‘Spheres’ from Daniel Hope
Violinist Daniel Hope discusses the ideas behind the music on his new CD ‘Spheres’ in which he is joined by choir and solo instrumentalists conducted by Simon Halsey.
Click here for the CD review.
Violinist Daniel Hope discusses the ideas behind the music on his new CD ‘Spheres’ in which he is joined by choir and solo instrumentalists conducted by Simon Halsey.
Click here for the CD review.
The Scherzo from Brahms’ Trio in E flat major for piano, violin and horn, opus 40. The melody is thought to have been used by him 12 years earlier in his newly discovered Albumblatt in A minor for piano which will receive its world premiere performance this weekend on BBC Radio 3
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From September 1973 – Sir Charles Mackerras conducts the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.