“I am currently reading the Dao De Jing; its ideas about the path (Dao) resonated with the journey in Winterreise.” Mark Padmore thought aloud, while leafing through his worn notebook. The verses of T.S. Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and William Blake
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COMPOSERS
A Composer Worth Rediscovering The music of Giovanni Legrenzi (1626-1690), baptised on 12 August 1626, represents the final stage in the formation of the late Baroque style. Legrenzi rose from humble beginnings in the provinces to end his career as
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Aldo Forte created Impressionist Prints: Six Masters in Two Galleries, using artworks by 6 of the greatest impressionists. Each painting captures a particular idea within Impressionism. He opens with Monet’s work in London. Monet’s 1872 painting Impression, Sunrise, was the
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The violin has a reputation as one of the most difficult instruments in the world to play. But even so, certain works stand apart – pieces that have occupied the greatest players for entire careers; pieces that redefine what the
















