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Gabriel Martell & Ensamble de Música Antigua

The calming effects of the classical music featured on "Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" is quintessential for relieving nervousness, while being fun and enjoyable for all ages.

By mysoundMusicPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 8 min read
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Consistently emphasizing elegance and balance Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II combines melodies and phrasing with established poise.

Focusing on perfection in form and texture "Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" is an acclaimed work of entirely classical acoustic music originating in April of 2021 and completed October 2021.

October 1, 2021; eminent classical musician Gabriel Martell’s "Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" started gaining streams and momentum garnering immediate attention of the classical listening community.

"Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" begins with "Trio Sonata en D, RV 84, 1er Mov Allegro", a graceful and a lovely introduction to Gabriel Martell’s proficient capabilities, comprehension and command; presenting his prowess, a maestro and virtuoso.

"Concerto en Dm, RV 96, 3er Mov Allegro Moderato" is wonderfully grand in both timing and chordal composition which results in a magnificent combination of grace and power.

Currently, streaming services are inundated with Pop and Independent music-making "Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" is simultaneously unique in approach and in availability.

The calming effects of the classical music featured on "Obras perdidas de Vivaldi II" is quintessential for relieving nervousness, while being fun and enjoyable for all ages.

Q: What 1st drew you to music?

Music has always been my greatest therapist, when I play music, I feel like I am meditating in motion, it calms me down and puts me in a state of flow for my mind and emotions.

Since I was very young, I started playing the flute and since then I decided that music was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.

Q: Tell us a little bit about Gabriel Martell and your (music) background?

I started studying music when I was 5 years old by playing the flute. Since then, I continued my professional career studying at the National Conservatory of Music and at the National School of Music in Mexico.

I started my own music academy where I taught the classes myself. Later my academy developed into G. Martell College of Music and Audio, which is currently the largest music university in Latin America.

Today I continue to serve as the principal of this prestigious music university in Mexico City, and at the same time I perform classical music concerts with the “Ensamble de Música Antigua”.

With my group we seek to keep classical music alive for young people in our University as well as for all people in Mexico and the world.

Q: Is the “Ensamble de Música Antigua” always the same cast of musicians or do they vary?

Depending on the repertoire, the Ensemble has had some guests and has varied musicians throughout the 20 years of its existence.

However, all the musicians who accompany me in the ensemble today are outstanding professors from our university, such as Sergio Mondragon and Gabriel Blengio, who have been teachers for more than 20 years as well as virtuoso instrumentalists.

Q: “Mozart y Tributo a los Beatles” is an intriguing album title. Where did the idea come from & how was it transformed into a work of art?

The ensemble began playing only classical music and of course many of the pieces were by well-known authors such as Mozart. So, after several productions and concerts, we wanted to explore a little more with songs of contemporary popular music.

As we began to play new composers from more recent times, we discovered that structures of some songs by artists such as The Beatles had elements that are incredibly similar to what we found in Mozart's pieces. Eleonore Rigby, for example, has string quartet arrangements, which is a classic configuration. Out of these discoveries, we got the idea of making a production where pieces by these two musical geniuses were reunited.

And in conclusion, our idea is to collect in the same album the songs that, although they were from different times, are true works of art by brilliant and outstanding authors of their times.

Q: Are there any challenging aspects to recording your music?

After so many years playing only classical music, all the members in our group had the wrong idea that popular music was kind of a lower quality than classical music, however, as we delved into the musical language of The Beatles, we realized that there was not a real change with the traditional rules, but that there was an evolution of the music in these pieces.

So, we changed our perspective and started admiring these musical structures and language even more. At the beginning it was a bit difficult for us to adapt to these new music structures after playing and recording only classical pieces for so many years. However, it was very exciting to change and learn new musical forms that are still based on classical music to be able to record this album correctly.

Q: Playing live or recording in studio? Do you have a preference?

I personally prefer to play live because it's much more exciting. Playing live puts some pressure on you because everything has to go the right way from the first time, because you can't pause or go back, since there is an audience watching live. In a performance there is no retake and it has to go perfect on the first take, unlike a recording where you can do several takes until you get the right one.

We also enjoy a live event more because, due to the teaching nature of all the members of the ensemble, during all our presentations we are used to sharing tips and information about what we play and about the authors.

We try to turn the concert into a didactic activity so that the public learns as much as possible in addition to enjoying the music. We also really like to add visual elements such as images and video on screens, sharing scenes from the times and historical context of each work and author we play.

Q: Which of your songs is, or do you think would be, fun to perform live?

The song Eleonore Rigby by the Beatles is the most fun to perform, because for us it is a bridge that directly connects the classical music of the Mozart era with the popular music of the Beatles.

In this song the Beatles’ producer George Martin made some arrangements to this piece transforming it into a very attractive and innovative fusion.

Q: Do you create music for yourself or for fans?

We only play music that we like because we have no commitments to anyone and we only have the goal of sharing art and music both within our university and outside. But we always keep our fans very much in mind and we always try to play a repertoire that can be fun and that our public can enjoy.

We always seek that what we play is attractive to reach the greatest number of people and we can increase the number of people who enjoy this type of music.

Q: Would you like to travel to other countries to perform your music? If so, what would be your first stop?

We would love to travel to perform our music, especially because when playing instrumental music, the language is never a problem and we can cross borders with our art. Our first stop would be any country in Europe, since we usually play pieces and authors from there. It would be especially significant to be able to play in Vienna someday, and we would be very proud to be able to share our music in one of the capitals of music.

Q: Other than fame & fortune, is there something you hope to achieve through music?

What I most hope to achieve is to give happiness to people through music, because this project had its beginnings are within the University of Music in Mexico and we seek to bring art and music to more people.

We would especially like that in the country where we come from, which is Mexico, we could make more people fall in love with music and that thanks to this, one day the numbers would change and there would be a greater number of young people who knew how to play a musical instrument than those who know how to use a firearm.

Q: What is your favorite/best outlet to connect with your followers Instagram, Spotify, FB, Twitter, iTunes? How would you want them to follow?

Our ensemble constantly posts news and events to our Facebook page: Gabriel Martell or @gabrielmartelloficial. There you can learn more about our members, releases and shows. However, I also invite you to follow the accounts of the University of Music G. Martell because there you can also find many news about our group, as well as completely free music events that are livestreamed by our students and teachers.

Q: Are you currently working on any projects we should look out for?

Yes, we currently released one of our best albums, The Lost Works of Antonio Vivaldi, which is a compilation of unpublished works, which had never been recorded and commercialized before because they were lost until a few years ago.

If you want to listen to songs by this incredible author for the first time, I invite you to check out this new album.

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