Music of Sight

Edward Hopper Nighthawks

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 08:10:23 GMT

America’s most famous diner, that never existed! Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks is one of the most iconic images from America in the 20th Century. Join Nick and Rachel as they explore this luminous, solitary work of art, whilst creating a playlist to accompany their journey.

Today’s Painting

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks

Today’s Playlist

George Gerswhin (1898-1937) Rhapsody in Blue

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Whiteman_Concert_Orchestra_-_Rhapsody_in_Blue_Part_01.mp3

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) O Solitude

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuAAyS0DVYY&ab_channel=BirdsonaWire-Topic

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) Flaming Youth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFXqzRF8FFY&ab_channel=DukeEllington-Topic

Art we’d been to see

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/the-last-caravaggio

https://www.museefabre.fr/peinture-162-127-cm

Further Suggestions

Early Sunday Morning https://whitney.org/collection/works/46345

Railroad Sunset https://whitney.org/collection/works/5874

Sun in an empty Room https://www.edwardhopper.net/sun-in-an-empty-room.jsp

Two Comedians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Comedians

The sketches for Nighthawks https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/how-edward-hopper-storyboarded-nighthawks-2276/

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Frida Kahlo The Two Fridas

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:41:22 GMT

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 Sonata

https://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 Mexico

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj-98yBfEI0

Chavela Vargas (1919-2012) La Llorona

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_j57uUtm4&ab_channel=WarnerMusicM%C3%A9xico

Consuelo Velazquez ( 1916-2005 ) Besame Mucho performed by Andy Russell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQrRBWDTuik&ab_channel=240252

Further looking and listening:

Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlo

https://www.fridakahlo.org/henry-ford-hospital.jsp

What the Water Gave me by Friday Kahlo

https://www.fridakahlo.org/what-the-water-gave-me.jsp

Frida and Diego Video Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciiPUFj0UY&t=16s&ab_channel=ArtEnigma

Books

Pedro Paramo by Juan Rulfo

https://www.waterstones.com/book/pedro-p-ramo/juan-rulfo/douglas-j-weatherford/9781800812871

Seeing Ourselves, Women’s Self-Portraits by Francis Borzello

https://www.waterstones.com/books/search/term/womens+self+portraits+borzello

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Hockney

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:30:46 GMT

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 painting

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hockney-a-bigger-splash-t03254

Today’s playlist

Frederick Delius (1862-1934) Violin Sonata in B major

https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.572261

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ‘Jeux de Vagues’ from La Mer

https://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 Progress

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/8005252--arturo-toscanini-conducts

Further Looking and Listening:

A Bigger Splash, film by Jack Hazan

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071219/

Spring Cannot be Cancelled by Martin Gayford

https://saltsmillshop.co.uk/products/copy-of-spring-cannot-be-cancelled-david-hockney-in-normandy-by-david-hockney-and-martin-gayford-paperback

A Bigger Grand Canyon

https://www.thedavidhockneyfoundation.org/chronology/1998

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Goya

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 03:30:36 GMT

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 Funebre

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28SPe42ffjg

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) The Rite of Spring

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL87s53Rubw

Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) Symphony 8 3rd Movement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhUvtUH_Xn8

Richard Strauss ( 1864-1949) Metamorphosen for Strings

https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.570895

Further Looking and Listening

Goya, Duchess of Alba 1797

https://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 Jambon

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104545/

Example of Goya’s work in Courtauld Gallery, London

https://courtauld.ac.uk/highlights/portrait-of-francisco-de-saavedra/

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Agnes Martin

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 04:30:02 GMT

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 Painting

https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/martin-untitled-5-ar00177

Today’s Playlist

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) America from West Side Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e2igZexpMs

J.S Bach (1685-1760) Aria from Goldberg Variations

https://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’ 1963

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79842

Documentary ‘With my back to the World’

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/withmybacktotheworld

Works we’ve been to see recently

https://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/recherche?terms=ellsworth%20kelly

https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern/display/in-the-studio/gerhard-richter

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Velazquez Las Meninas

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 04:30:02 GMT

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 painting

https://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 Veneris

https://laudamusica.com/en/discografia-info.php?ref=LAU021

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Pavane pour une infante défunte

https://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, 1650

https://www.metmuseum.org/es/art/collection/search/437869

Velasquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618

https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/5531/old-woman-cooking-eggs

Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/6565/american-gothic

Rachel’s suggestions:

Velasquez, The ‘Rokeby Venus’ 1647-1651

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-the-toilet-of-venus-the-rokeby-venus

Velasquez, Philip IV of Spain, 1631-1632

https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/diego-velazquez-philip-iv-of-spain-in-brown-and-silver

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Artemisia Gentileschi

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 22:00:00 GMT

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 painting

Judith 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 fare

https://open.spotify.com/track/47F8ITldwuknmLGkp0xSFV?si=930967e8595c42f4

Siegfried Matthus (1934-2021) Judith, Overture

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJcKgkL0V4Y&ab_channel=GBoperaChannel

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Bettulia Liberata final chorus and aria

https://open.spotify.com/track/2hnPwH1eGok7kqfODy4lkA?si=1a1453df3860467d

Thomas Arne (1710-1778) Judith, Sleep gentle cherub

https://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 Giuditta

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7979085--scarlatti-a-la-giuditta

Antonio Vivaldi, Juditha Triumphans

https://open.spotify.com/album/5Pg3bUD7F84cQmcxnzToUq?si=GQMhEGrGTkuwOtS5RbpFjw

Alexandre Serov, Judith

https://open.spotify.com/album/60KnfZ8LHUkpF9lSq4X44N?si=Shm8T2_XScC7VdzP11TORA

Paintings we'd visitied recently

Jan van Eyck, Arnolfino Portrait, https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/jan-van-eyck-the-arnolfini-portrait

Francisco Goya, Old Women, https://pba.lille.fr/Collections/Chefs-d-OEuvre/Peintures-XVI-sup-e-sup-XXI-sup-e-sup-siecles/Les-Vieilles-Le-Temps

Francisco 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

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Georgia O'Keeffe

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:48:20 GMT

In this episode, Rachel and Nick head to America and take to the sky! One of the few women artists in 20th century America to achieve critical and commercial success, Georgia O’Keeffe’s distinctive voice beguiles in her series of cloud paintings. An artist who loved music herself, join us as we take a musical journey inspired by her stunning Sky Above Clouds IV.

Today's Painting:

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/100858/sky-above-clouds-iv

This episode's playlist

Florence Price, Symphony 1, 3rd movement, Juba

https://www.albanyrecords.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TROY1295

Aaron Copland, extract from Fantasy for Piano performed by Jean Sugitani

For a full version -https://open.spotify.com/album/5oJ8GdzU0JCmZgU6EEwnPL?si=j7VyoqLwSPGaor86MOV4rw

Avro Part, extract of Spiegel im Spiegel performed by Laetitia Ringeval and Eriko Minami

For a full version - https://open.spotify.com/track/7zHd9LxIZB8WKosSWN9Umj?si=26f4893fe1ce4ad4

John Harbsion, Piano Quintet

http://www.centaurrecords.com/store/albums/chamber/john-harbison-piano-quintet.html

Further looking and listening

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Sante Fe

https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/

Nick's suggestions of other paintings

Ladder to the Moon - https://whitney.org/collection/works/37900

New York Street with Moon - https://www.museothyssen.org/en/collection/artists/okeeffe-georgia/new-york-street-moon

Starlight Night Lake George - https://collections.okeeffemuseum.org/object/1092/

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Piero della Francesca

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:00:04 GMT

In this episode Rachel and Nick get to the heart of Piero della Francesca's Resurrection painting. Join them for an for a arty, musical trip to Renaissance Italy!

Today's Painting:

http://www.museocivicosansepolcro.it/images/portfolio-3-grande.jpg

This episode's playlist:

Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro's Petit Vriens, performed by Andrea Damiani:

https://www.cantarlontano.com/prodotto/jay-pris-amour/

William Byrd's Terra Tremuit:

https://open.spotify.com/track/47wtcStN5DSVPST9JuQRSd

James MacMillan's Since it was the day of Preparation:

https://www.delphianrecords.com/products/dcd34168

Bach's Sanfte soll mein Todeskummer( Gentle should be the sorrow of my death) from the Easter Oratorio BWV 249

http://www.glossamusic.com/glossa/reference.aspx?id=259

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWrQv33aQQg&ab_channel=FransBr%C3%BCggen-Topic

Further looking and listening:

-Piero della Francesca Baptism of Christ - https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-della-francesca-the-baptism-of-christ

-Piero della Francesca Flagellation of Christ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellation_of_Christ_(Piero_della_Francesca)#:~:text=The%20Flagellation%20of%20Christ%20(probably,subject%20of%20widely%20differing%20theories.

-Joan Mitchell https://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/fr/collection/artistes/joan-mitchell

-John Tavener Fall and Resurrection

https://open.spotify.com/album/7CADTZw0h00vXkAFVO5rz8?si=WRwd4J1gQqeKVQLrC44wwg

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Van Gogh's Starry Night

Sun, 05 Nov 2023 19:30:04 GMT

In this first episode Rachel and Nick dive into the details of Van Gogh's Starry Night, and curate a playlist to accompany this magical night sky.

Today's Painting: Starry Night, by Vincent Van Gogh:

https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79802

This episode's playlist:

George Bizet, Farandole from the Arlésienne Suite

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Victor_Herbert_Orchestra/Edison_Cylinders/victor_herbert_orchestra_-_edison_cylinders_-_1910_-_farandole_from_larlsienne_bizet/

Gustav Holst, Venus from The Planets Suite

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holst-_venus.ogg

Henri Dutilleux, Timbres, Espace, Movement

https://www.naxos.com/CatalogueDetail/?id=8.573596

Claude Debussy, Clair de Lune

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Clair_de_lune_(Claude_Debussy)_Suite_bergamasque.ogg

Further Looking and Listening:

-Van Gogh's Letters - https://vangoghletters.org/vg/

-Don McLean's Starry Night - https://open.spotify.com/track/2korL0BGV5akkp5YFkGY0n?si=45429f28964346e7

-Lianne La Havas - https://open.spotify.com/track/6HwFsywW6lLyFwpRN7gU18?si=bbe46090faed470d

-Van Gogh- The Sower https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0029V1962

-Van Gogh - Portrait of Joseph Roulin

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/32542/postman-joseph-roulin;jsessionid=FB8903A8C4F411B9D3EFB3934C52D5BE?ctx=8bad70cc-8030-48b5-8d1f-e2c46aff8018&idx=0

-Van Gogh - At Eternity's Gate - https://krollermuller.nl/en/vincent-van-gogh-sorrowing-old-man-at-eternity-s-gate

-Van Gogh at the Courtauld Gallery London - https://gallerycollections.courtauld.ac.uk/object-p-1932-sc-176

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