Thesis project featuring classical music CD covers with nature theme and lesser known facts about the composer.
Thesis supervisor: Jody Hewgill

Fanny Mendelossohn's Why are the Roses so Pale, much like the rest of her compositions, was overshadowed by her famous brother Felix, and her family's discouraging her from publishing her music under her own name in fear of her appearing as an improper lady.

Nicolo Paganini's astounishing skill with the violin led to rumours of him being in league with the devil.

Claude Vivier's Lonely Child speaks of the composer's abandonment at birth with its haunting vocals and bells.

A choral classic, Bach's ambitious St. Matthew Passion is a testament of his piety.

Claude Debussy’s La Mer combined his love for the sea and Japanese prints. Its poor reception was partially due to his affair with a singer.

Erik Satie’s Furniture music was the precursor of background music. A famous patron of the legendary Black Cat Cabaret, Satie was a raging alcoholic to boot.

Dvorak's Cello Concerto, partially a tribute to his deceased sister-in-law, who didn't return his love. The composer was a pigeon aficionado.

Stravinsky's Rite of Spring (piano four-hands) - Sparking a riot on its premier, this ballet narrates a pagan ritual where a virgin dances to death as sacrifice to the spring gods.

Camille Saint-Saens’ Danse Macabre paints a disturbing and violent scene of the dead reanimating at the stroke of midnight.