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 by Interlude Contributors   January 6th, 2026 As we step into a new year, it’s a time for reflection, celebration, and, of course, great music. Last year, our contributors delved into the lives of composers, the magic of performers, and the timeless power of classical music in their writings. Here we’ve compiled our definitive list of the year’s top ten. From the personal struggles of legendary figures to the electrifying rise of new stars, these are the stories that resonated most deeply with you. We invite you to dive back into these favorites or discover for the first time what made them the most loved reads of 2025. Are you ready? Here is the countdown of our most popular articles from the past year. 10. Mitsuko Uchida (Born on December 20, 1948) The Art of Listening Full article:  https://interlude.hk/mitsuko-uchida-born-on-december-20-1948-the-art-of-listening/ Mitsuko Uchida © Geoffroy Schied Kicking off our list is a profound look into the mind of a piano legend...

by   Georg Predota Johann Sebastian Bach’s music stands as a towering monument in Western music. While countless composers have written exceptional choral music, Bach’s greatest choruses intertwine technical perfection and profound emotional resonance to create moments of transcendent beauty. Portrait of J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio    Bach’s choruses are not merely perfect technical exercises but living expressions of human devotion, of joy and sorrow, and of awe. Every chorus pulses with intricate counterpoint, vibrant harmonies, and a transcendent ability to connect with something much greater. To commemorate  Bach’s death  on 28 July 1750, let us celebrate his life by featuring 10 of his greatest choruses, starting with the opening chorus from the  Christmas Oratorio.  It bursts forth with an exultant energy that feels like the heavens themselves are rejoicing. The vibrant timpani rolls and blazing trumpets create a majestic, almost overwhelming wa...

by   Emily E. Hogstad  Pop star Chappell Roan has adopted a slogan for herself that has become famous:   “I’m your favourite artist’s favourite artist!” Who’s the equivalent in the classical music world? Have you ever wondered who your favourite composer’s favourite composer was? Sometimes it’s hard to tell from the historical record. Lots of great composers didn’t have a single favourite composer, or they never recorded their thoughts using those words exactly, so listeners are left to make educated guesses. But even if we can’t always know their favourite, we can usually guess at their favourites. And a couple of names appear again and again… Read on to find out who! © classicalregister.com Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) When he was twenty years old,  Johann Sebastian Bach  set off on a 400-kilometre (250-mile) hike to the city of Lübeck. His object was to hear the nearly 80-year-old organist  Dieterich Buxtehude . Bach met him, heard his music perform...

by  Emily E. Hogstad    Classical music sometimes has a reputation of being solely for elderly people. If that’s true (spoiler alert: it’s not), it’s certainly strange how many pieces of classical music are about childhood and youth. Today we’re looking at classical music inspired by childhood. © soundgirls.org Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen (1838)  Robert Schumann’s  Kinderszenen  (“Songs from Childhood”) is a set of thirteen pieces for solo piano about childhood. Robert was twenty-eight at the time he wrote these pieces, and he was dating the nineteen-year-old piano superstar  Clara Wieck . For a variety of reasons, Clara had always been mature for her age, and at one point she observed that Robert was “like a child.” Robert, amused, decided to embrace his childlike nature, took her idea, and ran with it. The pieces in this collection include  Blind Man’s Buff, Knight of the Hobbyhorse , and, most famously,  Dreaming  (better-known by i...