Advantages: Bright, colourful, encourages creativity, cheap entrance prices, lots of activities Disadvantages: Not in the nicest area, can be busy/messy at half term
Looking for something to appeal to young children in London can be a bewildering experience, especially during half term as there is so much to choose from. Having a few days to spend at my mother's house in Greenwich we were eager to find something to entertain our two and a half year old but without resorting to the dreaded soft play. We decided to try out Discover in Stratford on the basis of a positive recommendation on a parenting site and a quick glance at their website. I now think this place deserves another positive recommendation from us!
***What is it?***
A 'hands on, interactive story trail' designed to encourage children to develop their imagination and creativity, especially related to reading and writing. It was set up as a charity to help and encourage children in deprived areas, but everyone is welcome. It is aimed ...
Advantages: Beatuful redentions of highly celebrated works Disadvantages: Would be nicer with a broader selcetion on disc
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a household name, even among non-classical music lovers - he is - for many - the definition of music. This CD houses 2 works by the genius - Symphony No.40 in G minor and Symphony No.41 - Jupiter.
Mozart wrote No.40 after the death of his infant daughter - this is potrayed immediatly through the minor key in which the piece begins in. It later modulates to a major key which denotes his hopefulness of moving on and closing the bereavement door. The piece culminates in a repetition and develoment of the 1st section to reiterate his pain and sorrow.
Symphony No. 41 was completed just 1month after no.40, in the summer of 1788. It is nicknamed ' The Jupiter Symphony' due to its power and percieved size, particularly in the finale, where a memorable theme is heard alongside with others that have featured ...
Having recently reviewed this band's first single, and raved about it, I had high hopes for the album. The eponymous debut lives up to expectation.
'Public Symphony' is a superb blend of stirring choruses, electronica, chill-out and prog. Imagine Coldplay, Pink Floyd and Massive Attack at a party gatecrashed by Ian Brown, and you'll be getting the plot.
This album could, with the right promotion, be an absolute monster. Already the band have picked up awards Stateside for best unsigned band and album. And they're already spreading the word via that great viral marketing tool, the Internet.
The band is essentially duo Dobs Vye (who looks like a more hairy Chris Martin) and James Reynolds who wrote and produced the album. Each track is superbly crafted and the album beautifully sequenced. It starts kicking in with 'Children ...
Antonio (Lucio) Vivaldi (1678 - 1741); Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788); (Johann Georg) Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787); (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Franz (Peter) Schubert (1797 - 1828); (Jakob Ludwig) Felix Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy) (1809 - 1847); Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897); (Louis-)Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869)
