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

By Classic FM London Promoted by belVita 5 Simply the most triumphant and winning pieces of music you're likely to hear this awards season. With The Global Awards done and dusted, we've got winners on the brain. So with belVita, we made this literally unbeatable list of WINNING pieces of classical music. Second place is not an option.   J.S. Bach - St Matthew Passion Why is it such a winner? If you thought that Baroque music mostly dealt with plinky-plinky harpsichords paid for by wealthy and obscure members of Royal family, the St Matthew Passion will obliterate your puny mind. There are biblical proclamations of impending apocalypse littered throughout, and for each of them, Bach wangles in some sort of crushing atonality or strange chord, as if he’s wincing with pain each time it happens. This is such a human experience, composed at a time when human experiences weren’t chief among the aims of most Baroque composer composers. T...

By Classic FM, London What is Pavarotti really singing about in Puccini’s aria? We translated the Italian lyrics to find out... ‘Nessun Dorma’ is an incredibly emotional aria, that for the passion and precision he poured into it, we have all come to associate with the late tenor  Luciano Pavarotti . The slight problem with that, is that we get so distracted by watching Pavarotti in his element, that we forget to pay attention to the lyrics. So, does anyone *actually* know what Pavarotti is singing about? Listen to Pavarotti’s complete vocal range in one minute Puccini’s aria, from the opera  Turandot , includes the lyrics: “None shall sleep, even you, oh Princess, in your cold room”, “watch the stars that tremble with love and hope”, and the monumentally cheery “no one will know his name and we must, alas, die”. Positively jovial, eh? Here are the full lyrics: None shall sleep, None shall sleep! Even you, oh Princess, In your cold room, Watch the...

By Classic FM London Do you feel all weird and woozy when you hear a chord cluster? Does the very thought of a perfect cadence make you melt? Then you’ll love these super-geeky classical music memes. 1. Brass lolz 2. Eric loves a chord cluster (via Salvador Jacobo) 3. When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi… 4. Don’t feel bad, Mozart procrastinated too 5. When composers ask a *little* too much of you (via  patdalecki ) 6. Boromir always knows best 7. Pizza + cat = any string player’s dream 8. Just some sheet music, keeping things real 9. Gold star for you if you can translate this VERY cryptic code 10. Why you haydn, Joseph? 11. This... thing that literally doesn’t make any sense 12. When your name sounds a *little* too much like a piece of airport baggage 13. When you play this beautiful Italian string instrument, but society refuses to recognise you  14. B...

QUICK FACTS NAME Art Rubinstein OCCUPATION Pianist BIRTH DATE January 28 ,  1887 DEATH DATE December 20 ,  1982 EDUCATION The Hebrew University in Jerusalem ,  Warsaw Conservatory PLACE OF BIRTH Lodz ,  Poland PLACE OF DEATH Geneva ,  Switzerland AKA Art Rubinstein FULL NAME Arthur Rubinstein SYNOPSIS EARLY LIFE CRITICAL ACCLAIM LATER CAREER CITE THIS PAGE IN THESE GROUPS FAMOUS POLISH PEOPLE FAMOUS THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY IN JERUSALEM ALUMNI FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED IN 1982 FAMOUS PIANISTS Show All Groups Art Rubinstein  Biography Pianist (1887–1982) Art Rubinstein was a famous Polish pianist who is regarded by many as the greatest Chopin interpreter of the 20th century. Synopsis Arthur Rubinstein was born on January 28, 1887, in Lodz, Poland. He began playing the piano at the age of 3. After a lukewarm reception to his American tour, he took a hiatus and emerged 4 years later to critical acclaim. He...

QUOTE “Making music is like making love: the act is always the same, but each time is different.” Arthur Rubinstein, pianist

... by listening to just the first second? We've trimmed some of the greatest pieces of classical music down to just the opening few notes. Can you still recognise them? You'll hear each clip twice… Created by   Classic FM  on December 8, 2015 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 What's the piece? x Schubert's 'Great' Symphony Borodin's Third Symphony Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony Beethoven's Fifth Symphony 2 What's the piece? x Elgar's Cello Concerto Walton's Cello Concerto Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.2 Dvorák's Cello Concerto No.1 3 Can you name the famous piece? x Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' Haydn's 'Surprise' Symphony Corelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6, No.3 ...