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Tera de Marez Oyens ‘String Quartet Contrafactus’: Quite the Quartet
Tera de Marez Oyens: String Quartet Contrafactus Context Born in August 1932, Tera de Marez Oyens was a talented Dutch pianist composer who studied at Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘Glory to God in the Highest’: The Angels Sing
George Frideric Handel: Glory to God in the Highest Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…
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Arthur Honegger ‘Concerto da camera’: An Unusual Duo
Arthur Honegger: Concerto da camera Context Composed in 1948 after a commission from American patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, Concerto da camera is a concerto with Read more…
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Frédéric Chopin ‘Rondo à la Krakowiak’: A Traditional Dance
Frédéric Chopin: Rondo à la Krakowiak Context Composed in 1828 whilst Chopin was in Warsaw studying under Józef Elsner, Rondo à la Krakowiak was the Read more…
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Heitor Villa-Lobos ‘String Quartet No.3’: The Popcorn Quartet
Heitor Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.3 ‘The Popcorn Quartet’ Context Composed whilst Heitor Villa-Lobos visited Rio de Janeiro in 1916, the Third String Quartet was not Read more…
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Antonio Vivaldi ‘Flute Concerto No.1’: La Tempesta di Mare
Antonio Vivaldi: Flute Concerto No.1 La Tempesta di Mare (RV 433) Context Subtitled ‘The Storm at Sea’, Antonio Vivaldi’s First Flute Concerto was the start Read more…
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ‘March: The Song of the Lark’: The Seasons 2021
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons March: Song of the Lark Context Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, at the Read more…
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Bedřich Smetana ‘String Quartet No.1’: From My Life
Bedřich Smetana: String Quartet No.1 “From My Life” Context Due to his decline in health in 1874, Bedřich Smetana began to lose his hearing, with Read more…
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Frédéric Chopin ‘Piano Sonata No.3’: Devilishly Difficult Piano
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 Context The last of the three piano sonatas that Frédéric Chopin composed has since been regarded as his most technically Read more…
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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.8’: A Blast from the Past
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.8 Context Johannes Brahms completed his 21 Hungarian Dances by 1879, and they still remain one his most popular collections of Read more…