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Tag: Classical
The Culture Club (27 May 2023)
Welcome to The Rhythm Section! The aim of this blog is to celebrate how music has shaped people’s lives over … More
The Culture Club (20 May 2023)
Welcome to The Rhythm Section! The aim of this blog is to celebrate how music has shaped people’s lives over … More
The Culture Club (13 May 2023)
One you’ll all recognise today. Mozart (1756 – 91) ‘s 1786 opera buffo, the Marriage of Figaro. I’ve linked to … More
The Culture Club (6 May 2023)
One you’ll all have heard today, Spring from Antonio Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) ‘s Four Seasons. And another simple question. … More
The Culture Club (29 April 2023)
This week, from Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856). from his Kinderszenen, this is Träumerei, a beautiful piano piece. And I … More
The Culture Club (22 April 2023)
This week, from Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (1838 – 81), one of a Russian clicque of composers knon as the … More
The Culture Club (15 April 2023)
A delightful waltz this week. Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)‘ Waltz in A Flat Major. Okay, a tiny question for … More
The Culture Club (8 April 2023)
Nice and chilled today. From Czech composer Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904)‘s 9th symphony. This symphony, better known as the … More
The Culture Club (1 April 2023)
Some opera this week. This in One Fine Day from act 2 of Giacomo Puccini (1858 – 1924)‘s Madame Butterfly. … More
The Culture Club (25 March 2023)
One of my favourite composers, and excellent music for writing, this is Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918) ‘s Clair de … More
The Culture Club (18 March 2023)
A far more lightweight piece this week. From Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907), From the Peer Gint suite, … More
The Culture Club (11 March 2023)
Something much more sinister this week. To mid-ninetenth century Germany, and the strange world that is Richard Wagner. Much of … More
The Culture Club (4 March 2023)
For this week, I’m posting Handel‘s Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Handel (1685 – 1759) was a German-born baroque … More