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Richard Wagner
…Wagner’s influence on Western music is unparalleled. The Dawn of a Prodigy Born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany, Wilhelm Richard Wagner was the ninth child of Carl Friedrich…
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Child Prodigies – Exploring the Music of Great Young Classical Composers
…(yes, the same prodigy we just mentioned), and took place in the same hall where Glazunov’s First Symphony premiered 44 years earlier. 8. Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) At the young age…
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Percy Grainger
…hailed from a musical family; his mother, Rose, was a pianist, and his father, John Grainger, was an architect and amateur musician. Recognized as a child prodigy, Percy began piano…
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Chopin Nocturne – Performed by Christian Li
Violin prodigy Christian Li, performs a Chopin Nocturne arrangement with pianist Gordon Back.
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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer
…From a very tender age, he was thrust into a rigorous training regime by his father, Johann van Beethoven, who was determined to mold him into a musical prodigy akin…
