Blogs
Bedřich Smetana ‘Z českých luhů a hájů’: Bohemian Landscapes
Bedřich Smetana: Z českých luhů a hájů Context Composed as part of Má vlast (My Homeland), Z českých luhů a hájů is the fourth work Read more…
Ballet
Igor Stravinsky ‘The Rite of Spring’: An Experimental Affair
Igor Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring Context The Rite of Spring is a ballet and concert work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. The music was Read more…
Blogs
Peter Maxwell Davies ‘Farewell to Stromness’: A Beguiling Fantasy
Peter Maxwell Davies: Farewell to Stromness Context Composed in the late 1970s and premiered in 1980, Peter Maxwell Davies’ solo piano work, Farewell to Stromness, Read more…
Blogs
George Frideric Handel ‘Music for the Royal Fireworks’: New Year Calls!
George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks Context George Frideric Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks was originally composed for a suite of wind Read more…
Blogs
Hildegard von Bingen ‘O eterne Deus’: Dawn of a New Day
Hildegard von Bingen: O eterne Deus Context Translated into ‘O eternal God’, this short antiphon by Hildegard von Bingen talks about central themes of love Read more…
Blogs
Johann Strauss II ‘Tritsch-Tractsch-Polka’: Spill the Tea!
Johann Strauss II: Tritsch-Tractsch-Polka Context Composed in 1858 after a succesful tour of Russia, Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka is one of his most beloved polkas. Read more…
Blogs
John Tavener ‘God is With Us: A Christmas Proclamation’: Merry Christmas!
John Tavener: God is With Us: A Christmas Proclamation Context Known for his incredible catalogue of sacred vocal works, John Tavener has been described as Read more…
Blogs
Hildegard von Bingen ‘Cum erubuerint’: Divine Voices
Hildegard von Bingen: Cum erubuerint Context Hildegard von Bingen’s haunting choral work Cum erubuerint is a companion piece to her other antiphon Cum processit factura. Read more…
Blogs
Sergei Prokofiev ‘Kijé Suite’: The Melodious Life of Kijé
Sergei Prokofiev: Kijé Suite Context Originally composed for the film Lieutenant Kijé, the accompanying Kijé Suite was composed in 1934. This was Prokofiev’s first commission Read more…
Blogs
Leroy Anderson ‘Sleigh Ride’: Clip Clop!
Leroy Anderson: Sleigh Ride Context The popular light orchestra standard Sleigh Ride was composed by American composer Leroy Anderson. A master of light orchestral music, Read more…