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Doddle · 01-10-2020 14:27

Sir Leonard of Henry did a good show last week about the forgotten black composers and musicians of yore, such as Flo Price:

Doddle · 07-10-2020 14:52

Another birthday boy:

Doddle · 19-10-2020 14:10

Bit of chillin' Pachelbel...

Doddle · 27-11-2020 15:13

This was used in that Dome doc:

Doddle · 17-12-2020 15:08

OP fans might have seen a good repeat on BBC4 last week with the late Diana Rigg talking about Lark Ascending. iPlayer maybe?
In the meantime, cor look, more music not about the shows:

Doddle · 22-02-2021 15:21

^^^I'm gonna have to start listing what stuff is instead of being a smart alec Sad

Finally caught up with 13-part series on Beethoven. This, Moonlight Sonata, isn't from it, but Danny Barenboim was the presenter of it:

Doddle · 14-04-2021 14:24

The less egregious Lloyd-Webber brother has a big birthday today:

Doddle · 25-04-2021 14:37

Was Stravinsky ripped off for the Jaws theme? Listen around the 4 minute mark and make your own mind up:

Doddle · 06-08-2021 15:40

Fascinating story on last night's Proms (though this performance is NOT from there): Ruth Gipps was a composer in the 1940s who was first included in the Last Night in 1942... and then never again. Until last night. And she died in 1999 too. Here was her 2nd symphony, getting an American premiere... in 2018 Surprised

Doddle · 15-09-2021 14:40

A decent gem from Berlioz:

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