For as long as composers have been writing music, they’ve been inspired by the mystery, mood, and mythology of the night. We’ve gathered ten pieces of classical music about the night that explore themes associated with the hours after dark,
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A War Cemetery in Sound
Johanna Doderer’s Second Symphony “Bohinj” September 19th, 2024Austrian composer Johanna Doderer (b. 1969) looked at the Slovenian Lake Bohinj for her second symphony, Bohinj (2015). Lake Bohinj in Slovenia is a remote lake on the edge of Triglav National Park. Ms. Doderer first focused on the magnificent -
Classical Music About Fire September 18th, 2024 Fire has endless contradictory connotations, from the agony of flesh burns to the heat of romantic passion to the comforting domestic warmth of hearth and home. Fire is also a universal symbol of both destruction and renewal. Maybe that’s why -
Mexican Independence Day 16 September
10 Most Famous Mexican Composers September 16th, 2024At one point, Mexico was known as New Spain. In fact, it was a colony of the Kingdom of Spain for over 300 years, and the colonial masters rather brutally ruled their subjects. In the end, a Catholic priest in -
Sergei Rachmaninoff
The Russian Romanzas September 7th, 2024The 83 Romances by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) include some of his finest and most memorable music. They are part of the Russian contribution to the great 19th-century stream of Romantic songs, and the composer cultivated the musical garden he inherited -
10 Pieces of Classical Music About Gardens September 5th, 2024 Classical music composers have always been drawn to the inspiration present in the natural world, and many have gotten close to it by gardening themselves or even writing music about gardens. Today, we’re looking at ten pieces of classical music -
30 Pieces of Classical Music About Autumn September 2nd, 2024 Need some classical music about autumn and the fall season to add to your playlist? We’ve got you covered! Today, we’re looking at almost four centuries of music. So grab a pumpkin spice latte, settle in, and enjoy these thirty -
An Unlikely Hero
Don Quixote in Music II September 1st, 2024Léon Minkus (1826-1917) was actually born Alois Ludwig Minkus in 1826 in Vienna. A violin virtuoso, conductor and composer, he made his first excursion into the world of ballet in collaboration with Marius Petipa in Paris in 1846. Minkus had -
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Bonus Repertoire for Piano Trio August 31st, 2024The piano trio, most commonly featuring the piano, a violin, and a cello, is one of the most popular pairings in classical chamber music. The amount of music written for this particular instrumental combination is absolutely staggering. Composers from A