Scientists: Listening to Mozart Lowers Blood Pressure, No Effect From ABBA >>
A group of German researchers have released findings that listening to classical music can help lower blood pressure. They determined that listening to Mozart or Strauss lowers systolic blood pressure, while listening to ABBA has a negligible effect.
Lake Worth, Florida Pipes Classical Music Downtown 24/7 as a Crime Deterrent >>
On Friday, Lake Worth, Florida began pumping nonstop classical music from speakers in the city's downtown area. Claimed by the city to be a crime deterrent, annoyed neighbors are calling the move "musical terrorism" designed solely to keep out homeless loiterers.
In New Poll Beethoven Overtakes Mozart as Most Popular Composer >>
A new listener's poll conducted by Classic FM has Beethoven besting Mozart as the most popular composer. The classical music station’s annual poll results have historically had Mozart in the top position.
American Classical Orchestra Presents Mozart & Michael Haydn >>
This spring the American Classical Orchestra presents Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus and Horn Concerto No. 4, Michael Haydn’s Requiem and Krommer’s Concerto for Two Clarinets. Conducted by Thomas Crawford. The April 5 event also features the talent of R.J.Kelley (Horn), Nina Stern and Edward Matthew (Clarinet).
Metropolitan Museum of Art’s New Logo Gets Taken to Task >>
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Newly Discovered Mozart-Salieri Composition Questions Composers' Rivalry >>
The bitter rivalry between Mozart and Salieri is a timeless tale epitomized in the film "Amadeus." In a new discovery, however, an unearthed piece of music by the composers begs to differ, showing that the pair could, in fact, work together.
The Piano Guys Rock the Internet with New Adele-Mozart Mash Up 'Hello/Lacrimosa' >>
A musical and internet sensation, the Piano Guys, are more than just their nominal 800 million YouTube views. Premiering their latest video for "Hello/Lacrimosa," the Guys do a mash up of Adele's latest hit single juxtaposed with Mozart's timeless requiem.
Kenneth Kiesler to Lead 20th Masterclass for Orchestral and Choir Conductors, Focuses on Handel & Mozart >>
For aspiring conductors in the Berlin region (or with the means to travel), an opportunity to learn from the best in the business is around the corner. American conductor Kenneth Kiesler will be leading the 20th International Masterclass for Orchestral and Choir Conductors in May 2016, with applications now being accepted. An icon in the world of conducting, Maestro Kiesler's orchestra credits are too long to list. As director of the IMB program (International Masterclasses Berlin), the Grammy-nominated conductor and recipient of the 2011 American Prize in Conducting will be arriving at the St. Lukas Church, Berlin in May to extend his years of experience to a lucky few, in a public context. The repertoire will focus on Händel and Mozart.
Acclaimed Chopin Performer Ivan Moravec Dies in Prague >>
Despite the purportedly humble demeanor of the famed pianist, Ivan Moravec deserves a requiem as great as any of his forerunners. The Czech pianist died in a Prague hospital on July 27th after treatment for pneumonia. He was 84 years old. Throughout his lifetime, he was particularly acclaimed for his interpretations of Chopin, Mozart, and Debussy.
Composer Beseeches Peers "Cut Ties with BP" in Letter >>
It seems that British Petroleum (BP) has angered the classical community with its destructive environmental debauchery. Now, in a letter published in The Guardian, a composer beseeches their peers to decline all funding that will allow BP to maintain social legitimacy in light of its crimes.
How to Buy Locks of Mozart, Beethoven Hair at Sotheby's >>
Yesterday, May 28, at Sotheby's in London, a lock of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's hair, enclosed within a gaudy 19th-century locket, went up for auction. And no one yet knows just how many of today's farthings it fetched.
Emanuele Cintura Torrente: Maestro of Thought >>
Italian-born classical guitarist Emanuele Cintura Torrent is unique in his approach to art. For him, music has a reverential quality that extends beyond the notes--free from sharps, flats and meter. Yes, his approach looks past the music. To Maestro Torrente, music is thought. Classicalite recently sat down with Maestro Torrente to discuss both music and thought. His is a concept born of thought, itself. But this is a story that needs a beginning. And that beginning is as follows...
ACO Presents "As the Masters Heard It," Music by Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert >>
The American Classical Orchestra will be presenting “As the Masters Heard It” which focuses on music by Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert. World-renowned soloists Sherezade Panthaki, Sarah Craft, Marc Molomot, and Michael Kelly will sing along with The American Classical Orchestra Chorus.
EXCLUSIVE: Violinist Rachel Barton Pine Talks Mozart with Marriner and St. Martin, Childhood Poverty and Adult Tragedy, How to Play Your Own Cadenzas >>
No, Rachel Barton Pine is not a stranger to Mozart. In fact, you may even call her an expert. On January 13, for Avie Records, the acclaimed violinist released 'Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos and the Sinfonia Concertante K364'--accompanied by Sir Neville Marriner's Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Ever the scholar, and well before any mics were placed, Pine spent a lot of time reading, listening and absorbing as much as she could about that celebrated son of Leopold
NJSO Presents Mozart, Mendelssohn with Bart Feller, Stacey Shames >>
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra is presenting a night of Mozart and Mendelssohn featuring the NJSO's Bart Feller on the flute and Stacey Shames on the harp.
