What would Tchaikovsky have been without Nadezhda von Meck?
By now, even the least musically educated person can discern the main theme of Swan Lake, the celesta-based dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and … Read more
Angelica Frey
Five Types of Classical music lovers you find online
The Internet 2.0 gave us a great opportunity: user-generated content can allow anyone’s voice to be heard (a blessing or a curse?) and, as a … Read more
Seven Reasons Why You Should Date a Classical Musician
The contemporary dating scene might, at times, resemble TS Eliot’s wasteland or, worse, a post-apocalyptic landscape punctuated by primeval beings who shy away from light. Apps like … Read more
Wine, Women and Music: Six interesting facts about the Waltz
Whether you agree with Graf, or simply enjoy twirling or, like Wagner, you have the deepest admiration for Johann Strauss II’s Wein, Weib und Gesang, … Read more
“The last Romantic Composer:” seven interesting Facts about Rachmaninoff
Described as a “six and a half foot scowl” by Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninoff (born April 1st, 1873) rose to fame at age 18 with … Read more
Six Curious Facts about Perfect Pitch
The term “perfect pitch” indicates the ability to identify the pitch of a musical tone without an external reference pitch. The first studies about the … Read more
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
The Rite of Spring performed on melodicas sounds just as ominous as the original
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
Missing person alert issued for double bassist in New York
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
Learn more about “Composed,” a documentary investigating performance anxiety
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
How Holst’s Jupiter influenced film and video game scores
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
Watch the New York Philharmonic’s opening gala on Facebook Live tonight
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
Adaptation of Schumann’s Romances for Oboe and Piano shows banjos Can hold sustained notes
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
Listen to Mozart’s Queen of The Night aria on a bass
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
Finally, an honest look at a classical music recording session
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