Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽถ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง The so-called Moonlight Sonata is probably the best known composition by Ludwig van Beethoven who composed it in 1801 and dedicated it to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. The popular name of Moonlight Sonata came only much later, in 1832, when a music critic likened the first movement of the piece to he tranquillity of a Moon lit scene by a lake. From then … Continue reading Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽถ

Frรฉdรฉric Chopin ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Born in Poland in 1810 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin was very soon recognised as a child prodigy and, by the age of seven, he started giving public concerts as a pianist and composed his first piano pieces. In his early 20s he left Poland and made no return to his homeland, whereas he settled in Paris and acquired the French citizenship, also using the French version … Continue reading Frรฉdรฉric Chopin ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Franz Schubert ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

Nacido el 31 de enero de 1797 en Himmelpfortgrund, Austria, Franz Peter Schubert demostrรณ un don temprano para la mรบsica. Cuando era niรฑo, sus talentos incluรญan la capacidad de tocar el piano, el violรญn y el รณrgano. Tambiรฉn fue un excelente cantante. Franz fue el cuarto hijo sobreviviente de Franz Theodor Schubert, un maestro de escuela, y su esposa, Elisabeth, ama de casa. Su familia … Continue reading Franz Schubert ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ

Frรฉdรฉric Chopin ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Nato in Polonia nel 1810 Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin fu ben presto riconosciuto come un bambino prodigio e, all’etร  di sette anni, iniziรฒ a dare concerti pubblici come pianista e compose i suoi primi pezzi per pianoforte. Poco piรน che ventenne lasciรฒ la Polonia e non fece ritorno in patria, mentre si stabilรฌ a Parigi e acquisรฌ la cittadinanza francese, usando anche la versione francese … Continue reading Frรฉdรฉric Chopin ๐ŸŽจ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽต

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Born in Salzburg, today Austria, on 27th January of 1756 in a family of musicians Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart showed immediately his incredible capacities as a prodigious child. He started playing the clavier when he was four, thanks to the initiative of his father who was teaching also Wolfgang’s older sister, and started composing his first pieces when he was five. This extraordinary talent was … Continue reading Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽต

Schubertโ€™s portrait ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง  Portrait by Anton Depauly of Franz Schubert in 1827, currently exhibited at Friends of Music in Vienna. Despite a short life, he died at 30 years of age, Schubert left a remarkable collection of compositions, mainly for piano and voice and chamber music. Child prodigy in learning to play the piano and the violin following lessons by his father and brother, soon he excelled … Continue reading Schubertโ€™s portrait ๐ŸŽผ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽต

Sudbin @ Wigmore Hall ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ›

https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-49025203-2 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag(‘js’, new Date()); gtag(‘config’, ‘UA-49025203-2’); Amazing piano concert by Yevgeny Sudbin at Wigmore Hall with music by Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Skryabin and a most fascinating interpretation of Danse Macabre by Saint-Saens! A real treat!ย  ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ปโ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ“ท๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽน Music Continue reading Sudbin @ Wigmore Hall ๐ŸŽน๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ›