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Edward Elgar – Chanson de Matin, Op. 15
Elgar’s Chanson de Matin for violin and piano, played by In Mo Yang and Sahun Hong….
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Gershwin’s Summertime
Check out Pianistaitaliano’s jazz piano playlist for summertime on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jrtpjbTQrzvJLYoveIqws. Learn to play piano songs quickly and easily with this app: https://tinyurl.com/pianista-flowkey. Listen to beautiful movie soundtracks and themes…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Who Were the Classical Musicians on the Titanic?
…was decided the connections for career advancement were worth it. William “Ted” Brailey, age 24 – Pianist Ted Brailey also hailed from England. As a teenager, he worked as a…
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Richard Strauss
…a symphony written at age 16, demonstrated precocious talent. Early Career and Influences Strauss’s professional career began when he was appointed assistant conductor to Hans von Bülow at the Meiningen…
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Arcangelo Corelli
…patron, Cardinal Ottoboni, was central to his personal and professional success. He passed away in Rome in 1713 and was buried in the Pantheon, a rare honor for a musician….
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Antonio Vivaldi
…was commissioned for the wedding of King Louis XV. He also enjoyed the patronage of Emperor Charles VI, who honored Vivaldi with a knight’s title. A Storied Relationship: Antonio and…
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Georg Philipp Telemann
…an indomitable spirit. Despite personal and professional challenges, he shaped the musical landscape of his time and left a lasting legacy that continues to inspire and influence the world of…
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
…never to meet as per their peculiar agreement. The Final Years Tchaikovsky’s final years were marked by both personal turmoil and professional triumph. His Sixth Symphony, the “Pathétique,” premiered just…
