Rowena, Douglas and Robert perform 'Il Bacio' or 'The Kiss' by Luigi Arditi in Clevedon, March 2021 (music starts at 50s, after a short introduction).
Rowena and Douglas perform 'Love's a Merchant' by Molly Carew in Clevedon, March 2021.
Robert and Douglas perform William Squire's 'Danse Rustique' in Clevedon, March 2021.
Jan Kalivoda (1801 - 1866) Three Songs for voice, piano and cello.
Performed by Hammers and Horsehair: Rowena Simpson - Soprano, Douglas Mews - Broadwood 1843 Square piano, Robert Ibell - Cello
Born in Prague, capital of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Kalivoda's name is little-known now, but was admired in his time by composers such as Schumann.
Jan Kalivoda (1801 - 1866) Three Songs for voice, piano and cello.
Performed by Hammers and Horsehair: Rowena Simpson - Soprano, Douglas Mews - Broadwood 1843 square piano, Robert Ibell - Cello
Video by Anthony Donovan
Born in Prague, capital of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Kalivoda's name is little-known nowadays, but was admired in his time by composers such as Schumann.
Jan Kalivoda (1801 - 1866) Three Songs for voice, piano and cello.
Performed by Hammers and Horsehair: Rowena Simpson - Soprano, Douglas Mews - Broadwood 1843 square piano, Robert Ibell - Cello
Video by Anthony Donovan
Born in Prague, capital of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) Kalivoda's name is little-known nowadays, but was admired in his time by composers such as Schumann.
A conversation with Hammers & Horsehair.
Filmed in Arrowtown, New Zealand.
Filmed in Arrowtown, NZ, at the end of the 2016 tour, Douglas and Robert sat down to talk about Hammers & Horsehair, their instruments, and playing live in small intimate settings.
The interview is followed by a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Song Without Words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109.
