Scarlatti left behind 556 keyboard sonatas, and likely wrote/improvised many more that we have no record of. This massive collection of sonatas is a treasure for all keyboard players, and in them can be found suitable music for a diversity of interpretations, occasions, instrumentation, and techniques. For his upcoming birthday, I would like to share […]
Franz Liszt is more than his Hungarian Rhapsody. He is more than flashy etudes showcasing astonishing technique. For his birthday, I would like to share some of the deeper works of the composer. This won’t be a comprehensive post, but I hope to provide a taste of sublime beauty and the profundity that Liszt so […]
Edvard Grieg is a composer I connect with more than almost any other. His music holds a special place in my heart along with the music of my other adored composer, C.P.E. Bach. Below is a short biographic outline of the composer, and then I discuss some of my favorite works by him. Biographic Outline: […]
Today marks the 147th birthday of Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, a towering Russian composer not only in his homeland, but all across the musical world. His birthday is a great occasion to take a look at his life and his works. You may also be interested my companion post covering his piano works. I will leave […]
Today marks the 290th birthday of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), a very creative and innovative composer, and one of the giants in music history. Being so, it is a great opportunity to take a remember his life and discuss his works. I’ll leave a short biography below and discuss some of my favorite works of his. […]
Today marks the 337th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach, without a doubt one of the tallest standing giants on whose shoulders stand a significant portion of our musical canon. What better time than his birthday is there to take a look at his life and his works? I will leave a short biography below, share […]
We recently saw the 308th birthday of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788), my personal favorite composer. So I want to take the opportunity to remember his life, and discuss his works. I’ll leave a short biography below, as well as share and discuss online resources and, of course, his music. Biographical Outline: Emanuel’s compositional career […]
Today marks the 341st birthday of Georg Philipp Telemann, by many accounts the most prolific composer in history, writing more than 3,000 pieces.Today is a good opportunity to remember his life and discuss his works, so I hope you all will join me below. Biographical Outline: Telemann’s compositional career can roughly be split into two […]
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