If you’ve ever listened to sad classical music, chances are you’ve listened to something from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Celebrated (and sometimes mocked) for his extremely emotional output, Tchaikovsky composed some of the most heartbreaking classical music ever written. In this

The dedication page of a musical score is always fascinating. It’s always fun to ask why a particular composer chose to honour a particular man…or, in rarer cases, woman. Today, we’re looking at the best violin music dedicated to women,

For many listeners, the Second Viennese School conjures fear rather than affection—a fog of theory, numbers and atonality. The truth is far richer. These composers charted one of the most fascinating journeys in musical history, from the emotional heat of

If you’re a classical music fan drawn to sad, slow movements in piano concertos, this is the list you’ve been looking for. Whether it’s Chopin’s gentle melancholy, Ravel’s elegant wistfulness, or Rachmaninoff’s romantic despair, each of these slow movements paints

I’ve been diving into the piano music of Dmitri Shostakovich lately, and it’s like stumbling into a secret room full of contradictions. The music seems gritty, tender, sarcastic, and soulful all at once. Everything seems full of restless energy with

When you ask music lovers to name their favourite violin concertos, they’ll likely mention works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, or Sibelius. But venture just a little bit further outside the established canon and you will find fascinating and deeply moving works

Over centuries of musical history, women composers have continually defied expectations to write all kinds of music…including piano concertos. In fact, women have been writing piano concertos for the entire history of the genre. Today, we’re looking at thirteen works

In recent years, there has been increased interest in the works of women composers, many of whom are in the process of being rediscovered. So if you have an interest in this burgeoning area of programming and are a musician