Happy Birthday in Wagner—or Tristan— Style
Just in time for the Composer’s birthday, we found a version of a Happy Birthday performed in pure Wagner-like style. However, we found this rendition … Read more
Angelica Frey
Does the Musical Saw sound like an otherworldly Soprano?
Spooky, but beautiful, right? Also known as “singing saw,” the musical saw is capable of creating an ethereal tone very similar to the theremin, even … Read more
The Tiniest Grand Piano Ever
It’s a fact: all our tech devices are getting smaller and sleeker (with the exception of the headphones), so it should come to no surprise … Read more
Four Curious Facts About Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
Before Tchaikovsky started composing ballet music, that genre mainly contained vapid stuff in Russia: usually it was little more than background music meant to display … Read more
Interstellar soundtrack rendition for Piano and Organ sounds Majestic
Lyon-based Grissini Project recorded this rendition of Interstellar’s “No Time For Caution” in the Church of Notre Dame Saint Vincent in Lyon. That’s the soundtrack … Read more
11-Year-Old Curtis Elton is the Youngest-Ever Person to Receive a Music Degree
The eleven-year-old Curtis Elton, who received a LTCL at Trinity College London, started playing the piano when he was three. He used to listen to … Read more
Watch The Notes Come To Life In This Animation Of The Bolero
In a video that looks just like a segment of Disney’s Silly Symphonies or Fantasia, artist Simon Brethé animates the pentagram, making the notes of … Read more
Q&A: Violinist Eric Silberger shows us the endless possibilities of Classical Music
If you need proof that classical music lends itself to countless contexts and environments, well, let us just tell you that violinist Eric Silberger performed … Read more
Bach’s Prelude n.1 in C Major with Boomwhackers? Sounds legit.
The Members of French juggling ensemble Les Objets Volants show us how Bach’s Prelude n.1 in C major can be executed with boomwhackers which, in … Read more
Is this glass harp version of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy better than the original?
Polish Glass music duo “Glass Duo” graces the stage of the Santo Stefano Basilica in Bologna with a dreamlike interpretation of Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the … Read more
Ten Sensual Classics because yes, Classical Music Can Be Sexy
We know, we know. As soon as someone mentions “erotic” classical music and sensual classics, you immediately think of Ravel’s Bolero and its joke about … Read more
Watch Beyoncé dance the “Single Ladies” choreography to Shostakovich
The popular choreography of Single Ladies is surprisingly fitting to Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony, to the point that the strings in the opening of this video closely … Read more
Listen to Tina Guo’s Game of Thrones cover to prepare to get back to King’s Landing
Westerosi, Essosi, pro-Lannisters, pro-Khaleesi, pro-Stark, pro-anyone-we-forgot-to-mention, the wait is almost over. In less than a week, the universe created by George R.R. Martin will grace our … Read more
Vivaldi’s Summer Got Metal
Thirteen-year-old Tina S flawlessly performs a metal version of Vivaldi’s Presto: it’s actually an adaptation penned by Patrick Rondat in 1996. Rondat, an instrumental heavy … Read more
You Can’t Believe How Much Rachmaninoff Influenced Popular Music
The creators behind this video have it completely right. There’s a reason why Rachmaninoff’s music is so widely known and almost unanimously appreciated: for the past century, it … Read more