Expansive symphonies, virtuosic piano music, dramatic operas, and passionate songs took inspiration from art and literature. Famous Romantic composers include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mahler, and Verdi – ...

The works that have appeared most prominently on recordings in the past are his piano concertos. The Piano Concerto No 1 is included here and one does not need to be told that MacDowell admired Grieg, ...

In the Romantic period, composers further developed sonata form. Instead of modulating to the dominant, composers would choose keys which were less related). Sections were much longer in the ...

Composers added chromatic notes to their chords and melodies to make their music more expressive. In the slow movement of Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, the opening flute melody ...

Kumar Sanu and Sarbarish Majumder launch 'Aashiqui', an enchanting romantic album that merges classic love themes with modern ...