Classical

Classical Music

Sacred geometry in sound. Opera as inner drama, symphony as structured silence, requiem as remembrance. Each composer chosen as a vehicle for contemplation.

I
Ludwig van Beethoven
German Classical · Romantic · 1770 · 1827

Ludwig van Beethoven

Struggle into light. Classical form opened from within.

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II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Viennese Classical · 1756 · 1791

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Unhurried perfection in the open daylight of form.

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III
Johann Sebastian Bach
German Baroque · 1685 · 1750

Johann Sebastian Bach

The inner architecture. Counterpoint as cathedral.

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IV
Richard Wagner
German Romantic · 1813 · 1883

Richard Wagner

Opera as the inner drama of the soul.

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V
Antonio Salieri
Viennese Classical · 1750 · 1825

Antonio Salieri

Imperial Kapellmeister. Teacher of Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt.

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VI
Antonio Vivaldi
Italian Baroque · 1678 · 1741

Antonio Vivaldi

The red-haired priest of Venice. One year of weather in twelve movements.

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VII
Franz Liszt
Hungarian Romantic · 1811 · 1886

Franz Liszt

The keyboard sublime. Virtuoso turned contemplative.

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VIII
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Russian Romantic · 1840 · 1893

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The singing heart. Russian folk melody in the European concert hall.

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IX
Antonín Dvořák
Czech Romantic · 1841 · 1904

Antonín Dvořák

Bohemian song carried to the New World, and back home.

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X
Alexander Borodin
Russian Romantic · 1833 · 1887

Alexander Borodin

Chemist by day, composer by evening. The steppe in symphonic form.

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