by Barry Lenson | Feb 26, 2026 | Pablo de Sarasate
Pablo de Sarasate was a Spanish violin virtuoso and composer whose dazzling technique and elegant musical style made him one of the most celebrated performers of the 19th century. Born in Pamplona on March 10, 1844, he was a child prodigy who gave his first public...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 19, 2026 | Alban Berg
Alban Berg (1885–1935) was an Austrian composer whose intensely expressive music helped define the Second Viennese School. A student of Arnold Schoenberg, he blended twelve‑tone technique with a lyrical, almost Romantic emotional world, creating works that feel both...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 11, 2026 | Frederick Delius
The Florida Suite and On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring have become the most popular works composed by Frederick Delius, and with good reason. Both are serene, atmospheric, and mysterious, much like Delius himself. Just who was he? Was he a British gentleman, an...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 3, 2026 | Archangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) was one of the foundational figures of the Baroque era, a composer‑violinist whose elegant style shaped the development of modern instrumental music. Born in Fusignano, Italy, on February 17, 1653, he built his career in Rome, where he...
by Barry Lenson | Jan 30, 2026 | Franz Lehar
Franz Lehár (1870–1948) was the leading composer of the last great age of Viennese operetta. He was celebrated above all for The Merry Widow, a work that reshaped operetta by melding notes of sadness with a very human sentimentality. Its remarkably beautiful melodies...
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