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Saturday, May 18, 2013
Britain’s forgotten genius
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Thanks to pressure from Edward Elgar the Three Choirs Festival of Britain offered Samuel Coleridge-Taylor his first commission in 1898, laun...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
An English composer who burned out too soon...
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor was one of England's most promising composers. Born in London in 1875 his remarkable musical talent emerged very...
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Brain food
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Wolfgang Amadé Mozart was born this day, 27 January, 257 years ago. His incomparable music continues to inspire long after his short (and la...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Memories of 2012
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A look back at some of the musical highlights of 2012 as posted on my Facebook page January: Welcomed in 2012 with a performance of Rhap...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Paris Sonata, Solar Eclipse and Revolution
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An alignment of events on different continents... [John Trumbull: Presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress] ...
Thursday, March 29, 2012
"Rarely, rarely, comest thou, Spirit of Delight!"
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[Edward Elgar (1857-1934) photographed by Charles Grindrod in 1903, the year of the first sketches of the 2nd Symphony.] The Symphony no.2 O...
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Dreams of a composer
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Some self-indulgent reflection inspired by my 50th birthday From a very early age I have had a huge passion for music, greatly encouraged by...
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