Sir Peter Maxwell Davies on the music of Marc Yeats: 'Marc Yeats' musical voice is quite unlike anything else; the music is challenging to both performers and audiences, and very communicative. He pro...
It was 1995 when I had the fortune to listen to the freshly published recording of the suites performed by Mstislav Rostropovich. I would have given anything to be able to play them, and this was what...
Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, is a collection of twelve concerti, arranged for publication in 1714. These are some of the finest examples of the baroque-style concerti grossi, that is, concertos for...
Though most clarinetists are more than familiar with Holst's two suites for military band, his St. Paul's Suite should not be overlooked. In fact, it was composed shortly after he completed the Second...
Julius Klengel (1859 - 1933) was a German cellist who is most well-known for his compositions for his own instrument, most notably a large output of works for multiple cellos. After joining the Leipzi...
François Rasse (1873 - 1955) was a Belgian composer and violinist, student of Eugène Ysaye. He started his career as a conductor at the 'Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie' in Brussels. Afterwards, he became...
Johan Favoreel studied at the Royal Music Academy in Brussels. Being producer with the Belgian Broadcasting Company since 1982, he made several CD-recordings with a.o. the BRTN-Filharmonic orchestra a...
Belgian composer Wilfried Westerlinck composed this solo piece for bass clarinet in 1985. It is doubtlessly one of the most representative works for this instrument. It highlights all the features and...