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Lili Boulanger ‘Nocturne’: Night Time Exploring
Lili Boulanger: Nocturne Context Born on 21st August 1893 in Paris, Lili Boulanger was considered at a young age as a musical child prodigy. This Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘The People that Walked in Darkness’: A Dark Journey
George Frideric Handel: The People that Walked in Darkness Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved Read more…
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Edvard Grieg ‘Peer Gynt Suite No.2’: Love, Loss and Lament
Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.2 Context Edvard Grieg met Henrik Ibsen in Italy in 1866, after which Grieg was commissioned to write the music Read more…
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John Williams ‘Summon the Heroes’: Summer Olympics 1996
John Williams: Summon the Heroes Context John Williams composed Summon the Heroes for the 1996 Summer Olympics. It premiered in the opening ceremony held in Read more…
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Helvi Leiviskä ‘Symphony No.3’: Finnish Flair
Helvi Leiviskä: Symphony No.3 Context Helvi Leiviskä studied at the Sibelius Academy during her younger years, and then continued her musical studies in Vienna, before Read more…
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky January At The Fireside: The Seasons 2021
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Seasons January: At the Fireside Context Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his twelve character pieces for piano, The Seasons, at the same Read more…
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Johann Strauss II ‘Pizzicato Polka’: Welcoming 2021
Johann Strauss II: Pizzicato Polka Context Composed for his brother, Josef Strauss, in 1869, Johann Strauss II’s Pizzicato Polka was published in 1870. Originally intended Read more…
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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.4’: 17 to Go!
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.4 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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George Frideric Handel ‘For Behold, Darkness’: Dark and Brooding
George Frideric Handel: For Behold, Darkness Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved works. Incredibly, Handel Read more…
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Scott Joplin ‘Treemonisha Overture’: A Hidden Gem
Scott Joplin: Treemonisha Overture Context Scott Joplin is remembered for being one of the most memorable ragtime composers of the turn-of-the-century during his lifetime (1868-1917). Read more…