Classical Composers
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Fung Lam may be less than 30 years old, but he is already busy composing, performing cello, and working with the next generation of young musicians in classical music. more...
Medal of Music winner Judith Weir tells stories through music by collaborating with theater, film and narrative arts. more...
The German avant garde composer Hans Otte died on Christmas Day, 2007. His minimalistic work explored music through its most basic elements of sound. more...
The Karlheinz Stockhausen Legacy
Karlheinz Stockhausen, a composer whose experiments in electronic sound influenced several 20th century artists, died on December 5th. more...
The Queen's Master of Music, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, has finished his latest Christmas carol. The text and music were inspired by the northern islands of Orkney. more...
Born into the musical melting pot of New York, George Gershwin excelled in nearly every area of music popular in the early twentieth century: from pop songs to concertos. more...
Canadian composer Alex Pauk's contributions to Canadian arts earned him the 2007 Molson Award. more...
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George Gershwin and Oscar Levant
George Gershwin and Oscar Levant, both young, brilliant composers and pianists, formed a relationship that promoted their popular and classical musical careers. more...
Ludwig van Beethoven's Romances
By: Anya Laurence
A look at the amorous life of Ludwig van Beethoven, and the ladies he apparently wooed. more...
Frederic Chopin's Piano Students
By: Anya Laurence
A look at the people who took piano lessons from Frederic Chopin in Poland and France in the 1800's. more...
Gabriel Faure and Marguerite Long
In the early 1900s, French virtuoso pianist Marguerite Long met the great French composer Gabriel Faure and a lifetime of musical collaboration began. more...
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Tel Asiado
Biography of Henry Purcell, considered greatest English composer before Elgar, known for Sonata no. 9 in F, The Golden Sonata. more...
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Tel Asiado
Johann Pachelbel, a master organist, excelled in sacred church music. Today, he is famous for Pachelbel's Canon in D. more...
By: Anya Laurence
A brief look at the life and career of the piano virtuoso Louis Moreau Gottschalk, who was one of the leading pianists of his time. more...
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