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Chopin – Nocturne in E-flat Major, Opus 9 No.2 – Piano Solo (Animated Score)
Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat Major, opus 9 no.2, performed by Stephen Malinowski with an animated score. Watch, like, and share the videos for free or support the work by buying…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…service of the future King of Prussia, Frederick II. A music aficionado himself, Frederick had a court orchestra that accompanied him in concert performances almost every night. This royal entourage…
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Seong-Jin Cho Performs Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude, Op. 10, No. 12
Seong-Jin Cho plays Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 by Chopin, often called “Revolutionary Etude.”…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
…with his first album featuring the London Symphony Orchestra performing his Fifth Symphony. Unlike many of the other prodigies we’ve mentioned, Greenberg primarily composes using computer software. 10. Frederic Chopin’s…
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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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Edvard Grieg
…to co-found the Copenhagen concert society, Euterpe, aimed at promoting the works of young Scandinavian composers. The Composer’s Marriage and Personal Life On June 11, 1867, Grieg married his first…
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Claude Debussy
…piano lessons under Madame Mauté, a woman reputed to have been a student of the renowned Polish composer Frédéric Chopin. Her mentorship was pivotal in nurturing Debussy’s initial musical abilities,…
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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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Domenico Scarlatti
…keyboard in these sonatas earned him the admiration of many esteemed musicians, including Johannes Brahms, Frederic Chopin, Bela Bartok, and Heinrich Schenker. The Public Reception and Influence Scarlatti’s sonatas were…
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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…
