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Howells' Sea Urchins takes listeners to the seaside in ten songs — pails, spades, cliff-top views, and moonlit beach dances included. It's part of a charming new SOMM release by The Mira Ensemble, dedicated to his rarely heard partsongs. Have a listen!
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Ten decades, ten concertos – and one long argument about what a violin concerto should be. Today we’re looking back at the musical history of the nineteenth century and deciding which Romantic-era violin concertos best represent their respective decades. In
