Saturday, February 25, 2017

Is it Chopin? A look at authenticity claims for a newly discovered photographic image

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On 8th June 1847 Chopin wrote home from Paris to his family in Warsaw: " Winterhalter, too, has made a small pencil drawing for my old...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

A random collection of music for my birthday

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In celebration of my birthday today here is a random collection of pieces I have written, chosen for no special reason, though it goes witho...
Wednesday, February 10, 2016

A matinée musicale

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There's nothing like the intimacy of live music-making in the company of a small group of friends, an environment that's so differen...
Friday, January 29, 2016

On the ancient art of consolation

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The poets of ancient Greece loved to remind everyone of the levelling effect of death, "the sleep that is due to all" (Callimachu...
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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...