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Henry Purcell ‘Come All Ye Songsters’: Joyous Fairies
Henry Purcell: Come All Ye Songsters Context Henry Purcell’s semi-opera The Fairy Queen is based on an anonymous adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Read more…
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Antonín Dvořák ‘Serenade for Strings in E’: Full of Character
Antonín Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Context Antonín Dvořák composed his famous Serenade for Strings in E in just two weeks during a creative Read more…
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Yasushi Akutagawa ‘Trinita Sinfonica’: Times Three
Yasushi Akutagawa: Trinita Sinfonica Context Composed during a period of Yasushi Akutagawa’s career where his music became influenced by some of the foremost Russian composers. Read more…
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Charles Griffes ‘The White Peacock’: Elegant Bird
Charles Griffes: The White Peacock Context Like many of his American contemporaries, Charles Griffes travelled to Germany to receive his advanced musical training. He focused Read more…
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Ronald Binge ‘Elizabethan Serenade’: Newfound Optimism
Ronald Binge: Elizabethan Serenade Context Famed for his light orchestral music, the works of Ronald Binge capture the essence of quality British classical music. From Read more…
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George Walker ‘Concerto for Trombone’: Sliding to Success
George Walker: Concerto for Trombone Context Composed in 1957, George Walker’s Trombone Concerto was one of the earliest of its kind for the modern trombone. Read more…
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Wouter Lenaerts ‘Elegia’: Wind Chorale
Wouter Lenaerts: Elegia Context Published in 2003, Wouter Lenaets’s Elegia is a beautiful work for wind orchestra. Now a go-to piece for concerts around the Read more…
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Ann Southam ‘Noisy River’: Heading Downstream
Ann Southam: Noisy River Context After years of writing electronic music, Canadian composer Ann Southam abandoned the tapes and tracks and focused on more classically-inclined Read more…
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Edward Elgar ‘Symphony No.1’: 50 Years in the Making
Edward Elgar: Symphony No.1 Context Composed some way into his long musical career, the long awaited First Symphony from Edward Elgar did not disappoint. Premiered Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘I Know That My Redeemer Liveth’: Part 3
George Frideric Handel: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth Messiah Part III Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…