The deal with Debussy: why the maestro's works are so perfect for testing hi-fi
We use a lot of classical music for testing, with Claude Debussy standing out as one of our most listened-to composers.
In the Art Biennale’s Shadow, Venice Celebrates Music, Too
It may not be as big or run as long as its visual arts sibling, but the Music Biennale includes a wealth of commissions and ...
'Orchestra's finest hour': Pianist Anton Nel joins symphony for sublime Beethoven cycle
Austin concert pianist Anton Nel magnificent playing all five Beethoven concertos with Austin Symphony Orchestra ...
A Mental Tightrope: When Instrumental Musicians Have to Sing, Too
Artists who take up contemporary music sometimes have to sing and play at the same time. The results can be extraordinarily ...
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Unlocking Potential: The Power of Classical Education at First Lutheran Classical School
A classical education empowers students to think independently, learn effectively, and cultivate the skills needed to uncover truth and appreciate beauty ...
Opera North’s plastic fantastic Dream, plus the best of October’s classical concerts and opera
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Opera North, Leeds Grand Theatre ★★★★☆ The 1960 opera adaptation of ...
The Alexander Brothers had detractors, but brought pleasure to many
Robert McNeil is a freelance journalist specialising in generalities. His anti-fishing polemic, Taking the Pisces, is available from his garage.
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Where was the composer Gustav Holst born?
1874 – Gustav Theodore von Holst born in Cheltenham (21st September). 1882 – Death of Gustav’s mother sees him brought up by an aunt, then a stepmother. 1885 – Gustav’s father remarries and has two ...
Concert review: Young pianist Edenia Maureen delivers Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto with bravura
Conservatory Concert Hall Oct 18, 7.30pm. Russian music has such a following in Singapore that a large audience assembled to ...
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When A Sound is Just a Sound: Absolute Music at Venice Music Biennale
At this year's Venice Biennale Musica, tQ's Robert Barry wonders what we might gain when we pretend, if only for a moment, ...
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REVIEW: World premiere for Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra
As if the Worthing area hadn’t a classical music offering broad enough for its 100,000+ . . . with a solid-pro Symphony ...
The Big Gigs: 10 best concerts to see in the Twin Cities this week
Highlights for Oct. 17-23 include Pink, Leon Bridges, Dawn Richard, Iron Maiden, Rick Wakeman, Adeem the Artist, L.A. Buckner ...