Why Cellists (and Musicians in General) Hate Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Ah, Pachelbel's Canon in D. It's a staple at weddings. It's almost always found on "relaxing classical music" playlists. It can even be heard during the holidays both in its…
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The Best Classical Music Inspired By Shakespeare
It is a well-known fact that Shakespeare's influence spread well beyond his plays and far beyond idyllic Stratford-upon-Avon. He gave us new words like "fashionable" and "softhearted". He inspired figures…
7 Interesting Facts About The Grieg Piano Concerto
This May, DU Lamont School of Music's Heidi Leathwood will join the Parker Symphony in performing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor. It's one of the composer's most popular works…
Karelia Suite Captures The Spirit of Finland
Since the Karelia Suite was composed by Jean Sibelius, a Finnish composer, you can imagine he infused a lot of his homeland into the piece. What you may not know,…
Legends of The Abduction from the Seraglio
Mozart was just 26 years old when he was commissioned to write the opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail or The Abduction from the Seraglio and it was not only…
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11 Amazing Facts About Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess is one of George Gershwin's best-known works (along with Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris). It is an English-language folk opera featuring a cast of…
Obscure & Uncommon Classical Christmas Music
Tired of the usual Christmas carols on the radio? Have you heard Sleigh Ride or Winter Wonderland one too many times this season? Then check out our list of uncommon…
Die Fledermaus? At A Halloween Concert?
If you're familiar with the famous waltzes of Johann Strauss II (think "The Blue Danube"), you might be asking yourself, why on earth are we performing the overture from Die…
Top 12 Fast Classical Music Pieces
Classical music detractors might have you believe that the genre is made up of slow and boring tunes that will put you to sleep. While, sure, there are a fair…
The Story of Debussy’s “The Sunken Cathedral”
In 1909 and 1910, Claude Debussy wrote a series of 12 preludes for solo piano. Among them is the mysteriously titled, "La Cathédrale engloutie" which translates to The Submerged (or…