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4 days ago · Leonard Bernstein ( / ˈbɜːrnstaɪn / BURN-styne) [1] (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim.
- Louis Bernstein, August 25, 1918, Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
2 days ago · In musical form he was a considerable innovator, widening the scope of sonata, symphony, concerto, and quartet; while in the Ninth Symphony he combined the worlds of vocal and instrumental music in a manner never before attempted. His personal life was marked by a heroic struggle against encroaching deafness, and some of his most important ...
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5 days ago · WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 (“Choral”) by Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany, 1770-1827) is truly one of the turning points in music history. It is the first “symphony” (meaning instruments only) to incorporate choir and soloists, its length is likewise unusual (over an hour long), and its call for universal ...
4 days ago · Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky [n 1] ( / tʃaɪˈkɒfski / chy-KOF-skee; [2] 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) [n 2] was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical ...
- 6 November 1893 (aged 53), Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
1 day ago · Beethoven is acknowledged as a giant of classical music, and his influence on subsequent generations was profound. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas and 16 string quartets. Many of his most admired works come from the last decade of his life, when he was almost completely deaf.
Listen to Beethoven's 1st Symphony, in C Major. Does anything about the opening sound "unpleasant"? He writes Bb, F#, and G# in the first few bars already. This music is all very much in "C Major", but it uses some harmonic principles that you may not be familiar with (tonicization, secondary dominants, appoggiatura, chromatic passing tones). 4.
3 days ago · Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen. Apr. 26 - 27, 2024. Travel through the world of Leonard Cohen with an extraordinary ensemble of legends and luminaries including Madison Cunningham, Ben Folds, Bill Frisell, Don Henley, Gregory Porter, JD Souther, Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, and Trisha Yearwood*. Backed by the raw power of the NSO, this ...
