The music of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven forms a cornerstone of the modern repertoire, but very little is known about the context in which these composers worked. Beginning with the early decades of ...

One of a number of recordings made for the programme ‘Irish Music of the Eighteenth Century’. Variations on 'The Dargle' by Philip Cogan (1750-1833), are performed on piano. ‘Irish Music of ...

The music of early modern Naples and its renowned artistic traditions remain a fruitful area for scholars in eighteenth-century studies. Contemporary social, political, and artistic conditions had ...

But today’s handful of harpsichordists point out the undeniable fact that only they can make this 18th-Century music sound the way it did in the 18th Century. When they are not giving concerts ...

Returning from two years abroad on a travelling, scholarship, Ralph Kirkpatrick '31, will give a recital of 18th century music on the harpsichord and clavichord of that period at 10 o'clock this ...

In this short film Howard Goodall explores 18th century music, the invention of the piano ... sweeping across Europe as the rise of the middle classes created more demand for public shows.