Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: An Suleika Context Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel is, for many, one of the most celebrated female composers today. Her incredible catalogue of chamber music in Read more…
Paul Mealor: I Am the Gentle Light Context Paul Mealor was born in North Wales, 1975, and as a young child he studied composition with Read more…
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.15 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
James Bonney: Chaos Theory Context Composed between 2000-02, James Bonney’s Chaos Theory was commissioned by the University of Nevada Las Vegas Wind Orchestra. Scored for Read more…
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Timpani and Strings Context Francis Poulenc was born in Paris in 1899 into a wealthy, musical family. His father owned a Read more…
Franz Schubert: Death and the Maiden Context Composed in 1824, some four years before his death, Franz Schubert’s Fourteenth String Quartet, also known as Death Read more…
George Frideric Handel: Let all the angels of God worship Him Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s Read more…
Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet Context Composed when he was just 22 years old, Franz Schubert’s Trout Quintet was published in 1829. The piece came by Read more…
Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 Context Commissioned in 1994 by the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Danzón No. 2 is one of the most frequently Read more…
Giuseppe Verdi: Libiamo ne’ lieti calici Context Composed between Il trovatore (1853) and Les vêpres siciliennes (1855), La Traviata was part of Giuseppe Verdi’s ‘middle Read more…