Search results for: “Irish Pianist”


  • Isaac Albéniz

    Isaac Albéniz, a prominent Spanish composer and pianist, emerged as a beacon of the Spanish nationalist school of musicians. His mastery in incorporating Spanish folk idioms into classical music had…


  • Robert Schumann

    …met Clara Wieck, a gifted pianist and the teacher’s nine-year-old daughter. This encounter would later blossom into a passionate love story that became the bedrock of Schumann’s personal and creative…


  • Johannes Brahms

    Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist who left an indelible mark on the world of music. His symphonies, concerti, chamber music, piano works, and choral compositions have transcended…


  • Erik Satie

    Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, known after 1884 as Erik Satie, was an avant-garde French composer and pianist whose work set the stage for later musical movements such as minimalism, repetitive…


  • Percy Grainger

    Percy Aldridge Grainger was an Australian-born composer, pianist, and conductor, known for his innovative contributions to music in the early 20th century. His compositions often displayed a unique blend of…


  • Mily Balakirev

    Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was a prominent Russian composer, conductor, and pianist who played a crucial role in the development of Russian classical music during the 19th century. Early Life Born…


  • Samuel Barber – Hermit Songs, Performed by Sarah Shafer

    Barber’s Hermit Songs performed by soprano Sarah Shafer and pianist Mikael Eliasen. The songs are settings of medieval Irish monk texts found in illuminated manuscripts. Barber composed the songs in…