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Joy to the World in D Minor

‘Joy to the World’ in a minor key sounds incredibly dreary

Christmas

Einaudi performs on iceberg in Arctic

Einaudi plays piano on an iceberg as an Arctic glacier crumbles around him

Einaudi

Robotic hand plays Scarlatti

This robotic hand can play a surprisingly accurate rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’

Getting into the Christmas spirit with sheet music

7 of the most beautiful Christmas pieces you can play on the piano

Beethoven and Elisabeth Röckel

What is the meaning of Beethoven’s ‘Für Elise’ – and who was Elise?

Beethoven

Elton John as a boy at the piano

Here’s why the new John Lewis Christmas advert is a love letter to music lessons

Glenn Gould and the score for the Goldberg Variations

Glenn Gould's score of Bach's Goldberg Variations to be auctioned in New York

Umi Garrett plays piano on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Watch: this 8-year-old girl can play the piano UPSIDE DOWN

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Nine in 10 children want to learn a musical instrument, says RPO

Nine in ten children want to learn a musical instrument, survey finds

Visualisation of Clair de lune

This LED visualisation of Debussy’s Clair de lune is just spellbinding

Debussy

George Harliono plays Beethoven's Pathétique Sonata

11-year-old piano prodigy plays Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ Sonata and completely nails it

Beethoven

Brooklyn Duo play 'Shallow' from A Star is Born

This gorgeous cello and piano arrangement of ‘Shallow’ will give you chills

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accompanist worst things meme

The 10 worst things about being an accompanist

The Harry Potter theme, but in the style of a Rachmaninov Etude

The Harry Potter theme, but in the style of a Rachmaninov Etude

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Igor Levit

Why do we listen to sad music? We asked pianist Igor Levit

Warren Mailley-Smith memorises Chopin

How did one guy memorise Chopin’s entire piano works – all 3.5 MILLION notes?

Chopin

Piano Genie

Google’s new piano gadget means ANYONE can improvise classical music

Pianist playing the piano

Researcher who stole funds from US universities sentenced to play the piano for elderly people