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One of the most influential French composers of the first half of the 20th Century, Claude Debussy wrote music that was quintessentially French. With exquisite timbres and textures, Debussy created music that stood as the antithesis of the prev
Witold Lutoslawski was one of the foremost composers of the 20th Century. His early life was marred by the loss of his father and eldest brother at the hands of the Bolsheviks and his own brush with death at the hands of Nazis in the Second Wor
Composer of over 70 scores for film and TV, former flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst and William Walton, William Alwyn is one of the most under-rated composers of the 20th Century. His pro
Born into a wealthy London family, Arnold Bax was able to follow his passions without constraint as a young man. This saw him travel across Europe in the years preceding the Great War absorbing music, ballet and culture from a world that was ab
There is something about the clarinet that composers discover or perhaps rediscover when they are in their twilight years. Mozart, Brahms, Poulenc, Howells and this episode's master, John Ireland all wrote their final and arguably best chamber
Herbert Howells was composing at a time of tremendous upheaval and turmoil in Europe. Born in Gloucestershire he found his musical education through the church, learning organ and gaining a place as a chorister. Following training at the Royal
Urbane, witty, tragic, spiky and lyrical! Just a few words that give a flavour of the artistry of Francis Poulenc. Singled out as part of a gaggle of artistic friends that hung out in a bookshop on la rive gauche in the 1920s, Les Six, was a ma
Exiled in Switzerland and trying to scrape a living for himself whilst the Great War raged across Europe, Stravinsky wrote the iconic Soldier's Tale. This travelling theatre piece was a huge shift in scale for a composer used to penning works f
Labelled as an 'Atonal Noisemaker' of 'Degenerate Music' Paul Hindemith was forbidden from working in his native Germany in the 1930s. Undeterred he embarked on a series of performance/lecture tours to the USA in 1937 and ultimately emigrated t
One of my all time favourite Clarinet Sonatas is that written by the master Leonard Bernstein. This was in fact his first published work and what an Op.1 it is! Composed from the Autumn of 1941 to the Spring of 1942, Bernstein combined influenc
Schumann was a sensitive tortured genius, a true romantic with an achingly poetic soul. His passions ran deep and famously found a muse in the guise of Clara Wieck, a virtuoso pianist and formidable character. Schumann poured all of his love in
The second episode looking to help and guide clarinetists understand Brahms' second clarinet sonata. I focus on the first movement again in this podcast and share my thoughts on Brahms' compositional language, his particular use of dynamics and
Brahms' musical language and compositional style can be hard to understand at first. In this podcast I hope to throw some light on some of the most important elements and share my own personal interpretation as a guide to getting to grips with
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