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George Frideric Handel ‘And He Shall Purify’: Exciting Fugue
George Frideric Handel: And He Shall Purify Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved works. Incredibly, Read more…
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Richard Wagner ‘Tannhäuser Overture’: Dual Personalities
Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser Overture Context Tannhäuser is an 1845 opera with music and text by German composer Richard Wagner. The story centres around three German Read more…
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Ethel Smyth ‘Cello Sonata’: Champion Cello
Ethel Smyth: Cello Sonata Context Dame Ethel Smyth is one of the most important British composers that bridged the gap between the 19th and 20th Read more…
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Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.1’: 20 to Go!
Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.1 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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Rachel Portman ‘Belle Main Titles’: Art is the Word
Rachel Portman: Belle Main Titles Context Based on the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle, Belle is a 2013 British period drama film that was Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘But Who May Abide’: The People’s Answer
George Frideric Handel: But Who May Abide Messiah Part I Context George Frideric Handel’s Messiah has remained one of the composer’s most beloved works. Incredibly, Read more…
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Malcolm Arnold ‘Symphony No.8’: Dark Clouds Loom
Malcolm Arnold: Symphony No.8 Context Commissioned by the Rustam K. Kermani Foundation in 1978, Malcolm Arnold’s Eighth Symphony was his penultimate symphony. The premiere of Read more…
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Anton Bruckner ‘Ecce sacerdos magnus’: The Procession
Anton Bruckner: Ecce sacerdos magnus Context Although largely remembered for his symphonic works, Anton Bruckner also composed a number of choral works and sacred motets. Read more…
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Ferdinand Küchler ‘Concertino in the Style of Antonio Vivaldi’: A Learning Curve
Ferdinand Küchler: Concertino in the Style of Antonio Vivaldi Context Ferdinand Küchler (1867-1937) was one of the leading violin pedagogues of his time. Küchler wrote Read more…
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Ethel Smyth ‘The Wreckers Overture’: Impressions of a Strange World
Ethel Smyth: The Wreckers Overture Context Composed and premiered in 1906, The Wreckers is one of Dame Ethel Smyth’s most intriguing operas. The original libretto Read more…