Classical music has become such a feature of the cultural landscape that it can be easy to miss the forest for the trees. To many people classical is just the soundtrack to a movie or TV ad, or the music you hear when a call centre puts you on hold. It’s often associated with boring traditions and dusty old institutions full of disapproving academics. It can be seen as a bit old fashioned, or snobbish, or something reserved for people who live in castles.
But every great work of classical music was exciting in its day. Sometimes revolutionary, and always innovative. Classical music has always been more about challenging tradition than going along with it. And the disapproval of academics was often a bonus!
Every piece also came from a real human story. Stories full of love, death, joy, misery, power, politics, and significant amounts of wine. These are the stories we bring to life so you can listen to the music with a greater understanding of the culture and context that shaped it.
But every great work of classical music was exciting in its day. Sometimes revolutionary, and always innovative. Classical music has always been more about challenging tradition than going along with it. And the disapproval of academics was often a bonus!
Every piece also came from a real human story. Stories full of love, death, joy, misery, power, politics, and significant amounts of wine. These are the stories we bring to life so you can listen to the music with a greater understanding of the culture and context that shaped it.
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