Henri GORAIEB – CHOSTAKOVICH - Piano Concerto 1, Live at ‘Villa Louvigny’, Luxembourg
Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto No. 1 in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra, Op.35
I. Allegretto
II. Allegretto
III. Moderato
IV. Allegro con brio
- Pianist Henri GORAIEB
- Jean de RIDDER, Trumpet
- Conductor Louis de FROMENT with `Orchestre Symphonique de RTL`
Recording a live concert at `Radio-Tele-Luxembourg`, 28 February 1968.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etudes pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
My new top 16 of the Eurovision Song Contest 1962
After Jean-Claude Pascal's victory in 1961, the seventh Eurovision Song Contest was hosted by Luxembourg in the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg City on March 18, 1962. The host of the evening was Mireille Delannoy. The same 16 countries participated that had participated the year before.
I apologize in advance for the quality of some videos. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg apparently had some trouble hosting the event; and the contest suffered a couple of blackouts during the evening.
The scoring system was changed a bit compared to earlier years. The national juries still had 10 members but the juries awarded 3, 2 and 1 points to their favorites. At the end of the voting, the winner was France with Isabelle Aubret and the song Un premier amour (A first love). It was France's third win in just seven years and few would have guessed that they would celebrate only two more victories in the contest (1969 and 1977). They received twice as many points as Monaco in second place.
At the other end of the scoring table, four countries came last: Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain. It was the first time in the contest's history that some countries failed to score a single point.
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15-16 - Zzzzzz...
14 - Not my cup of tea.
12-13 - Rrrrk... zzzzz...
11 - Not my kind at all.
8-10 - Nothing special but not bad either.
7 - Good song, great vocal but not my winner at all.
6 - Tipi-tee-hee-hee! Good song, not the greatest vocal though.
5 - Undeserved Nul Points!
4 - I have a weakness for classical music so this is a guilty pleasure and another undeserved Nul Points!
3 - Very undeserved Nul Points!
2 - Great fun (of course it helps that I understand the text).
1 - Fun and great song - though not entirely politically correct!
Eurovision Song Contest History - 1966
Eurovision History - Part 11
Eurovision Song Contest 1966
FINAL DATE: 5 March 1966
VENUE: Villa Louvigny / Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
HOST BROADCASTER: CLT
WINNER: AUSTRIA
Participants:
01 Germany - Margot Eskens - Die Zeiger der Uhr
02 Denmark - Ulla Pia - Stop - mens legen er go
03 Belgium - Tonia - Un peu de poivre, un peu de sel
04 Luxembourg - Michèle Torr - Ce soir je t'attendais
05 Yugoslavia - Berta Ambrož - Brez besed
06 Norway - Åse Kleveland - Intet er nytt under solen
07 Finland - Ann Christine - Playboy
08 Portugal - Madalena Iglésias - Ele e ela
09 Austria - Udo Jürgens - Merci, Chérie
10 Sweden - Lill Lindfors & Svante Thuresson - Nygammal vals
11 Spain - Raphael - Yo soy aquél
12 Switzerland - Madeleine Pascal - Ne vois-tu pas?
13 Monaco - Tereza Kesovija - Bien plus fort
14 Italy - Domenico Modugno - Dio, come ti amo
15 France - Dominique Walter - Chez nous
16 Netherlands - Milly Scott - Fernando en Filippo
17 Ireland - Dickie Rock - Come Back to Stay
18 United Kingdom - Kenneth McKellar - A Man Without Love
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Luxembourg City
00:01:48 1 History
00:08:01 2 Geography
00:08:23 2.1 Topography
00:09:50 2.2 Quarters of Luxembourg City
00:10:18 2.3 Climate
00:10:41 3 Government
00:10:49 3.1 Local government
00:12:04 3.2 National government
00:12:28 3.3 European institutions
00:12:59 4 Culture
00:14:30 4.1 Sport
00:15:42 5 Places of interest
00:16:34 6 Transport
00:16:43 6.1 Highways
00:17:29 6.2 Public transport
00:17:38 6.2.1 Rail
00:18:29 6.2.2 Bus
00:19:06 6.2.3 Tram
00:19:38 6.3 Air
00:20:19 7 International relations
00:20:38 7.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
00:20:50 8 Image gallery
00:20:59 9 See also
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Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg, French: Luxembourg, German: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad, French: Ville de Luxembourg, German: Stadt Luxemburg, Luxemburg-Stadt), is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (also named Luxembourg), and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed.
As of January 2018, Luxembourg City had a population of 116,323, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune (Esch-sur-Alzette).
In 2011, Luxembourg was ranked as having the second highest per capita GDP in the world at $80,119 (PPP), with the city having developed into a banking and administrative centre. In the 2011 Mercer worldwide survey of 221 cities, Luxembourg was placed first for personal safety while it was ranked 19th for quality of living.Luxembourg is one of the de facto capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels and Strasbourg), as it is the seat of several institutions, agencies and bodies of the European Union, including the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, and the European Stability Mechanism.
Ken Neate - Fra poco a me ricovero (Live)
Ken Neate (1914-1997) was a tremendously gifted Australian tenor. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Neate studied at the University of Melbourne as well as privately with fellow Australian tenor Lionello Cecil. Before launching his operatic career, however, the future tenor joined the New South Wales police force and became a soloist with the police choir. Neate picked up the nickname “The Singing Policeman” and began to develop a reputation as a fine vocalist. His operatic debut came about in Brisbane in 1937 as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the following year, he sang the title role in Lohengrin during a concert performance with Melbourne Symphony. Neate caught the attention of celebrated Australian baritone John Brownlee, who took the young tenor to New York in 1941 and arranged for lessons with famed Spanish baritone Emilio de Gogorza. Neate was also introduced to conductor Bruno Walter, who recommended that the tenor be engaged as a cover for Charles Kullman in the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of Die Zauberflöte. However, as he was preparing the role of Tamino, America entered the war and the tenor was called to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sadly, Ken Neate would never return to the Met.
Despite this inconvenient interruption to his career, Neate made up for lost time after the end of the war. His career took off rapidly, with appearances at most of the major theaters of Europe. He became a particular favorite at London’s Covent Garden, where he debuted as Don José in Carmen in 1946. Neate was also a frequent visitor to the Opéra de Paris, the Opéra-Comique, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo, as well as the stages of Parma, Bologna, Palermo, Bordeaux, Nice, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Vienna, Munich, Amsterdam, Zürich, Stockholm, Montreal and New York. His repertoire was wide ranging, encompassing everything from lyric to dramatic, classic to contemporary. Among the more than thirty roles at Neate’s command were Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Radames in Aïda, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Calaf in Turandot, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Arnoldo in Guillaume Tell, Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as the title roles in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Faust, Oedipus Rex, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Don Carlo and Otello. Neate also created the title role in Henri Tomasi’s Sampiero Corso in Bordeaux in 1956 and the role of Danforth in The Crucible at New York City Opera in 1961. The busy tenor was also the first Australian to sing a major role at the Bayreuth Festival…Loge in Das Rheingold in 1963.
In addition to his operatic work, Neate was also an accomplished soloist in oratorio, cantata and other non-operatic works such as the Verdi Requiem (not to mention the Mozart and Berlioz Requiems), Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Symphony No. 8, Handel’s Messiah, Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. He also dabbled in composition and produced numerous operatic productions in his homeland and abroad.
After a duration of thirty-eight years, Ken Neate’s singing career came to an end in 1975. Following a final Otello in Innsbruck, the 61-year-old tenor left the stage to devote his time to teaching. Having accepted a position at Richard Strauss Conservatorium in 1972, he spent his time working with young singers until his retirement from that institution in 1980. Afterwards, he continued teaching privately in his Munich home. Ken Neate passed away at his home in the early morning hours of June 27, 1997, just a few weeks shy of his 83rd birthday.
Ken Neate was a remarkable artist who was equally at home in Italian, French and German opera. He was a perpetual student, always eager to learn and improve. When he found himself undertaking more and more French repertoire, he pursued studies with one of the great tenors of the past, Lucien Muratore. When it became obvious that he would be venturing into the realm of Wagnerian opera, he sought out Heldentenor Max Lorenz to perfect the style. As his vocal resources changed with the passage of time, his technique and approach evolved, as well. His rich, spinto-dramatic voice was captured well on numerous recordings, both commercial and private. Here, Neate sings Fra poco a me ricovero from the final act of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. This rare, live recording was made during a performance at the auditorium of the Villa Louvigny on October 29, 1953. Henri Pensis conducts the Orchestre de Radio-Luxembourg.
Clair matin Paul Jeanjean Serge Dangain Clarinette Klarinette Klarnet Clarinet
Clair matin de Paul Jeanjean
Clarinette: Serge Dangain.
Bernadette Meley-Ponty, Piano
Salle de Concert de Radio Télé Luxembourg
Villa Louvigny - LUXEMBOURG
Né le 23 août 1947 à HERSIN-COUPIGNY -- 62 -
- Prix de Conservatoire National de Région de VALENCIENNES (1961) : Clarinette, 1e nommé en supérieur et excellence, 1er prix en Formation Musicale et Musique de Chambre.
- Prix BELLAN, niveau d'honneur, 1er nommé (1962)
- Premier Prix National du Royaume de la Musique (1964)
- Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de PARIS (1965) : 1er prix à l'unanimité en Clarinette, 1er prix à l'unanimité en Musique de Chambre.
- Soliste à l'Orchestre de TOURS (1966-1967)
- Professeur au Conservatoire de POITIERS (1967)
- Soliste à l'Orchestre de Radio Télé Luxembourg (1968-1980)
- Membre de l'ensemble BELLE ARTE avec les Solistes de STUTTGART & BERLIN
- Cité meilleur interprète du Quintette de REGER, avec LESTER, en ALLEMAGNE.
- Duo Saros Serge DANGAIN et Bernard LEROUGE
- Tournées avec Orchestre de Musique de Chambre
- Soliste avec le Quatuor bulgare
- 9 disques enregistrés pour l'ALLEMAGNE, l'ANGLETERRE, les ETATS-UNIS, la FRANCE, le CANADA.
- Producteurs VOX, CBS, KAMMER-MUSIC, FORLANE, SOUND, CARRERE, DANTES, FIORETTI
- Concerts et Master class en Europe -- Pays de L'Est -- Canada -- Japon ....
- Concerts avec orchestre et en musique de chambre, TOKYO ( 2000 et 2001 )
- Sortie du dixième disque 2003
ESC-Norwegen Åse Kleveland-Intet er nytt under solen (1966)
Interpret: Åse Kleveland
Song: Intet er nytt under solen
Punkte: 15
Platz: 3
Austragungsort: Luxemburg (Villa Louvigny)
Jahr: 1966
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Ken Neate - M'Apparì
Ken Neate (1914-1997) was a tremendously gifted Australian tenor. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Neate studied at the University of Melbourne as well as privately with fellow Australian tenor Lionello Cecil. Before launching his operatic career, however, the future tenor joined the New South Wales police force and became a soloist with the police choir. Neate picked up the nickname “The Singing Policeman” and began to develop a reputation as a fine vocalist. His operatic debut came about in Brisbane in 1937 as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the following year, he sang the title role in Lohengrin during a concert performance with Melbourne Symphony. Neate caught the attention of celebrated Australian baritone John Brownlee, who took the young tenor to New York in 1941 and arranged for lessons with famed Spanish baritone Emilio de Gogorza. Neate was also introduced to conductor Bruno Walter, who recommended that the tenor be engaged as a cover for Charles Kullman in the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of Die Zauberflöte. However, as he was preparing the role of Tamino, America entered the war and the tenor was called to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sadly, Ken Neate would never return to the Met.
Despite this inconvenient interruption to his career, Neate made up for lost time after the end of the war. His career took off rapidly, with appearances at most of the major theaters of Europe. He became a particular favorite at London’s Covent Garden, where he debuted as Don José in Carmen in 1946. Neate was also a frequent visitor to the Opéra de Paris, the Opéra-Comique, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo, as well as the stages of Parma, Bologna, Palermo, Bordeaux, Nice, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Vienna, Munich, Amsterdam, Zürich, Stockholm, Montreal and New York. His repertoire was wide ranging, encompassing everything from lyric to dramatic, classic to contemporary. Among the more than thirty roles at Neate’s command were Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Radames in Aïda, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Calaf in Turandot, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Arnoldo in Guillaume Tell, Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as the title roles in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Faust, Oedipus Rex, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Don Carlo and Otello. Neate also created the title role in Henri Tomasi’s Sampiero Corso in Bordeaux in 1956 and the role of Danforth in The Crucible at New York City Opera in 1961. The busy tenor was also the first Australian to sing a major role at the Bayreuth Festival…Loge in Das Rheingold in 1963.
In addition to his operatic work, Neate was also an accomplished soloist in oratorio, cantata and other non-operatic works such as the Verdi Requiem (not to mention the Mozart and Berlioz Requiems), Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Symphony No. 8, Handel’s Messiah, Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. He also dabbled in composition and produced numerous operatic productions in his homeland and abroad.
After a duration of thirty-eight years, Ken Neate’s singing career came to an end in 1975. Following a final Otello in Innsbruck, the 61-year-old tenor left the stage to devote his time to teaching. Having accepted a position at Richard Strauss Conservatorium in 1972, he spent his time working with young singers until his retirement from that institution in 1980. Afterwards, he continued teaching privately in his Munich home. Ken Neate passed away at his home in the early morning hours of June 27, 1997, just a few weeks shy of his 83rd birthday.
Ken Neate was a remarkable artist who was equally at home in Italian, French and German opera. He was a perpetual student, always eager to learn and improve. When he found himself undertaking more and more French repertoire, he pursued studies with one of the great tenors of the past, Lucien Muratore. When it became obvious that he would be venturing into the realm of Wagnerian opera, he sought out Heldentenor Max Lorenz to perfect the style. As his vocal resources changed with the passage of time, his technique and approach evolved, as well. His rich, spinto-dramatic voice was captured well on numerous recordings, both commercial and private. Here, Neate sings M'Apparì tutt' amor from Flotow's Martha. This rare recording was made during a performance at the auditorium of the Villa Louvigny on October 29, 1953. Henri Pensis conducts the Orchestre de Radio-Luxembourg.
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Ken Neate - Lamento di Federico (Live)
Ken Neate (1914-1997) was a tremendously gifted Australian tenor. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Neate studied at the University of Melbourne as well as privately with fellow Australian tenor Lionello Cecil. Before launching his operatic career, however, the future tenor joined the New South Wales police force and became a soloist with the police choir. Neate picked up the nickname “The Singing Policeman” and began to develop a reputation as a fine vocalist. His operatic debut came about in Brisbane in 1937 as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the following year, he sang the title role in Lohengrin during a concert performance with Melbourne Symphony. Neate caught the attention of celebrated Australian baritone John Brownlee, who took the young tenor to New York in 1941 and arranged for lessons with famed Spanish baritone Emilio de Gogorza. Neate was also introduced to conductor Bruno Walter, who recommended that the tenor be engaged as a cover for Charles Kullman in the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of Die Zauberflöte. However, as he was preparing the role of Tamino, America entered the war and the tenor was called to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sadly, Ken Neate would never return to the Met.
Despite this inconvenient interruption to his career, Neate made up for lost time after the end of the war. His career took off rapidly, with appearances at most of the major theaters of Europe. He became a particular favorite at London’s Covent Garden, where he debuted as Don José in Carmen in 1946. Neate was also a frequent visitor to the Opéra de Paris, the Opéra-Comique, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo, as well as the stages of Parma, Bologna, Palermo, Bordeaux, Nice, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Vienna, Munich, Amsterdam, Zürich, Stockholm, Montreal and New York. His repertoire was wide ranging, encompassing everything from lyric to dramatic, classic to contemporary. Among the more than thirty roles at Neate’s command were Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Radames in Aïda, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Calaf in Turandot, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Arnoldo in Guillaume Tell, Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as the title roles in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Faust, Oedipus Rex, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Don Carlo and Otello. Neate also created the title role in Henri Tomasi’s Sampiero Corso in Bordeaux in 1956 and the role of Danforth in The Crucible at New York City Opera in 1961. The busy tenor was also the first Australian to sing a major role at the Bayreuth Festival…Loge in Das Rheingold in 1963.
In addition to his operatic work, Neate was also an accomplished soloist in oratorio, cantata and other non-operatic works such as the Verdi Requiem (not to mention the Mozart and Berlioz Requiems), Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Symphony No. 8, Handel’s Messiah, Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. He also dabbled in composition and produced numerous operatic productions in his homeland and abroad.
After a duration of thirty-eight years, Ken Neate’s singing career came to an end in 1975. Following a final Otello in Innsbruck, the 61-year-old tenor left the stage to devote his time to teaching. Having accepted a position at Richard Strauss Conservatorium in 1972, he spent his time working with young singers until his retirement from that institution in 1980. Afterwards, he continued teaching privately in his Munich home. Ken Neate passed away at his home in the early morning hours of June 27, 1997, just a few weeks shy of his 83rd birthday.
Ken Neate was a remarkable artist who was equally at home in Italian, French and German opera. He was a perpetual student, always eager to learn and improve. When he found himself undertaking more and more French repertoire, he pursued studies with one of the great tenors of the past, Lucien Muratore. When it became obvious that he would be venturing into the realm of Wagnerian opera, he sought out Heldentenor Max Lorenz to perfect the style. As his vocal resources changed with the passage of time, his technique and approach evolved, as well. His rich, spinto-dramatic voice was captured well on numerous recordings, both commercial and private. Here, Neate sings È la solita storia from Cilea's L'Arlesiana. This rare, private recording was made during a performance at the auditorium of the Villa Louvigny on October 29, 1953. Henri Pensis conducts the Orchestre de Radio-Luxembourg.
Henri GORAIEB - Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
Edvard Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16
1. Allegro molto moderato (11’43)
2. Adagio (6’15)
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato (5’03)
4. Tempo primo (4’29)
- Pianist Henri GORAIEB
- Conductor Louis de FROMENT with `Orchestre Symphonique de RTL`.
- Concert at the `Grand Auditorium de Radio Luxembourg’, Villa Louvigny, 25 September 1975.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etude pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
Henri GORAIEB - Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No 13 in C Minor opus 48, No 1
Recorded in Paris in 1980.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etude pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
Henri GORAIEB - Frédéric Chopin – Polonaise in A Flat Major opus 53
Recorded in Paris in 1980.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etude pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
Ken Neate - Che gelida manina
Ken Neate (1914-1997) was a tremendously gifted Australian tenor. Born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Neate studied at the University of Melbourne as well as privately with fellow Australian tenor Lionello Cecil. Before launching his operatic career, however, the future tenor joined the New South Wales police force and became a soloist with the police choir. Neate picked up the nickname “The Singing Policeman” and began to develop a reputation as a fine vocalist. His operatic debut came about in Brisbane in 1937 as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and the following year, he sang the title role in Lohengrin during a concert performance with Melbourne Symphony. Neate caught the attention of celebrated Australian baritone John Brownlee, who took the young tenor to New York in 1941 and arranged for lessons with famed Spanish baritone Emilio de Gogorza. Neate was also introduced to conductor Bruno Walter, who recommended that the tenor be engaged as a cover for Charles Kullman in the Metropolitan Opera’s upcoming production of Die Zauberflöte. However, as he was preparing the role of Tamino, America entered the war and the tenor was called to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Sadly, Ken Neate would never return to the Met.
Despite this inconvenient interruption to his career, Neate made up for lost time after the end of the war. His career took off rapidly, with appearances at most of the major theaters of Europe. He became a particular favorite at London’s Covent Garden, where he debuted as Don José in Carmen in 1946. Neate was also a frequent visitor to the Opéra de Paris, the Opéra-Comique, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Naples’ Teatro San Carlo, as well as the stages of Parma, Bologna, Palermo, Bordeaux, Nice, Marseille, Monte Carlo, Strasbourg, Vienna, Munich, Amsterdam, Zürich, Stockholm, Montreal and New York. His repertoire was wide ranging, encompassing everything from lyric to dramatic, classic to contemporary. Among the more than thirty roles at Neate’s command were Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Radames in Aïda, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Calaf in Turandot, Raoul in Les Huguenots, Arnoldo in Guillaume Tell, Florestan in Fidelio, Bacchus in Ariadne auf Naxos, as well as the title roles in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Faust, Oedipus Rex, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Don Carlo and Otello. Neate also created the title role in Henri Tomasi’s Sampiero Corso in Bordeaux in 1956 and the role of Danforth in The Crucible at New York City Opera in 1961. The busy tenor was also the first Australian to sing a major role at the Bayreuth Festival…Loge in Das Rheingold in 1963.
In addition to his operatic work, Neate was also an accomplished soloist in oratorio, cantata and other non-operatic works such as the Verdi Requiem (not to mention the Mozart and Berlioz Requiems), Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Symphony No. 8, Handel’s Messiah, Schoenberg’s Gurre-Lieder and Dvořák’s Stabat Mater. He also dabbled in composition and produced numerous operatic productions in his homeland and abroad.
After a duration of thirty-eight years, Ken Neate’s singing career came to an end in 1975. Following a final Otello in Innsbruck, the 61-year-old tenor left the stage to devote his time to teaching. Having accepted a position at Richard Strauss Conservatorium in 1972, he spent his time working with young singers until his retirement from that institution in 1980. Afterwards, he continued teaching privately in his Munich home. Ken Neate passed away at his home in the early morning hours of June 27, 1997, just a few weeks shy of his 83rd birthday.
Ken Neate was a remarkable artist who was equally at home in Italian, French and German opera. He was a perpetual student, always eager to learn and improve. When he found himself undertaking more and more French repertoire, he pursued studies with one of the great tenors of the past, Lucien Muratore. When it became obvious that he would be venturing into the realm of Wagnerian opera, he sought out Heldentenor Max Lorenz to perfect the style. As his vocal resources changed with the passage of time, his technique and approach evolved, as well. His rich, spinto-dramatic voice was captured well on numerous recordings, both commercial and private. In this private recording, Neate sings Rodolfo's narrative, Che gelida manina from Puccini's La Bohème. This was recorded during an October 29, 1953 concert at the Villa Louvigny. Henri Pensis conducts l'Orchestre de Radio-Luxembourg.
Henri Goraieb - Chopin - Barcarolle, Op 60 in F-Sharp Major
Live concert recording, Algeria Radio, 26 June, 1973.
Frédéric Chopin composed the Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 in 1845 - 1846, three years before his death. Based on the barcarolle rhythm and mood, it features a sweepingly romantic and slightly wistful tone. It is one of the most technically and musically demanding solo piano works ever written. Henri Goraieb interprets Chopin’s Barcarolle successfully. He often included it in his recitals.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etude pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
Henri GORAIEB - Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne No 2 in E Flat Major opus 9, No 2
Recorded in Paris in 1980.
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etude pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.
Henri Goraieb - Schubert - Three Impromptus Op. 90
Schubert: Three Impromptus Op. 90
No 1 in C Minor
No 2 in E Flat Major
No 4 in A Flat Major
Henri Goraieb: piano
Recorded in ‘Radio Liban’, Beirut, 1965
Born in Lebanon on May 9, 1935, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Henri Goraieb possesses the dual Lebanese-French culture. Henri Goraieb at only 13 years old performed for the first time Edward Grieg's Concerto in A minor. Later he went to Paris where he obtained the ``Diplôme d’Etudes pour le Piano`` at the age of 18 from ``Conservatoire National de Musique`` with the highest distinction. Then he obtained the temperament of concert pianist in Paris while training with great pedagogues, like Germaine Mounier and Marguerite Long. Finally, it was with the Russian pianist Oleg Ivanov, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, he was able to combine his profound musicality with the legendary Russian piano technique.
Henri Goraieb is a soloist with many prestigious orchestras, and has given numerous concerts and recitals in major European capitals and cities. Two tours in Russia were greeted triumphantly. In Europe, India and various Middle Eastern countries, the press unanimously hailed the performances of this great pianist.