10 Classical Music Pieces for Halloween
It’s that time of the year again, when people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gather to celebrate the deceased. So, whether you have to come … Read more
It’s that time of the year again, when people, regardless of their religious beliefs, gather to celebrate the deceased. So, whether you have to come … Read more
Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring has rather peculiar instrumentation and boasts passages such as a bassoon solo that uses its upper register. Then there’s the dance … Read more
Award-winning Double-bassist Zachery Camhi has been missing since September 18, 2016. Camhi is currently a graduate student at Boston University and went missing from the … Read more
Hands shaking, heart racing, a feeling of self-doubt, memory slips and inability to focus, you know the drill. These are some of the most common … Read more
Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity” is the central movement of Gustav Holst’s Planets Suite and has the most varied melodic structure: with its Stravinsky-like ostinati and … Read more
Whatever circumstances prevent you from attending the gala celebrating the 175th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, you can now enjoy it from any desktop, … Read more
Schumann’s Romances for Oboe and Piano are known for their simplicity but require a great mastery of breath control, as they present several longer, sustained … Read more
The aria “Der Hölle Rache” from The Magic Flute is known for its fast pace, its grandiosity and its hard-to-hit high notes: in fact, Mozart … Read more
It’s quite rare for the general public to catch a glimpse of a recording session, and when such videos are released, what we get is … Read more
Final Fantasy XV is set to be a memorable chapter of the Square Enix saga if only for the artistic ventures anticipating the November release … Read more
Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim recently unveiled his Youtube channel, and, in case you worry it will just collect his most notable performances, fear not: … Read more
When it was released in late 2010, “Rolling in the Deep” became an instant hit, and it was praised as an epic foot-stomping pop anthem … Read more
Search for any classical music piece or performance on Youtube and you are likely to stumble upon a plethora of comments that are critical of … Read more
Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s conductor David Robertson was never impressed with the acoustics of the Sydney Opera House, where his orchestra is based. The sound lacked … Read more
Today was the birthday of the great conductor, composer and music educator Leonard Bernstein, so we thought we’d take a look at some of his … Read more