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Muir and Mirrielees

The Scottish department store near the Bolshoi Theatre inspired an affection that contrasted sharply with Westminster’s Russophobia.

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Music at Midnight Samuel Smiles

To do one’s duty is to peep into the mystery of life, and taste reward from another world.

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Musical Appreciation Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford recalls the very different receptions given by British and German audiences to a little bit of Brahms.

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Muzio Clementi Clay Lane

From performance and composition to instrument-making, Clementi left his mark on British and European classical music.

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‘My English Joy’ Sir William Sterndale Bennett

In 1837 William Sterndale Bennett, then regarded as England’s most exciting young composer, made history in quite another... field.

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My Heart’s Right There A. G. Gardiner

The British Tommy’s fondness for ‘Tipperary’ exasperated some of his countrymen, but ‘Alpha of the Plough’ thought it showed proper English spirit.

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