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Introducing Mozart's Horn

Friday 19 July 2019

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery looks at the instrument that would have been used to perform Mozart's horn concertos.
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Introducing the Baroque Cello

Friday 19 July 2019

Our Principal Cello Luise Buchberger introduces the Baroque Cello.
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Introducing the Baroque Horn

Friday 19 July 2019

Principal Horn Roger Montgomery shows us the basics of the baroque horn and how it differs from the modern instrument.
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Introducing the Clavichord

Friday 19 July 2019

Our Principal Keyboard Steven Devine introduces the 'wildcard' keyboard instrument, the clavichord... in his kitchen.
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Introducing Haydn's Oboe

Friday 19 July 2019

Principal Oboe Daniel Bates tells us about the instrument that composer Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) would have been familiar with.
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Introducing Mozart's Fortepiano

Friday 19 July 2019

Our Principal Keyboard Steven Devine shows us the instrument Mozart would have played towards the end of his life.
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Introducing the Baroque Double Bass

Friday 19 July 2019

Where did the double bass of today come from? Cecelia Bruggemeyer, a long-time double bass player with us, introduces its baroque ancestor.
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Introducing the Baroque Flute

Friday 19 July 2019

Meet the flute that our Principal Lisa Beznosiuk uses for playing Bach, Handel, Rameau and composers like that.
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Further Reading: Martin Lawrence

Monday 18 March 2019

Here’s what our horn, Martin Lawrence, wrote about performing Schumann’s Konzertstück for 4 horns.
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Further Reading: Katherine Spencer

Tuesday 19 March 2019

Here’s what our clarinet, Katherine Spencer (also known as Waffy), wrote about performing Schumann’s Symphony No.3

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