CACOPHONY: GREAT CLASSICAL MUSIC
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Hear more. Feel more. Be more! Come with me and dive into some great classical music.
For over 1000 years great musicians have explored what it means to live, love, die and everything in between: asking all our deep and universal questions. Escape the cacophony - the noise of your brain and daily life; tune into the music, your feelings and emotions ‘good’ and ‘bad’ …and find the space, stillness and love that underpins everything.
NB: May include loud noise, surprises, challenges, cacophonous racket.
May cause shock, comfort, discomfort, smiles, tears, peace, transcendence.
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Home of the Women’s World Cup of Classical Music
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155. Pitting man against nature: Haydn, Symphony No.51
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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154. Wedded Bliss! A 30th anniversary gift: Stravinsky, Dumbarton Oaks
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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153. Ecstasy, beauty, and ripping the universe open: Messiaen, Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus - with Rolf Hind
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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152. An injection of flavour and joy: Nohl, Spices
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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151. An unbeaten 50 of flair and panache! Haydn, Symphony No.50
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Sep 30, 2023 |
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Women’s World Cup FINAL of Classical Music: USA v Ireland
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Aug 19, 2023 |
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If plankton made music what would it sound like? Norway: Maja S K Ratkje
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Music from a global melting pot: Brazil / Gabriella di Laccio
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Music with intention...for those with an open mind: Canada / Melissa Hui
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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”Music is integral, it’s like breathing”: Roxanna Panufnik/ England
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Jul 22, 2023 |
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Living through the ups and downs of creation: Elena Kats-Chernin/ Australia
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Mountains, olives and the vastness of existence: Spain/ Inés Medina-Fernández
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Music as a thing for shared connection: Netherlands/ Marion von Tilzer
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Super excited and hyped up! Sage Shurman/ USA
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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”Planting women’s music in the collective memory of society” Katharina Nohl/ Switzerland
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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150. Nine is the magic number! Farrenc, Nonet
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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149. Keeping us fresh since 1784: Haydn, Piano trio No.19
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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148. Rituals, a riot and a revolution: Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring
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May 31, 2023 |
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147. Music in the blood and poetry in the soul: Williams, Penillion
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May 21, 2023 |
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146. Risk and adventure: Tower, Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman
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May 10, 2023 |
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145. Representation and taxation: Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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144. On the edge of possibility: Beethoven, ”Appassionata” Sonata
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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143. Genesis and Resurrection: Fanny Mendelssohn, Easter Sonata
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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142. In search of happy music: Arnold, English Dances
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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141. Songs from a disappearing world: Vaughan Williams, Norfolk Rhapsody
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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140. Hidden pigeons & dancing farmers: Kaprálová, Rustic Suite
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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139. Escaping to a happier place: Tailleferre, Little Suite
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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138. Ballet music that packs a punch: Stravinsky, Petrushka
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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137. I must go down to the sea again: Debussy, La Mer
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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136. Where the walls of heaven are thin as a curtain: Simon Clark on Talbot, Path of Miracles
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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135. Uplifting melancholy and passionate languor: Granados, Spanish Dances
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Not the World Cup of (largely) classical music: revisited! Highlights and talking points
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Jan 14, 2023 |
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134. The sound of the solar system? Kepler’s Harmony of the World
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Introducing: Not the World Cup of (largely) classical music!
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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133. A woman on the money: Clara Schumann, Piano Trio
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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132. The strange disappearence of Emilie Mayer: Mayer, Symphony no.7
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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131. Into the woods: Weber, Der Freishütz overture
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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130. Talking about a revolution: Webern, Six Pieces for orchestra
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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129. Hitting the sweet spot at sixteen: Mozart, Divertimento K.136
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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128. Salute to the sun: Handel, Eternal source of light divine
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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127 A whole new world: Bach, Cello Suite no.1
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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126. Into a black hole... and out the other side? Thovaldsdottir, Metacosmos
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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125. Ain’t no mountain high enough: Strauss, An Alpine Symphony
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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124. Heading North by Southwest with Willie Ruff: Strayhorn, Suite for the Duo
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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123. Emptiness and space: Sculthorpe: Kakadu
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Jul 30, 2022 |
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122. The height of passion? Haydn, Symphony No.49
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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121. An unbearable lightness of being? Robert Schumann, Symphony no.4
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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120. A forgotten French flower: Bayon Louis, Overture ’Mayflower’
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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119. Dancing into Immortality: Prokofiev, Romeo & Juliet (Suite No.2)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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118. Songs from the greatest ever musical! Bernstein: West Side Story
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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117. The greatest Musical? Bernstein: West Side Story, Symphonic Dances
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May 30, 2022 |
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116. Uneasy listening. Scary music for modern times: Bartók, Music for strings, percussion and celesta
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May 11, 2022 |
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115. A superstar symphony, but not a miracle: Haydn, Symphony No.96
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May 02, 2022 |
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114. Direct to you from London: Urban Living, Shirley J Thompson
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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113. London’s the place for me: Coates, London Suite
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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112. Dancing on Love Island? Ravel, Daphnis & Chloé
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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111. Glimpses of the Divine: Esmail, Darshan
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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110. Shakespeare, Tchaikovsky, and how great art knows no borders. Tchaikovsky, The Tempest
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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109. When personal pain becomes universal: Shostakovich, String Quartet No.8
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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108. A short break for bread and Beethoven
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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107. Made in America: Florence Price, Symphony No.1
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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106. Ugly, unnatural, ghastly: Dvořák, Noon Witch
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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105. Roots Manouvre: Dvořák, Slavonic Dances
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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104. A timeless tale of unrequited love? Schubert, Fantasy in F minor
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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103. Tis the season for watching box sets: Wiseman: Wolf Hall
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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102. Nightmare before Christmas? Schnittke‘s ‘Silent Night‘
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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101. Music from an arc-angel! Corelli, Christmas Concerto
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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100. Music is life! Nielsen, Symphony no.4
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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99. Heaven is a place on earth: Mahler, Symphony No.4
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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98. Searching for answers and getting Marmite: Bruckner, Symphony no.3
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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97. Shake it off and get transcendent! Adams, Shaker Loops
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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96. Flights of Fancy: Debussy, Piano préludes
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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95. A dying woman’s cry from the abyss: Boulanger, Psalm 130
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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94. Olympic magic and the best of the human spirit: Williams - Olympic Fanfare
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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93. Celebrate good times! Come on! Haydn, Symphony no.48
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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92. A quick and tasty Italian feast: Verdi, Nabucco Overture
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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91. Songs of lost love and lost youth - Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad
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Jul 10, 2021 |
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90. Highland Fling? Mendelssohn Scottish Symphony (pt2)
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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89. Highland Fling? Mendelssohn’s ’Scottish’ Symphony (Part 1)
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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88. Funeral for a friend: Heinrich Schütz, Funeral Music
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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87. Dancing in the Dark? Anna Clyne: This Midnight Hour
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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86. Beethoven at the theme park? Symphony No.4
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May 30, 2021 |
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85. Soul Solutions: Beethoven's healing balm: String Quartet op132
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May 20, 2021 |
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84. Pump up the volume (and everything else)! Beethoven, Coriolan
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May 10, 2021 |
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83. A perfect parting gift: Bartók, Piano Concerto no.3
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May 04, 2021 |
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82. Love is the Drug: Wagner, Tristan & Isolde
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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81. Politics, protest and a bit of opera - Ethel Smyth, The Wreckers
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Apr 17, 2021 |
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80. Life's still a rollercoaster baby - Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 [Part 2/2]
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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79. Life's a rollercoaster: Tchaikovsky, Symphony No.4 [Part 1/2]
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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78. A modern masterpiece for choir - James MacMillan: Miserere
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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77. Music's greatest mistake? Allegri - Miserere
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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76. Murderous legends, happy moods, and geo-politics: Smetana - Ma Vlast
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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75. Four go to the Beach Club! Amy Beach - String Quartet
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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74. Searching for simplicity: Tavener Svyati
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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73. Time for a short break? 3 perfect Intermezzos by Brahms
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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72. Old French fancies reimagined - Adès: Three Studies from Couperin
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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71.Star spangled banners and unanswered questions - Ives: 3 Places in New England
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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70. Blast your ears into the New Year at some Roman Festivals
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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69. The best Christmas treat! Duke Ellington's Nutcracker
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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68. An unheard masterpiece from an unheard master: Henriëtte Bosmans
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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67. Bad trip. Berlioz - Fantastic Symphony Pt3
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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66. Escape to the country? Berlioz - Fantastic Symphony, Pt2
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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65. Can't get her out of my head: Berlioz - Fantastic Symphony Pt1
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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An Equal Music? France's first great woman composer - Louise Farrenc, Symphony No. 3
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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63. The moods of the sea and a sense of place - Britten, Sea Interludes
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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62. Generous, positive and humane, cont'd: Dvorak's music is great for cheering us up (Symphony no.6 Part 2)
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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61.Generous, positive and humane - Dvorak's music is great for cheering us up (Symphony no.6, part 1)
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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60 Burgeoning Spring, Love and Fortune: Carmina Burana
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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59. Medieval fun and games - and a bit of moralising
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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58. An extraordinary life and timeless music: Hildegard of Bingen - one of the first known composers
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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57. Bach's box of unbelievable delights: Brandenburg Concerto No.5
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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56. The best late Summer Music - by Samuel Barber
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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55. Silliness, drama and love - 3 songs from Mozart's Magic Flute
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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54. In the flow of life itself: Sibelius - Symphony No3
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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53. A riot of colour at The Roman Carnival
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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52. Sleepless in Havanna? Gershwin - Cuban Overture
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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51. Creating The Sound of Hollywood: Korngold's The Sea Hawk
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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The Cacophony Trailer!
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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50. Christmas ballet music that's great any time: Nutcracker
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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49. Something lush, romantic, dreamy and passionate? Rachmaninov - Cello Sonata
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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48. Ravel - trying not to be profound... and failing; his Piano Concerto
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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47. A boy, his animal friends, a wolf and a bit of 'politics' - perfect young family entertainment!
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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46. Global connections - How the Indonesians inspired a whole new style of 'western' music
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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45. Beethoven's under-rated genius: Symphony No. 8 [part 2]
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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44. Beethoven's under-rated genius: Symphony No. 8 [part 1]
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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43. Lockdown haircut for me, and a trip to the Barber for us all!
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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42. Wedding music - but not as we know it!
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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41. Mozart mixing elegance with fun
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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40. Gustav Mahler meets Trollface Quest [briefly]
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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39. To Uranus, Neptune and beyond... Two of Holst's Planets
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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38. Minimalist genius - Reich, Mallet Quartet
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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37. Pachelbel's Chicken or Pachelbel's Canon?
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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36: Scary organ music - the original and best! Bach's Toccata & Fugue
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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35: Brilliant music for a classic film: Walton - Henry
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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34. A bit on race, colour and hope: Coleridge-Taylor's music for Othello
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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33: Summer! All paddling pools and ice-cream?
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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32: Tragic by name but not really by nature - 13 minutes of perfect Brahms
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May 30, 2020 |
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31: Wanna go to the ball? Cinderella's going!
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May 29, 2020 |
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30: Better left alone? Mussorgsky's witches party uninterrupted - Lockdown Music
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May 27, 2020 |
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29: Magical Adventures from the 1001 nights - Lockdown Music by Rimsky-Korsakov
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May 19, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 28: Witches' big night out - Mussorgsky, Night on Bare Mountain
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May 18, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 27: Short Ride in a Fast Machine - Lift off with John Adams
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May 15, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 26: Energy, Optimism and feeling Expansive: Nielsen Symphony No.3
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May 14, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 25: Party like its 1800 - Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1
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May 13, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 24: The most beautiful piano music there is - that no one knows!
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May 12, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 23: Serious Fun! - Ligeti Romanian Concerto
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May 11, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 22: Five Play Dangerous Music ! ( by Ligeti)
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May 08, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 21: The Original Greatest Showman’s Half-time Show - Handel’s Concerto Grosso No 6
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May 07, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 20: Raucous celebration, accidents and bad traffic: Handel's Fireworks Music
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May 06, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 19: A 200 year old piece for the dance music generation: Beethoven Symphony No.7
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May 05, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 18: The best piece ever? Rossini's William Tell
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May 04, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 16: Joy by the river - Robert Schumann's 3rd Symphony
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May 02, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 15 - Away with the Fairies - Mendelssohn's Midsummer Night's Dream
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May 02, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 14: Preaching to the fish and singing to the donkey - songs by Mahler
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Lockdown Music 13 - Postcards from another time and place - The Pines of Rome
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Apr 28, 2020 |
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Lockdown music 12: Sixteen Swans a Singing - Sibelius 5
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Music for lockdown 11: Swan Lake - the end!
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Music for lockdown 10 : Swan Lake [2/3]
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Music for Lockdown 9: Swan Lake - National dances
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Music for lockdown 8: Borodin Polovstian Dances
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Music for lockdown 7: Ravel Mother Goose
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Music for Lockdown 6: Haydn's 'Philosopher' Symphony
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Music for lockdown 5: Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Music for the lockdown 4: Copland Clarinet Concerto
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Apr 18, 2020 |
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Music for the lockdown 3 - Copland: Quiet City
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Music for the lockdown 2 - Grieg: Peer Gynt
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Music for the lockdown 1 - Bartok Romanian Folk Dances
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Smiling music: Dvorak Symphony No.8 [1/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Smiling music: Dvorak Symphony No.8 [2/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Smiling music: Dvorak Symphony No.8 [3/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Smiling music: Dvorak Symphony No.8 [4/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gardens of Discovery 5 - Ravel: Mother Goose
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gardens of Discovery 4 - Messiaen: Garden of love's sleep
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gardens of Discovery 3 - Takemitsu: Spirit Garden
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gardens of Discovery 2 - Debussy: Prelude
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May 14, 2019 |
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Gardens of Discovery 1 - Debussy: Pagodas
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May 14, 2019 |
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Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [1/3]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [2/3]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Walking the tight-rope – Shostakovich Symphony No.6 [3/3]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [1/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [2/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [3/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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Epic and intimate piano: Schubert Sonata No.20 [4/4]
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May 14, 2019 |
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A Violinist's Stream of Consciousness: Sibelius Violin Concerto 1/3
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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A Violinists Stream of Consciousness Sibelius Violin Concerto 2/3
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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A Violinist's Stream of Consciousness: Sibelius Violin Concerto Part 3
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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From Chaos to Creation
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Irresistible Verdi to put a spring in your step
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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A Finnish creation legend, with spectacular singing
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Sunrise over the mountains
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Mozart celebrates - Symphony No.35 Part 1/3
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Mozart celebrates - Symphony No.35 Part 2/3
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Mozart celebrates - Symphony No.35 Part 3/3
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Welcome to Cacophony - Feb 19 intro
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Feb 04, 2019 |