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Gustav Holst ‘The Planets’: A Series of Mood Pictures
Gustav Holst: The Planets Context The Planets is a seven-movement orchestral suits composed by English composer, Gustav Holst (1874-1934). The suite was written between 1914 Read more…
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Cécile Chaminade ‘Concertino for Flute and Piano in D major’: A Tuneful Adventure
Cécile Chaminade: Concertino for Flute Context Cécile Chaminade was born in Paris, 1857. At a young age she started playing the piano, with her mother Read more…
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Joseph Haydn ‘Symphony 103’: Drumroll Please!
Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 103 ‘Drumroll’ Context Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 in Rahrau, Austria, where he was brought up listening to and performing Read more…
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Joan Trimble ‘The Green Bough’: A Tranquil Duo
Joan Trimble: The Green Bough Context Joan Trimble was born in 1915 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. She, from a young age, learnt to play the Read more…
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Sergei Rachmaninov ‘Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini – Variation 18’: A Heart-Warming Interlude
Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Variation 18) Context Sergei Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a concertante work (a large-scale Read more…
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Alexander Arutunian ‘Trumpet Concerto in Ab Major’: The Best of Brass
Alexander Arutunian: Trumpet Concerto Context Born in Yerevan, Alexander Arutunian (1920-2012) was soon recognised as an accomplished pianist and composer, and subsequently, he studied at the Read more…
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Jonathan Bates ‘Ex Terra Lucem’: From the Ground, Light
Jonathan Bates: Ex Terra Lucem Context Used as the second section Area test piece in 2018, Jonathan Bates’ composition Ex Terra Lucem made quite the impression on Read more…
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Erich Urbanner ‘Emotions’: A New Historical Code
Erich Urbanner: Emotions Context Born on March 26th, 1936 in Austria, Erich Urbanner has had a fruitful career in music, specifically composition. Studying at the University of Read more…
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George Frideric Handel ‘Ombra mai fù’: The Largo of Love
George Frideric Handel: Ombra mai fù Context Commonly known as Handel’s ‘Largo of Love’, Ombra mai fù is the opening aria in the 1738 opera Serse. Sung by the character Xerxes I Read more…
Concert Reviews
Opera on Location: ‘Don Giovanni’ Review
Opera on Location: Don Giovanni Review Eagle Works August 2018 Very rarely do I find myself near enough speechless at the end of a concert or production, Read more…