Friday, April 22, 2011

Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré

Gabriel Fauré is no doubt one of the most prominent and foremost French composers. He composed orchestral, vocal, chamber, and piano music. Depending on period, his solo piano works range from unhurried and intimate to fast-paced and daedal. Fauré’s opuses served as inspiration for impressionists, were melodically expressional, and built a bridge between Romantic and modern music. His chamber music is beyond praise: it’s nearly impossible to left untouched by stirring cello in Sicilienne, his melancholic masterpiece. Download sheet music of this composition here: Sicilienne.

Haydn's Miracle Symphony No.102

They call Joseph Haydn the father in music. He is considered to be, indirectly, the father of both the symphony and the string quartet, hav...