None of that matters when you listen to this fantastic recording. Thechemistry between the soloist and orchestrais out of this world, as is the sound quality. It never failed to entrance me, remind me what got me into classical music in the first place, and even make me feel twenty again!
but he can, without a shadow of a doubt, be considered the composer who gave the greatest boost to the genre, turning it into the dominant form of instrumental music in the first half of the eighteenth century: without Vivaldi and his concertos, the history of music would surely have follo...
Well, I don't think that will change soon. Classical music is often in multiple movements, playing random movements from different works just doesn't make too much sense. Besides, the current radio interface, which categories recordings according to recorded date such as 80s/90s/00s, doesn't...
I made it a Recording of the Month, and I’ve been adding accolades ever since, both for their CDs and for two of their concerts. Now, with the release of the final album in their Josquin series, is a good time to renew my praise of CDGIM039 and those that preceded and followed...
The piano is also considered to be a pitched percussion instrument. Printed piano music is normally written on two separate staves for the left and right hand of the performer, called a pianist. The piano was invented at some point before 1700 by harpsichord maker Bartolomeo Cristofori, who ...
Music in Vienna A new experience for me and I wasn’t sure what to expect so very pleasantly surprised. We had good seats & view of the musicians. Seats are a bit uncomfortable (old wooden) and the room was very warm. Music was wonderful & the l...
The lasting image is that classical music is an elitist art form; made by middle-class white people, for middle-class white people. A Ghanian-British friend once gave it to me straight when I once asked why she didn’t actively seek out classical concerts, considering she didn’t seem to...
In my younger years I wasn't really a fan of classical music, however as time went by I have grown to really enjoy it. I think there reaches a certain point...
amozart was born in austria in 1756. before he was six he played not only the piano . but also the violin and the organ .his family took him around europe and he gave concerts in many cities . he wrote his first opera at the age of 12 and hundreds of beautiful pieces of music for...
BERLIN CLASSICAL CONCERTS IN HISTORICAL CHURCHES: From the number of classical music festivals and evening concerts held in Berlin each summer, it’s obvious that Berlin is a city that loves its classical music. Annual summer music festivals like theFête de la Musique, Classic Open Air, Berlin...