This youngster came with his Teddy Bear to play Beethoven! As he started, The audience was stunned
There are a few kids who are so gifted beyond their age that it nearly makes you forget it’s only a kid you’re watching. Source: Youtube/Miquel Bonet In front of…
Musicians perform Bach on the Octobass, a massive string instrument invented in 1850
Take a look at the live performance above of a Johann Sebastian Bach chaconne. See that monstrous stringed instrument in the back? The one that looks like a movie prop?…
Experience Bach’s Masterpieces Performed on Original Baroque Instruments
We could say that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach transcends instrumentation. Wendy Carlos did a great deal to prove that with her 1968 album Switched-On Bach, composed entirely (and…
Bach’s The 21st Son Most People Don’t Know About: P.D.Q. Bach
Records tell us that Johann Sebastian Bach had 20 children over the course of his life (he did have two wives). But what most people don’t know is that he actually had a 21st…
Shakespearean Influence in Classical Music
William Shakespeare inspired some of the greatest musical scores ever written. We explore the operas, ballets, overtures, incidental music, tone poems, choral works and songs born out of his writing.…
On The Ed Sullivan Show in 1960, Nina Simone performed a flawless tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach
Some 80 years ago, in a small North Carolina town, Eunice Waymon, a musically gifted, nine-year-old black girl, began taking piano lessons in the home of an exacting Englishwoman…
Contribution of Women in Classical Music: Hildegard of Bingen, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and More
I am going to begin this article with a small confession. When I saw this title, it made me reflect on my musical education. What it shamefully highlighted was the…
The Scandalous Past of the Waltz
When you think of the waltz, you might start humming Tchaikovsky’s Waltz of the Flowers or The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II. Waltz music has certainly gone through much development since its origins…
The Most Stunning Women in Classical Music
Over 5.9K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Most Stunning Women in Classical Music The hottest female classic musicians each have found success not for…
Exceptional Performance by Scotland’s Premier Drummers Leaves Everyone Speechless
These tribal drummers put on an amazing display of precision and rhythm in a performance you will not soon forget. Set in a beautiful outdoor space, five tribal drummers joined…