This week’s episode of Between Birds of Prey is dedicated to the Gaelic festival of the Samhain. The Samhain marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year. It is celebrated from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November, which is nearly halfway between…
This week we will make a musical journey to the end of the night. Coph Nia ; Mindspawn – Night In The Key Of Madness (Erotomechaniks) :Of The Wand And The Moon: – Nighttime Nightrhyme (:Nighttime Nightrhymes:) Adam Hurst – Early Night (From Silence) Alexander Borodin – Nocturne (The Most Relaxing Classical Album In World…
In this episode we will pay tribute to Giuseppe Verdi, one of the most important composers of the XIX century, with an episode entirely dedicated to his operas. Giuseppe Verdi lived between 9 or 10 October 1813 and 27 January 1901, and he and Richard Wagner are considered the two preeminent opera composers of the nineteenth century….
This week in Between Birds of Prey we make a small tribute to Edgar Allan Poe, 164 years after his death, with an episode entitled “The Shadow of the Raven”. Here is the audio and playlist for today: Nox Arcana – Darkest Hour (Shadow Of The Raven) André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus –…