In 1982, master storyteller Roald Dahl published a collection of poems under the title Revolting Rhymes. This parody of six favourite fairy tales features his darkly comic twists complete with rollicking rhymes and hilarious surprise endings. Humorously deviating from the

French composer, organist, and improviser Thierry Escaich believes that his skill in improvisation is the most important part of his art. The art of the improviser is one that is a particular skill of the classical organist. Improvisation is used

Since we recently featured the fifteen Shostakovich String Quartets and the seventeen Weinberg String Quartets, I thought it only fitting to reveal some remarkable cutting-edge tendencies in the brilliant Six String Quartets of Béla Bartók, one of the most important

‘My Never-Ending Quest for Art’ If asked to name a YouTube music video with over 200 million views, who would spring to mind? Beyoncé, perhaps? Maybe Ed Sheeran? But…Chopin? A certain recording of his ever-popular Nocturne in E-flat (Op.9/2) has

Sergei Prokofiev was born on 23 April 1891 in Sontsivka, present-day Ukraine. He became one of the famous rebellious enfant terribles of twentieth-century Russian music. Here are a few facts about his life and career: Prokofiev’s music blended steely modernism

Teodor Doré is a composer and a pianist who recently released an album, Portraits of Cities. In the album, Doré takes us to different cities around the world. It captured the urban soundscapes during his visits to Istanbul, Helsinki, Beirut,