SKaffeehaus
Brought to you by the baroque music collective Solomon's Knot, the SKaffeehaus is a space where we chat to interesting people, get geeky about old music, explore the ideas behind upcoming projects, and discuss news and trends in the classical music world.
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Podcasting since 2021 • 10 episodes
SKaffeehaus
Latest Episodes
10. Bach's Ode to Grief: Köthener Trauermusik
Jonny & Tom chat with SK keyboard player & musicologist Chad Kelly about his new reconstruction of JS Bach's Köthener Trauermusik, which he is creating for SK's upcoming concert tour and CD recording.Produced for the fir...
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9. Bach's Horns
Spread over 3 different time zones 17 hours apart, Jonny chats to SK ‘horn star’ Anneke Scott and Professor Bertil van Boer of Western Washington University in a deep dive into the origins of the horn in art music performance, specifically in t...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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8. JS Bach's St Matthew Passion
SK artistic director Jonathan Sells speaks to Professor Bettina Varwig, stage director John La Bouchardière and keyboard player Chad Kelly about Bach's St Matthew Passion. What is it, and how will Solomon’s Knot’s approach it?
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7. How shall we sing the Lord's song? Help for non-believers.
SK alto Kate Symonds-Joy (codename KSJ) interviews director Tom Guthrie, SK sopranos Zoë Brookshaw and Clare Lloyd-Griffiths, and the Preacher of Lincoln's Inn chapel, the Ven Sheila Wilson, on a search for answers to her burning questions:...
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6. Who is the Matthew Passion for?
Solomon's Knot Artistic Director Jonathan Sells gives his personal take on why JS Bach's St Matthew Passion continues to attract audiences every year, for whom it is 'for', and how we should best approach listening to or experiencing it.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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