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Howard Shore ‘Mythic Gardens’: Inspired Cello
Howard Shore: Mythic Gardens Context Commissioned by the American Symphony Orchestra for cellist Sophie Shao, Howard Shore’s Mythic Gardens is a highly expressive work for Read more…
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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.19’: Whirling Woodwind
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.19 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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Caroline Shaw ‘Limestone & Felt’: Duo Surfaces
Caroline Shaw: Limestone & Felt Context Premiered in the Netherlands in January 2012, Caroline Shaw’s Limestone & Felt is an exciting work for cello and Read more…
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Pēteris Vasks ‘The Fruit of Silence’: The Voice of Mother Teresa
Pēteris Vasks: The Fruit of Silence Context Pēteris Vasks composed the haunting choral work, The Fruit of Silence in 2013. Commissioned by the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Read more…
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Howard Shore ‘The Thief’: Hugo
Howard Shore: The Thief Context Nominated for an Oscar Award in 2011, Howard Shore’s score for the 2011 3D animated film, Hugo, is full of Read more…
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George Gershwin ‘Cuban Overture’: An Exotic Orchestra
George Gershwin: Cuban Overture Context The genesis of George Gershwin’s Cuban Overture lies in a two week trip the composer took to Havana in 1932. Read more…
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Judith Weir ‘Stars, Night, Music and Light’: A Modest Opening
Judith Weir: Stars, Night, Music and Light Context Judith Weir was born in 1954 in Cambridge, and at a young age she began learning the oboe. Read more…
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Henry Purcell ‘Hear My Prayer, O Lord’: Ethereal Voices
Henry Purcell: Hear My Prayer, O Lord Context Composed between 1681-82, Henry Purcell’s choral anthem Hear My Prayer, O Lord was most likely set for Read more…
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Erik Satie ‘Je te veux’: Happy Reflections
Erik Satie: Je te veux Context Erik Satie’s instantly recognisable Je te veux was originally scored for voice and piano, however, over the years this Read more…
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Hector Berlioz ‘Symphonie Fantastique’: Programme Music like No Other!
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Context With its full title reading Symphonie Fantastique: Épisode de la vie d’un artiste en cinq parties (Fantastical Symphony: An Episode Read more…