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Bach St John Passion, Academy of Ancient Music, Cummings, Barbican review - conscience against conformism
In a programme note for the St John Passion at the Barbican, the Academy of Ancient Music’s chief executive called their ...
What's A Fiddle? Everything You Need To Know About The Violin's Southern Cousin
The main difference between these two instruments is that a violin is typically associated with classical music and a fiddle ...
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St John Passion, Academy of Ancient Music, Cummings, Barbican review – conscience against conformism
In a programme note for the St John Passion at the Barbican, the Academy of Ancient Music’s chief executive called their ...
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Allegri Miserere – St Paul’s Cathedral | Classic FM
Allegri’s haunting ‘Miserere’, originally only intended for use at the Sistine Chapel, is performed in an empty St Paul’s Cathedral at dusk. Classic FM was given access to St Paul’s film an exclusive ...
Final Fantasy 14 composer Masayoshi Soken discusses his work and reveals why he'd love to make a horror game soundtrack: 'I have the desire to face that challenge'
Final Fantasy 14 composer Masayoshi Soken talks to us about making music for the popular MMORPG as well as the series’ 16th ...
Meet Rakhi Singh — the time-travelling violinist bringing together baroque and techno
Her Manchester Collective took classical music to clubs and abandoned buildings — next up, blurring the centuries between Bach and electronica ...