The music of Antonio Salieri began to fade in popularity many years before his death. He was an influential composer in 18th century opera...

Hans von Bülow, the great pianist/conductor of the 19th century was the originator of the phrase the  Three B's of music, Bach, Beeth...

Charles Valentine Alkan's music reflects his remarkable virtuosity on the piano. His mastery of the piano was equal to one of the greate...

Aaron Copland spent a few years studying in Paris in the early 1920's with renown teacher Nadia Boulanger ,  a female teacher of highe...

Paganini began making his reputation as early as 1813 before he toured Europe. His reputation was made in tours of his native country of I...

Mahler was most well-known in his lifetime as a conductor of opera and orchestral works. He did most of his compositional work on his su...

A few years ago I purchased an inexpensive violin with the intent of learning to play it. Not expecting any kind of virtuosity, I thought ...