by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
By Barry Lenson The Italian composer Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) is most admired for his incredibly skillful, masterfully orchestrated tone poems The Birds, The Pines of Rome, and The Fountains of Rome. These charming works have become a part of popular orchestral...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976): A Musical Biography By Barry Lenson The British composer Benjamin Britten wrote a remarkably large and varied body of music. His compositions range from the simply delightful Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra to the ravishingly...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Brazilian-Born Master Composer Whose Music Knows No Boundaries by Barry Lenson Have you noticed that many members of the classical music world are prejudiced against the music of Spain and Latin America? When that music comes under discussion, they...
by Barry Lenson | Feb 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
Edited by Barry Lenson from Content Generated by the Claude AI App Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky was a revolutionary Russian composer who played a crucial role in creating a distinctly national musical style during the 19th century. Born on March 21, 1839 into a wealthy...
by Barry Lenson | Aug 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Are you reading the new book Schoenberg: Why He Matters by Harvey Sachs?. I am, and it offers fresh perspective on why Schoenberg altered the trajectory of classical music that followed. If you are reading this important new book – and if not, perhaps you should be –...
by Barry Lenson | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Robert Schumann, one of the greatest and most troubled composers who ever lived, was born on June 8 in 2010. So, which of his works should we listen to today? There are so many to choose from right here in the Classical Archives library – his symphonies, chamber...
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