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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony No.14’: Full of Youthful Energy
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.14 Context Often known as the ‘Father of the Symphony’, Joseph Haydn’s legacy as a symphonist stays strong today. Haydn composed 104 Read more…
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Howard Shore ‘Concerning Hobbits’: Folk Inspired
Howard Shore: Concerning Hobbits Context Concerning Hobbits is a short concert suite of music taken from The Fellowship of the Ring soundtrack. Shore uses a Read more…
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Howard Blake ‘Walking in the Air’: A Christmas Adventure
Howard Blake: Walking in the Air Context Voted as one of the most popular Christmas songs ever written, Howard Blake’s Walking in the Air can Read more…
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John Williams ‘Somewhere in My Memory’: Kevin!!
John Williams: Somewhere in My Memory Context John Williams wrote the score for the 1990 film Home Alone, which came after a number of successful Read more…
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross ‘Epiphany’: Soul Man
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross: Epiphany Context Featured in the 2020 Disney Pixar film, Soul, Reznor and Ross’ Epiphany plays at a pivotal point within Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘Unto which of the angels said he at any time’: Project Messiah
George Frideric Handel: Unto which of the angels said he at any time Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of Read more…
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Kaija Saariaho ‘Laterna Magica’: Sonic Beauty
Kaija Saariaho: Laterna Magica Context Kaija Saariaho was born on October 14th, 1952 in Helsinki. Her serious studies within music began with her enrolling into Read more…
Ballet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘March of the Toy Soldiers’: A Festive Classic
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: March of the Toy Soldiers Context Tchaikovsky’s iconic March of the Toy Soldiers is a piece of orchestral music that features in Read more…
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Antonín Dvořák ‘Symphony No.9’: Treasures of Old and New
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No.9 (‘From the New World’) Context Dvořák composed his last, and indeed most internationally popular, symphony in his first year of living Read more…
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Takashi Yoshimatsu ‘White Landscapes’: A Tranquil State of Mind
Takashi Yoshimatsu: White Landscapes Context Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in 1953 in Tokyo, Japan where he is regarded as one of Japan’s greatest Western classical Read more…