The Concertzender celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year!
Today, you’ll hear the first episode of a special anniversary series. For this occasion, we’ve asked three program makers to collaborate on a two-hour program. Enjoy live music, reflections on the past and future, and above all, plenty of music.
Joining us today are program maker Beatrijs Visser and recording technician Wijnand de Groot, both longtime volunteers. Together with Leo Samama, musicologist and program maker at the Concertzender, they will discuss the musical landscape of the 1980s. Wat prompted the establishment of the Concertzender? And what music was important during that time?
Presented by: Pauline Verburg
Playlist
- Het Nijlpaard (The Hippopotamus) by Henri Brant, performed by the Nederlands Saxophone quartet, Alex de Leeuw: baritone saxophone
Recorded at de IJsbreker on 24 February 1985 - Divertimento a Cinque by Hendrik Andriessen, performed by the Gemini Ensemble
at de IJsbreker on 18 November 1984 - First and second part from Quasi Una Fantasia by Henryk Gorecki, composed for and performed by the Kronos Quartet in 1991
- Amen, amen dico vobis by Giaches de Wert; Super Flumina Babylonis by Lodovigo Grossi da Viadana by Ensemble Bouzignac
Recorded by Wijnand de Groot at the Engelse kerk on 18 Juni 1989 - Ascendente de Jesu by Giaches de Wert, by Ensemble Bouzignac
Recorded by Wijnand de Groot at the Engelse kerk on 18 Juni 1989 - Thirds part (Lento) from Alfred Schnittke’s fifth synphony, performed by the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra, conducted by Riccardo Chailly
- A Theme for You by Wayne Shorter, performed by the Amstel Octet
Recorded by Wijnand de Groot at the Flamingo Serre in Artis on 19 April 1989 - I mean You by Thelonious Monk, performed by the Amstel Octet
Recorded by Wijnand de Groot at the Flamingo Serre in Artis on 19 April 1989
For forty years, Concertzender has been showcasing a wide variety of music. Its program makers, passionate music enthusiasts, have been eager to share their knowledge with listeners throughout all these years. It’s interesting to note that many of them have been involved with Concertzender for a long time. We’ve invited several of them to reminisce about their memories of Concertzender in this series of special anniversary broadcasts.
