Goldberg Variations (J. S. Bach)
by J. A. Fuller-Maitland
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Mozart’s Work Ethic.
An excerpt from “Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven”, by Prof. Dr. C. Krebs.
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A cultural essay on 18th century Europe
By W. H. Hadow
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Adult | Education | Humanities
Instruments of the orchestra – early 20th century (L. Walker)
“The 20th century saw rapid and far-reaching developments in the expressive range (and size) of the classical orchestra.” (L. Walker)
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Adult | Education | Humanities
Nocturnes (Frédéric Chopin)
“The Nocturnes are short works in a slower tempo, often with a more animated middle section. These compositions have an elegiac, Romanz, or reverie-like character. The form had its first flowering in the works by John Field. Chopin based his efforts on Field, yet surpassed him in every way.” (Hugo Leichtentritt)
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Adult | Education | Humanities
Igor Stravinsky – Brief bio and Hoopla recordings
“Stravinsky was born in Russia in a town now called Lomonosov near St. Petersburg on 5 June 1882, although he lived for most of his life outside his home country, in Switzerland, France and later America, also obtaining French and American nationalities.” (British Library)
