The radical 1843 concert that made Franz Liszt the world’s first true rock star
Mad, bad and dangerous to know.
Classical Music
Antonio Salieri: The composer accused of killing Mozart
It’s been the central storyline of popular plays for 200 years.
Mamoru Samuragochi: The strange tale of the deaf composer who wasn’t deaf and didn’t compose
It took an Olympic figure skating routine to bring the truth out.
Pachelbel’s Canon: How a classical composition forgotten for centuries became “the godfather of pop”
“…we’ve all used that in our own ways for the past 30 years.”
The album Roger Waters thought was his most emotional: “Something that can move people”
“It has that humane element…”
Ritchie Blackmore quit classical music because he thought it was “too difficult” for him
Couldn’t wrap his head around it.