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This Month’s Music: Passacaglia – Handel/Halvorsen (preview)
Here's a preview clip that has just been released of our film of Halvorsen's 'Passacaglia' (on a theme by Handel), recorded at the Roundhouse in London during January 2010:
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Tagged classical, fifth quadrant, halvorsen, handel, hewitt jones, passacaglia, simon hewitt jones, viola, violin, virtuoso
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alt-Classical, or ‘Alternative Classical’
The term ‘alternative Classical’ – or ‘alt-Classical’ for short – was coined by critic Greg Sandow back in 2003, but like any good meme, it’s taken a while to reach wide acceptance. But there’s definitely a movement afoot to adopt ‘alt-Classical’ as a recognized genre.
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