May, 2015

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The New Sound of Old Music: The Berlin Baroque Soloists
The Berlin Barock Solisten (The Berlin Baroque Soloists) are coming to Hong Kong and this very interesting offshoot of the Berlin Philharmonic brings a top-level Baroque ensemble that also carries a modern top-level orchestral sensibility.
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Hidden meanings
Many composers Used special ways of organising Sounds that, when played on Instruments, spell out Cryptic messages!
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Debussy – Watteau – Baudelaire : Invitation to a Voyage
After finally achieving success with his opera ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ in 1902, Claude Debussy (1862-1918) wrote ‘L’Isle Joyeuse’ (‘The Joyous Island’), while working hard on his new composition, ‘La Mer’. His very successful artistic achievements were in stark opposition to
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HAMMOND, P.: Miniatures and Modulations (McHale)
Miniatures and Modulations The Blackbird From HAMMOND, P.: Miniatures and Modulations (McHale) (2015) Released by Grand Piano / Naxos Hammond: Miniatures and Modulations – The BlackbirdThe Belfast Harp Festival of 1792 was an event of great significance in the history
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Charlie Siem
Seeing with Fresh Eyes Charlie Siem is one of very few violinists to have undertaken solo tours to Norway and Holland, be the centrepiece of a dedicated Buzzfeed article, and have modelled for Vogue, Armani and Boss.
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American-ism
The strong public nationalism in America is often a puzzle to visitors – the national flags hanging on people’s houses, the T-shirts that declare one’s love for country, etc. are highly unusual elsewhere. At most, you might have things in
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