English composer Vaughan Williams was born in 1872 so today would have been his 140th birthday. Here is his amazing Tallis Fantasia, based on a theme by another English composer, Thomas Tallis (
Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk was born in North Carolina on this day in 1917. He had an unorthodox approach to piano playing which can be seen and heard here in a live concert. Einojuhani Rautavaara was born in Finland, today in 1928. Here is his amazing Cantus Arcticus written for an orchestra and recordings of birdsong. Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu was born on this day in 1930. He is known for writing beautiful orchestral textures that combine Eastern and Western musical tradi The Beatles released their first record "Love Me Do" 50 years ago today. Glenn Gould (25 September 1932 – 4 October 1982) was a Canadian pianist who became one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists of the 20th century. He was also renowned as an eccentric, sitting very low at the piano and sometimes singing along with his piano playing. Here is his interpretation of Bach's aria from the Goldberg Variations. Blues guitarist, singer/ songwriter Keb Mo is 61 today. Happy Birthday!. Victor Borge was an amazing concert pianist and comedian. Here he is playing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody as a duet, 4 hands at one piano. The singing sensation from Senegal is 53 today. He takes traditional drum rhythms and puts them on to modern instruments, creating a music called mbalax. |