13 Interesting Facts About the Innovative Violinist and Composer Maddalena Laura Sirmen
Her music was admired by Leopold Mozart. She was one of the first composers to write string quartets. As a young woman, she wrote a set of six violin concertos…
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Brought to Life by a Spanish Flashmob of 100 Musicians
The fact that Beethoven was completely deaf by the time he composed this, the final and most famous movement in his renowned 9th Symphony, is beyond incredible. He wrote “Ode…
Top 10 List Of Yo-Yo Ma Albums Provides A Wide Field Of Musical Styles From Which To Choose
Yo-Yo Ma boasts an incredibly large library of repertoire, so it can be hard to choose which album you should buy (unless you have the option of buying them all!).…
Listen to the Pieces Mozart Composed When He Was Only Five Years Old
A preternaturally talented, precocious child, barely out of toddlerhood, in powdered wig and knee-breeches, capering around the great houses of 18th century Europe between virtuoso performances on the harpsichord. A…
Cellist-Composer Performing ‘Lament for the Tree’ Mourns Felled Tree at Sycamore Gap
Italian composer-cellist Riccardo Pes has shared his musical act of sorrow following the recent felling of the Sycamore Gap Tree in Northumberland. Located near Hadrian’s Wall, the Sycamore Gap Tree…
Yehudi Menuhin’s Annotated Copy of Bach’s Solo Violin Sonata No.2
A marked-up first page of Bach’s Sonata no.2, from the Sonatas and Partitas, ed. Adolf Busch (1919) For Yehudi’s 13th birthday his father Moshe presented him with the Bach Gesellschaft…
17 Greatest Romantic Composers Who Shaped Music
The Romantic era was one of great change in musical styles, breaking free of the strict conventions placed on composers and musicians during the classical period and setting the stage…
Viola Masterclass: Arrangement of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Bach’s cello suites contain so many wonderful details that it’s impossible to play them the same each time you perform them. There are so many things to consider that it’s…
Top 24 Composers of the Romantic Era Do Not Miss
From symphonies to opera, exciting changes were taking place in the world of classical music during an 80 year period (1820–1900), as composers began breaking the rules and foundations of…
Lizzo’s Performance with a 200-Year-Old Crystal Flute Sparks Debate Over Its Historical Significance
A singer, entertainer, and classically trained flutist, Lizzo became the only known person to play a 200-year-old crystal flute. The rare flute is not only a historical artifact itself, but…