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SKaffeehaus

SKaffeehaus

By: Solomon's Knot
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Brought to you by the baroque music collective Solomon's Knot, the SKaffeehaus is a space where we chat to interesting people, get geeky about old music, explore the ideas behind upcoming projects, and discuss news and trends in the classical music world.

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Episodes
  • 11. Catching Lightning: the lost life of George Jeffreys

    11. Catching Lightning: the lost life of George Jeffreys
    Feb 8 2026

    Jonny chats with Jeffreys (c.1610-1685) expert Prof Jonathan Wainwright, director, actor, and writer Federay Holmes, and SK keyboard player and Jeffreys fan William Whitehead about this most fascinating of forgotten composers, and the upcoming SK project to bring him to the stage.

    Produced by Thomas Herford for Solomon's Knot Productions Limited

    Thanks for listening to the SKaffeehaus. To support Solomon's Knot and all of our work, please visit https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/support/

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    © Solomon's Knot Productions Ltd
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 10. Bach's Ode to Grief: Köthener Trauermusik

    10. Bach's Ode to Grief: Köthener Trauermusik
    Apr 16 2025

    Jonny & Tom chat with SK keyboard player & musicologist Chad Kelly about his new reconstruction of JS Bach's Köthener Trauermusik, which he is creating for SK's upcoming concert tour and CD recording.

    Produced for the first time by SK tenor, Thomas Herford.

    Thanks for listening to the SKaffeehaus. To support Solomon's Knot and all of our work, please visit https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/support/

    Twitter/Insta/Facebook/YouTube @solomonsknot

    © Solomon's Knot Productions Ltd
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    56 mins
  • 9. Bach's Horns

    9. Bach's Horns
    Jun 30 2023

    Spread over 3 different time zones 17 hours apart, Jonny chats to SK ‘horn star’ Anneke Scott and Professor Bertil van Boer of Western Washington University in a deep dive into the origins of the horn in art music performance, specifically in the context of the music of our beloved Johann Sebastian Bach.

    Anneke's recommended links:
    https://lettystott.com

    https://www.hornandtrumpet.com/author/peter-holmes/

    Thanks for listening to the SKaffeehaus. To support Solomon's Knot and all of our work, please visit https://www.solomonsknot.co.uk/support/

    Twitter/Insta/Facebook/YouTube @solomonsknot

    © Solomon's Knot Productions Ltd
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    1 hr and 23 mins
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