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This 1966 song from Revolver has a very classical feel ... He once said that he was particularly inspired by the trumpet solo. “For that piece, you use this thing called piccolo trumpet because ...
Blanchard brought the trumpet to his lips, and so began a night of bluesy musings commemorating jazz saxophonist and composer ...
Tired after a hard day at the office? You might think you need a Classic FM-style warm bath, but the blast of Prokofiev’s Second Symphony, one of the noisiest in the repertoire, is the real ticket to ...
On the 40th anniversary of their formation, we look back at how the group went from being just four friends to the ...
Other solo jazz recordings include “Trumpet Summit” and “Skyrocket” from Summit Records. Classical recordings currently available,are “The Emerald Concerto and Other Gems” with the Budapest Radio ...
Let’s hear it for substitute musicians. Without them, many a Chicago Symphony concert this year so far would have been ...
The solo trumpet draws listeners in with its melancholy ... She compared Rota’s classical compositions to “regional wines too delicious to export” and thinks they would be more appreciated ...
The solo work of David Sylvian has been marked by collaboration with inspired artists. We celebrate just a few of them.
As for the grandiose ending, where the same thunderous drum-and-trumpet affirmations kept coming round for ... and when the ...
Sylvia is an upbeat track that brings a lot to the table when it comes to testing headphones. It’s very layered, with loads of different instruments to follow, and some headphones get tripped up here, ...
In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.