Music

May 10, 2022

After 22 Years, Bionic Gloves Allow Famed Brazilian Pianist Maestro Joรฃo Carlos Martins To Play Again

Embed from Getty Images For famed Brazilian pianist Maestro Joรฃo Carlos Martins, music has always been a part of him. For decades, Martins was Brazilโ€™s most acclaimed classical pianist, from his time as a child prodigy to playing and recording with the worldโ€™s top orchestras. He even recorded a 20 CD collection of Bachโ€™s complete works, which stands as the largest series of Bach keyboard recordings by a single artist.

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March 8, 2022

Pianist Plays Moving Rendition of โ€˜What a Wonderful Worldโ€™ Outside of a Ukrainian Metro Station

When the world is turned upside down and seems to be crumbling around you, sometimes itโ€™s hard to remember the good. But music has the remarkable power to uplift the soul and remind us to hope. One accomplished pianist took the opportunity to share her musical talent with refugees outside of a railway station in Lviv, Ukraine.

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January 10, 2022

8 Facts About the Classical Music Composer Mozart

Few composers are as well renowned as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756โ€“1791) . Alongside Beethoven, he is one of the most influential musicians of the Classical period, which dominated Europe between 1730 and 1820. His prodigious talentโ€”which began in early adolescenceโ€”quickly flourished with the aid of his musical family, and he embarked on a prolific creative career, creating over 600 works within his brief 35 years.

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September 2, 2021

Mr. Bilk the Pet Rat Plays the Worldโ€™s Tiniest Harmonica in New Spotify Track

You may have heard of Keyboard Cat, but thereโ€™s a new four-legged musician on the scene. Meet Mr. Bilk, the pet rat who plays the harmonica. Rats are famously intelligent, but Mr. Bilk seems to be particularly talented. His owners (known as spacecaptainz on TikTok) recently shared a video of him playing a catchy tune on the mouth organ, and he even produced his own track. Okay, so maybe Mr.

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