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Tag: wrap-up

French Symphony, MusicLeave a comment

The French Symphony in Review

June 30, 2018June 24, 2018 Fugue for Thought

(cover image by Christin Hume) Apologies in no particular order to: Charles-Marie Widor Jacques Ibert Rameau Cécile Chaminade Tristan Murail André Jolivet Pierre Capdeveille Jean Rivier Francis Poulenc Andre Gedalge Paul Le Flem Yves Ramette Henri Sauguet …among many others, … Continue reading The French Symphony in Review

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The Finnish Symphony in Review

December 31, 2017December 23, 2017 Fugue for Thought

See? It’s not all about Sibelius. (cover image by Luca Bravo) You can find the entire series (in reverse chronological order) here. I’m guessing that for any of you readers who wouldn’t consider yourselves to be diligent students of classical … Continue reading The Finnish Symphony in Review

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The American Symphony in Review

November 14, 2017November 4, 2017 Fugue for Thought

(cover image by Ian Dooley) The series is available, in reverse chronological order, here. This has been one of the most exciting series we’ve done. There has been such a wide spectrum of styles and approaches, but really just excellent … Continue reading The American Symphony in Review

English Symphony, Music, thoughts6 Comments

The English Symphony in Review

May 21, 2017May 22, 2017 Fugue for Thought

Phew. The series can be reviewed here. That was a ton of music. And really it’s a testament to how much excellent music there is from that small little corner of the world up there off the coast of mainland … Continue reading The English Symphony in Review

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Danish December: wrap-up

December 31, 2016December 26, 2016 Fugue for Thought

And here we are again at the end of another month of marvelous music. I feel like if I could get around to doing more of these series for more individual nations/cultures, there would be so many gems to discover. … Continue reading Danish December: wrap-up

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New November wrap-up (and soapbox)

November 30, 2016November 25, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Well, that was fun. In most cases, I end up preparing/presenting a month or so of posts as a program, building around an idea or connecting things by some underlying concept. But not this month. Also, drop down below to the … Continue reading New November wrap-up (and soapbox)

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The Swedish Series: a wrap-up

September 30, 2016September 16, 2016 Fugue for Thought

So much Swedish music! There were a few challenges in preparing this series. At the beginning, as I said in the introduction, there were a few names that were responsible for deciding to do this series to begin with. I’d … Continue reading The Swedish Series: a wrap-up

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Various Violin Virtuosity: A wrap-up

August 29, 2016August 14, 2016 Fugue for Thought

There isn’t much to say, maybe, about August’s line-up. There was quite a variety of influences peppered throughout the four composers featured this month, from Ravel’s earliest work and influence from Debussy to his later fascination with jazz and then … Continue reading Various Violin Virtuosity: A wrap-up

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The Symphonic Poem: A Wrap Up

March 9, 2016February 21, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Well, here we are at the end of another series. Find the whole thing here. This one I feel was more varied, more vibrant than the Russian or German series, because the symphonic/tone poem is less a thing and more an idea. We … Continue reading The Symphonic Poem: A Wrap Up

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The Russian Symphony Series: A Wrap-up

December 31, 2015January 1, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Well, we’ve come a long way. Almost 100 years, to be exact, with some leaps and skips here and there, and there’s obviously plenty we didn’t get to. If you haven’t been following along, you can reach the entire series … Continue reading The Russian Symphony Series: A Wrap-up

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Haydn Symphonies 1-5 (and 37)- A wrap up

June 5, 2015January 1, 2016 Fugue for Thought

Well, that’s it for our first chunk of Haydn, and our first week-long spree of posts. We’ll be having some more big weeks like this over the summer, because I’m feeling ambitious. I’ll have more time to listen and write, … Continue reading Haydn Symphonies 1-5 (and 37)- A wrap up

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