List: Classical Music | Curated by John Welford

Jan 13, 2024
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Classical MusicArticles about composers and their music
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Frédéric Chopin: The Raindrop PreludeOne of the composer’s most familiar short pieces
Jan 10
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Jan 10
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Giacomo Puccini: One of Opera’s Greatest ComposersTosca, Madame Butterfly and Turandot were among his best
Aug 9, 2023
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Aug 9, 2023
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Leo Delibes: ComposerA French composer noted for his operas and ballets
Nov 9, 2022
Nov 9, 2022
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Schubert’s 8th Symphony: The UnfinishedDespite writing nine symphonies, he only produced two movements for his 8th. Why was this?
Nov 2, 2022
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Nov 2, 2022
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François André Philidor: Chess Master and ComposerHe was a minor 18th-century composer who once played chess with Benjamin Franklin
Oct 29, 2022
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Oct 29, 2022
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The Festival of Nine Lessons and CarolsBroadcast live from King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, this has long been an essential part of the British Christmas
Oct 24, 2022
Oct 24, 2022
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A Beginner’s Guide to OperaIf you are new to the world of opera, here are a few tips that might help you through the maze
Oct 14, 2022
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Oct 14, 2022
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Women in The Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and SullivanThe principals are some of the strongest characters in the plot as well as providing most of the expected Gilbertian stereotypes
Oct 12, 2022
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Oct 12, 2022
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The Rite of Spring Riot, 1913The Paris audience on the first night reacted violently to Stravinsky’s music and Nijinsky’s choreography
Oct 10, 2022
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Oct 10, 2022
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Madame Butterfly, by Giacomo Puccini: A Summary of the PlotA look at one of opera’s best-loved works
Sep 30, 2022
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Sep 30, 2022
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Trial By Jury: A Comic Opera by Gilbert and SullivanTheir first comic opera, it only lasts half an hour and has no spoken dialogue
Sep 23, 2022
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Sep 23, 2022
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The Cunning Little Vixen, by Leos Janacek: A Summary of the PlotThis is a bittersweet 20th century opera that has excellent music and is popular with audiences of all ages
Sep 17, 2022
Sep 17, 2022
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Gotterdamerung, by Richard Wagner: A Summary of the PlotThis is the fourth and final opera of the Ring Cycle
Sep 8, 2022
Sep 8, 2022
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A Ceremony of Carols, by Benjamin BrittenA delightful piece of music that was largely written during a wartime Atlantic crossing
Aug 30, 2022
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Aug 30, 2022
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Has Elgar’s Enigma Been Solved?A very interesting idea regarding the Enigma Variations
May 14, 2022
May 14, 2022
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Tosca, by Giacomo Puccini: A Summary of the PlotSome wonderful music hangs on a tale of villainy and double dealing
Mar 23, 2022
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Mar 23, 2022
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Lohengrin: An Opera by Richard WagnerA summary of the plot
Feb 1, 2022
Feb 1, 2022
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Mozart and BilliardsIt is not generally known that the composer was a devotee of the game of billiards, but there was a connection between the two worlds
Jan 25, 2022
Jan 25, 2022
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Thomas Arne: an English ComposerA one-hit wonder, but it was an excellent hit!
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
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Turandot, by Giacomo PucciniA summary of the plot
Jan 7, 2022
Jan 7, 2022