All posts in this series tell the stories behind some of the most memorable classical music compositions of all time. I am no expert in this genre of music and am learning as I go. Having said that, I find these posts fascinating. I hope that you do as well.
Today we will be discussing one of the most famous waltzes of all time, Johann Strauss II’s An der schonen, blauen Donau, Op. 314 or, as it is much more… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition # 5/50: An der schonen, blauen Donau, Opus 314 by Johann Strauss II
Carmen by Georges Bizet is considered to be one of the most important and well-constructed operas ever produced. The piece of music from Carmen that we are looking at today… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #4/50: The Overture to Carmen by Georges Bizet
The story of today’s musical composition begins, for me, in the early 1990s with the rental of a video cassette of the movie Moonstruck from my local Blockbuster Video store.… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Compositon 3/50: O Fortuna by Carl Orff
Today’s composition is one of the most famous American classical compositions of all-time: Samuel Barber’s Adagio For Strings, Opus 11. We know that the word Opus means that this was… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #2/50: Adagio For Strings, Opus 11 by Samuel Barber
Program Title: Edvard Grieg, Morning Mood, Opus 23….Also, part of the Peer Gynt Suites No. 1, Opus 46. When I was still working as a teacher, one of my favourite… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #1/50: Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg.