A study In Contrasts: Karajan Vs. Oistrakh
Briefly explore the contrast in the life of a conductor and a violinist: 1. Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most …
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Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
Mozart wrote this concerto shortly before his death, in 1791, for the clarinetist Anton Stadler, the Austrian clarinet and basset horn player. The concerto was given its premiere by Stadler in Prague on October 16, …
Schumann’s Fantasie Stuecke for Clarinet + piano
Robert Schumann wrote his Fantasy Pieces for clarinet and piano in the course of two days in February 1849. Only a few days later they were premiered by Clara Schumann and the Dresden clarinetist Johann …
Haydn’s String Quartet Opus 76, number 2
The second quartet of Haydn’s Opus 76 is in the key of D minor, and it earned its nickname of “Quinten” (German for Fifths) from the widely spaced descending intervals announced by the first violin …
Hilary Hahn Performs the Violin Concerto #3 by Mozart
Mozart composed the violin concerto #3 at age 19, and it has three movements, with a brief pause between each. Each movement is a different tempo and is meant to show off the virtuosity and …