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Evgeny Kissin’s musicality, the depth and poetic quality of his interpretations, and his extraordinary virtuosity have earned him the admiration deserved only by one of the most gifted classical pianists of his generation. He is …

Composed in September of 1828, during the final weeks of Schubert’s life, the Quintet in C for two violins, viola and two cellos was Schubert’s last instrumental work, and it ranks among his greatest accomplishments. …

Mozart’s Piano Quartet K493 is a far more mellow and melodious work with, in the first movement, a similar relaxed grandeur of his recently composed E flat Piano Concerto, K482. As in the Mozart piano …

On October 19, 1814 – about 207 years ago – Franz Schubert composed his first masterwork, the song Gretchen am Spinnrade – “Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel” – for solo voice and piano, on a …

Some years ago, before COVID, I used to attend annual concerts that were offered by the Carmel Bach Festival in California. Of course the festival included much music from the Baroque period, but other compositions …