For January 2019, #ClassicsaDay went with a winter theme. December’s theme, #ClassicalChristmas centered around sacred works of the season. #ClassicalWinter is about sharing secular compositions. that have a snow or winter theme. Here are my Classical Winter posts for the last week of January. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov – The Snow Maiden The transition from winter to […]
Peter Maxwell Davies
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Peter Maxwell Davies — Strathclyde Concertos 3 & 4
The Strathclyde Concertos are a unique group of compositions. Commissioned by Strathclyde, Peter Maxwell Davies composed one concerto a year for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. The ten concertos, spanning a decade, make an impressive — and somewhat unified — body of work. This release features the third concerto for horn and trumpet, and the fourth […]