One of the things that those particularly fond of the Classical era in music love is the formality, the predictability, and the changes that can
The complete incidental music to Pelléas et Mélisande isn’t so different from the familiar suite–there’s a song for Mélisande, but otherwise it’s pretty much the
Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Legends (really his Second Symphony when played as a group) have been very well served on recordings, but the music is so interesting
One thing choirs who’ve sung Francis Poulenc’s choral works know is that he wasn’t concerned about making it easy for singers. Yet, unlike some other
Maurice Emmanuel (1862-1938) is a composer of great originality and