The tune called La Folia may be the most popular tune in the history of classical music. Its roots go back to 15th century Portugal. Beethoven, Paganini, Liszt, Rodrigo, and more than 200 other ...

La Folia: C.P.E. Bach, Corelli, Geminiani, Marais, A. Scarlatti, Vivaldi The Purcell Quartet; Robert Wooley, harpsichord (Hyperion) Beginning in the 17th Century, an anonymous dance tune known as ...

The Avison Ensemble (violinists Pavlo Beznosiuk and Caroline Balding, archlute player Paula Chateauneuf, cellist Richard Tunnicliffe, harpsichordist Roger Hamil ...

Why did this humble tune, first conjured by medieval farmers, capture so many people’s imaginations and even feature in The Addams Family? Andrea Valentino takes a look.

It's based on a tune that Corelli made famous use of, in one of his sonatas, but Corelli didn't come up with it himself. It's a famous folk melody known as "La Folia" (lah foh-LEE-ah).

Why did this humble tune, first conjured by medieval farmers, capture so many people’s imaginations and even feature in The Addams Family? Andrea Valentino takes a look.