The pieces so powerful that you’ll be out of your seat, air-conducting to the full force of an imaginary orchestra, or ...

Discover our selection of the top 10 best classical solo piano pieces by composers including Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, and Debussy. The piano repertoire is the largest of any instrument save the voice.

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From Billy Joel’s inability to resist a good Beethoven melody to Lady Gaga’s sampling of rhapsodic violin solos, here are the greatest examples of classical ... of Love’ is based on a charming ...

Discover our selection of the best symphonies ... Western Classical music, and to the symphonic genre, are simply incalculable. His final, ninth symphony is one of the most remarkable pieces ...

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From that point on, it came to be recognised as one of the greatest compositions in musical ... world’s most recognised and performed classical pieces, and Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto ...

The differing types of classical pieces all have their own histories and origins – the symphony, for instance, began as the sinfonia, often an instrumental overture to an opera (or oratorio). A famous ...