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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony No.20’: Festive Fun!
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.20 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
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Gustav Mahler ‘Symphony No.2’: Movement V
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement V) Movement V At Mahler’s funeral on 22nd May 1911, fellow composer and friend J.B. Fӧrster recalled that, although Read more…
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Gustav Mahler ‘Symphony No.2’: Movement IV
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement IV) Movement IV Although added very late in the compositional process, the fourth movement plays a key role in the Read more…
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Gustav Mahler ‘Symphony No.2’: Movement III
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement III) Movement III Also composed in the summer of 1893, the third movement was originally labelled as the second Read more…
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Gustav Mahler ‘Symphony No.2’: Movement II
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 (Movement II) Movement II Once Mahler had completed the Second Symphony, he became troubled as to where the Andante movement should Read more…
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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.2 – Genesis & Movement I
Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.2 (Genesis & Movement I) Genesis In 1888, when Gustav Mahler began working on the first and second movements of Read more…
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Ralph Vaughan Williams ‘English Folk Song Suite’: Memorable Melodies
Ralph Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite Context As well as appreciating British landscapes and heritage, Ralph Vaughan Williams was also sentimental about Britain’s musical Read more…
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Alexander von Zemlinksy ‘Symphony No. 1 in D minor’: A Master of Musical Colour
Alexander von Zemlinsky: Symphony No. 1 Context Born in Vienna in 1871, Alexander von Zemlinsky was tutored by some of the ‘great’ composers of the Romantic Read more…
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Ingolf Dahl ‘Concerto for Alto Saxophone’: Pushing the Boundaries
Ingolf Dahl: Concerto for Alto Saxophone Context Ingolf Dah’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Wind Orchestra was composed in 1948, after the German composer received Read more…
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César Franck ‘Piano Quintet in F minor’: Emotional Five
César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor Context César Franck’s highly emotional Piano Quintet sits strongly beside the French composer’s most popular works. Premiered in Read more…