The piano trio, most commonly featuring the piano, a violin, and a cello, is one of the most popular pairings in classical chamber music. The amount of music written for this particular instrumental combination is absolutely staggering. Composers from A

Throughout his life, Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) composed a total of 181 songs. That means that excluding folk-song arrangements, Grieg composed more vocal music than piano and chamber works together. From his 4 Songs Op. 2 of 1861 to the 5

Considered Britain’s most gifted and respected export among conductors after Simon Rattle, Daniel Harding’s devotion to music is “matched by his love of football, fast cars, and planes.” His early conducting career was truly remarkable as he was given the

C.P.E. Bach composed a number of character pieces for solo keyboard between 1754 and 1758. He used a French model, the pièce de caractère, and called his works Petites Pièces. The works were named after Bach’s friends and acquaintances. Although

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) originally hailed from Florence, and he was essentially known as a cheeky street musician in his youth. His talents, musical and otherwise, were recognized, and he ended up as an Italian language tutor to Louis XIV’s cousin

Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) first encountered the Danube in March 1923. On a visit to Bratislava, Slovakia, he saw the river and decided to write a Slavic symphonic poem about it. He regarded the river as Slavic since it passed through

The scandals and doings of centuries-old family dynasties have long been a source of fascination for the general public. Royals like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle manage to stay in the headlines day after day, keeping countless people entertained without

The violin and the cello are two of the most beloved members of the string family. Composers, performers, and audiences have adored them both for centuries. They share a common shape and ancestry, but each is very different, too, in