Category Archives: Music

Max Richter – 2002 Memoryhouse – YouTube

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

If ever there was music which captures the mood of this November in 2016, Max Richter’s 2002 Memoryhouse is surely it. From climate change occurring at an ever-increasing rate to the Clinton vs Trump debacle of the US election just … Continue reading →

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The Wild Harmonic Adventures of Liszt’s Concert Study No. 3, “Un Sospiro” | The Listeners’ Club

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

-Timothy Judd On a technical level, Franz Liszt’s Concert Study No. 3 in D-flat Major, “Un Sospiro” is a skillfully delivered magic trick. Its score sprawls onto three musical staves and it sounds as if it requires, at minimum, three large and … Continue reading →

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Elgar’s Cello Concerto: Elegy for a Vanishing World | The Listeners’ Club

Posted on August 31, 2016 by

  Published on August 31, 2016 by Timothy Judd  The music of Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is often characterized as stately and regal- the musical embodiment of everything British. You can hear this in the majestically celebratory final moments of the Enigma Variations or the Imperial March, Op. 32, music … Continue reading →

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Howard Hanson: Pastorale for oboe harp and strings Op.38 – YouTube

Posted on August 29, 2016 by
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Daniel Lozakovitj, at age 13, plays W.A.Mozart Violin Concerto in G Major- YouTube

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

This week, Deutsche Grammophon announced that it will begin a ‘long-term association’ with 15-year-old Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovitj. Lozakovitj, the youngest musician currently signed to the label, will record one of the violin repertoire’s most mature works in his first … Continue reading →

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BBC Radio 3’s latest lark: birdsong blended with classical music | Media | The Guardian

Posted on May 4, 2016 by

BBC Radio 3’s latest lark: birdsong blended with classical music Season featuring musicians making music alongside nightingales heralded as part of ‘slow radio’ phenomenon Winging it: BBC Radio 3 is to air musicians playing in Sussex woods alongside a nightingale. … Continue reading →

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“The Sound Of Silence” – Disturbed

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

Originally posted on anakegoodall:
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Wild Horses

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

Wild, wild horses, couldn’t drag me away faith has been broken tears must be cried so let’s do some living after we die wild horses couldn’t drag me away wild wild horses we’ll ride them some day wild horses couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Whispers

Posted on December 13, 2015 by

Originally posted on Live & Learn:
http://youtu.be/5o83lnN7tyU Mike Rosenberg, 29, was born in Brighton, England.  He is better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English folk-rock singer-songwriter. Rosenberg learned classical guitar when he was young: ” My parents were really encouraging about…

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Passenger – Let Her Go

Posted on December 13, 2015 by
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