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Shostakovich: Piano Trio op. 8; Piano Trio op. 67; 7 Romances for Soprano and Trio. Zürcher Klaviertrio. Gun-Brit Barkmin, Soprano. Read more: Global rankings: where Switzerland gets good marks ...

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Nevertheless, while Prokofiev and Stravinsky had grown up under the Tsars, Shostakovich was the first and arguably the greatest composer to emerge from Communism. His first music lessons (on the piano ...

Sergei Rachmaninov was born in 1873 into an affluent Russian family. Unfortunately, his father lost all their wealth in business, which resulted in his parents' separation and Sergei moving to ...

Shostakovich said himself of the piece: "I did depict Stalin in my 10th symphony. I wrote it right after Stalin's death and no one has yet guessed what the symphony is about. It's about Stalin and ...

88 keys, 88 shades of musical bliss: described as the ‘king of instruments’ by Franz Liszt, the piano enchants with its sonic prowess and possibilities. It occupies a special place in the classical ...

Older pianos often have fewer keys. How to play When you press one of the piano's keys, it causes a felt hammer to hit the tuned strings inside the instrument. The strings vibrate to create a sound.

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Violinist Nemanja Radulovic. Photo by Misha Obradovic.