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A SPREE FOREST MUSICAL EXCURSION Part 4 (It’s been epic, wouldn’t you say…?)
And we are back for the final installment of our musical and photographic excursion into the Spreewald(lieder) – Spree Forest (Suite). (Head here and here and here for the first three parts.) The Duo Elysée performed Spreewaldlieder in concert on … Continue reading
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Tagged bisbigliando, classical music, concert music, duet, Duo Elysee, flute, Germany, glissando, harp, song cycle, Spreewald, sunset, tourism, train, wild flowers
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A SPREE FOREST MUSICAL EXCURSION Part 3
And we’re back for Part 3 of the Spree Forest day trip and the Spreewaldlieder song cycle for flute and harp. (Head back here for Part 1 and Part 2) My favorite compliment I have received for the Spreewaldlieder song … Continue reading
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Tagged bier, bier garden, boatride, canals, chamber music, classical music, concert, duet, farm country, flute, Germany, harp, hiking, pedals, schnapps, Spreewald, tourism, waterways
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A SPREE FOREST MUSICAL EXCURSION Part 2
Welcome back to the Spree Forest and the Spreewaldlieder song cycle for flute and harp. (Head here for Part 1 if you missed it.) When I got the commission from the Duo Elysée I was excited to compose for flute … Continue reading
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Tagged canals, canoe, chamber music, classical music, duet, farmland, flute, Germany, harp, nature, pickles, reflections, song cycle, Spreewald, tourism, water
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A SPREE FOREST MUSICAL EXCURSION Part 1
Let’s take a musical trip to the one-of-a-kind Spreewald. The Spreewald (AKA the Spree Forest) is a gorgeous region, a kind of rural Venice located an hour southeast of Berlin, Germany in the source of the Spree River (which flows … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, canals, chamber music, classical music, concert, duet, farmland, flute, Germany, gondolier, harp, nature, rural, song cycle, Spreewald, tourism, Venice
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