Displaying all posts tagged with classical era

On Haydn’s Death Mask

The expression on his face is extraordinary. [Read more after the jump.]

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Links: Haydn Birthday Edition

In celebration of composer Franz Joseph Haydn. [Read more after the jump.]

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In Defense of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Guy Dammann puts Johann Sebastian Bach’s son in his rightful place. [Read more after the jump.]

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A Year Of Blogging About Early Music

Some thoughts, a year later and hundreds of posts in. [Read more after the jump.]

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Early Music and the 2010 Grammy Nominees

Many familiar names, with one or two surprises. [Read more after the jump.]

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Video: Dulcimer Player for Marie-Antoinette

A fine 18th-century automaton that plays the dulcimer. [Watch after the jump.]

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