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George Frideric Handel ‘Their sound is gone out into all lands’: Romans 10:18
George Frideric Handel: Their sound is gone out into all lands Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s Read more…
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Philip Glass ‘A Brief History of Time Titles’: The Life and Times of Stephen Hawking
Philip Glass: A Brief History of Time Titles Context Philip Glass composed the music for the 1991 biographical film, A Brief History of Time, which Read more…
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Hubert Parry: ‘String Quartet No.1’: A Youthful Piece
Hubert Parry: String Quartet No.1 Context Composed in 1867 at the tender age of 18, Hubert Parry’s First String Quartet was the composer’s first delve Read more…
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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.21’: Finale!
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.21 Context Johannes Brahms completed his 21 Hungarian Dances by 1879, and they still remain one his most popular collections of Read more…
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Karol Szymanowski ‘Symphony No.2’: Two Contrasts
Karol Szymanowski: Symphony No.2 Context Composed in 1909 when Karol Szymanowski was only 27 years old, his unconventional Second Symphony was influenced by the likes Read more…
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Alban Berg ‘Three Pieces for Orchestra’: Marsch
Alban Berg: Three Pieces for Orchestra Context Composed between 1913-15, Alban Berg’s Three Pieces for Orchestra were dedicated to his teacher at the time, Arnold Schoenberg. The premiere Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘How Beautiful are the Feet’: Part 2
George Frideric Handel: How Beautiful are the Feet Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…
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Camille Saint-Saëns ‘Havanaise’: Habanera Happiness!
Camille Saint-Saëns: Havanaise Context Composed in 1887, Camille Saint-Saëns’ Havanaise is a staple concertante work for solo violin and orchestra. Originally intended for Cuban violinist Read more…
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Philip Glass ‘Etude No.1’: Pedagogical Performance
Philip Glass: Etude No.1 Context Philip Glass’ first set of Etudes were composed in the mid 1990s. In a recent interview about this set of Read more…
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Ruth Gipps ‘Rhapsody for Clarinet and String Quartet’: Pastoral Sounds
Ruth Gipps: Rhapsody for Clarinet and String Quartet Context By the time of her death in 1999, Ruth Gipps had an incredible oeuvre of music Read more…