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A century onward, it still speaks to us, sometimes powerfully, sometime poignantly: the music of the years between World War I and World War II. These decades held both echoes and premonitions of danger, but also beauty and delight, all of that, and so much more, expressed in the fine music of the time. From the vivacity of Rhapsody in Blue to the splendor of The Planets, from the fictional China of Turandot to the real-life China of the Yello...

a user-friendly survey of the life and works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, drawing upon his published correspondence and considering 120 of his compositions, from the very first to the very last

a user-friendly survey of music of the Baroque Era, particularly JS Bach, but also Handel, Vivaldi, and over two-dozen others, their music considered in the context of the time, and of the ideas that preceded them and followed them

a user-friendly survey of a great range of classical music, from symphonies to solo guitar works, operas to film music, beginning in the Renaissance and continuing to the present day

a user-friendly survey of the life and works of Ludwig van Beethoven, drawing upon his published correspondence and considering 101 of his compositions, from the most famous to lesser known selections

A user-friendly survey of American classical music, from colonial times to the present day - from Beach to Copland to Bernstein to John Williams, and much more - over five dozen composers, with perspectives on their lives and significant works.

If you enjoy great music but want to know more about how it came to be the way it is - without investing time in a graduate degree - here are the background stories of over 200 great compositions. If you're only just coming to experiment with great music, here are guideposts to help you understand and enjoy what you encounter. The stories and sounds behind the scenes: welcome to Classical Music Insights.

If you enjoy great music but want to know more about how it came to be the way it is - without investing time in a graduate degree - here are the background stories of over 200 great compositions. If you're only just coming to experiment with great music, here are guideposts to help you understand and enjoy what you encounter. The stories and sounds behind the scenes: welcome to Classical Music Insights.