By bandweblogs on Feb 20, 2008 in Music, Press Releases, Track Listings, Cds, New Releases, Albums, Classical Music, Mike Oldfield, Hayley Westenra, Lang Lang, Karl Jenkins | 1 Comment
Mike Oldfield has always been famed for his unconventional approach to music. Throughout his career he has consistently broken musical boundaries, and with ‘Music of the Spheres’ he continues to do so …
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By Jenny May on Feb 15, 2008 in Music, Track Listings, New Releases, Musicians, BBC, Albums, Violin, Classical Music, David Garrett, Stradivarius | 2 Comments
I just watched a funny interview on the BBC news. Classical violinist David Garrett must have a pretty good PR person working for him, because I think this was the first time that I’ve seen a musician play in the studio, on the news …
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By Jenny May on Jan 16, 2008 in Music, Reviews, Videos, youtube, Musicians, Antonin Dvorak, Silent Woods, Yo-Yo Ma, Classical Music | 0 Comments
Every now and then when listening to classical music, I wonder if I might have been better off had I continued with the clarinet? I was pretty good in school - and the way the music industry is going, playing classical music seems like it would have been a decent choice …
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