Category: music-0-all-Classical

The Met | Music

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

12 Famous GAY Composers

https://youtu.be/rY2kobzFT6o?si=jX0tZkh8RBEiilZK / 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…… Continue reading 12 Famous GAY Composers

Hardest Pieces for Piano

https://youtu.be/Jy8txpg4BP8?si=vjGG8x12_iRRj51f / 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…… Continue reading Hardest Pieces for Piano

Operngala mit Jonas Kaufmann – Richard Wagner, Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini – Andris Nelsons

https://youtu.be/DjHf0cNXKvY?si=pBbbZ1mZ-TSFOMEN / 2025 / … Boston Symphony Orchestra Andris Nelsons – musikalische leitung Kristīne Opolais – sopran Jonas Kaufmann – tenor • Richard Wagner Ouvertüre zu Tannhäuser “In fernem Land” aus Lohengrin Vorspiel und Liebestod aus Tristan und Isolde • Pietro Mascagni “Mamma, quel vino è generoso” aus Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo aus Cavalleria Rusticana •…… Continue reading Operngala mit Jonas Kaufmann – Richard Wagner, Pietro Mascagni, Giacomo Puccini – Andris Nelsons

Russian Music History Mostly Without Music

https://youtu.be/i7RviW9BMOM?si=WAAuGi7Kl-MUq2KK / 2026 / … ПИТТСБУРГ 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.

David Oistrakh

https://youtu.be/SKd0VII-l3A?si=FP5i5L8doAweEho5 / 2006 / … David Oistrakh plays beautifuly Claire de lune. Recorded in Paris, 1962, with Frida Bauer in piano https://youtu.be/JLo6zKVg-qY?si=Dj_c-c3rbiHsCm9j / 2024 / … David Oistrakh: Artist of the People? Documentary Film by Bruno Monsaingeon RusLan David Oistrakh: Artist of the People? | Documentary Film by Bruno Monsaingeon A portrait of violinist David…… Continue reading David Oistrakh

The King’s Singers & VOCES8

https://youtu.be/YUumh6vgRhE?si=iEkcziX-nYU_BbGk / 2021 / … Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) – Billy Joel (arr. Philip Lawson)SUPERGROUP!The King’s Singers and VOCES8 collaborate for the first time to sing Billy Joel’s beautiful ‘Lullabye’ arranged by Philip Lawson. Recorded at the VOCES8 Centre in London, and first aired on 24th July 2021 for LIVE From London Summer 2021. https://youtu.be/ywkarAwB0W8?si=pL3f9AK6GaXUT5WU…… Continue reading The King’s Singers & VOCES8