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Corelli set the gold standard for a few genres, including the trio sonata.
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Believe what you want about his life, Cambini's music is interesting enough.
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Music is above all about communication, something Schumann understood well.
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Two character might hold the key to Schumann's state of mind
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Schumann's love of literature and love of music collide in a kaleidoscope of shifting moods.
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Pent up feelings and a hidden message in the middle of very dangerous times for Prokofiev and Russian music.
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Fauré may not have gotten recognition for his opera, but he excelled at it nonetheless.
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The jolliest piece he ever wrote sure gave Mendelssohn a lot of headaches.
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Sunshine, beautiful architecture, wonderful music–who wouldn't fall in love with Italy? Mendelssohn sure did.
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The highs and lows of one of history's greatest composers (he even makes the low points sound beautiful).
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The mysterious and awe-inspiring finale to a piece about the mysterious and awe-inspiring heavens.
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A famous composer who would've rather been a complete failure (but we're glad he wasn't!).
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Holst uses the planets as a springboard for his own musical trips into outer space.
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Being an amateur doesn't have to be a bad thing, as Gerson proves here.
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A young composer tries to break through with his own twist on familiar themes.
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A bit of the blues from a composer who wasn't afraid to mix things up.
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An eventful trip down a Venetian canal with a master of the piano.
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A great musician with a not-so-great personality.
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Beethoven and Haydn, two giants who respected each other but didn't always get along.
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The first of many groundbreaking sonatas for a rapidly changing instrument.
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A composer with a great sense of the history that came before him, and the history he wanted to make.
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Brahms takes on a few virtuosos and pushes the boundaries of piano technique.
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The champion that wind instruments deserved, Paul Taffanel
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An innovative player meets an innovative instrument and writes an innovative piece.
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One of Schubert's many beautiful melodies, given a bit happier ending than the original song.
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"Jewishness in Music," Moszkowski's legacy, and his relationship with his heritage
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Fame can be fleeting, but Moszkowski's music stands the test of time.
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After over a century gathering dust, it's time for this long-forgotten gem to shine once again.
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A lazy and lusty faun sits at the start of modern music.
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A standard as old as classical music, with all kinds of opportunities for creativity.
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Game recognizes game as Beethoven salutes Mozart's Magic Flute.
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He may not be well-known today, but Vanhal was all the rage in 18th century Vienna.
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Coleridge-Taylor lived a hard life for a composer of supposedly "light" music.
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His race has drawn a lot of attention, but his music is the real star.
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Today on the Adventures of Bach, our hero ends up in jail and just misses meeting Handel.
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A vivid imagination and a willingness to break boundaries, whether he should or not.
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The tantalizing onknown of what could have been.
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A dark time in Mozart's life, but a balance between light and dark in his music.
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A man who played just about every great piece for violin tries his hand at writing one.
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A populist composer with an ear for great tunes.
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A finale that Beethoven would have been proud to write.
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A Mighty Handful of Russian composers sets out on a mission.
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Better late than never is certainly the case for Borodin.
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He didn't invent the genre, but he certainly perfected it.
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An overlooked composer and a beautiful set of miniatures
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A different kind of concerto for a burgeoning musical scene.
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What Haydn and Seinfeld have in common (besides cool bass lines).
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A long-lost masterpiece from the start of a fruitful partnership
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A constantly moving composer writes an ode to the constant motion of the sea.
