Music of Sight

She probably has one of the most recognisable faces in the world. In this episode, Rachel Rowntree and Nicholas Mulroy take a close up look at Frida Kahlo’s double portrait «The Two Fridas». Join them as they weave a musical journey inspired by this powerful work of portraiture.  Today’s Painting:https://www.fridakahlo.org/the-two-fridas.jsp Today’s Playlist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Moonlight Sonatahttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludwig_van_Beethoven_-_sonata_no._14_in_c_sharp_minor_%27moonlight%27,_op._27_no._2_-_i._adagio_sostenuto.ogg Aaron Copland (1900-1990) El Salon Mexicohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj-98yBfEI0 Chavela Vargas (1919-2012) La Lloronahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_j57uUtm4&ab_channel=WarnerMusicM%C3%A9xico Consuelo Velazquez ( 1916-2005 ) Besame Mucho performed by Andy Russellhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrRBWDTuik&ab_channel=240252 Further looking and listening: Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlohttps://www.fridakahlo.org/henry-ford-hospital.jsp What the Water Gave me by Friday Kahlohttps://www.fridakahlo.org/what-the-water-gave-me.jsp Frida and Diego Video Footagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciiPUFj0UY&t=16s&ab_channel=ArtEnigma BooksPedro Paramo by Juan Rulfohttps://www.waterstones.com/book/pedro-p-ramo/juan-rulfo/douglas-j-weatherford/9781800812871 Seeing Ourselves, Women’s Self-Portraits by Francis Borzellohttps://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/womens+self+portraits+borzello 

This episode Rachel and Nicholas take a dive into David Hockney’s 'A Bigger Splash'. One of the most iconic works of 20th century British art, join us as we take a stroll round this famous swimming pool, and listen to our playlist inspired by this sun drenched scene!  Link to today’s paintinghttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hockney-a-bigger-splash-t03254 Today’s playlistFrederick Delius (1862-1934) Violin Sonata in B majorhttps://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.572261 Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ‘Jeux de Vagues’ from La Merhttps://open.spotify.com/track/40EgsWuaB4pz8BnBQyd0aw?si=7a5f27a935d544d4 Richard Wagner ( 1813-1883) Siegfried’s Funeral March from.......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWl7RiK9nzw Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) Overture from the Rake’s Progresshttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8005252--arturo-toscanini-conducts Further Looking and Listening: A Bigger Splash, film by Jack Hazanhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071219/ Spring Cannot be Cancelled by Martin Gayfordhttps://saltsmillshop.co.uk/products/copy-of-spring-cannot-be-cancelled-david-hockney-in-normandy-by-david-hockney-and-martin-gayford-paperback A Bigger Grand Canyonhttps://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/chronology/1998 If you’d like to know more about us:Rachel Rowntree - http://rachelrowntree.com/Nicholas Mulroy - https://nicholasmulroy.com/Podcast artwork by Anna Lester - https://www.annajanelester.com/

In today’s painting a terrifying titan looms out of the darkness, grappling with the grim task of devouring his sordid meal. Join us for this episode as we delve into the dark side of Spanish artist, Francisco Goya, making some musical stops along the way. Link to toady’s painting:https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/saturn/18110a75-b0e7-430c-bc73-2a4d55893bd6?searchMeta=goya%20saturn Today’s playlist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Eroica Symphony, Marcia Funebrehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28SPe42ffjg Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) The Rite of Springhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL87s53Rubw Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony 8 3rd Movementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhUvtUH_Xn8 Richard Strauss ( 1864-1949) Metamorphosen for Stringshttps://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.570895 Further Looking and Listening Goya, Duchess of Alba 1797https://hispanicsociety.org/exhibition/current-exhibitions-works-on-loan/treasures-on-the-terrace_highlights-from-the-hispanic-society-museum-and-library/duchess-of-alba/ Film -Jambon Jambonhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104545/ Example of Goya’s work in Courtauld Gallery, Londonhttps://courtauld.ac.uk/highlights/portrait-of-francisco-de-saavedra/ If you’d like to know more about us:Rachel Rowntree - http://rachelrowntree.com/Nicholas Mulroy - https://nicholasmulroy.com/Podcast artwork by Anna Lester - https://www.annajanelester.com/ 

One of the most singular voices in the history of American Abstraction, Agnes Martin’s work remains illusive, beguiling and at times baffling. Martin asks us to step away from the bustle and stress of everyday life, and enter her world. A world, where she searches for beauty through lines, bands, pale palettes and grids. These are paintings that whisper from the walls, gently drawing us towards a certain stillness, a quietness that can be hard to find in our modern lives. Join Nick and I as we curate a playlist to accompany today’s enigmatic painting.Today's Paintinghttps://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/martin-untitled-5-ar00177Today’s Playlist Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) America from West Side Storyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e2igZexpMs J.S Bach (1685-1760) Aria from Goldberg Variationshttps://open.spotify.com/intl-fr/artist/1fcUJdheEZjdQ4ZGKqhJhg?si=13MDdlsfRuaXdp1aZPto5g Morton Feldman (1926-1987) The King of Denmark for Percussion (Percussion Colin Frank, recording engineer, Jordan Strum). https://youtube.com/watch?v=kuYk2N9dTns Further looking and listening Agnes Martin ‘Friendship’ 1963https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79842 Documentary ‘With my back to the World’https://vimeo.com/ondemand/withmybacktotheworld Works we’ve been to see recentlyhttps://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/recherche?terms=ellsworth%20kellyhttps://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/in-the-studio/gerhard-richterIf you’d like to know more about ushttp://rachelrowntree.com/https://nicholasmulroy.com/Podcast artwork by https://www.annajanelester.com/

Journey through the corridors of the Spanish royal court and discover why "Las Meninas" continues to intrigue and inspire centuries after its creation. Join Rachel and Nick as they take a musical stroll around one of Diego Velazquez’s most captivating paintings.Link to today’s paintinghttps://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/las-meninas/9fdc7800-9ade-48b0-ab8b-edee94ea877f Todays Playlist Correa de Arauxo (1584-1654) Tiento 52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6dfmauNSHI Juan Hildalgo (1614-1685) Quedito Pasito https://laudamusica.com/en/discografia-info.php?ref=LAU015 Carlos Patiño ( 1600-1675) Domine Quando Venerishttps://laudamusica.com/en/discografia-info.php?ref=LAU021 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante défuntehttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maurice_Ravel_-_Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Dussaut_-_Pavane_pour_une_infante_d%C3%A9funte.ogg Futher looking: Nick’s Suggestions:Velasquez, Juan de Pareja, 1650https://www.metmuseum.org/es/art/collection/search/437869 Velasquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5531/old-woman-cooking-eggs Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic Rachel’s suggestions: Velasquez, The ‘Rokeby Venus’ 1647-1651https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-the-toilet-of-venus-the-rokeby-venus Velasquez, Philip IV of Spain, 1631-1632https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-philip-iv-of-spain-in-brown-and-silverIf you'd like to know more about us:https://nicholasmulroy.com/http://rachelrowntree.com/Podcast artwork by Anna Lesterhttps://www.annajanelester.com/

Out of the darkness they fly, two women tackling their grisly task of decapitation.  A rare, female, celebrity of her era, Artemisia Gentileschi’s art packs a punch, every time. Tune in to listen to the musical journey Nick and I take, inspired by this staggering work of art.  Today's paintingJudith beheading Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/judith-beheading-holofernes Today's playlist Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) Che si puo farehttps://open.spotify.com/track/47F8ITldwuknmLGkp0xSFV?si=930967e8595c42f4 Siegfried Matthus (1934-2021) Judith, Overturehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcKgkL0V4Y&ab_channel=GBoperaChannel Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Bettulia Liberata final chorus and ariahttps://open.spotify.com/track/2hnPwH1eGok7kqfODy4lkA?si=1a1453df3860467d Thomas Arne (1710-1778) Judith, Sleep gentle cherubhttps://open.spotify.com/track/0jqdXRBupmgZ9TB5xIec3w?si=bece8dcf014f478f Further Looking Caravaggio, Judith beheading Holofernes(1598)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Beheading_Holofernes_(Caravaggio) Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith beheading Holofernes (1611-1612)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemisia_Gentileschi_-_Judith_Beheading_Holofernes_(detail)_-_WGA8564.jpg Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and her maidservant (1615)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Judith_and_her_maidservant_with_the_head_of_Holofernes,_by_Orazio_Gentileschi.jpg Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and her maidservant (c.1624)https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Artemisia_Gentileschi_Judith_Maidservant_DIA.jpg Further listening Alessandro Scarlatti, La Giudittahttps://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7979085--scarlatti-a-la-giuditta Antonio Vivaldi, Juditha Triumphanshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5Pg3bUD7F84cQmcxnzToUq?si=GQMhEGrGTkuwOtS5RbpFjw Alexandre Serov, Judithhttps://open.spotify.com/album/60KnfZ8LHUkpF9lSq4X44N?si=Shm8T2_XScC7VdzP11TORA Paintings we'd visitied recentlyJan van Eyck, Arnolfino Portrait, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portraitFrancisco Goya, Old Women, https://pba.lille.fr/Collections/Chefs-d-OEuvre/Peintures-XVI-sup-e-sup-XXI-sup-e-sup-siecles/Les-Vieilles-Le-TempsFrancisco Goya, The Letter, https://pba.lille.fr/Collections/Chefs-d-OEuvre/Peintures-XVI-sup-e-sup-XXI-sup-e-sup-siecles/Les-Vieilles-Le-Temps  If you'd like to know more about ushttp://rachelrowntree.com/http://nicholasmulroy.com/Podcast logo design - https://www.annajanelester.com/