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Vlad Smishkewych

@vladsmishkewych

Presenter & Programme-writer at RTÉ lyric fm, tenor soloist, freelance writer & researcher. All views are my own.

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Today's Sunday Sonata on #VoxNostra RTÉ lyric fm features the gorgeous viol playing of lixsania Fernandez and her ensemble Recondita Armonia, playing the Sonata in B minor, HWV 367a...tune in around 8:50!

Today's Sunday Sonata on #VoxNostra <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a>  features the gorgeous viol playing of <a href="/lixsania/">lixsania</a> Fernandez and her ensemble Recondita Armonia, playing the Sonata in B minor, HWV 367a...tune in around 8:50!
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No, not that Bert...D'AngleBERT! The French composer is one of many delights on this sunny Sunday morning's #VoxNostra RTÉ lyric fm ...tune in between 7-10am!

No, not that Bert...D'AngleBERT! The French composer is one of many delights on this sunny Sunday morning's #VoxNostra <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a> ...tune in between 7-10am!
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Sporting the RTÉ lyric fm colours this week to celebrate our 25th! In the Limerick studios for Niall Carroll today and back again on Sunday for your weekly dose of #VoxNostra right after Dawn Chorus Day international Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 5th May!

Sporting the <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a> colours this week to celebrate our 25th! In the Limerick studios for <a href="/theNiallCarroll/">Niall Carroll</a> today and back again on Sunday for your weekly dose of #VoxNostra right after <a href="/IDCD/">Dawn Chorus Day</a> international Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday 5th May!
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Great words on early instruments from the late David Munrow (whose anniversary of his untimely passing comes this week May15th: baroquemusic.org/02Web.html

Great words on early instruments from the late David Munrow (whose anniversary of his untimely passing comes this week May15th: baroquemusic.org/02Web.html
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Rackett, raggett, cervelas, or sausage bassoon...whatever you choose to call it, it was one of the most versatile bass reed instruments of its time! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackett for a few snippets of info...

Rackett, raggett, cervelas, or sausage bassoon...whatever you choose to call it, it was one of the most versatile bass reed instruments of its time! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackett for a few snippets of info...
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So, you ask: what was that piece of Bach played after the Pentecost hymn on #VoxNostra RTÉ lyric fm ? Well, none other than the chorale prelude from JSB's Keyboard Partita BWV767. (Oh yeah, that was a Hungarian hurdy-gurdy orchestra. Not too surprising.) Magyar Magyar Tekerőzenekar

So, you ask: what was that piece of Bach played after the Pentecost hymn on #VoxNostra <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a>  ? Well, none other than the chorale prelude from JSB's Keyboard Partita BWV767. (Oh yeah, that was a Hungarian hurdy-gurdy orchestra. Not too surprising.) Magyar <a href="/Tekerozenekar/">Magyar Tekerőzenekar</a>
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How old are castanets? Well, they were certainly known and probably popular at least a millennium ago! Here's an image from the time of Alfonso X (of Cantigas fame)... here them now on RTÉ lyric fm & find out more at castanetsworld.blogspot.com

How old are castanets? Well, they were certainly known and probably popular at least a millennium ago! Here's an image from the time of Alfonso X (of Cantigas fame)... here them now on <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a> &amp; find out more at castanetsworld.blogspot.com
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Tout par compas suis composee: 'I was composed entirely with a compass'... True, that! Music by Baude Cordier, as hear this morning on #VoxNostra RTÉ lyric fm

Tout par compas suis composee: 'I was composed entirely with a compass'... True, that! Music by Baude Cordier, as hear this morning on #VoxNostra <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a>
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Someone sent this clipping to me in advance of the programme today...the headline reads: 'Radio Announcer proclaims: Scheidt, Schutz through the wireless this morning' #schuetzandgiggles #goodscheidt RTÉ lyric fm

Someone sent this clipping to me in advance of the programme today...the headline reads: 'Radio Announcer proclaims: Scheidt, Schutz through the wireless this morning' #schuetzandgiggles #goodscheidt <a href="/RTElyricfm/">RTÉ lyric fm</a>