Carl Orff was a German composer who is now best known for his strange and massive choral work: Carmina Burana. Orff was born in Munich and began writing music when he was very young. By the age of ...

This week we’ll look at a couple of major works by French composer Hector Berlioz, including the Symphonie Fantastique ...

The duke began soaking up German culture at a young age as he grew up both in Poland and in Germany ... The duke lacked the proper skills for this so he outsourced the task to professionals like ...

Christoph Maubach from Cologne came to Australia in 1979/80 and quickly established himself as the principal ambassador for the Music and Movement Education of German composer Carl Orff.

Naomi Wilkinson explores Orff's 'O fortuna' from Carmina Burana with beautiful animation. Fortune spins her wheel. Who will win, who will lose? Inspired by medieval literature, ‘O fortuna’ is ...

The chamber music recital features two clarinet trios, Op. 114 by famous German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) and Op.

"A sniveling gnome with exceptional talent" — or so the composer was once described ... he worked as the music director of the city's German theater. It was there he composed his early opera ...

Playing the flute is Sally Walker's passion. At a reception in Brisbane to honour German Unity Day (3 October), the Australian will be on stage to perform some classical highlights. We spoke to ...

The family of Bafta-winning composer and conductor Carl Davis has thanked the John Radcliffe Hospital in Headington. The celebrated composer, whose music credits include the BBC’s 1995 drama ...

Many named music by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born over 250 years ago. Specifically, a piece for the piano famously nicknamed Für Elise. Loading... If you didn't learn it ...