Music is like a language which everyone understands. It is an art form capable of generating great emotional response. Meet some of the world's famous composers and musical performers in this collection of music-based stories.
Following a period of deep depression, during which he questioned whether he could ever compose again, Rachmaninov composed Piano Concerto No. 2. List...
(Robert) Vijay Gupta, child prodigy and friend of Nathaniel Ayers, is a violinist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
When his friend and patron Archduke Rudolph - youngest son of Emperor Leopold II and brother of Emperor Franz - was appointed Archbishop of Olmtz, Bee...
If General Santa Anna ordered a bugle to sound the signal "No Quarter," what did the Alamo defenders hear?
A gifted composer, Sergei Rachmaninoff has an incredibly large hand span which allows him to play piano as few others can. His Piano Concerto No. 3 in...
This image depicts Henry Raeburn's portrait of Sir Walter Scott, which he created in 1822.
Beethoven loved nature. He loved walking through the countryside. He enjoyed leaving the city for the country every summer (as he was able).
Taps is a 24-note bugle call which marks one of two events: It signals that all unauthorized lights must be extinguished. This is the l...
In 1987, Lillian Disney - the widow of Walt Disney - decided to give a gift to the people of Los Angeles.
The poem of Robert Dwyer Joyce - The Wind that Shakes the Barley - has been set to hauntingly beautiful music.
Escaping slaves needed to understand a bit of science in order to find their way to freedom. The words of songs helped them to achieve that objective...
In this clip—from a 1984 performance of Verdi’s Requiem—Herbert von Karajan conducts the Vienna Philharmonic (Wiener Philharmoniker)...
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