In classical music, the Romantic Era lasted from around 1810 to around 1910. That century gave us some of the most famous symphonies in the repertoire. Nineteenth-century composers like Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Dvořák, Schubert, Mahler, Rachmaninoff, and others elevated the symphony
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Henri Dutilleux – Mysterious, Crystalline and Colourful March 25th, 2023 Think of the world of French modernism, and many may speak of Ravel, Debussy, Boulez, or Messiaen. Henri Dutilleux (1916-2013), while not perhaps immediately springing to mind, represents a fusion of the many strands of mid twentieth century French music. -
The Musician’s Curiosity March 25th, 2023 The important thing is not to stop questioning… Never lose holy curiosity – Albert Einstein One of the tenets of my own musical study, my writing, and my life in general is to “stay curious”. I’ve always been curious and -
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25 March: Béla Bartók Was Born March 25th, 2023It is somewhat ironic that not a single Hungarian town in which Béla Bartók spent his youth is now within Hungarian boundaries. At the time of his birth on 25 March 1881, the town of Nagyszentmiklós was part of the -
Harriet Mackenzie and the World Heart Beat Music Academy March 24th, 2023 ‘Music will be your Friend for Life’ On 24th March, internationally acclaimed violinist Harriet MacKenzie gives a concert to mark the opening of a new hall at the World Heart Beat Music Academy, a music school in southwest London offering -
The Bulletproof Musician: An Interview With a Performance Psychologist Noa Kageyama March 24th, 2023 Noa Kageyama is a performance psychologist who focuses on teaching performing artists to apply principles of sports psychology to demonstrate their full potential even under pressure. Noa has a thriving career. In addition to maintaining his popular performance psychology blog, -
Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis March 23rd, 2023 Ralph Vaughan Williams’ 1910 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis was his consummate mix of all that interested him: folksong and the glories of English music from earlier centuries and their modal scales. His form was the 17th century -
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Hovhaness, Hiroshige and Fujita March 21st, 2023Alan Hovhaness’ Piano Sonatas Inspired by Paintings of Cats Cats were the favourite creatures of the Ukiyo-e (floating world) painters. They were shown in all kinds of attitudes: caught up in hunting, caught up in clothing, washing, playing, sleeping, in -
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21 March: Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130 Was Premiered March 21st, 2023Completed in early 1826, Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130 premiered on 21 March 1826 as part of the concluding subscription concert by the Schuppanzigh Quartet. The work immediately caused great puzzlement, as we read in a contemporary review, “The most