Music

Frédéric François Chopin1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leading musician… Read more »

International reputation Dvořák entered the Austrian Prize competition again in 1877, submitting his Moravian Duets and other music, possibly his Piano Concerto. He did not learn the outcome until December. Then, he received a… Read more »

Spiegel im spiegel… My heart’s in the highlands Arvo Pärt is one of those composers in the world, whose creative output has significantly changed the way we understand the nature… Read more »

“Thais” Meditation Thaïs is a novel by French writer Anatole France, published in 1890. It is based on events in the life of Saint Thaïs of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said… Read more »

Nicola (Antonio) Porpora (or Niccolò Porpora) (17 August 1686 – 3 March 1768) was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque era, whose most famous singing student was the castrato Farinelli. Other students included composers Matteo… Read more »

Jarenlang was het stil rondom Stromae. De opvallende, ietwat slungelige maar oh-zo-creatieve artiest brak in 2010 internationaal door met zijn hit Alors on Danse. Vandaag is-ie jarig en blaast-ie 34 kaarsjes uit. Hoe… Read more »

Lontano (Claudio Abbado – Wiener Philharmoniker) and Lux Aeterna (Daniel Reuss – Cappella Amsterdam) György Ligeti, in full György Sándor Ligeti, (born May 28, 1923, Diciosânmartin [now Tîrnăveni], Transylvania, Romania—died June 12,… Read more »

The Composer Who Listened to Birds: – Inédit pour Ondes Martenot & Piano, IV (Christine Ott) Olivier Messiaen’s Childhood And Early Life Olivier Eugene Prosper Charles Messiaen was born on… Read more »

“La voix humaine” Pascal Rophé – Anna Caterina Antonacci (Paris, 2013) De Fransman Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963) ontving de eerste lessen van zijn moeder, een amateurpianiste. Zijn vader was… Read more »

Passacaglia Samen met Arnold Schönberg en Alban Berg heeft Webern de basis gelegd voor een groot deel van de 20e-eeuwse muziek. Hij deed dat echter op een compleet eigen manier…. Read more »