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Your Classical Break, a chance to listen to and learn about classical music in short daily segments
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Oct 6, 2017
Oct 6, 2017
7 min
Corelli set the gold standard for a few genres, including the trio sonata.
Oct 5, 2017
Oct 5, 2017
17 min
Believe what you want about his life, Cambini's music is interesting enough.
Oct 4, 2017
Oct 4, 2017
13 min
Music is above all about communication, something Schumann understood well.
Oct 3, 2017
Oct 2, 2017
Oct 2, 2017
15 min
Schumann's love of literature and love of music collide in a kaleidoscope of shifting moods.
Sep 29, 2017
Sep 29, 2017
21 min
Pent up feelings and a hidden message in the middle of very dangerous times for Prokofiev and Russian music.
Sep 28, 2017
Sep 28, 2017
11 min
Fauré may not have gotten recognition for his opera, but he excelled at it nonetheless.
Sep 27, 2017
Sep 27, 2017
17 min
The jolliest piece he ever wrote sure gave Mendelssohn a lot of headaches.
Sep 26, 2017
Sep 26, 2017
17 min
Sunshine, beautiful architecture, wonderful music–who wouldn't fall in love with Italy? Mendelssohn sure did.
Sep 25, 2017
Sep 25, 2017
16 min
The highs and lows of one of history's greatest composers (he even makes the low points sound beautiful).