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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Finding Comfort Through Music
From Chaos to Enlightenment December 6th, 2020Peoples and Cultures around the world have always been asking the fundamental question of human awareness, where did we come from and why are we here? Attempting to answer these fundamental questions, the human imagination has produced stories of creation -
Moving On – When It’s Time to Leave Your Piano Teacher December 6th, 2020 They say that goodbye is one of the hardest things to say, and saying goodbye to your piano teacher can be a difficult decision, especially if you have been taking lessons with that teacher for some time. There are many -
Paul Lewis at Wigmore Hall December 5th, 2020 9 December 2020: Haydn and Beethoven This concert will be live streamed on the Wigmore Hall website in HD, and all concerts in the Autumn Series will be available on demand for 30 days after the date of the concert. -
Truck Concerts, Drive-in Concerts: Creativity and Innovation in the Time of Covid December 5th, 2020 Symphony orchestras perform some of the greatest music ever created by mankind. Nonetheless, negative labels have been hurled at these bastions of classical music, accusations such as—they’re like an albatross, slow to embrace change; they uphold antiquated traditions and formats; -
Best Songs in A Minor December 5th, 2020 I have always loved the key of A minor. Maybe it’s because it is supposed to represent “pious womanliness,” whatever that means, and “tenderness of character.” I am personally very much comfortable with the description of tenderness of character. Schumann: -
Musicians – Enough With the Servility
Part 1: The Dress Code December 4th, 2020A while ago, I read an interesting story about the evolution of the performance dress code for musicians. It stated that the tradition of black-tie formal wear in classical music harks back to the Victorian era, where manservants and butlers -
Doric String Quartet at Wigmore Hall December 3rd, 2020 7 December 2020: Mozart, Britten This concert will be live streamed on the Wigmore Hall website in HD, and all concerts in the Autumn Series will be available on demand for 30 days after the date of the concert. This -
Josef Strauss December 2nd, 2020 “Pepi (Josef) is the more gifted of us two; I am merely the more popular…” When it comes to dynasties in classical music, it’s difficult to upstage the Viennese Strauss family. They were musical megastars of international reputation whose dance