Music is a ‘never-ending pursuit, and I love it’ I caught young cellist Sterling Elliott towards the end of a mammoth tour of the USA with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, having visited New York, Kansas, Illinois, Arizona,
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Stephen Hartke: The King of the Sun American composer Stephen Hartke (b. 1952) was commissioned by Chamber Music America for a work for the Los Angeles Piano Quartet. Written in 1988, his piece The King of the Sun is based
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Le Roi d'Ys Overture sets the scene for the tale of mistaken love, jealousy, and treachery and remains one of the most popular parts of the opera. Have a listen to a historic 1930 recording!
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The famous pianist Stephen Hough writes, “the nocturnes are Chopin’s most intimate and personal utterances. Some are wistful, some reflective, some melancholy, some faintly troubled and some serenely joyful. All are sensuously beautiful, suffused with elegance and deeply poetic impulses.”