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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In an age of cheap synth samples and electronic push-button composing, Michael Giacchino continues to showcase his immense talents with his full-blooded music. more...
Philip Glass Film Music Highlights
By: Peter Reeves
A selection of three of the best examples from Philip Glass's music compositions or film. more...
By: Anya Laurence
In 1901 Gustav Mahler met the beautiful and very sensual Alma Schindler and found in her the woman who would be his inspiration and motivation. more...
By: Anya Laurence
Gustav Mahler was Jewish and found a great deal of anti-semitism alive in the opera houses where he found himself engaged. Depression and frustration were his companions. more...
By: Anya Laurence
Mahler had great talent and composed many wonderful works; his private life was not so successful. more...
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Tel Asiado
Brief biography of Antonio Sacchini, Italian Opera composer of the Classical Era best-known for opera seria. Famous for 'Oedipe a Colonne.' more...
By: Anya Laurence
Franz Liszt was the piano teacher of his time. Everyone sought to study with him at one time or other, and many made fine careers. more...
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