Ricardo Gondelles
- Question of
How many separate wood pieces can be found in a violin?
- 36
- 48
- 70
- 62
- Question of
Vladimir Horowitz, one of the most outstanding musicians in history, played what instrument?
- Cello
- Piano
- Violin
- Flute
- Question of
Which of these compositions was not created by Maurice Ravel?
- “Le Tombeau de Couperin”
- “Pavane for a Dead Princess”
- “Ma Mère l’Oye” (Mother Goose)
- “Le roi malgré lui” (The Reluctant King)
- Question of
Which composer’s symphony demanded a really huge orchestral force of 800 musicians?
- Gustav Mahler’s N° 8 (“Of a Thousand”)
- Krzysztof Penderecki’s N° 7 (“The Seven Gates of Jerusalem”)
- Havergal Brian’s N° 1 (“The Gothic”)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams’s N° 1 (“A Sea Symphony”)
- Question of
“Nessun dorma”, one of the most famous arias sung by Luciano Pavarotti comes from what opera?
- “Tosca”
- “La Sonnambula”
- “Rigoletto”
- “Turandot”
- Question of
The tension that the 230-odd strings can exert on a cast iron frame in a grand piano can be up to:
- 2.5 tonnes
- 0.1 tonnes
- 20 tonnes
- 0.5 tonnes
- Question of
Which of these compositions was written by Johann Sebastian Bach?
- Moonlight Sonata
- The Well-Tempered Clavier
- The Four Seasons
- The Magic Flute
- Question of
One of these instruments was never used by Mozart as a concert soloist. Which one?
- Cello
- Piano
- Violin
- Harp
- Horn
- Question of
The so-called “Cat Fugue” sonata was composed for the harpsichord by whom?
- Georg Frideric Handel
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Domenico Scarlatti
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Question of
Which of these performers didn’t play the violin but the cello?
- Mstislav Rostropovich
- Jascha Heifetz
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Anne-Sophie Mutter
- Question of
In 2011 which symphony orchestra was in deep financial crisis and had to throw a benefit concert where over 1 million dollars were raised?
- Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
- Detroit Symphony Orchestra
- Cali Philharmonic Orchestra
- Question of
A classical composer created a “Farewell Symphony” where musicians gradually leave the stage until only two violins are left playing. Whose work was it?
- Mozart’s N° 39
- Beethoven’s N° 2
- Haydn’s N° 45
- Schubert’s N° 2
- Question of
What rock musician has also composed and released five classical music albums so far?
- Brian May (Queen)
- Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
- Pete Townshend (The Who)
- Neil Young (Crosby, Stills & Nash)
- Question of
From 1966 to 1978, Beethoven, Brahms and Mozart were banned in what country?
- Iran
- Cuba
- Tajikistan
- China
- Question of
What classical composer appeared twice on the cover of Time Magazine (1927 and 1938)?
- Jean Sibelius
- Arnold Schœnberg
- Olivier Messiaen
- Richard Strauss
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