Christopher Hogwood:: Conductor, Musicologist, Keyboard player

CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD

10 September 1941 – 24 September 2014

Conductor

Musicologist

Keyboard player

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Imeneo – 2

Christopher receives an honorary doctorate

Poznan 2013

Christopher flagged-up in Taiwan

Latest Poznan engagement

Happy Easter!

Christopher is Artist of the Week

The Don Giovanni effect?

British Harpsichord Society Visit – pictures

The Bärenreiter Film

Christmas Greetings

The relaxed side of jury work at the Cornell fortepiano competition

Leipzig postscript 2

Postscript to the Leipzig competition

XVIII International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition Leipzig

Cornell University Professorship

Instrument collection

Classic FM Artist Profile

Soundboard Interview

Two concerts — three medals!

Australian Youth Orchestra Webcast

The forgotten harpsichord teacher of Christopher Hogwood & Colin Tilney

Terry Riley’s ‘In C’

Christopher on Gustav Leonhardt: BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 4’s Tales from the Stave

Westfield International Fortepiano Competition 2011

Christopher on WPRB Princeton radio

Christopher at 70: Ancient & Modern by Anthony Fabian

Masters of the Baton – Poznan Concert

Discography Goes Live!

Champagne finale!!

BHS and BCS view Christopher’s instrument collection

Best wishes for coloratura Christmas

Barockstar: George Frideric Handel

The Cambridge Handel Encyclopedia

Mendelssohn Discoveries (and gastronomic re-discoveries) in Leipzig

The Times Cheltenham Literary Festival

Video Interview: Christopher on Mendelssohn

Big Ben: not by Handel

World Première

Christopher (the Classicist) writes to The Times

The Fitzwilliam Museum: as seen by Christopher Hogwood

University of Cambridge – 800th birthday

Speech to launch V&A’s new baroque exhibition.

Cambridge University Honorary Doctorate – Orator’s Speech

Cambridge University Honorary Doctorate

Christopher corrects The Times

Christopher opposes Arts Council cuts

Halle Handel Prize

Hear Christopher on Radio 4

Christopher’s contribution to ‘Fund og Forskning’

Happy New Year!

Inga Nielsen CD featuring Christopher

Christopher becomes an Honorary Member of Charles Avison Society

Emma Kirkby finally created a ‘Dame’!

Caricatures by Ane Lysebo – November 2005

Christopher receives honorary doctorate from Zürich University

‘John Dowland on the Keyboard’ published in Early Music

Top harpsichordists

Apologies...

Four new reissues

Concert in Pisa Cathedral

Christopher in residence at Cornell University

Fording a river...

Merry Christmas! (2013)

Lost and found: Christopher's performances on folk albums from the 60s and 70s

Decca release 50-CD box set featuring 37 of Christopher's recordings

Composers

Brahms

Review of Brahms Horn Trio Op. 40

Brahms Clarinet Trio Op. 114

Brahms’ Horn Trio Op. 40 Published

FEELguide.com on ‘Indiana Hogwood’

BBC Radio 3 Premieres Newly Discovered Brahms Piano Piece

New edition of Brahms Piano Trio Op. 87 published

New edition of Brahms' string sextet Op. 18 arranged for piano trio by Theodor Kirchner

Elgar

New edition of the Elgar Serenade

Christopher’s edition of Elgar’s Enigma reviewed in Early Music Review

First Urtext Edition of Elgar’s Enigma Variations

Geminiani

Geminiani Studies published

Geminiani Thematic Catalogue live!

New Publication — Geminiani Op. 5

New Geminiani Volume Published

Francesco Geminiani Opera Omnia Vol. 6

Francesco Geminiani Newspaper References Goes Live

Progress report on the Complete Works of Francesco Geminiani in Ad Parnassum

New Geminiani Volume

Geminiani Opera Omnia debuts at Frankfurt

New Francesco Geminiani Opera Omnia launched....

Geminiani’s The Art of Accompaniment published

Handel

Imeneo

Messiah Highlights Re-release

Handel Concerti Grossi — Recommended by Gramophone

Gramophone Choice Handel’s Rinaldo

Performing Handel

Acis and Galatea DVD release

Handel improv’d

Arianna on Radio 3

Handel Reveal’d

In celebration of Handel and Purcell

Handel and a hot-water bottle

Affordable Handel

James Fenton discusses Handel

Flavio preview on Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’

New edition of Water Music/Music for the Royal Fireworks

New edition of Handel/Muffat 6 Fugues for Keyboard

Introduction to facsimile edition of Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks

Handel’s Rinaldo including The Rinaldo Story

Reconstructing Messiah performances

Ariodante: The Background to the Original Production

Why Christopher loves Handel

Handel and the Clavichord

Revised Handel Biography

New reissue of Orlando recording

Haydn

Just released — 32 Haydn CDs in one box!

New Edition — Haydn’s Symphony No. 73 arr. Salomon

New Zinck and Haydn Keyboard Works Reviewed

Haydn’s Visits to England reviewed in the FT

How to travel with Haydn!

Haydn arranged by Wranitzky

Haydn’s Visits to England reprinted in his anniversary year

Christopher writes for the Haydn Society of North America

Haydn’s London symphonies in J. P. Salomon’s chamber arrangements

Recording of Haydn Symphonies 76 and 77

Haydn Twelve Ballads published

Koželuch

Koželuch Article in Early Music

Leopold Koželuch Complete Sonatas for Keyboard Volume III

Review of Volumes I and II of the Complete Sonatas for Keyboard by Koželuch

TheStar.com article on Leopold Koželuch

Koželuch Complete Sonatas for Keyboard, Volume II

Koželuch sonatas published

First Koželuch sonatas recording released

Martinů

Martinů Recording recommended by Gramophone

La Revue de Cuisine

AT LAST.....!!

Christopher on Martinů for Gramophone

Encouraging start to Martinů’s anniversary year

Martinů series complete

Completion of four-volume series of Martinů’s works for violin and orchestra

Martinů CD release...

Martinů recording

Mendelssohn

Mendelssohn ‘Scottish’ Symphony

New Mendelssohn recording: Concertos for Two Pianos

Foreword to Mendelssohn in Performance

Mendelssohn Overtures series complete

Mendelssohn anniversary year 2009

New edition of Mendelssohn’s ‘Ruy Blas’ Overture

Mozart

Gramophone Choice Mozart Masses

Christopher conducts Mozart’s Requiem in Pisa Cathedral

New Concertante CD

New Mozart edition

Others

New Edition — Pichl String Quartet

Weber CD now out

New Edition — Fasch Vol. 3

New Edition — Fasch Vol. 2

New Edition — Corelli Op. 5

Carlo Zuccari’s The True Method of Playing an Adagio

Bach-Stravinsky, Four Preludes & Fugues

First volume of Carl Fasch Complete Keyboard Works published

Walmisley’s Two Sonatinas for oboe and pianoforte

Anton Eberl’s Grand Duo for cello and piano, Op.26

J.S. Bach Triple Concerto in D major (after BWV 1064)

Duo Economique

Stravinsky release and Vivaldi re-release

Edition HH Publication of Johann Baptist Cramer Sonatas

C.P.E. Bach’s Sonatas für Kenner und Liebhaber

New edition of Muffat’s Componimenti Musicali, the source of so much Handel

Messager’s Barcarolle: a new discovery for cellists

Neils W. Gade Symphonies Volume 4

Bizet and Strauss recording sleeve notes

Decca downloads now available

Credit-crunch music

Eberl’s Grande Sonate Charactéristique newly published

Eberl’s Sonata Grande newly published

Re-releases on Decca L’Oiseau-Lyre label

‘fitt for the Manicorde’

“Deconstructing the Genius of Bach”

Christopher's Vivaldi recordings reissued as a 20-CD box set

CPE Bach 300th anniversary celebrations

Walmisley Sonatinas featured in ABRSM oboe syllabuses

Previously-unpublished concerto attributed to ‘Hendell’ released

Second Pichl Quartet published

Purcell

Re-issues

Purcell’s 1692 St. Cecilia Ode- a new edition

Zinck

Review of Volumes II & III of the Complete Keyboard Works of Zinck

Zinck Complete Keyboard Works Volume III

Zinck Complete Works for Keyboard Volume II

Zinck Volume I

Publications

New Publication — De Clavicordio X

Review of Essays in Honor of Christopher Hogwood

ABRSM Piano Syllabus

De Clavicordio V

Preface to Hawkins’ history of the AAM

De Clavicordio VI

Gresham

2012–2013

Gresham College Lecture — Schubert Trout Quintet

Gresham College Lecture — Schubert Fantasy in F Minor D.940

2011–2012

Gresham College Lecture — The Challenge of the Solo

Gresham College Lecture — The Opening Salvo

Gresham College Lectures 2011–12

2010–2011

Gresham College Lectures 2010–2011

Articles

Urtext, que me veux-tu?

New York Times article — Early Music Is Enjoying Its Moment

Hogwood Conducts Juilliard415: Breaking out of Boxes

Food Counter

Food counter — Munich

Food Counter — February 2008

Granada — February 2007

Window on Weimar — April 2006

Cambridge — December 2005

Leipzig and Barcelona — October 2005

Venice — August 2005

Bamberg, Würzburg and Istanbul — June 2005

The Hague, Grosetto (Italy) and London — June 2005

Lucerne, Badenweiler, Sutton Gault (Cambs) and east London — March 2005

Firenze, Milano, Como and Frankfurt — February 2005

Interviews

Performance Today

Christopher on In Tune

Christopher on ABC Classic FM

Christopher on BBC Radio 3 Music Matters

Japanese magazine interview

BBC Radio 3 “The Early Music Show” on iPlayer

Christopher in Musikfreunde magazine

The Lady’s ‘Favourite Things’

On The Rake’s Progress and picnics: two interviews with Mark Wiggins

Opernwelt interview (1984)

Reviews

Salzburg Festival 2012

Review of Volume I of the Complete Keyboard Works of Fasch

Review of Six Sonatas by Fasch

Baroque Music So Clean It Runs Itself

Dido and Aeneas DVD Reviews

Purcell and Balli per Cembalo Reviews

Mendelssohn Concertos for two pianos reviews

Acis and Galatea DVD review

The Silver Garburg Piano Duo: Mendelssohn Concertos for Two Pianos

Britten Sinfonia Anniversaries Tour

Dido and Aeneas DVD release

Arianna in Early Music Review

Arianna on tour

Dido and Acis: First Night

Different approaches to Dido: Purcell’s greatest hit, as sung by 4B

Top Choice

Third Martinů CD reviewed on BBC Radio 3

Flavio reviews

Reviews from La Clemenza di Tito in Leipzig

Amadigi Review

Recording of the month

Recording of Haydn arias and cantatas, with Arleen Auger

Reviews of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: The Complete Works

Reviews of Amadigi

Review of Eberl’s Toccata op.46

Review of Hebrides

Hamburg concerts in the press

Recordings

Publications

Music

Books

Instruments

Merry Christmas!

Best wishes for a Well-Tempered Christmas and a mellifluous New Year — unlike the stormy conductor in this engraving!

December 20, 2013