The Hurdy-Gurdy & John Alden Carpenter’s Adventures in a Perambulator
John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), although forgotten now, was one of the leading American composers of the early 20th century. Both his songs and his orchestral music were performed widely, and,…
The Scandalous Tale: Unraveling Debussy’s Second Wife’s Intriguing Story, Emma Bardac-Debussy
Her affair with Debussy resulted in a scandal that split the Parisian music world apart – and almost led to the death of Debussy’s first wife. Today we’re looking at the life…
Kid Duo Astounds Audience With Glorious Performance Of “You Raise Me Up”
Kid Duo Shock Audience There can hardly be anyone in the world who has not heard the song You Raise Me Up. Younger music fans may remember Westlife’s version…
Musical Time Travel: 10 Fun and Exciting Clarinet Sonatas from the 19th Century
As we discovered in our last blog 10 Fun and Exciting Clarinet Duos, the clarinet was a real latecomer to the family of musical instruments. It slowly appeared in European court…
Tchaikovsky and Antonina Milyukova’s Marriage: The Desperately Sad Story
‘From today I seriously intend to enter into lawful matrimony with anyone at all.’ Tchaikovsky made this apparently flippant comment to his brother Modest in 1876, when he was 36. Unfortunately, he…
Five-year-old Evan Le Plays Chopin’s “Minute Waltz” and Leaves Audience in Awe
Evan Le, also known as “Evan Duy Quốc Lê”, was born in May 2011 in California to Vietnamese parents. His parents had immigrated from Vietnam eventually becoming naturalized citizens of…
Why Chopin Wrote Less Piano and Orchestral Music Than You Can Count on Your Two Hands
The majority of Chopin’s surviving works are for the piano. Surprisingly, however, the composer only left us with two piano concertos and a handful of other works for piano and…
Emotional Harmony: A Father-Daughter Piano Duet That Strikes a Chord in Your Heart
A proud musical father took the time to capture timeless moments from his daughter Emilie’s upbringing. He has put together a collection of twenty musical moments shared with his daughter…
Putri Ariani’s Qualifying Round Performance Leaves Simon Cowell Utterly Speechless
It is easy to get jaded by television talent shows. The shows have a formula and while many of the contestants are talented enough, a fair number are just not…
This Teen’s Special Performance Left His Teacher in Tears
This teen turned on the waterworks when he performed covers of Paul McCartney’s songs ‘Let It Be’ and ‘Hey Jude’ for a school assignment. His special parody left his teacher…