Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

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Welcome to The Mantovani Experience Step into a world where timeless melodies and cascading strings transport you back to music's golden era. We celebrate the legendary #Mantovani and his Orchestra's iconic "echoing strings" sound, faithfully recreated by The New Light Symphony Orchestra. If you cherish the sophisticated elegance of light orchestral music—those lush arrangements that once filled concert halls and living rooms worldwide—this is your destination. Each performance captures Mantovani's signature "cascading strings" technique, that distinctive sound that made him one of the most successful orchestra leaders of all time. Our mission is simple: preserve and share the beauty of light orchestral music with those who remember its magic and introduce it to new generations. From beloved standards to forgotten gems, we're recreating the authentic Mantovani sound with meticulous attention to every nuance. Directed by Philip Cacayorin | Producer d...

 by Maureen Buja With the normalising of a piano at home in the 19th century, music opened up to the masses in a way never anticipated in the 18 th   century. One of the results of this was music that would have normally been heard only rarely and only in a concert hall, as played by an orchestra, was reduced for performance by groups at home, usually based around a piano. Gustav Holst By the 1920s, much of this home music-making had been supplanted by the home radio . Recordings also became available, and with a record player , you could have your own orchestra in your drawing room. In the early 20 th  century, however, the piano still held sway, and in this new recording by the piano duo of Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman , one major work by  Gustav Holst  and two by  Edward Elgar  are presented. The transcriptions of Holst’s  The Planets ,  Elgar’s   Introduction and Allegro ,  and the  Salut d’Amour  give us something back ...

  “The Fantastic Whirl of Destiny” Ravel’s La Valse by  Frances Wilson     July 4th, 2019 What is  Ravel ’s La Valse about? Is it a portrait of the disintegration of decadent pre-First War Europe, the dying embers of the Belle Epoque? Or simply a rollicking dance, a sensuous  hommage  to the Viennese Waltz? Viennese Waltz Ravel completed La Valse in 1920, two years after the end of the  First World War  (in which he served as a truck driver on the Verdun front, an experience which caused him deep distress). It was not the first piece he wrote inspired by the  Viennese waltzes of the Strauss  family, and indeed in 1905 he had begun to sketch  Wien  (Vienna), a tribute to  Johann Strauss  the Younger, which he saw as “ . . . a kind of apotheosis of the Viennese waltz, with which is mingled in my mind the idea of the fantastic whirl of destiny ”. Meanwhile, his 1911  Valses nobles et sentimentales  were in...

By  Maureen Buja In the classic Christmas counting carol,  The 12 Days of Christmas , on the 12 days following Christmas, the singer’s ‘true love’ sends him a present each day, plus the present from the day(s) before. The Twelve Days of Christmas song poster © Wikipedia The 12 Days of Christmas are the 12 days between the birth of Jesus and the appearance of the Magi , with their kingly-level gifts of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh . The present-giving begins on Christmas and continues through to 6 January, traditionally Three Kings’ Day or the Epiphany . The song first appears in the late 18th century in a book called  Mirth With-Out Mischief  and is part of a long tradition of memory games and cumulative songs. If you don’t remember the order correctly, you have to pay a forfeit – a kiss or a small present – for your error. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Day 2: two turtle doves Day 3: three French hens Day 4: fou...

  by  Hermione Lai     December 11th, 2025 Hector Berlioz   (1803–1869) is often celebrated as one of the most daring and imaginative composers of the Romantic era , a musical visionary whose works still thrill listeners today. With his birthday approaching on December 11, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the forces that shaped his extraordinary creativity. August Prinzhofer:  Hector Berlioz , 1845 Berlioz’s music is dramatic, colourful, and intensely expressive, often telling stories or painting emotions so vividly they seem to leap off the page. What makes him truly fascinating is the way literature fuelled his imagination. Writers like Goethe, Shakespeare, and Byron weren’t just influences; they were companions on his artistic journey, inspiring him to explore new forms of musical storytelling and to transform emotion into sound. To celebrate his birthday on 11 December 1803, let’s explore how these three literary giants shaped his work, and why Berl...

by  Emily E. Hogstad    For classical music lovers, there’s often something deeply moving about seeing instruments once played by the musicians and composers of the past. Whether it’s a violin crafted by Stradivari, a clavichord from the Baroque era, or a grand piano once played by  Chopin , musical instrument museums offer a tangible connection to what can feel like a very intangible art form. Here are seven of the most fascinating musical instrument museums in the world. 1. Musée de la Musique (Paris, France) Official website:  https://philharmoniedeparis.fr/en/musee-de-la-musique Musée de la Musique The Musée de la Musique’s origins date back to the French Revolution, when instruments were gathered from the estates of fleeing aristocrats and given to the Paris Conservatory. The collection continued to grow over the generations. In 1978, the holdings were transferred from the conservatory to the government. The first museum spotlighting these instruments opene...