Unveiling: 7 Most controversial pieces of classical music
They may hail from different eras and diverse parts of the world, but all these pieces have one thing in common: they have all turned heads in the classical music…
A Comparative Study: Baroque versus Classical Music
One of the outstanding differences between these key periods of Western Classical Music is the change in creative thinking. Baroque music as we can clearly hear in the music of a composer…
Classical Pianist Serenades 61-Year-Old Elephant with “Moonlight Sonata”
There are many things people can do to lower their stress levels. Listening to classical music is one of the most effective ways to reduce cortisol. When a classical pianist…
An elderly woman criticizes a man about the “bash piano,” then he sits down and makes her regret her words
We can all learn life lessons—no matter the age. Most of us have been raised to respect our elders. We were taught that anyone who was born before us has…
A musician carries a cello up a mountain before performing Bach at the “Top of the World” at 10,000 feet
After this inspiring weekend, I didn’t need anything particularly energizing to start my week. But, then again, it’s hard to refuse a shot inspiration when it falls right into…
Can You Tell the Difference Between JS Bach and AI Bach? AI Creates a Piece in the Style of Bach
The artificial intelligence community Botnik published a 2018 Coachella Lineup poster composed entirely of performer names generated by neural networks. It does get one wondering what the music of “Lil…
Experience J.S. Bach’s Beloved Baroque Music on the Lautenwerck, His Preferred Instrument Lost to Time
If you want to hear the music of Johann Sebastian Bach played on the instruments that actually existed during the stretch of the 17th and 18th centuries in which…
Huberman’s List: The Violinist Who Saved Jews During World War II
The roll call of great 20th-century violinists includes so many incredible Jewish artists: Jascha Heifetz. David Oistrakh. Mischa Elman. Ida Haendel. Isaac Stern. Yehudi Menuhin. Itzhak Perlman. Among the most…
Overcoming Deafness: Embracing Brilliance Without Bounds
Twenty years after composer Johann Sebastian Bach died, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, and baptized on Dec. 17, 1770. Beethoven was a pupil of the Austrian composer…
Unveiling: 17 Bizarre, Mind-Blowing Facts and Stories About Mozart
Genius and insanity often go hand-in-hand, so it should come as no surprise Mozart, the paramount musical genius of the western world, was kinda off his rocker. An eccentric man known…