Wives And Loves Of Great Composers
It is often said that behind every great and successful man stands a great woman. This old saying certainly applies to famous composers as well. Like … Read more
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14 Exceptionally Rare Videos Of Famous Composers In The Last Century
The Classical period was over far too early for any film footage to existing. Textbooks usually say that the Romantic period ended in 1900 and … 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
Beethoven vs Chopin: The Two Famous Composers
Beethoven vs Chopin There are many levels on which a comparison of these musical giants could be made. One might be an analysis of their … Read more
12 Delicious Food Recipes Named After Famous Musicians
Many of the foods we enjoy today were named for their creator or the inspiration of the recipe. So many foods and recipes we take … Read more
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
The Virtuoso Pianists: Liszt, Rachmaninoff, and Horowitz
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
The Best of Mozart (7 Beautiful Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
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
How Hard Is Für Elise Difficulty | By Ludwig Van Beethoven
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
These Are The 12 Most Expensive Violins Of All Time
In 2006, this damaged violin was found in the attic of a home in Britain. After two years of in-depth trace analysis it was proved … Read more
7 Best German Composers Of All Time
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 – 10 Facts About The Great Romanian Composer
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
15 Most Inspiring Jacqueline du Pré Quotes
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
The Piano Music Of Lesser-known Composers
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