Tag: Classical Connections
Classical Connections: Merrie Melodies
Some years ago, when I was involved in the gentle art of music education, I once became intensely irritated on hearing a well-meaning but...
Classical Connections: American Express
Three hundred and fifty years after the Pilgrims settled in New England, I decided to make a trip there myself but not, you understand,...
Classical Connections: Fabulous Birds
A few nights ago, having nothing much better to do, I started to make a list of classical music inspired by birds. Yes I...
Classical Connections: Relatively Speaking
Two friends of mine used to travel a lot together, especially in America. Although they had no family connections, they just happened to share...
Classical Connections: Southern Comforts
The South has always seemed a better place to me, perhaps because I was brought up on a cold grey island in a damp...
Classical Connections: The Colour of Dawn
Among the many pages of musical history, 24th December 1951 was an important date because it marked the first performance of a new opera...
Classical Connections: Dancing the night away
Nobody knows when humans started dancing, but it must have been a very long time ago. It was probably a natural expression of joy...
Classical Connections: Ships that sail the seas
When I was a very small boy, living on a grey island far, far away, there was a framed print on my bedroom wall...
Classical Connections: The Scottish influence
I played Max Bruch’s first violin concerto when I was fourteen. Not the solo violin part you understand, because I cannot play the violin....
Classical Connections: Give me five
Until yesterday, I always thought that a quintet was either a group of five musicians, or a piece of music written for them. It...
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