Violin

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Violin

The sad beauty of slow air in Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch

'Slow air' refers to the type of the Irish traditional music, first brought to a wider audience by the publishings of...
HARDANGER FIDDLE

You can't stay still when you hear the reel

The Shetland islands, located between Norway and Scotland, has always had their folk music at the crossroads of two...
OBOE

Corelli's famous violin piece rearranged for oboe three centuries later

One of the seminal figures of early Baroque, Arcangelo Corelli, was the master of violin which supremacy in the...
Cello

The surviving pearl of Mademoiselle Paradis, contemporary of Mozart

Maria Theresia von Paradis was a contemporary of Mozart and Haydn. She achieved significant glory as both a composer and...
Violin

Max Richter's modern upgrade of The Four Seasons

Vivaldi's The Four Seasons could be rightfully called the most noted work of classical music. Contemporary composer Max...
ORCHESTRA

Beethoven's Romances uncover his staggering violin skills

Beethoven was a very skillful violinist. Although not a proficient musician, he possessed a deep passion for and...
ORCHESTRA

Brandenburg Concerto dedicated to the king's brother was never played at Brandenburg court

The Brandenburg Concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach are considered an example from the new era of masterful collaboration...
Violin

The timeless sadness of Shigeru Umebayashi

One of the most distinguished and fruitful composers of our time, Shigeru Umebayashi is credited with more than 50 films...
ORCHESTRA

Peaceful sound for troubling times in The Lark Ascending

Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a contemplative and tender tone poem composed as a reaction to George...
ORCHESTRA

Vivaldi's Bohemian Concerto was the last gift for the dying lute

Within Antonio Vivaldi's creative period, the lute was going out of fashion as the lead solo instrument, though its...
Violin

Paganini's one-stringed soap opera

The life of Niccolò Paganini was surrounded by a number of legends. A particularly colorful story tells of Paganini...
Violin

Wild harmony of the northern fjords by Nils Økland and Hardanger fiddle

Nils Økland is an innovative violinist and composer from Norway, instantly recognizable for his extensive use of the...
HARPSICHORD

Isabella Leonarda: convent star of the Baroque era

Isabella Leonarda’s works include examples of nearly every sacred genre: motets and sacred concertos for one to four...
Violin

Anne Dudley's BAFTA winning work is a marriage of pop and the classical

Composer, arranger, producer and performer, Anne Dudley is a multi-talented musician whose work encompasses pop and...
Violin

Vintage performance of Vivaldi's concerto for four violins

Antonio Vivaldi wrote many concerts for violin, but only a few for four violin soloists. Concerto for Four Violins was...

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