The 4 symphonies of Robert Schumann were written from 1841 to 1851, and have been just outside the standard orchestral repertoire. The reaso...

Francis Bacon , 17th century English statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, author and philosopher wrote in his essay titled  Of Studies : ...

Carl Maria von Weber is mostly remembered in the classical music world as an opera composer. He wrote his first opera at fourteen and had hi...

Joseph Haydn wrote about 1,000 works in his lifetime, so it is not surprising that some of his most popular works were given a nickname by l...

Johannes Brahms personal library contained works by many composers, including music written by Baroque and Renaissance masters. He also coll...

The premiere of classical music works can create many different reactions with audiences.   Johannes Brahms experienced a negative reaction...

Pyotr Tchaikovsky conducted the premiere of his final symphony on October 28, 1893 in St. Petersburg. Nine days later he died, and the rumor...