Il n est jamais trop tard pour apprendre le piano. Contrairement a une croyance tenace, l apprentissage d un instrument n est pas reserve aux enfants, et de nombreux adultes…
Apprendre le piano a l age adulte
Assister a son premier concert classique : le guide
Assister a son premier concert de musique classique peut sembler intimidant. Entre les codes supposes, la peur de mal se comporter, l impression qu il faut connaitre l oeuvre a…
Bien choisir son premier microphone de studio
Pour quiconque se lance dans l enregistrement a la maison, l achat du premier microphone de studio est un moment cle, souvent accompagne de nombreuses questions. Face a la multitude…
Le neoclassique : comprendre ce courant musical
Depuis quelques annees, une musique a la fois savante et accessible connait un succes remarquable, bien au-dela du public habituel de la musique classique. Des melodies epurees au piano, des…
Home Studio Acoustics on a Budget: Treatment That Actually Makes a Difference
A typical small-room setup after basic corner trapping and first-reflection absorption. The thin acoustic foam on the back wall is useful for mid and high frequencies only. The single most…
Young Composers Reshaping Classical Music in 2026: Ten Names to Watch
The younger generation of concert-hall composers is performing, conducting, and producing their own recordings — a genuine shift from the commission-and-wait model of previous decades. Seventy-two new orchestral works were…
Classical Streaming Royalty Economics: Where the Money Actually Goes
The British pianist Stephen Hough wrote in 2019 that the per-stream rate he earned for his recordings of Schubert and Liszt sonatas, on the dominant streaming platforms, was effectively imperceptible.…
Analog vs Digital Recording in 2026: What Actually Sounds Better and Why
The mixing room at Abbey Road Studio 3 keeps a Studer A820 threaded and a Pro Tools HDX session open at the same time. Photograph: archival reference. In January, I…
Contemporary Minimalism: The Composers Carrying the Tradition Forward
Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians turned fifty in 2026. The work, premiered at Town Hall in New York on April 24, 1976, has aged into something between a concert…
Recording String Quartets at Home: A Working Approach
Recording string quartets at high quality has historically required dedicated classical recording venues — converted churches, purpose-built halls, the great recording rooms in London (Air Studios, Henry Wood Hall), Berlin…