Buds, blossoms…

Classical music on buds, blossoms celebrating the floral beauty in our natural world.

The Flower Duet (Lakmé)

Flower-inspired piece by Delius, beautiful duet from Delibes opera Lakmé, Dahlia Duet.

Four Seasons

Vivaldi’s vibrant set of 4 violin concertos, represents natural bounty of 4 seasons.

Delius, Walk to Paradise Garden

Brilliant orchestral interlude Walk to Paradise Garden, Village Romeo & Juliet by Delius.

Waltz of the Flowers

Tchaikovsky’s well-loved ballet, a string of beautiful flowers perform an eternal dance.

Daphnis et Chloe

Ravel’s passionate best with extraordinarily lush harmonies. Masterpiece.

Crisantemi

Striking yellow flower Chrysanthemums, inspiration for Puccini’s string quartet. 

Les Roses d’Ispahan

So beautiful, so perfect, Faure’s marvellous melodies.

A spotless rose

Howell’s, spotless rose is blowing, sprung from tender root, fairest bud unfolds to light.

Bruyères from Préludes

Debussy’s Préludes for solo piano, profound, pure and pristine.

Afternoon of a Faun

Debussy, symphonic poem quite evocative, sweet and sensual.

La fleur que tu m’avais jetée

Bizet’s enchanting and romantic popular opera, Carmen.

From my tears

Russian song by Borodin, blooming flowers spring forth from tears, sighing. Joined by a chorus of nightingales.

Tale of the Stone Flower

Prokofiev, whoever finds the stone flower, most beautiful plant, will never be happy.

Rosen aus dem Süden

Flamboyant, fantastic, flowery waltz medley by Strauss.

Listened to these gorgeous pieces while working in my garden.

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