A piano library
It can be both enjoyable and motivating to take stock of all the sheet music we play on the piano […]
CULTURE
Bach the GOAT
The pitch of veneration that JS Bach can inspire is unbounded. For these worshippers, every measure of his music is
The legacy of Gershwin (1898-1937)
Roll recordings and the brief few seconds of Gershwin playing ‘I Got Rhythm’ (1931 film) on YouTube attest to his
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Danté’s masterpiece
The long stretch of the Middle Ages boasts many great works of literature, from Beowulf to the Song of Roland,
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Enjoying Opera
The most accessible genres of classical music are those which combine music with drama – namely ballet and opera. These
The Scarlattis
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Alessandro was a great composer of vocal music – operas, cantatas, oratorios and motets. Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
“The Life of Chopin” by Franz Liszt
When I came across this book by chance, I pounced on it! It was written in french shortly after Chopin’s
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Playing Bach on the church organ
A sizeable proportion of Bach’s oeuvre was written for the organ, and this in itself is a good enough reason
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Describing classical music
It’s tempting to try to describe the music we love, and we can build up a battery of seemingly useful
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The plays of Shakespeare – a quick overview
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is simply the greatest name in English literature. He is remembered above all for his incredible collection
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