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  1. Beethoven's Seventh: the apotheosis of the dance?

    10 June 2024

    How has Wagner's epithet affected the way we approach this favourite Beethoven symphony?
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  2. The resurrection of the string orchestra

    3 June 2024

    The once unfashionable string orchestra made an incredible comeback in the late 19th century, one which has not let up since.
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  3. A drawing and two photographs of women in distinctive fashions of the period (around 1855, 1918 and 1913), all three looking out towards the viewer

    Lili Boulanger et les autres: female French composers

    20 May 2024

    Where do Louise Farrenc and Cécile Chaminade fit into France's rich history of female composers?
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  4. Heavenly realms

    6 May 2024

    We look at some of the many depictions of Heaven in the Christian choral tradition.
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  5. La numérotation des symphonies

    22 April 2024

    Pour marquer le concert de l'Orchestre à la Halle aux Grains, le 21 mai, nous nous penchons sur une question parfois épineuse ...
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  6. Die Nummerierung von Sinfonien

    22 April 2024

    Anlässlich unserer Konzerte in Würzburg (am 26. und 27. Mai), werfen wir einen Blick auf eine knifflige Frage ...
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  7. Mendelssohn and the Bach revival

    15 April 2024

    How Bach fell from favour and rose to glory again ...
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  8. Musical jokes, from satire to April Fools

    29 March 2024

    In anticipation of April Fools' Day, we take a look at some examples of musical tomfoolery.
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  9. Ravel and the art of orchestration

    25 March 2024

    What makes Ravel such a great orchestrator?
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  10. Scandinavian myths in music

    11 March 2024

    An overview of Nordic legends retold in music, from Grieg to the present day.
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  11. Beethoven and the Eroica theme

    4 March 2024

    What drew Beethoven to return to the same theme four times over?
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  12. Two centuries of musical sunrises

    19 February 2024

    From Haydn to Maxwell Davies, composers have delighted in portraying the majesty of the rising sun. We look at a few of them ...
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