Music is a ‘never-ending pursuit, and I love it’ I caught young cellist Sterling Elliott towards the end of a mammoth tour of the USA with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, having visited New York, Kansas, Illinois, Arizona,
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"Classical music is only for elderly people"... is it though?
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Franz Schubert – Impromptu in G-flat, D899/3 Understanding Schubert most famous Impromptu in the “black note key” -
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Klaus Mäkelä and Yuja Wang What happens when two brilliant musicians fall in love - and then fall apart? -
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“Casta Diva” by Vincenzo Bellini Beloved aria performed by Joan Sutherland, Cecilia Bartoli, Sumi Jo and more -
Frédéric Chopin and George Sand: The Real Story Behind Their Relationship One of the most iconic couples of the Romantic Era
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Johann Christian Bach was born on 5 September 1735, the eighteenth child of Johann Sebastian Bach, and the youngest of his eleven sons. Johann Sebastian was nearly 50 at the time of his birth, and he supervised his son’s early
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Charles Koechlin: Paysages et marines, Op. 63 When French artist Henri Rivière (1864–1951) designed his first set of lithographs, it was for a very specific audience. The 16 pictures that formed Les aspects de la nature (Aspects of Nature) were
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Augusta Holmès joined Saint-Saëns, Dukas, and her teacher César Franck in using storytelling music to build a distinctly French musical identity against German advocates of "pure music." Listen to how she musically depicts Andromeda chained to the rocks and Perseus arriving to defeat the monster Cetus in our featured recording.
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From ancient times, humankind has not just relied on the sun; we have worshiped it. It’s no surprise then that the sun has been a potent inspiration for artists and musicians across the centuries. So put on your sunglasses and