)

Classical music, my best solution to relax and unwind from the daily stress and hectic...

There are hundreds of amazing classical music composers. Here are two more, Carl Maria von Weber and Anton von Webern:

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Side by Side - A Piano Duet Concert in Davao City

 (Daphne C. Jocson)

(Mary Anne Espina)

It was (again!) an enchanting evening. Hundreds of classical music lovers (including me!) experienced a wonderful concert with the two concert pianist ladies Daphne C. Jocson (member of the quintet "The Five Davao Lady Pianists and very good friend of mine!) and Mary Anne Espina.

Daphne Cabaguio Jocson is a dynamic collaborating artist in local and foreign classical music circles. She performs with professional artists in Manila, Davao City and the United States. She is indeed an advocate of honing promising young artists in the country thus, takes precedence in collaborating with young and upcoming musicians.

Daphne was a featured soloist of the Manila Symphony Orchestra then known as the Manila Youth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Professor Basilio Manalo and Professor Arturo Molina where she performed the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor and the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - both my favourite piano concertos as well.

Recently Daphne was engaged as pianist/repititeur for several productions, among others, Dulaang U.P.'s "Noli Me Tangere" and Ryan Cayabyab's musical "Ageless Passion". 

A 2007 Aliw Awardee for the Best Instrumentalist category, Mary Anne Espina has been featured in the Filipino Artists Series at the Cultural Center of the Philippines. In 2010, she was presented by the GSIS Museo ng Sining in cooperation woth the embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany  in a solo concert in celebration of Robert Schumann's 200th birthyear. In 2011, Mary Anne collaborated with pianist Jonathan Coo in an all Liszt repertoire , as a tribute to Franz Liszt's 200th birthyear. 

Known for her excellence in chamber music, Mary Anne is one of the most sought after collaborating artists in the Philippines today.

The classical music evening in the Apo View Hotel brought us compositions from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gabriel Faure (one of the greatest french composers of the 19th century), Johannes Brahms (with one of my favourite Hungarian Dances, the No. 5), Johann Sebastian Bach, Fritz Kreisler  (an Austrian born violinist and composer), and Agot Espino (born 1957), Philippine pianist, pedagogue and christian songwriter.

Thank you so very much Daphne and Mary Anne for a wonderful evening with classical music.

Joseph Joachim - Time to Remember Another Classical Composer

Joseph Joachim

- another classical composer and friend during my life as expatriate and radio host in the Philippines!

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Classical Music and much more: HERE!

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Finally I Found Him: Alexander N. Skriabin

Yes, finally I found him: one of my most loved Russian composers. Here is more about him:

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Arthur Honegger - a Swiss Classical Composer

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Richard Heuberger and Paul Hindemith - Two Classical Composers

(Paul Hindemith)

(Richard Heuberger)

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Karl Amadeus Hartmann - A Figure Unique in German Music

Karl Amadeus Hartmann is indeed a figure unique in German music - the only composer to stay put and defy Adolf Hiter for the duration of the Third Reich...

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Take A Breath - with ORLANDO DI LASSO and LEO BLECH

 

I relax, with them...!

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Weekend With More Beautiful Classical Music

It's weekend again - and, time for relaxing after a very stressful week... I can relax very well with Classical music. Before I disappear, I still like to share some more stories about three classical composers with you...

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 CHRISTIAN SINDING

GAETANO DONEZETTI

 WILHELM FURTWAENGLER

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Fritz Kreisler - Sweet Viennese Violin Sound

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Rewind With More Classical Music

After some very busy days, including today, I need to take time out in between my tasks. Of course, you know me already: I am doing this with music. I found two more classical composers in my music library:

(Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek)

(Eugen d'Albert)

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Anton Dvorak - Another Classical Composer Helping Me Relaxing On This Wonderful Sunday

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My Classical Music Masters

(Daniel Francois Esprit Auber)

(Alban Berg)

(Edward Elgar)

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Igor Stravinsky - a Russian-French-American Classical Composer

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Two More Classical Composers: Pablo de Sarasate and Karl Milloecker

(The "violin devil" Pablo de Sarasate)

(The Austrian operetta composer Karl Milloecker)

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ComVal Teachers Enjoy Musical Letter Sound Training

It has been indeed an amazing event in Compostela Valley. 

In time for the upcoming school opening fore the School Year 2011-2012, Governor Arturo T. Uy and Congresswoman Maricar Zamora-Apsay sponsored a Musical Letter Sounds Training program for Pre-School teachers last May 26-28, 2011 for District II at the capitol.

The training has been facilitated by Teacher Rossa Charissa Gavino, Director of the Center for Bright Beginnings.Kudos and a big thank you to Governor Uy and Congresswoman Zamora.