NIST physicist Ray Simmonds discusses his work in quantum physics and NIST's efforts to create a quantum computer. He also describes a qubit and a quantum bus, along with explaining how he was inspired to become a scientist.

Starting with a set of chords and finding a melody to fit them on the piano. Building keyboard harmony skills with improvisation but also keeping some of the rules of harmony and melodic techniques in mind. Most people engaged in...

Pianist Stephen Hough shows us how the main motives in Liszt's Sonata are transformed throughout the piece.

Pianist Stephen Hough talks about how Liszt was one of the first to conduct the music of other composers, such as Schumann, Berlioz and Wagner and how Liszt developed the idea of shaping a performance, not just beating time.

Pianist Stephen Hough talks about the soap opera world of the powerful people on the musical stage in the 19th century and all the drama going on around Liszt's Sonata.

You may have heard of quantum computing, but what is it, and what problems can it solve? Plus, what makes quantum computing different from classical computing, and how can enterprises access and harness the technology? Serdar Yegulalp,...

Always wanted to compose or improvise a professional accompaniment to a melody on the piano? In this music performance lesson we consider not only how to fit chords to a melody but also how to come up with a really effective...

Suzy Klein talks about the second movement in Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

BBC presenter Suzy Klein discusses the constant innovation throughout Beethoven's Ninth.

BBC presenter Suzy Klein talks about how Beethoven wanted complete control over how his pieces were conducted.

Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks on how changing the pitch of Beethoven's Ninth can really help the piece.

Suzy Klein talks about the first movement in Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army conquered much of the known world in a brilliant 10-year campaign. But in 324 BC, near modern Baghdad, his army mutinied. This is the speech he made to his troops, according to Roman historian...

Sir John Eliot Gardiner discusses the idea that the tempo mark at the beginning of the Turkish March in Beethoven's Ninth was a mistake and what Jonathan Del Mar thinks should have been written instead.

Learn how one of the most famous pieces by Rodin was meant for a much bigger piece, the gates of hell. <br/>
Rodin and the art of ancient Greece, Part 3

Sir John Eliot Gardiner talks on why he prefers the use of period instrument orchestras for Beethoven over modern symphony orchestras.

Pianist Stephen Hough talks about why he considers Liszt to be the greatest musician of the 19th Century, how he created the modern style of playing and how he was influenced by Czerny and Mendelssohn.

Journalist Paul Morley talks about how the score was his way into understanding Beethoven's music.

Suzy Klein talks about the third movement in Spring from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Journalist Paul Morley talks about the feeling of craving for freedom that you hear within Beethoven's Ninth and how this compares to contemporary pop music.

Pianist Stephen Hough talks about Liszt's motives in his Sonata and how they can be perceived as different characters.

Meet Allegro, a young boy who can’t stand practicing the piano. It’s hard and frustrating and he is ready to give up—until the music itself suddenly whisks him away on a magical adventure!Classical music comes to life like never before...

Suzy Klein talks about the third movement in August from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Suzy Klein talks about the third movement in Summer from Vivaldi's Four Seasons.