Tomorrow (Sep. 29) is the 100th Anniversary of Holst's THE PLANETS6yr ⋅ SmartPeoplePlayTuba ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Shostakovich dropped a new album today! Almost six hours of him playing along with him talking a little bit.5yr ⋅ shostygang ⋅ r/classicalmusic
My audience is coming. Playing at Rathaus, Bremen, Germany, in 30 minutes.5yr ⋅ JuanMariaSolare ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Doing so thorough analysis for the first time takes a lot of time. What do you think about it? (I hope you can see the markings well)1yr ⋅ DoublecelloZeta ⋅ r/classicalmusic
What is the classical piece that has touched you the most in a film?2yr ⋅ Starlessnassim ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Talk about being in the moment! Here's Leonard Bernstein conducting the Boston Symphony in a performance of Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony at Tanglewood, circa 1970.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Not sure if this belongs here, but the artist clearly cannot read music...6yr ⋅ catattackcat ⋅ r/classicalmusic
If I could go back in time, this would be the performance I would see. I think I would die if I got to see those two share a stage.6yr ⋅ LeastMaintenance ⋅ r/classicalmusic
You might be carefree, but you'll never be as carefree as Lenny Bernstein in a swing.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The concert at which John Cage and Morton Feldman met each other for the first time and became lifelong friends. They were leaving at the same time (after the Webern) and for the same reason; they couldn't imagine listening to anything else immediately after it...2yr ⋅ RichMusic81 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Bela Bartok using a gramophone to record folk songs sung by peasants in what is now known as Slovakia. (Circa 1908)6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Since there are no existing photographs of Erik Satie playing the piano, artist Nick Cudworth decided to take matters into his own hands and create this glorious artwork.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Never thought I would live to see Lyric Opera of Chicago ON STRIKE. Stay strong, colleagues!6yr ⋅ happylizard87 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Found a whole box of old sheet music in the attic of my moms house, any idea if it has worth, can post more pictures if needed.3yr ⋅ TerrenceTbooty ⋅ r/classicalmusic
My piano instructors writing on my music. First time playing Rachmaninoff.5yr ⋅ smokeydanmusicman ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Here's a check off the bucket list!! Finally got to see my favorite piece of music ever written, live and in person.1yr ⋅ Spiffy313 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Ravel on a beach day with his mother Marie and friends, in Basque Country, in 1914, shortly after he had completed the entire suite of Daphnis et Chloe.5yr ⋅ johnesto ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The Bach Google doodle is so fun! I’ve been poking around at it for a little while today.5yr ⋅ EggeLegge ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Brahms with a group of gentlemen after the funeral of Clara Schumann, circa 18966yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Happy Birthday to Engelbert Humperdinck, composer of the opera Hansel and Gretel.2yr ⋅ CanadianW ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The young chad Charles Ives (left), star captain of the Hopkins Grammar School baseball team.3yr ⋅ IdomeneoReDiCreta ⋅ r/classicalmusic
What a good idea - play the Haydn string quartets of Op. 76 with a flute taking the role of the first violin. Listen to how that gives the music a lighter, brighter feeling. (See first comment for link.)1yr ⋅ Die_Horen ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Fun fact: Shostakovich loved getting candlesticks for his birthday, so today, I gave him 114!3yr ⋅ TchaikenNugget ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Found this Instant Modulator in the back of a church, never seen anything like it before!7yr ⋅ Pappythapapsta ⋅ r/classicalmusic
In honor of St. Cecilia’s Day, Johannes Brahms’s 1854 letter to Clara Schumann referencing Schubert’s C major Symphony:1yr ⋅ sarahfritzwritr ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I like this Mozart family portrait. It's marvellous. Circa 1780.5yr ⋅ theorganwizardpony ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Sitting on a book shelf of a customer's house. Anyone guesstimate the age of this record?5yr ⋅ blu_skydive ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Wasn’t sure where to post this, but I received a huge stack of music from a friend - with some dating back to 1909(!) It smells amazing too.6yr ⋅ Myproofistoobigtofit ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Our eyeless cat, Percy, is reminding you all to PRACTICE. P.S. It took me several tries just to take this decent photo. She's camera shy. 😂4yr ⋅ vioLINGnist ⋅ r/classicalmusic
My piano teacher just handed me a copy of Chopin's Ballades. Wish me luck!5yr ⋅ TheSilverLugia ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Sold-out concert at Cathedral of St John the Divine, NYC featuring Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Vespers (excerpts), and Maurice Durufle’s Requiem4yr ⋅ roi_des_myrmidons ⋅ r/classicalmusic
A book store near me with selling this score. It was £4.33.7yr ⋅ kierkegaardashians ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Just began rehearsals for my chamber music festival in Chicago and worked on Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violins with one of my best friends and favorite artists! (More info in comments)5yr ⋅ violin_geek123 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Ilya Repin's celebrated portrait of Modest Mussorgsky, painted only a few days before the composer's death (circa 1881).5yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Paul Dukas (center) with students of his composition class, includes Georges Favre (left of Dukas), Maurice Durufle (standing far right), and Oliver Messiaen (seated far right).4yr ⋅ steinweg ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I was going through some alkan music and I saw this (tempo is 144 bpm)2yr ⋅ The_Elmo_Cult ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I want to tattoo a bit from Mahler 9 on my inner forearm. Thoughts?11mo ⋅ waffleman258 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Vladimir Horowitz receiving a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall upon his return to the concert stage after a 12 year absence, May 9, 19656yr ⋅ Sort_of_Frightening ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Harpsichord Rehab - new soundboard with custom egg tempera painting.6yr ⋅ happylizard87 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Franz Liszt Fantasizing at the Piano, painting by Josef Danhauser (circa 1840)6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This came across my Facebook news feed. Do you think they just googled 'sheet music' or do you think they know what they did?6yr ⋅ CaptainAndy27 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Question about fingering. Is it necessary to follow this or should I use 4th instead of 5th? I find it a bit difficult. Thanks in advance.4yr ⋅ Emandragora ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Happy birthday to Gabriel Faure, born May 12, 1845, Pamiers, France4yr ⋅ 32Goldberg32 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Found this gem in the comment section of Dvorak Piano Quintet no.2.5yr ⋅ lobsterpeanut ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Thinking of Edward Elgar, on the date of his death, in 1934. He wrote my favorite opening of any orchestral work. Having gone south to work on a symphony, Elgar fell so in love with Italy that he wrote this overture instead. I'll post it as the first comment.2yr ⋅ Die_Horen ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn at the piano. They were nearly inseparable, Felix would regularly submit his compositions to his sister, taking her critical advice to heart. It’s not surprising that Felix referred to Fanny as “Minerva,” liking her to the Roman goddess of wisdom.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Yuja Wang and Gautier Capucon at Toronto's beautiful Koerner Hall5yr ⋅ erasmusherzen ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The opening movement to Bach's G minor Violin Sonata, BWV 1001: Adagio2yr ⋅ uncommoncommoner ⋅ r/classicalmusic
I just found my old grandma music sheet and I just don't understand what to do in this S simbol, does anyone know it's name or how it works?3yr ⋅ DeadlyTracer ⋅ r/classicalmusic
The perfect venue for last night’s incredible performance of Handel’s Messiah by the Buffalo Philharmonic Choir (Our Lady of Victory Basilica, Lackawanna, NY)5yr ⋅ musicforthemassesdm ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Adorable. Anyone else know any stories/quotes/resources where legendary composers are revealed to be puppy dogs at heart?2yr ⋅ izzy_link ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Why is W.N.B. in Elgar's Enigma Variations skipped a lot by people on Spotify?1yr ⋅ AElfric_Claegtun ⋅ r/classicalmusic
This is incredible! Many orchestras today could learn something from this...1yr ⋅ Healthy_Knowledge_36 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Painting of Liszt playing a concert for the emperor Franz Josef and the court on a Bosendorfer grand piano.6yr ⋅ SuperBreakfast ⋅ r/classicalmusic
Daniil Trifonov and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 15 at the Boston Symphony yesterday. A great performance by an incredible performer.5yr ⋅ jfk_60 ⋅ r/classicalmusic
My bridge snapped in half while playing Stravinsky Rite of Spring!5yr ⋅ PruneJuicePride ⋅ r/classicalmusic
