Barber – Piano sonata – Horowitz

This is as much as I can imagine is possible … from any aspect : composition, interpretation, technique … We can pack up and leave … or drink champagne … A definite must listen to ! >> Play Video
Mozart

Mozart

Hello hello hello … it’s Mozart day ! Don Giovanni, String Quintetts, Requiem, Rondo alla turca, Piano Sonata in F Major, Clarinet Concerto in A Major, … who cares … there is no favorite … he is just a genius … and that’s...
Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Puccini

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (22 December 1858 – 29 November 1924), generally known as Giacomo Puccini, was an Italian composer whose operas are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire.[n 1] Puccini has been called...
Why 12 notes to the Octave?

Why 12 notes to the Octave?

Here is the beginning of an exhausting explanation … The Greeks realized that sounds which have frequencies in rational proportion are perceived as harmonius. For example, a doubling of frequency gives an octave. A tripling of frequency gives a perfect fifth one...
The DIY orchestra of the future

The DIY orchestra of the future

Absolutely fantastic … music always goes and very encouraging to see ideas to bring it back to the people … Ge Wang makes computer music, but it isn’t all about coded bleeps and blips. With the Stanford Laptop Orchestra, he creates new instruments out of...