Tag: classical
group name: classicalsmallc
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November 10, 2006 11:16 PM EST --
Listeners who are new to and overwhelmed by classical music may find chamber music to be a particularly rewarding genre to explore. In my opinion, many composers' most inventive and personal . . . more
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December 02, 2007 02:46 PM EST --
Steve Reich
The New England Conservatory just presented a set of four concerts of the music of Steve Reich. It was a fabulous reminder of the innovative and richly rewarding music of one of America's . . . more
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October 27, 2006 06:44 PM EDT --
I've looked for a group like this on gather and can't find it. If there is one, please steer me there and I'll close this, No sense having redundant groups.
If you're passionate about . . . more
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October 28, 2006 02:04 PM EDT --
I'm a sucker for a CD sale. Arkiv.com was offering some interesting titles very cheap so I took a flyer on The Piano Trios of Richard Strauss. I knew him mostly for his tone poems. I'd never heard . . . more
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October 18, 2007 04:01 AM EDT --
Prolific, Creative, Symbolic, Cultural, Impressionistic, all refer to one of the most dramatic Composers of the 20th Century, Claude Debussy. Debussy wrote from not only the mind of a creative genius, . . . more
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October 30, 2006 09:05 AM EST --
Marin Marais was a French Baroque composer, most notably of music for the bass-viol, which we also call the viola da gamba, a forerunner of the 'cello but with frets like a guitar and as many as seven . . . more
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October 22, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
Although not truly recognized for his works during his time, had a deep impact on Classical music even if not acknowledged. Mostly noted as a masterful Director, Gustav had also writen many impressive . . . more
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March 08, 2007 01:59 PM EST --
I started playing the cello when I was 10 years old. When I was 12, I joined our city's youth symphony. I played cello until I reached 17, then I stopped.
My symphony conductor was furious. I had . . . more
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April 10, 2007 08:59 AM EDT --
Throughout April, WGBH 89.7 celebrates our history and looks towards our future… and the move to our new broadcast studios. To help with the move to our new home, WGBH 89.7 needs your help to plan . . . more
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June 26, 2008 02:59 PM EDT --
Fireworks, hot dogs, Old Glory and... classical music. Yep, classical music is indeed essential to the annual American birthday celebration on July 4. Early next month, Americans are sure to hear John . . . more
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October 17, 2007 04:33 AM EDT --
Dvorak, who never left is homelands, even though most of his professional time was spent in America, captured much of the Bohemian folk music in his compositions. He had transferred many of the folk music . . . more
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November 13, 2007 03:03 PM EST --
Giovanni Battista Bononcini came from a long line of string musicians and composers, practicing during the Baroque period of Classical Music. Among his many accomplishments, was the first Italian Composer . . . more
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June 29, 2007 08:47 AM EDT --
RIPON, Wisconsin. The National Forensic League, the organization that regulates high school debate in the U.S., has selected a musical topic for next year's tournaments, catching coaches . . . more
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April 29, 2008 03:25 PM EDT --
Last March I interviewed the classical violinist Hilary Hahn and published the interview here on Gather. The original appeared back on . . . more
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March 07, 2007 01:03 PM EST --
After writing my little personal history article, it occured to me that some people might get the impression that I don't like Blues, Reggae, R & B, Country Music, Bluegrass, Hillbilly, Rockabilly, . . . more
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October 19, 2007 11:20 PM EDT --
Relatively rarely heard, and only slightly known in but a few proud groups of people wanting him to be remembered. You would not think of the person referred to as one if not the greatest Composer from . . . more
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November 28, 2007 08:17 AM EST --
BOSTON. On a Tuesday evening at Symphony Hall, the last few strains of a delicate piece by Debussy performed by the Guarneri String Quartet have left the audience in a blissful state of calm, . . . more
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March 07, 2007 02:17 AM EST --
My Musical Journey
From very early I've been very fortunate in seeing and hearing some of the most exciting musicians in the last century. . . . more
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February 18, 2008 02:03 PM EST --
Klutzes of the world, meet David Garrett. Garrett is a former model who is known as the "David Beckham of Classical Music". David Beckham is a soccer player who is known as . . . more
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January 22, 2007 04:34 PM EST --
Now that the holidays are a memory (and hopefully a good one!), and winter has set in (well, only just, here in Boston), and being "informed" with the news of the day just gets more and more . . . more
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