Below is a selection of programme notes by me. These may be reproduced free of charge, provided of course that you (a) let me know, (b) acknowledge my authorship and copyright, and (c) please, don't make alterations without asking me first.

This selection will give you a good idea of the range of music that I can cover for you, in whatever length and format would suit your requirements. Feel free to contact me!

 

Individual notes:

            Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (selection)  Click here to download this file

            Granados: Goyescas  Click here to download this file

            Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn (selection)  Click here to download this file

            Messiaen: Éclairs sur l'au-delà...  Click here to download this file

            Richard Strauss: An Alpine Symphony  Click here to download this file

            Stravinsky: Abraham and Isaac  Click here to download this file

            Walton: Portsmouth Point (note and picture)

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Complete orchestral concert programme (individual notes):

  • Aaron Jay Kernis: New Era Dance
  • Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 (Leningrad)

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Complete orchestral concert programme (sequence in a single note):

  • Shostakovich: Octet, Op. 11
  • Mozart: Sinfonia concertante K364
  • Shostakovich (arr. Barshai): Chamber Symphony Op. 118a
  • Mozart: Serenade K239 (Serenata notturna)

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Complete piano recital programme:

  • Chopin: Scherzo No. 2
  • Schumann: Kinderszenen
  • Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7

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Composer biographies:

      Varèse  Click here to download this file

      Walton  Click here to download this file