Enchanting Landscapes in Melody: Edvard Grieg’s Most Famous Musical Masterpieces
Edvard Grieg music – his most famous works Edvard Grieg is considered to be Norway’s greatest composer. And of course he is from Bergen. During his career he wrote piano…
Rossini: The Italian Mozart – Exploring the Musical Brilliance of Gioacchino Rossini
Gioacchino Rossini was born in Pesaro on the 29 th of February 1792, three months after Mozart. Just like him, he was extremely talented already at a young age, an…
Ravel’s Timeless Treasures: 10 Essential Pieces by the Great Composer
Discover our selection of the best Ravel works including ‘Boléro’, ‘Daphnis Et Chloé’ and ‘Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte’. Maurice Ravel was one of the leading composers of impressionist music…
Harmonizing Nature’s Symphony: 10 Fascinating Facts About Jean Sibelius, the Maestro of Finland
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) is by far one of the greatest Finnish composers there has ever lived and is possibly one of the best examples of late Romanticism that there is. Sibelius…
Rediscovering a Baroque Master: Georg Philipp Telemann – Among the Famous Composers in History
A self-taught musical genius! It seems hard to believe, but during the first quarter of the 18th century, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was considered the greatest living composer besides George…
A Review of Bruckner’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5 – Nelsons’ Buoyant Interpretation Unleashes Captivating Lyricism
The conductor’s latest journey through Bruckner (and Wagner) is typically extrovert, allowing the music to flow naturally Unless Andris Nelsons is intending to record “Die Nullte” (the D minor symphony Bruckner composed in 1869…
Divine Harmony: Exploring the Sacred Music of Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Berthold Auerbach Welcome to the journey. I’ll post information about composer study, composers, and music in general here. I’ve…
Unraveling the Masterpieces: The Talented Composer Giacomo Puccini
The talented composer Giacomo Puccini Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Second Maria Puccini (Lucca, December 22, 1858 – Brussels, 29 November 1924) was an Italian composer, considered one of the greatest opera…
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): The First Impressionist Composer
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was a French composer known for his groundbreaking work in the style of Impressionism. He was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and…
Timeless Maestro: Resuming the Berlioz Saga at 92 – The Man Behind the Book
French composer Hector Berlioz died 150 years ago. He has been a lifelong favorite of the British author David Cairns, who wrote Berlioz’s biography and edited and translated his memoirs.…