The Classical Novice

october COMPOSER: dame ethel smyth string quartet in e minor, 1902-12 String Quartet in E minor is one of Dame Ethel Smyth’s most popular works. She began the quartet in 1902 then abandoned it...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/10/16/smyth-string-quartet-in-e-minor/

october COMPOSER: dame ethel smyth sonata in a minor for cello and piano, Op 5, 1887 Sonata in A minor is a sonorous treat for the ears. A piece that displayed Dame Ethel’s move from student t...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/10/09/smyth-sonata-in-a-minor-for-cello-and-piano/

The catalogue of classical music is massive. It’s hard to know where to start.  As part of this journey into the classical world I’ve decided to immerse myself in a different composer every ...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/10/02/composer-of-the-month-october/

September COMPOSER: pytor tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, 1880 (The Year 1812, festival overture in E flat major) There were many brilliant Tchaikovsky pieces I could have chosen for this last post...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/09/24/tchaikovsky-1812-overture/

September COMPOSER: pytor tchaikovsky Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50, 1882 All of Tchaikovsky’s lyrical talents are on display in Piano Trio in A minor. A deeply emotive work, it remains a uni...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/09/17/tchaikovsky-piano-trio-in-a/

September COMPOSER: pytor tchaikovsky marche slave, in B flat minor, op.31, 1876 Marche Slave (Slavonic March) is the result of a commission Tchaikovsky received for a concert to benefit wounde...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/09/10/tchaikovsky-marche-slave/

September COMPOSER: pytor tchaikovsky Swan lake suite,  op, 20, 1876 Tchaikovsky’s name is closely associated with ballet. In fact he wrote the score for 3 of the most famous and most perfor...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/09/03/tchaikovsky-swanlakesuite/

The catalogue of classical music is massive. It’s hard to know where to start.  As part of this journey into the classical world I’ve decided to immerse myself in a different composer every ...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/09/01/composer-of-the-month-september/

August COMPOSER: antonio vivaldi flute concerto no.2 in G minor “La Notte”, 1729-30 The flute has been a recent attraction for me. Previously I had associated it with fluffy things like dan...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/08/27/vivaldi-flute-concerto/

August COMPOSER: antonio vivaldi motet in e, 1735 Vivaldi was an incredibly prolific composer with over 500 concertos alone to his name let alone his operas and other work. I couldn’t really...

https://theclassicalnovice.com/2015/08/20/vivaldi-motet-in-e/