The madrigal was a musical art form which originated in Italy but which migrated to England where English composers enthusiastically took up the genre. Adew, Sweet Amarillis is a superb example of the...
These charming Ländler Tänze (KV 606) were written only months before Mozart?s death in 1791. They should be played like a slow waltz ? with bounce but also with elegance.
This short work entitled Le Basque (the Basque) was often used by the late great horn virtuoso Dennis Brain as an encore piece. Peter Knudsvig has adapted it for solo horn and quartet accompaniment.
The famous Largo from his opera Xerxes is a fine example of Handel?s gift for beautiful melody. Keeping those long, spiralling lines intact is the real challenge in performing Largo.
This exciting suite draws on music from three masters of the early 17th century, John Bull, Isaac Posch and Paul Peuerl. Variations by John Bull should be played in strict tempo while the Intrada by I...
This prelude and fugue by Dietrich Buxtehude, one of the great composers of the early Baroque era, has been expertly arranged for brass by Peter Knudsvig. It was originally in G minor, however, has be...
Franconian Suite is a set of four dances based upon traditional folk melodies from a region in Germany called Frankenland (Franconia). The composer has tried to do more than simply state the melodies...
John Blow (1649-1708), English composer and organist was Henry Purcell?s teacher for a time, although he was Purcell?s senior by only ten years. Today, Blow?s reputation is still overshadowed by Purce...
What Child Fantasy uses two traditional Christmas melodies: the English folk song What Child is This? (Greensleeves) and the Russian Bell Song. Both are tunes written in the minor key, which is somewh...
Kaitlyn?s Jingles is a set of four variations based upon the Christmas classic Jingle Bells. Each variation represents a different stage of the arranger?s wife?s pregnancy and subsequent birth of thei...
