This song is easily one of the most serene and beautiful pieces ever composed. Written for a string ensemble, it starts with slow melody augmented…
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14/02/2019: “White Lake” by Deaf Center
Deaf Center are thoroughly Norwegian. Consisting of a duo who met in school, they make calm, collected ambient and classical music using a range of…
24/01/2019: “Jesus Was Way Cool” by King Missile
King Missile don’t seem to take themselves, or anything else, particularly seriously. A lot of the music they make is essentially rock based, but they…
15/01/2019: “Vibrations” by Mae Ji-Yoon
I have found it hard to find any information on Mae Ji-Yoon, and my knowledge of that area of the world would lead me to…
02/12/2018: “Gymnopédies No. 1” by Erik Satie
The Gymnopedies, of which there are three, can be viewed as being pop songs. Not because they are; they are undoubtedly Classical pieces. But they…
30/11/2018: “Electric Counterpoint” by Steve Reich
Minimalist music was a polarising movement at the time of its creation, but has since gained a measure of acceptance in the classical music world….
21/10/2018: “Piano Sonata No.14 (Moonlight Sonata)” by Beethoven
The full name of this piece is “Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor,“Quasi una fantasia“ (In The Manner Of A Fantasy), Op. 27, No. 2″, but…
19/08/2018: “Icct Hedral (Phillip Glass Orchestration) by Aphex Twin
Phillip Glass is a leftfield minimalist composer. Aphex Twin is an extremely leftfield electronic music producer. This song is a fusion of their enormous talents….
30/06/2018: “Rhapsody In Blue” by George Gershwin
The idiosyncratically named “Rhapsody In Blue” is probably one of the most famous classical piano pieces. The piece could be classified as jazz as well,…
25/06/2018: “Mbira” by Kevin Volans Ensemble
Kevin Volans is an Irish composer with South African roots. Much of his music provides a synthesis of Western musical culture with traditional African instrumentation…