Ludwig van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He would become one of the most important figures in the history of Western music. Here are some things you should know about him: He always had a troubled home

A film by Jeff Buchanan “When he plays it is as if the keys of the piano were brushed by the wings of angels.” George Sand Author of ‘Winter in Majorca’ Composer Frédéric Chopin and authoress George Sand stayed on

One of the most frustrating things when it comes to learning about women composers from the Renaissance is that we know they existed, but all of their biographies are very bare-bones. When it comes to these mysterious, super-talented women, we

Something entirely inconceivable took place on 16 January 1938. On that day, Benny Goodman invaded Carnegie Hall, the citadel of American high culture. The “King of Swing” brought his own band, including Harry James on trumpet, Lionel Hampton on vibraphone

Puerto Rican composer Robert Sierra created a Carnaval of animals, and all come from the land of myths: Gargoyles, Sphinxes, Unicorns, Dragons, and The Phoenix. We start up on the roof, where the gargoyles live – their mysterious and somewhat

Two of the most iconic keyboard instruments in the history of music are the piano and the harpsichord. Of course, at first glance, they share important similarities. They look alike: both have keyboards, both come in a case and have

Walevska Cellist Extraordinary film of her life as a young cellist Two cellists you may not know were widely admired in the Twentieth Century. Christine Walevska (B 1945) had a scintillating tone with a gorgeous vibrato and was thought of

Mikhail Ėmmanuilovich Goldstein (1917-1989) was a Ukrainian-born composer, violinist, conductor, musicologist, and teacher. Born into a family of mathematicians, he received his first violin lessons at the age of four and, one year later, made his recital debut. Mind you,