Meet Ferruccio Busoni – His Life and Music
https://youtu.be/WF9M-pEqudk Ferruccio Busoni's compositions have the power to astonish listeners. His monumental Piano Concerto in C major, for example, is comprised of five movements, played without pause, that last nearly 75 minutes. In the final movement, a men's...
Meet Leonard Berstein – The Man and His Music
https://youtu.be/2kn07OwIvJo?si=jUzu28jPhJ9myy7A Bradley Cooper's movie "Maestro," released earlier this year, prompted many people to discover or rediscover the remarkable contributions that Leonard Bernstein brought to the world of music. We should remember Leonard...
Meet Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – His Life and Music
I knew of and admired the daring Joseph Haydn, whose youthful works hinted at the Classical symphony’s future, and I exchanged ideas — directly and indirectly — with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who later said of me, “He is the father, we are the children.”
Meet Alessandro Marcello – His Life and Work
My music sought grace rather than grandeur, clarity rather than excess. I believed that beauty lies in restraint—that a single melodic line, sincerely drawn, can speak more deeply than the most elaborate display.
Meet Isaac Albéniz – His Life and Work
I was a child prodigy — so restless that by the age of ten I had already run away more than once to give concerts across Spain and beyond. Music was adventure; every town, every theater, every note a new horizon.
Meet Alexander Borodin – His Life and Work
https://youtu.be/7Yi3faB6Hm4?si=wfLwVMId4EfoJ4QY Alexander Borodin (1833–1887) was a Russian Romantic composer and accomplished chemist. A member of The Five, a group of nationalist composers, Borodin is best known for his opera Prince Igor, the symphonic poem In the...
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