Tianyue Ma

When J.S. Bach met King Frederick II, a royal musical challenge sparked one of history's most ingenious masterpieces.

How a legendary friendship between Mozart and his favorite horn player inspired a masterpiece full of inside jokes.

Originally composed as a grand military march, this iconic tune traveled from European brass bands and Roman arenas ...

Known for monumental symphonies, the classical giant also wrote a teaching piece that you could easily miss in ...

The Polish pianist and composer's simple melody belies the underlying depths in this lovely nocturne.

Known as 'The Bat' in English, this opera revolves around the secrets a married couple keeps from one ...

How Rimsky-Korsakov saved his contemporaries' masterpieces and turned folklore into orchestral magic.

From obscurity to outer space, the second 'Brandenburg Concerto' has come a long way.

The quintessentially American tune celebrates the people who tragically died in the 9/11 attacks.

Written amid illness and debt, the Clarinet Concerto stands as a deeply emotional and timeless farewell.

Driven by artistic dreams, Sergei Prokofiev returned to Stalin's Russia to compose his iconic ballet.

The Finnish composer's most famous work is a patriotic composition—a covert protest of Russia's hold over his beloved ...

Edward Elgar's humble beginnings did nothing to encumber the patriotic success of the "Pomp and Circumstance" march.

Writing an overture for a distinctly German opera.

Brahms pulled from Bach's St Matthew Passion and his own unrequited love for Clara Schumann to create a ...

Rachmaninoff's most popular work reveals his staunch dedication to the musical style as its last great figure.

A father-daughter pair of amateur musicians requested an unconventional piece from Mozart, but circumstances prevented them from performing ...

A look at how a melody written in the ruins of Holyrood Palace evolved into a musical tribute.