Once you get away from the commercialization and implied coziness of Christmas, we come to the backbone of Christmas – the celebration and the reason why it’s a season of generosity and the family. Carols started out as basic songs

Christmas music comes in two varieties – the secular, which includes jingling bells and sleigh rides, and the sacred, which involves travel by donkey and stables, with the appearance of a few camels. The language of the secular Christmas, even

Holiday music lists crop up at this time of year and there are several that one can refer to including on Interlude. I thought it would be interesting to not only feature the classics, but also rare gems. British composer

Gone are the days when the family would gather round the piano to sing carols or enjoy Christmas music. Now, such family time is more likely to involve watching a popular Christmas film together or a favourite TV show Christmas

When I took my first couple years of piano lessons, it seemed that every sonatina or beginner’s etude was written in the key of G major. Maybe that’s the reason I have never really paid special attention to that key,

The Six Bach Suites for Solo Cello are magnificent works and every cellist worth their salt plays them, and revisits them throughout their cello-playing lives. Many of us have resorted to Bach, during the pandemic, to be able to play

From freezing snow-covered landscapes, blizzards and snowstorms to delicate dancing snowflakes, Winter offers plenty of inspiration to composers of piano music. Here are five atmospheric pieces which evoke the winter season: Pēteris Vasks: Balta ainava/White Scenery (Winter from The Seasons)

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: