February, 2012

14 Posts
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Mostly Gibbons….
Orlando Gibbons Great King of Gods (1617) Fantasia a 3 (1620) Glorious and Powerful God See, see the world is incarnate Cambridge plays host to some fascinating combinations of music and architecture. There is no shortage of unusual venues for
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Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 134
Concerto no.1 for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra Op.35 – Lento Alexander Melnikov, piano Isabelle Faust, violin Jeroen Berwaerts, trumpet Mahler Chamber Orchestra Teodor Currentzis, conductor From Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Sonata for Violin and Piano op. 134 (2012) Released by
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The Royal Instrument from the Classical Age to Present
Liszt : Prélude and Fugue on the Name of B.A.C.H Schumann : Six Fugues B-A-C-H, op. 60 During the Classical period of the 18th century, organ music was seldom written, since most composers started to write for the newly invented
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Essentials for Good Posture
Looking good, feeling good and sounding good are inextricably linked when it comes to playing our instruments. We strive to play with “good technique” but do we have the same commitment to play with good posture? Good posture helps our
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Music for Broken Heart
To stir and to soothe It’s Valentine’s Day again. Just a year ago, I wrote about Valentine’s Day gifts and love-inspired music. So why is it that this year, I want to write about music for a broken heart?
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Tchaikovsky: Complete work for Violin and Orchestra
Souvenir d’un lieu cher op.42 (orch. A.Glazunov) Mélodie : Moderato con moto Régis Pasquier, violin Baltic Chamber Orchestra Emmanuel Leducq-Barôme, conductor From Tchaikovsky: Complete work for Violin and Orchestra (2012) Released by Saphir Productions Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d’un lieu cher op.42
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