Franz Liszt is often remembered as the quintessential Romantic era piano virtuoso and composer. Less often discussed, however, is the remarkable group of women composers and pianists who studied with him, admired him, challenged him, or were otherwise inspired by

Russian pianist Stanislav Neuhaus carried on the tradition of his father, the pianist and teacher Heinrich Neuhaus (1888–1964). Heinrich taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1922 to 1964 and was the author of The Art of Piano Playing (1958), considered

A popular trombone saying goes like this: Marriage is like playing the trombone. It looks easy until you try it! The trombone is widely recognised as a challenging brass instrument, particularly due to its slide mechanism, which requires precise muscle

Although it’s a practice frowned upon today due to social taboos, a surprisingly high number of great composers married their cousins. These relationships shaped influential careers, inspired music, and in some cases even triggered familial or religious conflicts (or all

In the world of classical music, atonal music often receives a cool reception. Listeners who love listening to Schubert or Schumann often tap out when Schoenberg is on the program. It makes a certain amount of sense. The dissonances common

The voice is the ultimate instrument. It is the first — and, in many ways, the last. Humanity has sung for as long as it has existed. While there are countless emblematic works for solo voice, it is perhaps in

As the year 1926 dawned, classical music was on the brink of technological revolution. New tools for capturing, transmitting, and synchronising sound were changing everything about how people listened to and interacted with live music. Radios were entering living rooms

The intertwined lives of Frédéric Chopin, George Sand, and her daughter Solange Dudevant form one of the most complex family stories of the Romantic era. Today, we’re looking at the relationship between the three. We’ll trace the origins and evolution