The Contribution of Antonio Vivaldi to Baroque Music
It is consistently a challenge to summarise the life of an individual in around a thousand words. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), was not only a phenomenally … Read more
It is consistently a challenge to summarise the life of an individual in around a thousand words. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), was not only a phenomenally … Read more
One outstanding characteristic of the Romantic period was the rise of the virtuoso pianist-composer. Many features of the Romantic Era were somewhat extreme, particularly in … Read more
In this day and age of top ten, best one hundred, and all-time greatest, it’s challenging to be asked to write an article on the … Read more
I was certain that I knew this little piece of Beethoven’s quite well having played it, listened to it, and taught it for decades. Following … Read more
Best is quite a troublesome word to associate with almost anything, but here I have the dilemma of attributing it to German composers. In the … Read more
George Enescu was a Romanian composer, violinist, pianist, conductor, and teacher, regarded as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and Romania’s most … Read more
1.Niccolò Paganini The famous violinist Niccolo Paganini once did a good deed for Nicette, a peasant girl who cooked and cleaned for him. She was … Read more
Jacqueline du Pré is arguably the greatest talent to ever play the cello. She combined mind, heart, body and soul to produce the most expressive … Read more
Frederick Chopin has to be one of the most iconic composers of his age. In so many ways he embodies the Romantic image of a … Read more
Many of us are very familiar with the equation E=MC2 and the many pictures of the wild-haired scientist who created it, but what do you know … Read more
Are you experiencing racing pulse and rapid breathing, dry mouth and tight throat, trembling hands, knees, lips, and voice, sweaty and cold hands, nausea and an uneasy feeling in your stomach, and vision changes? Are … Read more
In 1897, a few months from death, Johannes Brahms could be found in front of his stove surrounded by pages of personal correspondence and sheet … Read more
It’s often said that history is written by the victorious. In a cultural context, this is no different, especially the further one travels back in … Read more
To appreciate the extensive influence Italian opera has had on Classical music we need to take a good look into its past. One claim is … Read more
Nationalism can be considered to refer to music that embraces some traditional elements such as that of folk songs or typical dance forms. It can … Read more