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Judith Weir ‘Piano Concerto’: Halfway House
Judith Weir: Piano Concerto Context Judith Weir was born in 1954 in Cambridge, and at a young age she began learning the oboe. Weir in Read more…
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Eric Ball ‘Torch of Freedom’: Marching Towards Glory!
Eric Ball: Torch of Freedom Context Eric Walter John Ball was born in Gloucestershire in October 1903 and was the eldest of 16 siblings. He Read more…
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Léo Delibes ‘Lakmé Prelude’: Open the Show!
Léo Delibes: Lakmé Prelude Context Léo Delibes’ three-act opera Lakmé is perhaps this French composer’s most well-known work. Composed between 1881-1882, Lakmé is based on Read more…
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Jean Sibelius ‘Andante Festivo’: A Farewell to Music
Jean Sibelius: Andante Festivo Context Originally scored for string quartet in 1922, Sibelius’ poignant work Andante Festivo is also known for its re-orchestration for string Read more…
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Tor Aulin ‘Violin Concerto No.3’: Swedish Maestro
Tor Aulin: Violin Concerto No.3 Context Although his output as a composer is small, Tor Aulin (1866-1914) wrote three fantastic violin concertos. After working as Read more…
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Eric Fogg ‘Merok’: Nordic Inspiration
Eric Fogg: Merok Context Although much of his music has been lost since his untimely death in 1939, Eric Fogg’s tone poem Merok has been Read more…
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Paul Mealor ‘De Profundis’: Hear My Voice
Paul Mealor: De Profundis Context Paul Mealor was born in North Wales, 1975, and as a young child he studied composition with William Mathias. He attended Read more…
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Camille Saint-Saëns ‘Bassoon Sonata in G’: A New Character
Camille Saint-Saëns: Bassoon Sonata in G Context Saint-Saëns’ Bassoon Sonata in G was composed in 1921, and was one of the composer’s last works before Read more…
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Nancy Dalberg ‘String Quartet No.1’: The First
Nancy Dalberg: String Quartet No.1 Context Nancy Dalberg (1881-1949) was a Danish composer. A trained pianist, Dalberg had dreams of attending the Royal Conservatory in Read more…
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Jean Sibelius ‘Symphony No.2’: Changing the Style
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No.2 Context In 1901, Jean Sibelius left his home country and travelled to Italy and stayed in a mountain villa near Rapallo. Read more…