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Carl Maria von Weber ‘Bassoon Concerto’: A Triumphant Bassoon
Dearest readers, I apologise for the lack of blogs in the past month, I am still trying to find a golden balance with my work load. I feel like I am nearly there now, so Read more…
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Johann Joachim Quantz ‘Concerto No. 129 for Flute’: Fantastic Flute!
Dearest readers, here we are at Day ‘Q’ of my Alphabet Challenge! A notoriously difficult letter in the alphabet to work with, we are lucky to have a few composers with names beginning with Q. Read more…
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Max Bruch ‘Scottish Fantasy’: “Lamenting the Glorious Times of Old”
Dearest classical music fans, thank you for your continued support and consistent views it has put classicalexburns on the map after a recent ranking of 5th ‘Best Music Blog’ by ScoreBig! After nearly a month Read more…
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Jennifer Higdon ‘Percussion Concerto’: A Technical Triumph!
Dearest readers, I must apologize for having gone awol the past couple of days, life has happened and I’m now catching up on my Female Fortnight Challenge so do bear with me! For day 11 Read more…
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Dana Suesse ‘Concerto in Three Rhythms’: An Exotic Fusion
Good afternoon classical music lovers, happy Thursday! It’s day 10 of my Female Fortnight Challenge and I have such a treat to share with you today! To take things in a new direction I am Read more…
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Ursula Mamlok ‘Concerto for Oboe’: Perfect Musical Clarity
Hello dearest readers, here we are on day 9 of my Female Fortnight Challenge 2.0! For today’s blog I will be looking in the late avant-garde composer, Ursula Mamlok and her fantastic Concerto for Oboe – enjoy! Read more…
Alexandra Pakhmutova: Trumpet Concerto (1955)
Alexandra Pakhmutova ‘Trumpet Concerto’: A National Treasure
Happy Thursday, readers! Hope you are all well. We have made it to Day 8 in the Female Fortnight Challenge and I’m very excited by today’s choice! As you know I am a trumpet player Read more…
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Keiko Abe ‘The Wave Impressions Concerto for Marimba’: A Colourful Concerto
Hello readers! Welcome to blog 5 of my Female Fortnight Challenge and today we are coming into the 21st Century with a composer I am extremely fond of – Keiko Abe! This percussion giant has Read more…
Amy Beach: Piano Concerto in C# minor (1899)
Amy Beach ‘Piano Concerto in C# minor’: Fearless Female Force
Good afternoon readers! Welcome back to the Female Fortnight Challenge, and do I have such a treat to share with you all today! I was thinking of saving this composer and work until nearer the Read more…
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Francis Poulenc ‘Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings’: Fantastic Fantasia
Hello readers! Many thanks for coming and reading my day P blog, I cannot believe how quickly this challenge is going! Today’s instalment of classical music comes from a composer who I admittedly do not Read more…