Context: Graphic map of UK and Neil Oliver's introduction to the Hebrides Coast programme, continuing to opening titles, this is also used over the graphic map. MUSIC COMPOSED & PERFORMED FOR COAST BY ...

Felix Mendelssohn's The Hebrides was inspired by the composer's 1829 trip to the British Isles. His overture has now inspired collaboration between a Cambridge economist and a composer, using sound to ...

ALTHOUGH not entirely the anomaly in this year's Edinburgh International Festival that it first appeared – German composer Hans Zender's "Composed Interpretation" of Schubert's Winterreise takes some ...

In 1829 Felix Mendelssohn visited the Hebrides, a group of islands off the coast of Scotland. This trip inspired him to write his famous “Hebrides Overture”. Now, two Cambridge academics have adapted ...

Ted Libbey's book also includes an interactive online music library so you can hear the music discussed in the book. One of the pieces you could hear online is the Hebrides Overture by Felix ...

The singing bowl rings out. It’s a deep, otherworldly sound that you feel within your soul. Then the music, or, rather, let’s call it a ‘soundscape’, slowly creeps out of the speakers to wash over you ...

Violinist Isabelle Faust applies a light, even spectral tone to the famous melody of the first movement of Felix Mendelssohn's violin concerto. It's an approach that demands complete confidence, which ...

The Hebrides, the islands off the northwest coast of Scotland facing the Atlantic at the edge of Europe, have always attracted visitors. From Christian pilgrims in the 6th century and Norse settlers a ...

There was a strong focus on contemporary music in last night’s concert by Hebrides Ensemble and Psappha, in which the two groups joined together for a celebration of both their 25th anniversaries. The ...