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1. 

   Technologies

   '50s technological revolution of sound recording elevated Sinatra's voice

   The ‘50s were a time of modification for every industry, including the music recording and production. Rock'n'roll and…

   April 5, 2018

2. 

   Violin

   Max Richter's modern upgrade of The Four Seasons

   Vivaldi's The Four Seasons could be rightfully called the most noted work of classical music. Contemporary composer Max…

   April 4, 2018

3. 

   Film

   The Shape of Water bringing Alexandre Desplat his second Oscar trophy

   Romantic fantasy film looks at the relationship between a mute woman who works at a government survey facility in…

   April 3, 2018

4. 

   Flute

   Bourrée: French folk dance from the Bach suite inspired prog-rock flute and the work of Sir Paul McCartney

   Bourrée is a French folk dance typically danced with quick, skipping steps. The dancers sometimes wear wooden clogs to…

   April 2, 2018

5. 

   Trumpet

   First solo trumpet piece in history belongs to German multi-instrumentalist

   The Concerto in D major for trumpet, violins, and basso continuo, is a shiny eight-minute work composed by Georg…

   April 1, 2018

6. 

   Orchestra

   The Third Norfolk Rhapsody, lost a hundred years ago, was reconstructed recently

   Vaughan Williams composed three Norfolk Rhapsodies in 1905 and 1906, shaping them on folk melodies he had gathered…

   March 31, 2018

7. 

   Technologies

   Stereo sound ignored commercially for a quarter of a century after its discovery

   Stereo is the reproduction of sound using two separate audio channels in a way that creates the feeling of sound heard…

   March 30, 2018

8. 

   Film

   Paul Reade: the man behind the fresh sound of Jane Eyre

   Paul Reade was an English composer of last century. He worked on the BBC TV in the '60s, becoming the pianist and…

   March 28, 2018

9. 

   Orchestra

   The sounds of scenic Iceland in the Aeriality orchestral piece

   Anna Thorvaldsdottir is an Icelandic composer whose music is now often played around Europe and the US, captivating the…

   March 28, 2018

10. 

    Orchestra

    Beethoven's Romances uncover his staggering violin skills

    Beethoven was a very skillful violinist. Although not a proficient musician, he possessed a deep passion for and…

    March 27, 2018

11. 

    Songwriter

    Dazed and Confused: evolution through Led Zeppelin live shows

    Dazed and Confused is the folk-song written by Jake Holmes in 1967. The song was recorded for his debut album and…

    March 26, 2018

12. 

    Choir

    Josquin des Prez: pioneer in the Franco-Flemish School of music

    Josquin des Prez was the leading architect of the point of imitation style, in which a motif introduced in one voice is…

    March 25, 2018

13. 

    Orchestra

    Brandenburg Concerto dedicated to the king's brother was never played at Brandenburg court

    The Brandenburg Concertos of Johann Sebastian Bach are considered an example from the new era of masterful…

    March 24, 2018

14. 

    Orchestra

    Reverie: cello reimagining of Claude Debussy by Julian Lloyd Webber

    Reverie is one of the first works written by Debussy for piano. Even at this early stage of his career, with the style…

    March 23, 2018

15. 

    Violin

    The timeless sadness of Shigeru Umebayashi

    One of the most distinguished and fruitful composers of our time, Shigeru Umebayashi is credited with more than 50…

    March 22, 2018

16. 

    Piano

    Chick Corea's Spanish pulse in the masterful jazz standard

    The son of a trumpeter, the genius pianist Chick Corea is referenced as one of the lead specialists in the fusion of…

    March 22, 2018

17. 

    Orchestra

    Albinoni's famous Adagio is unusually solemn and offbeat because it wasn't, in fact, written by Tomaso Albinoni

    Adagio in G Minor, attributed to 18th-century Venetian master Tomaso Albinoni, is widely familiar through its often use…

    March 20, 2018

18. 

    Saenghwang

    Modern jazz meets traditional Korean music in Park Jiha's Communion

    Both somehow minimalist and carrying the richness of jazz improvisation, Park Jiha's debut album Communion borders on…

    March 19, 2018

19. 

    Orchestra

    Peaceful sound for troubling times in The Lark Ascending

    Vaughan Williams’s The Lark Ascending is a contemplative and tender tone poem composed as a reaction to George Meredith…

    March 19, 2018

20. 

    Classical Guitar

    What kind of music did Louis XIV like?

    Robert de Visée’s music remains among some of the best examples of French Baroque guitar music to this day. Visée's…

    March 18, 2018