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Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Gone are the ponderous sonorities and heavy textures so prominent in Vaughan Williams’ earlier music. In their place, we find a work of majestic power and shimmering beauty.

Orchestral MusicChris MyersDecember 21, 2015Vaughan Williams, Fantasia, Thomas Tallis, Strings, 20th Century Music, English Composers, British Composers, Orchestral Music

Antonín Dvořák: Serenade in E major

The Serenade is a charming and joyful work infused with the profound happiness and optimism pervading Dvořák‘s life at the time.

Orchestral MusicChris MyersMarch 21, 2014Dvorak, Serenade, Strings, Orchestral Music, Czech Composers, Romantic Music

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings

Toscanini summed up the work in three words: “semplice e bella.”

Simple and beautiful.

Orchestral Music, Chamber MusicChris MyersSeptember 13, 2012Barber, Adagio for Strings, Strings, 20th Century Music, Orchestral Music, Chamber Music, String Quartet, American Composers