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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.15’: Back to Bb
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.15 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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Eric Ewazen ‘Ballade, Pastorale and Dance’: A Kaleidoscopic World
Eric Ewazen: Ballade, Pastorale and Dance Context American composer and teacher Eric Ewazen composed his Ballade, Pastorale and Dance in the winter of 1992-93. Commissioned Read more…
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Lars-Erik Larsson ‘Adagio’: Twelve Shades of Adagio
Lars-Erik Larsson: Adagio Context Composed in 1960, Lars-Erik Larsson’s Adagio (Op.48) is a work for string orchestra. At this point in Larsson’s career, he was Read more…
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Malcolm Arnold ‘Peterloo Overture’: For the Fallen
Malcolm Arnold: Peterloo Overture Context Malcolm Arnold was born in Northampton, England in October 1921. He took up playing the trumpet at age 12, and Read more…
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘The Seasons’: August: Harvest
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons August: Harvest Context Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, at the same time that Read more…
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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony No.10’: Double Figures
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No.10 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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Maurice Ravel ‘Pavane pour une infante défunte’: For a Little Princess
Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Context Originally written for solo piano, Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte was orchestrated by the composer in Read more…
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Carl Nielsen ‘Clarinet Concerto’: Ruthless Poetry
Carl Nielsen: Clarinet Concerto Context Composed in 1928 for Danish clarinettist, Aage Oxenvad, Nielsen’s Clarinet Concerto is a smorgasbord of different moods. Written at a Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘All They That See Him, Laugh Him to Scorn’: Psalm 22
George Frideric Handel: All They That See Him, Laugh Him to Scorn Messiah Part II Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the Read more…
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Dmitri Shostakovich ‘Waltz No.2’: What a Suite Dance!
Dmitri Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 Context Composed as part of Shostakovich’s Suite for Variety Orchestra – Waltz No. 2 is one of the composer’s most famous works. The Read more…