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Ray Chen Plays Mendelssohn Violin Concerto – 3rd Movement
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, performed by Ray Chen with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
(sponsored) It’s hard to imagine writing music you can’t hear, but that’s exactly what Ludwig van Beethoven did. As one of the greatest composers in history, Beethoven didn’t just face…
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Edvard Grieg
…influenced by the Romantic era music tradition, especially the works of composers like Mendelssohn and Schumann. However, Grieg’s encounter with lung disease in the Conservatory profoundly affected his health, leaving…
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Bach’s Minueto on Guitar
Johann Sebastian Bach, a renowned German composer of the Baroque period, is considered one of history’s greatest composers. His works showcase intellectual depth, emotional expression, and technical mastery. Despite being…
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Frédéric Chopin
…connections with other young composers such as Franz Liszt, Vincenzo Bellini, and Felix Mendelssohn. The Parisian Salon and Teaching Chopin found his niche not in the concert halls but in…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…and Ludwig van Beethoven. His reputation received a substantial boost in the 19th century when German composer Felix Mendelssohn reintroduced Bach’s “Passion According to St. Matthew.” Personal Life Bach was…
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Aaron Copland
…a concert by the Polish composer-pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Copland decided to become a composer. He began formal lessons in harmony, theory, and composition with Rubin Goldmark, a renowned teacher…
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Cantankerous Classical Composers
Some of the world’s most celebrated classical music composers have been known not just for their extraordinary musical talents but also for their fiery tempers or difficult behaviors. Their personal…
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Muzio Clementi
…his reputation as a virtuoso pianist. Composer and Innovator While Clementi’s prowess as a performer was undeniable, it was his role as a composer that would leave an indelible mark…
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Claude Debussy
Achille-Claude Debussy, more commonly known as Claude Debussy, was an emblematic French composer whose work served as a cornerstone for the music of the 20th century. His innovative approach to…
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Erik Satie
…Honfleur, Normandy, to a French father and a British mother. His father, Alfred, was a ship’s broker and composer, and his mother, Jane, was a pianist and composer. Sadly, his…
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Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius, the emblematic Finnish composer, is distinguished for his profound influence on the development of symphony and symphonic poems, and is often associated with the surge of nationalism in…
