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.
These are the stories behind the world’s most memorable classical compositions. Death is a natural part of life. We are all born and one day, we will all die. There… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #15/50: Beethoven Funeral March Number 1 by Johann Heinrich Walch.
These are the stories behind the world’s most memorable classical compositions. As a blogger, I try my best to stay one day ahead when it comes to publishing the content… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy…Composition #14/50: Enigma Variations, Op.36, No. 9 “Nimrod” by Edward Elgar.
The stories behind the world’s great classical compositions. Wiegenlied Op. 49, No. 4 or, as it is better known as “Brahms’ Lullaby”, is a composition that was created by the… Read More »Keeping’ It Classy: Composition #13/50: Wiegelied Op. 49, No. 4 (or “Brahms’ Lullaby”) by Johannes Brahms
The stories behind the greatest classical compositions of all time It may seem like an unlikely source of inspiration, but nevertheless I wish to take a few moments of your… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #12/50: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite #3, Movement #3 (or, as it is better known as, the Opening Theme to the Film, “Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses” by Ottorino Respighi
The stories behind the world’s greatest classical compositions…Composition 12/50. ***Editor’s Note: most classical works are fine to stand on their own when it comes to the telling of the story… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy/The Stars of Stage and Screen: Bolero by Maurice Ravel (as used in the movie, “10”).
Frederic Chopin is celebrated for the extraordinary depth and breadth of his work with the piano. Over the course of his career, Chopin wrote well over two hundred compositions that… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #11/50: Piano Sonata #2 in B Minor, Opus 35 or, as it is better known as, The Funeral March by Frederic Chopin
Serenade for Strings in G Minor is one of Mozart’s most well known and respected compositions. It was written during a time period when he was composing the grand opera… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition 9/50: Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G Minor (or, as it is more commonly known), Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
In the 1960s, when I was a child, we only had two TV channels that we could access. They were both from our taxpayer-funded national broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation;… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #8/50: 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
One of the things that continues to amaze me about this classical music series is how well known so many of these compositions actually are. I am willing to bet… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #7/50: String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5 by Luigi Boccherini.
To my way of thinking, “Pomp and Circumstance” is the classical music equivalent of Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” It is a series of marches that evoke much in… Read More »Keepin’ It Classy: Composition #6/50: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39 by Sir Edward Elgar.