Deep Purple are considered by many to be the most innovative and successful rock band of all time, but in the last 4 years, “Strange Kind of Women” an all-female band from Italy has emerged that can emulate Deep Purple’s magic every night! Eliana Cargnelutti, the leader and guitarist from Udine, near Venice, came up […]
Bach – Concerto in A minor for four harpsichords, BWV 1065
Bach made a number of transcriptions of Antonio Vivaldi’s concertos, especially from his Op. 3 set, entitled L’estro armonico. Bach adapted them for solo harpsichord and solo organ, but for the Concerto for 4 violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580, he decided upon the unique solution of using four harpsichords and orchestra. This is thus […]
Spirogyra
Spirogyra was originally formed as a duo by Martin Cockerham (vocals/guitar) and Mark Francis in Bolton, Lancashire in the summer of 1967. This original incarnation of the band produced no recordings, and ended when Cockerham left to attend the University of Kent at Canterbury. In December 1969, Cockerham recruited a number of fellow students for […]
Ozymandias
“Ozymandias“is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. It was first published in the 11 January 1818 issue of The Examiner of London. The poem was the result of a friendly competition between Shelley and fellow poet Horace Smith, using the subject of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II, Ozymandias being the Greek […]