CLASSICAL

Even though the Renaissance period covered over two hundred years of cultural history many of what would be considered to be famous pieces from that … Read more

The Renaissance period of music is one of the most diverse and exhilarating in the entire history of music. When you begin to delve and … Read more

When you listen to a concert, there’s a lot going on- and it’s not just the notes. It’s the way the performer moves her hands … Read more

Alongside Beethoven’s deserved reputation as a ground-breaking composer is his equally renowned deafness. This debilitating condition Beethoven suffered has become as much interest to enthusiasts … Read more

At first, the title of this article might make you think that this is a slightly odd subject but there is a world of interest … Read more

For the purposes of this article, I will broadly agree that the Romantic period of Western Classical Music runs from 1830 until the early 20th … Read more

Live recording of Symphony No.2 A complete score is available here. In so many ways Gustav Mahler epitomises the Romantic composer. Born on the 7th … Read more

The Magic Flute was the last opera that Mozart composed. It was an extremely busy and demanding year for Mozart who worked extensively on the … Read more

Even if you claim not to like the music of Mozart, after a single hearing of this sublime piece, I doubt whether anyone would remain … Read more

This delightful work originally had five movements. Its title translates as A Little Night Music, although it is really called Serenade number thirteen and was … Read more

Following the immense success of Peter Shaffer’s play “Amadeus” (1979), and later the film (1984), Mozart’s Requiem began to be perceived by many in a … Read more

Before Pachelbel’s Canon in D is dismissed or eternally embraced, I propose we examine the work and its context a little closer. Johann Pachelbel was … Read more