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How Beethoven Created Incredible Music as a Deaf Composer

…hearing declined, Beethoven used conversation books. Friends and visitors would write their comments in these books, and Beethoven would either respond verbally or write back. These books were not only…
Vivaldi – Spring from The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi – Spring from The Four Seasons – Allegro, Largo, Allegro
Spring from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” celebrates the changing seasons, specifically focusing on springtime. It is a classic piece of music that captures the essence of this vibrant time of year….
Complete Opera – La Favorite by Donizetti

Gaetano Donizetti’s “La Favorite” at Teatro Massimo Palermo, directed by Allex Aguilera and conducted by Francesco Lanzillotta….
Classical Clips Top 10: Classical Music for Kids

…the first movement, performed by kids! The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi In this collection of violin concertos, each movement represents a different season, from the chirping birds of spring…
Modest Mussorgsky

…music had a profound influence on subsequent generations of Russian composers, including his contemporaries in “The Five” and later composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Igor Stravinsky. His emphasis on…
Barber’s Pas de Deux – Piano Duet by Anderson & Roe

…showcases their unique approach to classical music and includes a hard-core performance of Stravinsky’s ‘Rite of Spring’ and a bonus DVD of music videos. Available on CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes,…
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

…(apart from a brief period in 1905 when he was temporarily dismissed), allowed him to shape two generations of Russian composers, including Igor Stravinsky. The Legacy of Rimsky-Korsakov Rimsky-Korsakov left…
Maurice Ravel

…known as Les Apaches (“The Hooligans”) with other progressive artists, writers, and musicians, including Igor Stravinsky and Manuel de Falla. This group became a platform for intellectual discourse and performances,…
America’s First Orchestra

…in history were premiered by the NY Phil, including Dvořák’s “New World” Symphony, Gershwin’s Concerto in F and An American in Paris, Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland, and Stravinsky’s Symphony…
Bedřich Smetana

…was commissioned to write what would eventually become his most famous opera, The Bartered Bride. Smetana’s Contributions to Czech Opera Smetana was not the first to write operas in the…