Tan Crone
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Tan Crone was a noted Dutch classical pianist. She performed and recorded both as a soloist and an accompanist
.
She studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory, then with Nadia Boulanger
in Paris, and finally in the United States at the New England Conservatory and Tanglewood
.
She taught at the New England Conservatory, the Conservatorium Maastricht
, and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
.
Crone often served as an accompanist for art songs, and worked with the singers Roberta Alexander, Benita Valente
, Dorothy Dorow, Carolyn Watkinson
, Rachel Ann Morgan, Yvonne Kenny
, John Bröcheler, Maxim Karolik
, and Sandra Schwarzhaupt. Her recording with John Bröcheler in 1979 won the "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik". Crone has released 16 recordings, mostly as an accompanist.
She died at Wassenaar
, Netherlands
, January 17, 2009.
Accompaniment
In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with an instrumental or vocal soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner...
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She studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory, then with Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger
Nadia Boulanger was a French composer, conductor and teacher who taught many composers and performers of the 20th century.From a musical family, she achieved early honours as a student at the Paris Conservatoire, but believing that her talent as a composer was inferior to that of her younger...
in Paris, and finally in the United States at the New England Conservatory and Tanglewood
Tanglewood
Tanglewood is an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is the home of the annual summer Tanglewood Music Festival and the Tanglewood Jazz Festival, and has been the Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer home since 1937. It was the venue of the Berkshire Festival.- History...
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She taught at the New England Conservatory, the Conservatorium Maastricht
Conservatorium Maastricht
The Maastricht Academy of Music, Dutch: Conservatorium Maastricht, located in the city of Maastricht, is one of nine music academies in the Netherlands...
, and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
.
Crone often served as an accompanist for art songs, and worked with the singers Roberta Alexander, Benita Valente
Benita Valente
Benita Valente , is a distinguished American soprano whose long career has encompassed the operatic stage as well as performance of lieder, chamber music and oratorio. She is especially lauded for her interpretations of Mozart and Handel, but she also excelled in certain Verdi roles...
, Dorothy Dorow, Carolyn Watkinson
Carolyn Watkinson
The English mezzo-soprano Carolyn Watkinson is a well-known singer of baroque music.Watkinson was born in Preston and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and in The Hague. In 1978 she sang Rameau's Phèdre at the English Bach Festival at London's Royal Opera House, Covent Garden...
, Rachel Ann Morgan, Yvonne Kenny
Yvonne Kenny
Yvonne Kenny AM is an Australian soprano, particularly associated with Handel and Mozart roles.Born in Sydney, she first studied at the University of Sydney in science, hoping to become a biochemist, but decided to pursue a career in music instead...
, John Bröcheler, Maxim Karolik
Maxim Karolik
Maxim Karolik was an opera singer by profession who was notable as an art collector and donor. Although generally unsuccessful as a singer, he married into one of Boston, Massachusetts's wealthiest families. On February 2, 1928, he married Martha Catharine Codman . He made a hobby of collecting...
, and Sandra Schwarzhaupt. Her recording with John Bröcheler in 1979 won the "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik". Crone has released 16 recordings, mostly as an accompanist.
She died at Wassenaar
Wassenaar
Wassenaar is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. A fairly affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies 10 km north of that city on the N44 highway near the North Sea coast. It is part of the Haaglanden region...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, January 17, 2009.
Discography
- 1958 - Maxim Karolik: Russian Art Songs (UnicornUnicorn-KanchanaUnicorn-Kanchana was a British independent record label. Originally known as Unicorn Records, the name Kanchana was added later to distinguish the company from Unicorn Records of Montréal, Canada...
) - 1979 - John Bröcheler: Liederrecital, including Robert SchumannRobert SchumannRobert Schumann, sometimes known as Robert Alexander Schumann, was a German composer, aesthete and influential music critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most representative composers of the Romantic era....
's DichterliebeDichterliebeDichterliebe, 'The Poet's Love' , is the best-known song cycle of Robert Schumann . The texts for the 16 songs come from the Lyrisches Intermezzo of Heinrich Heine, composed 1822–1823, published as part of the poet's Das Buch der Lieder. Following the song-cycles of Franz Schubert , those of...
(CBSColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
) - 1983 - Carolyn Watkinson: Live at the Wigmore Hall (Bizet, Brahms, and Dvorak) (Etcetera)
- 1984 - Charles Ives: Songs (2 CDs) Etcetera)
- 1985 - Richard Strauss: Lieder (Etcetera)
- 1986 - Leonard Bernstein: Songs (Etcetera)
- 1987 - Benjamin Britten: Music for Voice and Piano (Etcetera)
- 1987 - Giacomo Puccini: Songs and Rare Pieces (Etcetera)
- 1988 - Samuel Barber: Songs (Etcetera)
- 1988 - Roberto Gerhard: Schahrazada (Etcetera)
- 1988 - Dorothy Dorow Sings - Schoenberg: Cabaret Songs; Berg: Lieder; Webern: Seven Early Songs (Etcetera)
- 1991 - Mozart-Lieder (Live Concert from Carnegie Hall, New York), with Sandra Schwarzhaupt, soprano (Dino Classics)
- 1992 - John Ireland: English Songs (Etcetera)
- 1998 - Berstein Dances: Ballet Revue by John Neumeier (Deutsche GrammophonDeutsche GrammophonDeutsche Grammophon is a German classical record label which was the foundation of the future corporation to be known as PolyGram. It is now part of Universal Music Group since its acquisition and absorption of PolyGram in 1999, and it is also UMG's oldest active label...
) - 1999 - Ives: Lieder, with Veronica Lenz Kuhn (Thorofon)
- 2000 - Rondom Tan Crone: Zondagmiddagconcerten in de Amstelkerk (Brigadoon)
External links
- Tan Crone official site
- Tan Crone profile from Etcetera Records site
- Tan Crone discography
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