Romantic

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   Orchestra

   Modern jazz trumpet for gifted Mozart scholar

   Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837) was an Austrian composer and outstanding virtuoso pianist during the transition…

   July 15, 2018

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   Orchestra

   The true soul behind Elgar's Enigma Variations

   Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, originally titled Variations on an Original Theme, is famous for its mysterious name,…

   June 17, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Dvorak's string serenade is a mirror of his blissful years

   For Antonin Dvořák, 1875 was a grand time for both creative productivity and wholesome family life. The birth of his…

   June 9, 2018

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   Classical Guitar

   Granada: Albéniz's tribute for the city of guitar craft

   The first piano solo of Isaac Albéniz, Suite Española, is probably the first testimony of the artistic renaissance of…

   May 16, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Famous Sibelius piece was commissioned for a plywood mill anniversary

   Jean Sibelius originally wrote Andante Festivo for a string quartet which was later made all the more luscious when he…

   May 13, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Saint-Saëns' French horn Romance in hand-free performance

   Camille Saint-Saëns was an anomaly among French composers of the 19th century due to his proficiency in writing for all…

   May 5, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Grieg's exquisite Norwegian cocktail of mountains, forests and sea

   Edvard Grieg composed the large body of his music surrounded by the scenic landscapes of the Hardanger fjord. Grieg's…

   April 29, 2018

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   Orchestra

   The misty seascape embodied in Mendelssohn's surging overture

   The Hebrides, also called Hebrides Overture or Overture to the Lonely Isle, is an orchestra piece by Felix Mendelssohn,…

   April 21, 2018

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   Orchestra

   Walks along Moldau river ended in the greatest symphonic poem of all time

   Bedřich Smetana conceived a series of orchestral pieces based on the legends and landscapes of his homeland entitled Má…

   March 14, 2018

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    Classical Guitar

    Asturias by Isaac Albéniz and its life in The Doors interpretation

    Asturias is a famous work by the Spanish composer and pianist Isaac Albéniz. This piece, coming at around six minutes…

    March 6, 2018