“I often hear flashes of him coming up in music by late nineteenth-century French composers (including César Franck, who arranged... Read More
Friedrich Nietzsche is primarily noted for his philosophical work, but as André Schaeffner said: “In the whole history of philosophy... Read More
If you’re looking for the softest, most intimate, and most seductive melodies, then the trumpet is a musical instrument for... Read More
A mysterious and misunderstood artist whose genius outlived the tales of his moody, peculiar character, the composer who lost hearing... Read More
From being a crime scene of a murder case to its construction of a golden ceiling threatening to drain the... Read More
Soprano and writer Lisa Newill-Smith has performed across Europe and the United States. A passionate advocate of music by women,... Read More
Examining the existing evidence to the intrigue at the centre of the Mozart myth. Read More
The biographies of the great Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli (1673-1713) testify of a turbulent life filled with strange gaps, replete with embellishments and anecdotal evidence. We try to piece together some of the lesser known facts on the composer’s life. Read More
A look at composers and their favourite pastimes - with photo proof. Read More
Mordents Magazine details a few fun - and lesser known - facts of Alexander Scriabin's life. Read More
Fun facts about Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina - on his brief stint as a winemaker, poor singing, and post-plague contemplations of priesthood. Read More
Paganini, the greatest violinist of all time Born in 1782 in the Republic of Genoa, Nicola Paganini began playing the... Read More
