The Piano Quartet genre has enticed and inspired many of history’s greatest composers. In my two previous blogs, we have truly listened to some incredible music, ranging from Mozart to Mahler and from Beethoven to Bartók. We are always so

Continuing on with our story of the Danube River in Music, as mentioned before, it wasn’t only Johann Strauss II who chose to immortalise the river in music. In his two collections of love songs, the Liebeslieder Waltzes, Opp. 52

As we celebrate Camille Saint-Saëns’ birthday on 9 October 1835, we remember a musical genius and the leader of the French musical renaissance during the later part of the 19th century. He composed in virtually every musical genre available to

Today we’re looking at pieces of classical music inspired by the sea. We’ll be listening to the work of composers who made musical waves, capturing the sea’s tranquility and its tumult. Anchors aweigh! Ludwig van Beethoven: Calm Sea and Prosperous

The summer is a time for balloons – children’s balloons in the park, adult balloon flights in the sky, or as a part of a day’s adventure at the theme park. Historically, their beginnings are associated with the great experiments

The story of Orpheus and Euridice is one of the early stories told in opera. From the first operas in 1600 by Caccini and Peri to the 21st century, the story of the musician and his lost love was central

Betrayal is one of the most painful – and sadly, most universal – of human experiences. No matter who you are or where you come from, we’ve all been let down by friends, family, or lovers. Luckily for the betrayed,

Johann Strauss II’s evergreen An der schönen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314, wasn’t, of course, the only piece of music about the Danube. Franz Schubert, in his 1817 setting of Johann Meyrhofer’s pessimistic poem Auf der Danau,