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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…creative pressure; he faced the slow and terrifying loss of his hearing. And yet, during the very years his deafness worsened, he wrote some of his most powerful works. Beethoven’s…
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America’s First Orchestra
…The first large wagon train to Oregon would be leaving in just a few months. A 33-year-old Abraham Lincoln had just married Mary Todd. And the New York Philharmonic was…
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Aaron Copland
…best score. Later Years and Legacy In his later years, Copland slowed his work as a composer and began to focus on conducting. He toured extensively, conducting live performances and…
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First Classical Concert? What to Know Before You Go
…it’s time to sit down and enjoy the second half of the program! Concert Atmosphere The atmosphere of a classical concert is very different from a pop concert. Audiences are…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…1840 at the St. Charles Hotel, a grand establishment in New Orleans. Barely two years later, the 13-year-old Gottschalk and his father embarked on a journey to Europe, acknowledging the…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…whose Brandenburg Concertos stand as a testament to his unrivaled skill as a composer. Comprised of six distinct concertos, each featuring a different combination of instruments and musical forms, the…
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2024 – The Year Mozart and Chopin Both Dropped New Singles
…believe Mozart composed the piece when he was between 10 and 13 years of age. The manuscript bears the title “Serenate ex C,” but has since been named “Ganz kleine…
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Robert Schumann
…influence and his mother’s passion for music played a significant role in shaping Schumann’s early years. At the tender age of six, Schumann began his piano training under the guidance…
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Leonard Bernstein
…the atom bomb. In 1989, he conducted the historic “Berlin Celebration Concerts” on both sides of the Berlin Wall as it was being dismantled. Final Years In the later years…
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Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D major, 1st Movement, Played by Josep Suk, Violin
…(1803), and Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 (1805-1806). The concerto showcases Beethoven’s mastery of the form, which he explored further only once more in Piano Concerto No. 5 (1809)….
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Béla Bartók
…was recognized and supported by Columbia University. Despite his failing health, Bartók continued to compose music during his final years. His last works, including the Concerto for Orchestra, Sonata for…
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Johannes Brahms
…in his later works. Years of Fame: The Peak of his Musical Journey (1876-1890) The years of fame began for Brahms in the 1870s when he became the principal conductor…
