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5 Things to Know About Bach and The Brandenburg Concertos

Friday 1 November 2024

Are the Brandenburg Concertos peak Bach?
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  • OAE Musicians

Look! No Conductor!

Thursday 16 February 2017

We spoke to our Leader, Kati Debretzeni, about how it is to perform without a conductor.
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  • Composers

10 Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know About Franz Schubert

Friday 22 July 2016

Some little known facts about the great Austrian composer and his vast collection of work.
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  • Composers

Six things you (probably) didn’t know about Christoph Willibald Gluck

Tuesday 22 January 2019

Gluck is one of the great opera composers. Here are some things you probably didn’t know about him.
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  • OAE Musicians

Further Listening: Max Mandel After Our Beethoven Tour

Tuesday 20 February 2018

For our Beethoven tour with Nicola Benedetti, we did ten concerts in three different countries, ending in Abu Dhabi. We asked our Principal Viola Max Mandel for more Beethoven that you might want to read, watch or listen to next.
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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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Further Reading: Julia Kuhn

Monday 13 May 2019

Here’s what Julia, one of our violin players, wrote about performing Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.
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  • Composers

5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Haydn

Wednesday 7 August 2019

Here’s a list of 5 things you might not already know about the composer…
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10 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About Handel's Messiah

Friday 9 August 2019

Here are ten things you (probably) didn’t know about this amazing piece.

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