Apart From Being An Instrument That Has The Capacity To Blow The Top Of Your Head Off Through Its Incredible Volume, The Organ Can Be A Contemplative Instrument
For an instrument that is said to rule over all the other family members in the vast empire of musical instruments, the organ does not get much prominence or recognition. …
Have You Ever Heard Bach Played On 15 Highly Distorted Electric Guitars?
Laurie Anderson © Noah Greenburg Does your music collection have a cross-section of classical and electronic music? If not, it should. Because classical and electronic music share many sonic similarities.…
Composer Francesco Geminiani and Taste in Classical
Unknown: Francesco Geminiani Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762) was, in his day, one of the great composers and musicians in Europe, often considered the equal of Handel or Corelli. Born in Lucca, Italy, he…
The Initiator of A New Musical Era – Viennese Classicism – “The Father Of The Symphony”
Franz Joseph Haydn was born in 1732 into a family of humble origins and very large numbers in the Austrian town of Rohrau. His father, a carter, was taught to play a little…
Arcangelo Corelli: Decoding 370 Years On Top Of The Charts
As we eagerly await October 27, 2023, the release date of our new CD set of Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerti Grossi Op. 6, and as the images of the first three “video chapters” of…
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Child Grew Up On ‘Bread And Notes’
If Johann Sebastian Bach had a destiny, it was written on a stave: the last of seven children – seven, like the musical notes – and a descendant of a 150-year lineage of…
Joseph Szigeti’s Curiosity and Dedication to Practice Paid Off
The Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti (1892-1973) carried the nickname “The Scholarly Virtuoso.” That nickname is hardly surprising as Szigeti authored a number of books. Among them, we find a…
Why Bach Wrote the Rules and Debussy Broke Them All
Bach is often considered as the father of Western classical (and popular) music. His influence is great and still resonates today. Through a vast creative output Bach consolidated the rules of…
Corelli and JS Bach: The Musical and Architectural Baroque Style
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713) and Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) were two of the composers most familiar to me in my youth, with their oratorios, concerti grossi and choral compositions, respectively, heard particularly during the…
Fritz Kreisler: The Violin Virtuoso Who Fooled The World
Fritz Kreisler was one of the most naturally gifted violinists of his time. Born in 1875, he composed and performed haunting, romantic melodies that became huge hits, becoming world-renowned for his…