The Enchanted Melodies of Royalty: The Hurdy-Gurdy’s Enduring Appeal Amongst French Kings Since Medieval Times
The hurdy-gurdy, known in France as the vielle a roue or just vielle, has a long history and has been played by everyone from blind beggars to the nobility. The origin of the…
The World’s Seven Strangest Musical Instruments
Artists are people with unlimited creativity, from the food and vegetables eaten every day can become a musical instrument that creates a special melody. Let’s follow JS BACH to explore the following strange but real…
27 Variations On Bach’S Goldberg Variations, Everyone Wants A Goldberg
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould) © www.francemusique.fr We were thinking about Bach’s Goldberg Variations the other evening. Written, as related by Bach’s biographer Johann Forkel, for the ill and often…
4-Year-Old Piano Prodigy Earns Invitation to Perform at Carnegie Hall!
Like many parents, Tao Xie and Nicole Sun started looking for something to keep their 3-year-old busy during the novel coronavirus lockdown. Nicole plays…
Armless Pianist Lie Wei Amazes the World with Toes and Courage
Next time you feel like calling in sick because of your allergies or your cramps, think about the pianist Liu Wei. The 23-year-old had both arms amputated after touching…
WATCH: ‘He’s Beyond Special’: 11-Year-Old Autistic Musical Prodigy Receives $15000 Grand Piano
Some people say that all of our good deeds come back to us in some way. Bill Magnusson hopes that, in the long run, his generosity will benefit not…
Teenagers Sit Down At A Public Piano and Play Perfect “Interstellar” Cover Off Memory
Watch Ella’s version of “Interstellar” below, and be sure to share this story. We’re all blessed with a talent of one kind or another, but some gifts make everyone sit…
Young Piano Prodigy Leaves the Audience Spellbound with a Complex Performance
Talent is usually a combination of hard work and natural ability. While some people are born with an uncanny ability to paint, sing, or play an instrument, they still have…
World-Class Musician Returns to the Piano After 20 Years, Thanks to Bionic Gloves
João Carlos Martins is a renowned Brazilian musician and conductor, but because of a degenerative disease, he hasn’t been able to play the piano with both hands and all of…
The Best Recordings Of György Ligeti’s Violin Concerto Are Included Here
György Ligeti’s wild, radiantly paradoxical Violin Concerto has captured the imagination like few other modernist works of the last 30 – even 50 – years. The piece was composed…