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.
Without question, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was one of the most talented and innovative composers in the entire history of classical music as a genre. Although he lived for only thirty-five… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #45/50: Requiem in D Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
In the history of nations, there are special occasions that call for celebrations that go beyond the normal level of pomp and circumstance that one sees on days such as… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #44/50: The Triumphal March by Giuseppe Verdi from the Opera Aida
Of all of the classical music compositions featured in the Keepin’ It Classy series, “La Mer” by Claude Debussy is arguably one of the least recognizable to non-classical music fans.… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #43/50…La Mer by Claude Debussy
Nessun Dorma is an Italian phrase that roughly translates as none shall sleep. “Nessun Dorma” is also the title of one of the opera world’s most popular arias. This aria… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #42/50: Nessun Dorma by Giacomo Puccini from the Opera, Turandot
George Frideric Handel was one of the most influential and respected composers of his time. History has done little to diminish that appraisal. Handel was a man who always seemed… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #41/50…Water Music by George Frideric Handel
If I were to say the phrase cover tune to you, what would come to mind? In all likelihood, you would think of modern music and, in particular, the history… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #40/50…Air in D Major, Suite No. 3 by Johann Sebastian Bach
I once took a philosophy course in university. We met in a round room for three hours a session and talked endlessly in circles. True story. Up until that class… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #39/50: Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss
If you are anything like me, then somewhere in your home…in a closet, under your bed, in the back of a drawer….somewhere, you have a stash of letters and photographs… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #38/50…”Piano Sonata No. 14, Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2” or, as it is better known, “The Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven
Since I write about classical music and YouTube algorithms being what they are, I often am recommended various classical music-related videos whenever I tune into my YouTube channel. A few… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #37/50: Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor by Sergei Rachmaninoff
I hope that this post finds you well wherever you happen to be reading it. In Cobourg, Ontario, where I am, the sun is shining, the grass is greening up,… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #36/50: Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
