Mozart wrote two enduringly popular pieces for the clarinet, both for the same musician, Anton Stadler. The first was this clarinet quintet, written for a string quartet and solo clarinettist. At the time this would have been for the ‘basset clarinet’, an early version of the instrument we...
On the Beautiful Blue Danube is one of the world’s most beloved pieces of music. Its charm has delighted listeners for more than a century.
There are several pieces of classical music that are instantaneously recognizable to virtually everyone, although many people don’t even know their titles. Khachaturian’s “Sabre Dance” is one of those pieces. Even if that name is not familiar to you, the music will be. I remember hearing...
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TheGarden Museum(in the former church ofSt Mary at Lambeth) is home to a number of historic tombs including that of Captain Bligh (of Mutiny on the Bounty fame) and the Tradescant's father and son (17 century gardeners and plant hunter), but the one of most interest to musicians is ...