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Classical Music

How did Ludvig van Beethoven lose his hearing?

Even without his hearing, the German master could compose landmark symphonies.

Jordan Potter
Aug 13, 2024

Where is Beethoven’s skull? Music’s oldest macabre mystery

Everybody wants a slice of genius.

Jordan Potter
Aug 1, 2024
Paul McCartney - John Lennon - The Beatles - 1960s

Who played the trumpet on The Beatles song ‘Penny Lane’?

A classical addition.

Guy Howie
Jun 12, 2024
Wendy Carlos- a trailblazing electronic music pioneer - 2023

‘Switched-On Bach’: the moment classical music became a platinum hit

“It wasn’t much of a musical instrument.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 9, 2024
Johann Sebastian Bach - John Lydon - Johnny Rotten - Split

Punk as prologue: was Johann Sebastian Bach the John Lydon of classical music?

A link between two pioneers.

Dale Maplethorpe
May 1, 2024
Weyes Blood - 2022

‘Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps’: the “dissonant” piece of music Weyes Blood calls her all-time favourite

“The redemption comes in heavy.”

Kelly Murphy
Apr 16, 2024
Arvo Pärt - Estonian composer -2014

How Arvo Pärt revolutionised classical music: “You can kill people with sound”

Estonia’s finest.

Ben Forrest
Apr 6, 2024
Joyce Hatto- the pianist enmeshed in a fraud scandal

Joyce Hatto: the pianist enmeshed in a fraud scandal

An unbelievable tale.

Ben Forrest
Mar 24, 2024
What was the first song that went viral?

What was the first song to go “viral”?

Music “going viral” has become a feature of our age, but this was the start…

Guy Howie
Mar 17, 2024
Vanessa Bedoret - 2024

Vanessa Bedoret – ‘Eyes’ album review: spectres welcome at this feast

A gifted violinist, singer and producer.

Jordan Potter
Mar 7, 2024
The Afghan Youth Orchestra - 2024

Home Office forced to grant visas to Afghan Youth Orchestra following backlash

The U-turn comes just days before the tour was due to begin.

Ben Forrest
Mar 6, 2024
The Damned - 1970s

‘Curtain Call’: The Damned song inspired by classical music

A 17-minute epic.

Ben Forrest
Mar 2, 2024

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