The Story Behind “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” by Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik, or “A Little Night Music”, byname of Serenade No. 13 in G Major, serenade for[…]

The Story Behind “Bagatelles” by Beethoven By the end of 1803, Beethoven had already sketched bagatelles Nos. 1 to 5, along with several other short works[…]

Prokofiev – Short Biography Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the[…]

The Story Behind “Moonlight” by Beethoven The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven.[…]

The Story Behind “The Blue Danube” by Strauss In 1865, Johann Herbeck, choirmaster of the Vienna Men’s Choral Society, commissioned Strauss to write a choral work;[…]

The Story Behind “Fantaisie-Impromptu” by Chopin The Fantaisie-Impromptu was written in 1834, as were the Four Mazurkas and the Grande valse brillante, but unlike these other[…]

Five Facts You Didn’t Know About Rachmaninoff 1. A young musical genius Sergei Rachmaninov was born on 1 April 1873 in Semyonovo, north-west Russia. As a[…]

Ravel – Short Biography Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with[…]

Five Facts You Didn’t Know About Debussy The Mozarts, Beethovens, and Mendelssohns are all examples of legendary and multigenerational, classical music dynasties. Unlike the children in[…]

The Story Behind The Four Seasons by Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi is a genius and truly stands out as the most creative among the host of composers[…]