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Oratorio: A journey through its origins and evolution

In the history of music there has always been a balance between secular and religious musical genres, but this balance became even more evident with the emergence of the oratorio. To fully understand the origins and development of this genre, we need to look carefully at its historical context....

23 April 2025

Playlist of the week

Anton Bruckner, Eric Whitacre, Ola Gjeilo, Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart, Arvo Part, Samuel Barber, William Byrd...

18 April 2025

Eroica, Pastoral, Chorale: What do the names of Beethoven's symphonies tell us?

Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest composers of all time, a central figure in the transition between classicism and romanticism in music. His life and work are characterised by a unique combination of inner strength, artistic passion and an unprecedented capacity for innovation...

Playlist of the week

Niccolo Paganini Frantz Liszt Frederic Chopin Sergei Rachmaninoff Edvard Grieg Vittoria Monti

Playlist of the week

Wolfgand Amadeus Mozart Antonin Dvorak Camille Saint-Saens Giuseppe Verdi Ludwig van Beethoven Modest Mussorgsky Carl Maria von Weber

Behind the Orchestra

During the week of February 16-22, the Akordaj team participated in a Job Shadowing mobility in Budapest organized by our partners in Hungary. Because we felt that we could not go to the city with the most Orchestras in Europe without attending concerts, we decided that almost every day should end with a cultural event...

Jean Sibelius' Waltz between life and death

Puțini compozitori au reușit să redea prin muzică emoții, lumi nevăzute, granița fină dintre real și imaginar, iar Jean Sibelius este unul dintre aceștia. Finlandezul care a redefinit identitatea muzicală a țării sale...

Symbolism in The Magic Flute

Perhaps one of the most interesting and enigmatic composers of all time is Mozart. From the young age at which he wrote his first work, to the genius with which he composed the Overture to Don Giovanni on...
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