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Nimble and subtle: Nielsen’s Flute Concerto

Nimble and subtle: Nielsen’s Flute Concerto

[youtube]UlRDL-aUpVw[/youtube]   Carol Lockhart, New West Symphony flautist, shares about her favorite instrument, the flute, and Team Winds fires back today with a spectacular showpiece for the flute: Carl Nielsen's Flute Concerto. In 1926, Nielsen's Flute Concerto...

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4 horn madness: Schumann’s Concertpiece

4 horn madness: Schumann’s Concertpiece

To celebrate Robert Schumann's birthday today (June 8, 1810), here's one of his more unique works: the Concert Piece in F Major for Four Horns and Orchestra.  Right away the spotlight is on the soloists. The piece requires not one, but 4 skilled french horn players,...

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