Classical
The 'Severance' Theme Is Only a Few Piano Notes: Theodore Shapiro Built It to Disorient You
Beethoven Buried Quiet Agitation in 'Für Elise': It Never Actually Resolves
The Bassoon Usually Plays a Supporting Role. But Mozart's Concerto Changes That
Ryuichi Sakamoto Made 'Bibo No Aozora' Feel Devastating With Almost No Movement: A Voice Leading Masterclass
Koussevitzky's Double Bass Concerto Unlocked the Thumb Position Technique and Gave the Instrument a Solo Voice
Billy Joel Opens 'My Life' With Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' in New MSG Concert Film. Here's How It Works.
Yo-Yo Ma Performs Pablo Casals’ ‘Song of the Birds (El Cant dels Ocells)’
Isata Kanneh-Mason Champions Clara Schumann: Thunderous ‘Scherzo No. 2’ Deserves a Women’s History Month Spotlight
How Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee Became One of Music’s Great Technical Tests
Watching Martha Argerich’s Hands: What Scarlatti’s K. 141 Teaches About Right‑Hand Technique
270 Years After His Birth, Mozart Still Captivates Pianists: Why ‘Rondo Alla Turca’ Endures
One Bass Line, Three Centuries: Handel, Halvorsen, and a Modern Passacaglia
Why Chopin’s Waltz in A Minor Is an Ideal Entry Point for Pianists
Why Gibran Alcocer’s ‘Idea 22’ Works So Well on TikTok
Andrea Vanzo’s ‘Valzer d’Inverno’ Is the Perfect Winter Waltz of Memory, Stillness, and Light
MuseScore’s Top Scores of 2025 (#2): How Gibran Alcocer’s Short Piece Became a Global Piano Phenomenon
MuseScore’s Top Scores of 2025 (#7): Why Are Piano Players Obsessed With Einaudi’s ‘Experience’?
Have You Reached a Plateau as a Pianist? Simple Patterns of Ludovico Einaudi’s ‘Experience’ Will Help You
His Legacy Is Controversial, and Yet His Works Are Impressive: Way Ahead of His Time, This Legendary Composer Is Known for All the Wrong Reasons
Bottesini’s “Elegy”: You’ve Probably Never Heard the Bass Sing Like This
Mozart’s Landmark Piece That Has Defined the Clarinet as an Instrument: And This Version Might Be Its Best Interpretation
When Classical Piano Goes Viral: This Performance of Rachmaninoff’s Legendary Piece Got Many Into Classical Music
