MOZART’S MUSIC FOR BABIES Mozart’s music for babies is based on a repertoire created by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart between 1761 and 1791. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756,…
JAQUELINE DU PRÉ (English) Jacqueline du Pré was born on January 26, 1945, in Oxford, England. From childhood, she displayed extraordinary musical abilities, documented in pedagogical records and youth…
SOLANGE RAMIREZ – GUSTAVO DUDAMEL’S MOTHER Solange Ramírez: Biographical Overview Solange Ramírez is known for being the mother of the Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel. Her name appears consistently in biographical texts and…
UN TRIO DE JAZZ Y LOS MODOS GRIEGOS JAZZ AND THE GREEK MODES Jazz and the Greek modes constitute a clearly documented historical relationship that became established in the mid-twentieth…
HÄNDEL’S MESSIAH George Frideric Händel composed Messiah in 1741, during a period of intense creative activity in London. The autograph manuscript preserves precise dates that place the writing between…
CLARA STAHLBAUM (English) Clara Stahlbaum is a fictional character whose first appearance is found in the tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, published in 1816 by E. T….
SYMPHONIES OF JOSEPH HAYDN Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732, in Rohrau, and died on May 31, 1809, in Vienna. His output includes 104 numbered symphonies, as…
SERGUEI VASILIEVICH RAJMANINOV (English) Serguéi Vasílievich Rajmáninov was born on April 1, 1873, in Semyónovo, Novgorod Province, within the Russian Empire. He belonged to a family with a musical…
FRIEDRICH GULDA (English) Friedrich Gulda was born on May 16, 1930, in Vienna, Austria, a city that stood as one of the principal centers of the European pianistic tradition….
LUDOVICO EINAUDI (English) Ludovico Einaudi was born on November 23, 1955, in Turin, Italy. He is a contemporary composer and pianist with international reach, recognized for integrating elements of…