Let’s imagine that an archaeological dig unearths a precious statue from antiquity. Sadly, however, the sculpture is incomplete and missing arms and limbs. Such was the case in the early 16th century, and soon, a competition got underway to reconstruct

Classical, jazz and popular music are some of the most well spread music genres around the world. They are very different, but they often meet. Their places of origin and history differ, too, and each has evolved into a very

György Cziffra (1921-1994) is universally hailed as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. A musicologist wrote, “In the realm of classical music, his name has been immortalised as synonym of piano playing… He had a remarkable virtuoso

Bagatelle noun: bagatelle; plural noun: bagatelles a thing regarded as too unimportant or easy to be worth much consideration. (Oxford Languages definition) A bagatelle is a short piece of music, typically for the piano, and usually of a light, mellow

The period of the 1960s in New York was a key moment in the history of American art. It was a unique space of time in the country’s history and one which had a lasting influence in Europe too. One

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