http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/classical-composers-blog.html The Classical Composers Blog is a great way to stay up-to-date on everything that's going on at favorite-classical-composers.com. Subscribe here! en-us classical composers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:04:20 GMT Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:04:20 GMT favorite-classical-composers.com http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/sacd-player.html Find out about the best SACD players, and what you need to know before buying... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:04:20 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/alison-lowell-interview.html Interview with Alison Lowell, Principal Oboist of the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:46:56 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/electrostatic-headphones.html Find out why I think electrostatic headphones are the best headphones for classical music (or any music)... Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:25:57 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/beethoven-biography.html This Ludwig van Beethoven biography explores the dramatic life of the great musical master... Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:59:55 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/brahms-requiem.html The Brahms Requiem is a hugely famous German song of life. Explore this great piece, which made Brahms known all over Europe. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:23:42 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/search.html Search page for favorite-classical-composers.com Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:27:57 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/en-saga.html Sibelius's En Saga is a dramatic reflection of the composer's state of mind, and a testament to his musical skill. Explore the piece here... Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:39:16 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/spanish-composers.html Explore the Spanish composers who have had the greatest impact on the musical identity of Spain. Biographies, their greatest works, and pictures... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:14:04 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/a-night-on-bald-mountain.html A Night on Bald Mountain is a frantic, demonic musical poem, and one of Modest Mussorgsky's most well-known works... Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:46:15 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/gustav-mahler-biography.html Gustav Mahler was one of the last of the grand romantic composers. Explore his difficult life and sublime music in this biography. Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:31:55 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/index.html A celebration of the world's favorite classical composers! Explore biographies, pictures galore, videos, sound clips, and guides to their music. Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:28:03 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/liszt-consolations.html The Liszt Consolations are fragments of pure Lisztian life and color... Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:54:10 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-symphonies.html A look at the most popular, beautiful, and ingenious Mozart symphonies. Sun, 15 May 2011 06:15:00 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-magic-flute.html The Magic Flute is a dazzling fairy tale with a strong streak of mystical symbolism and myth. Explore Mozart's most famous opera here... Fri, 13 May 2011 14:14:30 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-coronation-mass.html The Mozart Coronation Mass is the master composer's most famous religious works, and a testament to his musical creativity... Thu, 12 May 2011 06:06:40 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-clarinet-concerto.html The Mozart Clarinet Concerto was the musical genius's last instrumental piece, and one of his most poignant concertos. Explore it here... Tue, 10 May 2011 14:28:15 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/compact-disc-players.html A look at the history of compact disc players, plus a short guide to the best CD players for the best prices... Sun, 08 May 2011 09:15:26 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-operas.html A look at the most famous and beautiful Mozart Operas... Fri, 06 May 2011 14:09:45 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/mozart-biography.html Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: child prodigy and one of music's greatest treasures. This Mozart biography explores his life story... Thu, 05 May 2011 13:39:49 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/unfinished-symphony.html Schubert's Unfinished Symphony: a fresh, half-finished masterwork, lost in time for decades. Let's explore one of music's most intriguing enigmas... Tue, 03 May 2011 17:39:33 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/amoyel-interview.html An interview with Pascal Amoyel, concert pianist. A student of the famous Cziffra, Amoyel shares what it was like to study with the master, and his own musical inspirations... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:47:11 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/beethoven-fur-elise.html The Beethoven Fur Elise - probably the most well-known piano tune in the world. Play the opening to anyone and they'll recognize it... Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:45:27 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/scheherezade.html Rimsky-Korsakov's dazzling Scheherezade is an oriental fantasy bursting with color and excitement. Explore it here... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:52:49 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/kreutzer-sonata.html Explore the Kreutzer Sonata, Beethoven's explosive, genre-defining violin sonata. Sat, 09 Apr 2011 13:52:35 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/romeo-and-juliet-overture.html Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture is a magical fantasy piece, based on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. Explore it here... Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:03:14 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/totentanz.html Franz Liszt's Totentanz is a diabolical concerto for piano and orchestra, filled with dark, dramatic energies... Wed, 23 Mar 2011 05:44:53 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/suite-bergamasque.html Debussy's Suite Bergamasque is a one of the composer's most famous piano collections. Explore this ethereal suite here... Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:58:34 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/florida-suite.html The Florida Suite is Frederick Delius's earliest orchestral work. Explore this tropical, mystical music painting here... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:47:46 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/senheiser-headphones.html Senheiser headphones offer superb listening experiences. Here's an overview of Sennheiser's top headphone models... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:03:10 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/oboeinterview.html An interview with Patty Mitchell, who blogs at oboeinsight and plays in two professional orchestras. Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:52:03 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/bayreuth-story.html A story sent in by a reader about his experience in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:41:09 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/stereo-preamplifier.html A stereo preamplifier lets you control volume on a small level before the music hits the power amp. Learn about the different stereo preamps here... Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:01:16 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/sibelius-finlandia.html Sibelius Finlandia is the composer's most powerful, well-known piece. Explore this nationalist juggernaut here... Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:45:14 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/karelia-suite.html Sibelius's Karelia Suite is a popular trio of orchestral music pictures, depicting scenes from history. Explore these noble pieces here... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:57:24 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/sibelius-violin-concerto.html The Sibelius Violin Concerto is the composer's only concerto. Explore this brooding, intensely virtuosic piece here... Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:08:25 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/classical-interviews.html A list of the interviews currently on favorite-classical-composers.com Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:40:04 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/lso-interview.html An interview with Gareth Davies, a flute player in the London Symphony Orchestra Tue, 11 Jan 2011 09:09:16 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/jean-sibelius.html Jean Sibelius - Finland's greatest composer. Explore his troubled life and powerful nationalist music in this biography... Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:41:11 GMT http://www.favorite-classical-composers.com/liebestraum.html The Liebestraum, or 'dreams of love' are glowing, romantic piano transcription of love songs. Explore Liszt's Liebestraume here... Sun, 09 Jan 2011 09:23:41 GMT