52 Years of Boston Baroque with Martin Pearlman

Boston Baroque's founder, music director, and conductor Martin Pearlman is retiring after 52 years leading the orchestra at the end of this concert season. In this interview, he reflects on his extensive and multifaceted career, including standout recordings, performances, and his days as a harpsichord student at Cornell and Yale.

Boston Baroque: @BostonBaroque
Martin Pearlman: @martinpearlman-bostonbaroq290
GBH Music: @WGBHMusic

Sign up for our classical music newsletter: https://classical.org/newsletter

Follow us on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/crbclassical/
https://www.facebook.com/CRBClassical/

Chapters:

00:17 How did Martin Pearlman get his start in early music?
03:16 How did Martin Pearlman learn the harpsichord?
04:15 Is it okay to play early music on modern instruments?
05:22 How did Martin Pearlman learn early music?
06:51 What was Boston Baroque's first blockbuster concert?
09:03 How did people react to Boston Baroque's "Messiah"?
12:46 What was Boston Baroque's relationship with Telarc Records?
13:39 What was it like to prepare the first period-instrument performances of Mozart operas?
15:12 How do you get the music to "speak"?
16:30 Why did Boston Baroque record Beethoven and Mozart?
28:13 What music did Martin Pearlman compose as a kid?
29:52 Does retiring from conducting give you more time to compose?
30:30 What's next for Boston Baroque?
32:02 Will Martin Pearlman come back to conduct Boston Baroque?

Видео 52 Years of Boston Baroque with Martin Pearlman канала GBH Music