Does anyone know more about this? Is this a yearly occurrence, and if so when is it? I'm absolutely stunned that something like this exists.2yr ⋅ AlphaZer095 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I gave a “formal” recital in a t-shirt and jeans. Based on feedback, I’ll never wear a suit/bow tie ever again. Why do we do it to ourselves, fellow musicians?!5yr ⋅ EVasspiano ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Happy International Women’s Day! Pictured is Elinor Remick Warren, and below you can find a list of ten more of my favourite women composers and a few works you should definitely check out :)3yr ⋅ the_rite_of_lingling ⋅ r/classicalmusic
There seems to have been a lot of composer photos posted to this sub recently. So here's Arvo Part under a blanket on an aeroplane...5yr ⋅ RichMusic81 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This is a painting of how listening to Beethoven’s symphonies makes me feel. Just thought I’d share it with you all!2yr ⋅ Square-Painting-9228 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Debussy having a picnic with his daughter Claude-Emma. A year after her father's death, she died of diphtheria at age 13.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I must get around to scanning these book covers in HD for you all!6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This Schubert bust I found on eBay makes him look like a Suave time-traveller.5yr ⋅ thegenius204 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Shostakovich at the piano in 1958. This was the very year that a debilitating condition (poliomyelitis) surfaced that affected his right hand, which eventually forced him to give up piano playing.5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Mozart's Requiem with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for my first ever classical concert. The Dies Irae gave me chills.5yr ⋅ aVenat0r ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The great-great-granddaughter of the Antonin Dvorak was in Singapore and she's beautiful5yr ⋅ LordoftheChords ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I know its nothing much, but getting my first urtext of Beethoven Sonatas makes me happy5yr ⋅ Sweepcow125 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was born today (8 March 1714). Second surviving son of J.S. and Maria Barbara Bach, and the leading composer of the early Classical period. He writes: “For composition and keyboard-playing, I have never had any teacher other than my father.”4yr ⋅ RaighesFactory ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Went through my grandparents record collection after being gifted a player for Christmas! Happy with what I found!2yr ⋅ FrostyDrink ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This is a Bucher reed-making machine. One of only a couple of hundred and ridiculously expensive.4yr ⋅ cadrat ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Letter from 9-year-old Caren Glasser to Igor Stravinsky. The former had performed the world premiere of Webern's Kinderstuck, along with a brief arrangement of the closing bi-tonal trumpet motif from Petrushka, at Lincoln Center on July 22, 1966.2yr ⋅ echorrhea ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Found these at my local goodwill! Backsides are Beethoven and Tchaikovsky4yr ⋅ ph0on ⋅ r/classicalmusic
What is killing classical music? Here's a list of all the things that were supposed to finish it off, going back centuries. So far all have failed.6yr ⋅ FromDistantLands ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Italian Baroque composer and violinist Giuseppe Tartini (*8th April 1692, Pirano – †26th February 1770, Padua) was born 328 years ago4yr ⋅ brikcius ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Alexander Scriabin, Tatiana Schloezer, and Leonid Sabaneev on the banks of the Oka River - Colorized4yr ⋅ lyudobear ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Cartoon drawings of classical composers I made. Can you name some of them?5yr ⋅ brunobc_ ⋅ r/classicalmusic
What piece is this from? All I know is that it's not from Epinicion by John Paulson4yr ⋅ fdsa4321lbp22 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Were I a gambling man, which due to my upper Canadian Puritan inheritance I am of course not, I'm very inclined to place my money on the prospects for immortality of Arnold Schoenberg above and beyond any other composer who's lived in our era, I think. Glenn Gould (1966)10mo ⋅ josephwb ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Today in 1925, one of the greatest composers and conductors of the past 100 years was born (died in 2016). Happy Birthday Pierre Boulez!2yr ⋅ RichMusic81 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Ravel was once called the “Clockmaker” and had a penchant for dressing well, so I drew him in a Steampunk outfit. You may notice some biographical references here too!3yr ⋅ TchaikenNugget ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I am composing a body of orchestral music, is this a traditionally acceptable order and titling format? and should i call this a symphony, a suite, an opus, or something else?1yr ⋅ Mr_Siercy ⋅ r/classicalmusic
About to study the last (conpleted) Mahler symphony, I don't know.3yr ⋅ gustavmahler273 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
One of the people I work with has all these composer busts - I hope on my next cake day I'll have a few myself!4yr ⋅ PKMNTrainerFuckMe ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Today I met Sheku Kanneh-Mason - the cellist who played at Harry and Meghan's royal wedding - at the rehearsal where he was playing Faure's Elegie. He signed my copy of his CD, which I will now give to my mother (also a cellist) for mother's day!4yr ⋅ thernokkk ⋅ r/classicalmusic
got some new vinyl... 15$ for everything and they all are in great condition!1yr ⋅ StatementHot9839 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Puccini having the time of his life in his boat named Butterfly5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Painting of young Handel in the attic after waking up his parents by playing the harpsichord6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Thriftstore find. Honestly, I have never heard of this composer before. Really like it! Am I the only one?1yr ⋅ Consistent-Start-185 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra dedicated tonight’s performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Dona Nobis Pacem” to Ukraine, with the flag in the backdrop throughout.2yr ⋅ Pomonica ⋅ r/classicalmusic
On November 22nd in 1709 Bohemian violinist and composer Franz Benda was baptized.3yr ⋅ Krokodrillo ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Finally got to see Mahler live today! His tenth is even better in person. Thank you, MN Orchestra, and thank you Gustav Mahler.5yr ⋅ ThatDumbTurtle ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Here’s a picture of my mom and myself at Franz Liszt’s birthplace. I’m a violinist hence my question. Does anyone know why the inscription would say “German master of the German people”? I believe he was Hungarian.3yr ⋅ dreamingirl7 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, born June 21st in 1732, third of four composing sons of Johann Sebastian Bach.2yr ⋅ Krokodrillo ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This is a computerized facial composite of Mozart created by the German Federal Criminal Police Office based upon four contemporary portrait paintings5yr ⋅ tiggerclaw ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Bedrich Smetana performing for his friends in 1865, a painting by Frantisek Dvorak5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Stravinsky on Bruckner vs Mahler - an interesting quote I found in a book I'm reading1yr ⋅ Godker1 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
What record I'm listening to right now. https://youtu.be/fFoBsQs6Avk2yr ⋅ Beautiful-Let-2596 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Yunchan Lim taking a bow after his Chopin Etudes at Carnegie Hall (2/21/24)2mo ⋅ groceryliszt ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I was looking through some boxes and found a small booklet of some of my first compositions!2yr ⋅ uncommoncommoner ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I think this will always be the most confusing album cover in my collection. Why Brahms? Why eggs and bacon?5yr ⋅ thegenius204 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Satie, Moulin de la Galette (The Bohemian), a painting by Ramon Casas, circa 1891.5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Facebook reminded me of this not so pleasant memory (2009) today, when an airline broke the neck of my cello INSIDE a BAM hightec case with the special flight- case on... That was the last time I sent my instrument in the cargo hold...5yr ⋅ hbilsbak ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Paul Hindemith, German modern classic composer was born 125 years ago! He became major advocate of the Neue Sachlichkeit (new objectivity).3yr ⋅ Krokodrillo ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Glad to see Google is doing their part in honoring an amazing musician and an even better composer. Happy Birthday Bach!5yr ⋅ PrettyMuchPiano ⋅ r/classicalmusic
One look at this photograph of Holst is worth one thousand words (portrait by Martha Stern, circa late 1920s)5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
'Gone fishin', and' - graphic score by me, based on Britten's Peter Grimes, 'Old Joe Has Gone Fishing'2yr ⋅ mattwritesart ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Sorabji performing Sorabji for my late piano teacher, Yonty Solomon (seated right), at the composer's home in 1977.2yr ⋅ RichMusic81 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Front-row seats to Mahler's 8th last night with the Cincinnati Symphony1yr ⋅ R1ckAstly ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I visited the hut where Gustav Mahler wrote his 2nd and 3rd symphonies6yr ⋅ xingquan ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Happy birthday to a tour de force of British Anglican music, Herbert Howells (17 October 1892 – 23 February 1983)1yr ⋅ blueoncemoon ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Richard Strauss Week, a festival poster by Ludwig Hohlwein (circa 1910)5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
On July 16th in 1989 Herbert von Karajan passed away. Probably the most famous maestro ever !1yr ⋅ preciselyarsonist ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Christoph Willibald Gluck, an influential opera composer during the Classical era, died 234 years ago today. My photos from Vienna — the house where he lived and died; his gravesite.2yr ⋅ WienerKlassik ⋅ r/classicalmusic
[meta] Took this screenshot earlier this evening. What's with all the toxic downvoting on this sub? There's absolutely no reason any of these posts should have been downvoted, but that seems to be the kneejerk response around here.1yr ⋅ tegeus-Cromis_2000 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Today marks the 210th anniversary of the birth of Felix Mendelssohn, one of the most innovative and original composers of the 19th century. It was also through his efforts that the music of Johann Sebastian Bach was brought to international attention.5yr ⋅ MusicforaWhile_ ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Since every one is doing colonizations, I’ll post a few that I did about 4 years ago. Here’s one of Chopin!4yr ⋅ ScriabinFanatic ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Visited the Chopin museum in Warsaw, here’s an autograph from 1835, he included a snippet of Nocturne No. 2, in E flat major Op 9 ✨5yr ⋅ reddituser888 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The only surviving portrait of Dieterich Buxtehude, playing a viol, from the painting 'A Musical Party' by Johannes Voorhout (circa 1674)5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Found this relic in the basement of a music sheet store. Do you mind telling me at which time this might have been printed?1yr ⋅ horen132 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Igor Stravinsky in New York. (Portrait by Irving Penn, circa 1948)6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Mendelssohn playing for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on his visit to Buckingham Palace (circa 1842)6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
