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Angelica Frey

Angelica Frey is an Italian former scholar in Classics who just got her master’s degree in journalism from NYU. She has written for Saveur and First We Feast and is now a regular contributor to New York Magazine’s Bedford+Bowery. She has a soft spot for Germanic mythology, Tchaikovsky and Japanese pop culture.
David Bowie

David Bowie musical coming to London

Jul 1, 2018Aug 6, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Less than one year after David Bowie’s death, the David Bowie musical Lazarus will play in London from 25 October 2016 to 22 January 2017 … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL, JAZZ, ROCK, POP Tags Lazarus, London, theatre

Try out Bach on the banjo

Jul 1, 2018Aug 5, 2016 by Angelica Frey

The arpeggiated chords in the prelude of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 are almost universally known. The technical demands of such a piece, however, are … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL Tags Bach cello suites, banjo
Joshua Bell

Who are the musicians playing a Stradivarius?

May 27, 2020Aug 5, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Several world-class soloists play violins by Antonio Stradivari, but those instruments are not universally cherished as one might think. Christian Tetzlaff, for example, stopped playing … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL Tags Antonio Stradivari, Cello, Stradivarius, viola, violin
Beethoven

New Beethoven portrait covers 1 million square feet

Jul 1, 2018Aug 4, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Ludwig Van Beethoven’s portraits depict a man with an intense gaze,a  strong jaw, furrowed brows and a mane of wavy hair. Those features lend themselves … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL Tags art, portrait
Bolshoi

HBO’s Bolshoi Babylon takes a look behind the scenes

Jul 1, 2018Aug 4, 2016 by Angelica Frey

You may remember that in January 2013, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater Sergei Filin suffered serious injuries after getting sulphuric acid thrown in … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL Tags Bolshoi Theatre, documentary, Moscow, Russia
screenshot

Have you ever seen this rare footage of Glenn Gould practicing?

May 27, 2020Aug 3, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Prepare to be mesmerized by this video of Glenn Gould practicing the Sinfonia part of The Partita no.2 by Johann Sebastian Bach. A lifelong admirer … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, INSPIRATIONAL Tags Piano, practicing, video
Teletubbies

Did you ever find Teletubbies creepy? Try this video

May 27, 2020Aug 2, 2016 by Angelica Frey

You will not be able to get this video featuring a psychedelic mash-up of Teletubbies footage paired with Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire out of your mind. … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags Teletubbies, video
Robert Schumann

Exploring the link between manic depression and artistic creativity

May 27, 2020Aug 2, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Understanding the link between manic depressive illness and artistic creation is quite fascinating: it dips into the “mad genius” archetype and current studies are now … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL Tags composer, creativity, depression, music, psychology
Verdi

Opera doesn’t just move you emotionally

May 20, 2020Aug 1, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Music moves you, that is a fact. And this doesn’t just happen to music lovers. Unlike other forms of art, music is able to stir … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL, INSPIRATIONAL, MUSIC TECH Tags emotions, Neuroscience, research, Royal Opera House, Stephen Fry
Game of Thrones

“Light of the Seven” is yet another great Game of Thrones track

May 31, 2018Jul 31, 2016 by Angelica Frey

When Queen Cersei decided to blow up the Sept of Baelor in the season 6 finale of Game of Thrones, composer Ramin Djawadi graced the … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags Game of thrones, Light of the Seven, organ, Piano
Igor Stravinsky

Check out Philharmonia’s interactive Stravinsky documentary

Jul 1, 2018Jul 30, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Philharmonia released an interactive documentary on Stravinsky to coincide with the ongoing Stravinsky:Myths&Rituals festival at London’s South Bank. It brilliantly illustrates the composer’s life and is well … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL Tags documentary, Russia

See why the acoustic guitar is perfect for Star Wars’ Imperial March

May 20, 2020Jul 29, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Our worship of Darth Vader (we empathize with Kylo Ren) and his theme never fades, and we think this cover performed by musician Jonas Levfert … Read more

Categories MUSIC FUN Tags acoustic guitar, Darth Vader, guitar, star wars
Students studying

Move over Mozart: video game music helps productivity

May 20, 2020Jul 26, 2016 by Angelica Frey

Sorry, Mozart fans. You might have to reconsider all those articles praising Mozart’s works for their beneficial effects on productivity: it seems like the child … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL, LISTS Tags study, video game, video games, work
David Garrett

See David Garrett try out Stradivari and Guarneri violins

May 20, 2020Jul 24, 2016 by Angelica Frey

When violinist David Garrett paid a visit to the Museo del Violino in Cremona, which boasts several Amati, Guarneri, Stradivari and Rugeri violins, he had … Read more

Categories CLASSICAL Tags Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, Guarneri Del Gesu, Stradivarius, violin, violin concerto
Herding Call

See the effect of a soprano’s ancient herding call

May 20, 2020Jul 23, 2016 by Angelica Frey

During a bright summer night, soprano Jonna Jinton showed us the magic of an ancient Swedish herding call. Soon after she started vocalizing, the cows … Read more

Categories INSPIRATIONAL, MUSIC FUN Tags cows, herding call, Soprano
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