Jon Batiste's 'Beethoven Blues' transforms classical works into unique blues and gospel renditions
When Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste was a kid, say, 9 or 10 years old, he moved between musical worlds — participating in local, classical piano competitions by day, then “gigging in night haunts in the heart of New Orleans.
Jon Batiste’s ‘Beethoven Blues’: A revolutionary take on classical music
Grammy-award winner Jon Batiste is set to release his first solo piano album, titled "Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1)," on Nov. 15.
Jon Batiste Reimagines Beethoven Compositions On New Piano Album
Jon Batiste will reimagine Beethoven on new piano album 'Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1),' inspired by his performance on CNN.
“Beethoven Blues” de Jon Batiste transforma obras clásicas en interpretaciones únicas
Cuando el ganador del premio Grammy, Jon Batiste, era un niño, digamos, de 9 o 10 años, se movía entre mundos musicales diferentes: participaba en concursos locales de piano clásico durante el día, y luego “tocaba en lugares nocturnos en el corazón de Nueva Orleans”.
Jon Batiste takes Für Elise to unexpected places as he previews his Beethoven Blues album
Fire up any online piano lesson or sheet music platform and one of the most popular pieces will inevitably be Beethoven’s Für Elise, the ubiquitous bagatelle that the whole world wants to play. This being the case,
Jon Batiste's new solo piano album 'Beethoven Blues' reinterprets classical music
Batiste’s reinterpretations of some of the classical composer’s best-known works. Announcing the project Wednesday on X, formerly Twitter, Batiste wrote, “Since childhood I've made a practice of interpolating classical piano music as if it were my own.
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Classical CDs: Elephants, clocks and palindromes
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10 brilliant pieces of music by Black composers
For centuries the world of classical music has been a somewhat one-sided story, with some brilliant music written by Black composers being wrongly neglected. October is Black History Month, and this ...
Classical music’s women problem: ‘The gender ratio is appalling’
C lassical music has a gender problem. Pick almost any metric, and classical music’s gender statistics are dire. Only 7.5 per ...
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GV professor features classical music in tranquil piano recital
Dr. Sookkyung Cho, an associate professor of piano at Grand Valley State University, performed in a faculty artist recital on ...
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Pianists Georgievskaya and Schwan Use One Piano To Create Symphonic Sound
The husband-and-wife duo breathed life into their pieces, turning the inanimate piano into a medium for storytelling ...
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Arts Agenda: Classical music – October/November 2024
Each week, ArtsATL delivers a critic’s short list of the shows, exhibitions, concerts and events we recommend for the coming ...
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Grunin Center This Week: Classical Piano, Big Band Jazz and African a Cappella
Ocean County College’s Grunin Center for the Arts is offering an eclectic mix of musical performances this coming week. At 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 Chinese pianist Junwen Liang will delve into the ...
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Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2024 ceremony – in pictures
The 2024 Gramophone Classical Music Awards ceremony, presented with Presto Music, will live long in the memory. At the ...
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May the force be with classical music. Canton Symphony presenting 'Star Wars' concert
The Canton Symphony this month will feature an acclaimed British violinist and a 'Star Wars' family show. Even the conductor ...