The Negative Aspects of Being an Adult Violin Learner
While there is elitism and judgement in every profession, it particularly saddens me to see it in the musical community. As musicians, we should more than understand the joy of…
The Top 13 Bach Pieces: His Essential Works
When you think of classical music, Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the first names to come to mind. A legendary German composer and one of the quintessential figures of…
The Best Classical Music for Newbies
It’s a pity that some of the most exciting and evocative music we know has been saddled with the misleading label ‘classical’. All the more ironic since certain styles of…
Mozart’s Digitalized Diary: The Creative Hub for His Last Masterpieces Now Accessible Online
We have a tendency to regard Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music as having emerged fully formed into the world, not least because we hear it performed almost exclusively in a highly…
Hazel Scott: From Classical and Jazz Virtuoso to One of America’s Premier Pianists
Hazel Dorothy Scott was a Trinidadian-born jazz and classical pianist and singer and she also performed as herself in several movies. Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on June 11,…
A New Dartmouth Study Finds Mozart Sonatas Can Help Treat Epilepsy
Many and bold are the claims made for the power of classical music: not just that it can enrich your aesthetic sensibility, but that it can do everything from deter…
The “Devil’s Interval” Is a Set of the Scariest Musical Notes in History
During the Middle Ages, the Catholic Church dominated every sphere of life as the most powerful institution in medieval Europe. It monopolized education and deeply affected architecture, art, and even…
Three Hours of Yo-Yo Ma’s Bach Cello Suites: Melodies That “Help Us Navigate Through Troubled Times”
“Believe it or not, this was the very first piece of music I started on the cello when I was four years old,” said Yo Yo Ma before playing the “Prelude”…
Discover The Story Behind The Three Tenors’ Concert In Rome Which Became The Best-Selling Classical Album Of All Time
The Three Tenors’ legendary first joint performance took place at Rome’s Terme di Caracalla on July 7, 1990. The trio, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras, and Luciano Pavarotti, whose repertoire ranged…
Beethoven’s Masterpiece Opera “Fidelio” Honors Love And Freedom
Explore Beethoven’s only opera ‘Fidelio’, a masterpiece celebrating love and freedom, featuring our recommended recording starring Jonas Kaufmann. There are certain operatic scenes that never fail to tingle the scalp.…