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Born in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar in 1971, Anna Netrebko began singing at an early age. She subsequently enrolled to study at the legendary St Petersburg Conservatory where she was discovered by Valery …

The Quintet in G minor, K. 516, carries the date 16th May 1787 and was written during the period of the final illness of Mozart’s father, who died in Salzburg on 28th May. It is …

For some reason, my sense is that this beautiful composition is less frequently performed these days. I really see no reason for this… The Symphonie espagnole is a symphony only in name. The mood of …

I listened today for the very first time to the Andante and Variations in F-Minor by Josef Haydn. In as much as music has been a part of my life for so many years, I …

Commissioned by Ferdinand Troyer in 1824, Franz Schubert’s Octet in F Major is the largest work of any chamber works written by the composer. Schubert was born on this day in 1797!! Scored for clarinet, …