The Museum’s collection of musical instruments includes approximately five thousand examples from six continents and the Pacific Islands, dating from about 300 B.C. to the present. Selected for their technical and social importance as well as for their tonal and visual beauty, the instruments may be understood in a number of ways: as art objects,… Continue reading The Met | Music
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12 Famous GAY Composers
/ 2026 / … #LGBTQ#GayHistory#HiddenHistory Music you’ve heard a thousand times — written by men whose love history quietly deleted. 👇 A NOTE FROM ME: While making this, I found that Tchaikovsky’s own letters about loving men were locked away and censored in Russia for decades — and a government minister still denied it out… Continue reading 12 Famous GAY Composers
Hardest Pieces for Piano
/ 2024 / … Have you ever thought, “Gee, I wonder what every composer’s hardest piece for piano is?” Have you ever tossed and turned at night because of this dearth in knowledge? If so, then today’s your lucky day! Here is every major composer’s hardest piece for piano—yes, all 116 major composers, from Bach… Continue reading Hardest Pieces for Piano
Operngala mit Jonas Kaufmann – Richard Wagner, Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini – Andris Nelsons
/ 2025 / … Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons – musikalische leitung Kristīne Opolais – sopran Jonas Kaufmann – tenor • Richard Wagner • Pietro Mascagni • Giacomo Puccini …
Wynton and Battle
Russian Music History Mostly Without Music
This lecture recorded at the University of Pittsburgh by me, Anna Vilenskaya. It’s a brisk tour through what I consider the essential moments of Russian music, with my jokes, pictures and live (admittedly imperfect) singing. Designed for students and curious listeners. Thank you for your attention! Love you all.
Celtic Classic Christmas Carols
David Oistrakh
RusLan David Oistrakh: Artist of the People? | Documentary Film by Bruno Monsaingeon A portrait of violinist David Oïstrakh, from his birth in Odessa in 1908 until his in 1974, and his career under Stalin’s left wing terrorist regime. Featuring interviews with his peers Menuhin, Rostropovich and Rojdesvensky, this biography asks the question: was Oïstrakh… Continue reading David Oistrakh
The King’s Singers & VOCES8
OVERTURES
From Rossini’s William Tell to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, this collection gathers some of the most beloved overtures ever composed. It includes not only the openings of famous operas but also magnificent concert overtures that stand on their own. A journey through lyricism and passion, comedy and tragedy awaits you. Enter the world of the great… Continue reading OVERTURES