Harry Gregson-Williams: To Aslan’s Camp (from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe) Welcome all to this film music mini series on Classicalexburns. Today’s film score is by British composer, Harry Gregson-Williams, for Read more…
Arthur Bliss: A Colour Symphony Although thoroughly represented on records from the 20th Century, Arthur Bliss’ works are seldom performed outside of the United Kingdom in the 21st Century. As a composer who took influence from Read more…
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 87 Known as the ‘father of the symphony’, Haydn composed a staggering amount of symphonies in his lifetime. From working for royalty, to becoming a favoured public symphonist, Haydn’s output is influential Read more…
Morton Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium Morton Lauridsen is known today as one of the leading choral composers, due to his extensive collection of works, recordings and awards he’s picked up along the way. By far the Read more…
Lili Boulanger: D’un Matin de Printemps With March 2018 being the centenary of Lili Boulanger’s premature death, it is enlightening to look back at her life and her contribution to classical music. The legacy she has Read more…
Fiona Bennett: ‘A Lad and a Lass’ Fiona Bennett (1962-present), is a Welsh composer. Born and raised in Cardiff, Bennett began receiving piano lessons at age 4. Ten years later, Bennett was awarded a scholarship to Read more…
Hans Zimmer: ‘This Land’ from The Lion King Welcome back to the Classicalexburns mini blog series on some of the most fantastic film music scores. Today’s offering is about Hans Zimmer’s score for the ever-popular Disney Read more…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro Overture Good afternoon readers! In anticipation of Opera on Location’s exciting one-off performance of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at the end of April, I thought I would re-share this blog on the Read more…
John Williams: ‘Leaving Hogwarts’ from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Welcome Classicalexburns readers to the next exciting instalment on the site. Recently, I have been listening to a lot of film soundtracks, so I thought Read more…
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1961) – Leonard Bernstein Good day, readers, welcome to Classicalexburns! You’re all in for such a treat today, as we go on a musical adventure to explore the life of Read more…