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Ludovico Einaudi CD cover

PIANO

Nuvole Blanche: the critical simplicity of Einaudi's best-known piece

Italy, 21st Century Classical

Ferruccio Busoni by Paul Klemann

PIANO

Ferruccio Busoni as a great piano transcriber of Bach's keyboard music

Germany, Italy, Fugue, Toccata, Baroque, Romantic, 20st Century Classical 1 comment

The Gypsy Dance by Hermenegildo Anglada-Camarasa

Violin

Zigeunerweisen: folk tunes meet the Csardas dance in Pablo de Sarasate's most popular work

Spain, Romantic 1 comment

Lithograph of Beethoven on his deathbed by Josef Danhauser

ORCHESTRA

Grosse Fuge: Armageddon or the birth of atonality featured in Beethoven’s last major work

Austria, Fugue, Romantic 1 comment

Royal Winter Music LP

Collaboration

Shakespearean characters expressed through atonality in atypical guitar sonata by Hans Werner Henze

England, Germany, Sonata, 20st Century Classical

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre by François de Troy

ORCHESTRA

The perfect union of Italian and French styles by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

France, Prelude, Sonata, Baroque

Shiv Parvati Vivah by Raja Ravi Varma

MEDITATION

Mrityunjaya Mantra: meaning and lyrics of the oldest Shiva chant

India, Mantra, Indian Classical

Hermann of Reichenau in Kloster Schussenried fresco

ORCHESTRA

Hermann of Reichenau: disabled monk who boosted art and science 1000 years ago

Germany, Anthem, Chant, Medieval

Twin Pines by Zhao Mengfu

Violin

Ma Sicong sentenced to exile after seeking Chinese harmony for his violin

China, USA, Suite, 20st Century Classical

Led Zeppelin DVD cover

Music Theory

Dorian mode in Led Zeppelin songs

England, Rock, 1970s

Ice Skaters at the Bois de Boulogne by Léon Joseph Voirin

ORCHESTRA

The Skaters' Waltz: subtle harmonies of romantic dance music by Emile Waldteufel

France, Dance, Waltz, Romantic, 20st Century Classical

Houses on the Old Bridge at Vernon by Claude Monet

SONGWRITER

Who is the true architect behind The House of the Rising Sun?

England, USA, Ballade, Blues, Popular Song, Rock, Classical, 1930s, 1940s, 1960s, 2000s

Unidentified Elizabethan Children Making Music by the Master of the Countess
of Warwick

Classical Guitar

Anthony Holborne: the master of Elizabethan consort music

England, Galliard, Pavane, Renaissance

Budhaditya Mukherjee by James Morgan

SITAR

The sitar virtuoso who introduced Indian classic to the British parliament

India, Raga, Indian Classical 1 comment

Avenida de Mayo, Buenos Aires

Classical Guitar

Dona Monina Távora's legacy kept alive through her brilliant followers

Argentina, Brazil, Galliard, 20st Century Classical, Renaissance

Concerto for Sitar & Orchestra

SITAR

The first-ever concerto for sitar and Western orchestra was dedicated to glorious music teacher Allauddin Khan by his most successful pupil

England, India, Concerto, Raga, Indian Classical, 20st Century Classical

Iggy Pop and Tom Waits

FILM

The necessity of undramatic humanity in Coffee and Cigarettes by Jim Jarmusch

Italy, Japan, USA, Soundtrack, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Led Zeppelin Remasters CD cover

Music Theory

No Quarter: two minor modal modes of Led Zeppelin's psychedelic track

England, Rock, 1970s

Schubert's Ständchen LP cover

PIANO

Ständchen from Schwanengesang serenade as Schubert's last testament

Austria, Serenade, Romantic

Bismillah Khan

Shehnai

Shehnai oboe and its greatest virtuoso proclaimed the Indian Independence Act of 1947

India, Raga, Indian Classical

The Dream by Betty Swanwick as LP cover for Selling England by the Pound

SONGWRITER

Firth of Fifth: impressionistic Genesis song as a prog-rock masterpiece

England, Progressive Rock, 1970s

Scene from Whoopee, 1930

SONGWRITER

Makin' Whoopee: cautionary song warning against the trappings of marriage

USA, Popular Song, 1920s, 1930s

Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai by Dr. Glazunov

ORCHESTRA

Only 3 Mantras survived from Sanskrit opera Avatara by John Foulds

England, India, Interlude, Mantra, Opera, 20st Century Classical, Indian Classical

The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions

SONGWRITER

Smokestack Lightning: the eternal Howlin' Wolf blues of the passing trains

USA, Blues, 1950s

The Day the Music Died by Civil Aeronautics Board

SONGWRITER

La Bamba: meaning and tragedy behind the best-known son jarocho

Mexico, USA, Folk, Latin, Popular Song, 1960s, 1980s

Vashti Bunyan's poster by Isle of Printing

SONGWRITER

Just Another Diamond Day: the stunning rediscovery of the hippie-era gem

England, Folk, Popular Song, 1960s, 1970s

Blind Willie Johnson

SONGWRITER

The bottleneck guitar blues by Blind Willie Johnson is sliding through space on the Voyager Golden Records

USA, Blues, 1920s, 1930s

Jairo Varela

SONGWRITER

Cali Pachanguero: meaning behind essential Colombian salsa by Jairo Varela

Colombia, Flamenco, Latin, Popular Song, 1980s

Consort Music LP

Classical Guitar

Thomas Morley's legacy in English Renaissance tradition

England, Pavane, Renaissance

Anton Diabelli by Josef Kriehuber

Classical Guitar

Anton Diabelli: prolific composer and arranger excelled in publishing guitar and piano music for beginners

Austria, Sonata, Classical, Romantic 1 comment

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