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Schubert himself subtitled his 4th Symphony ‘Tragic’. Although the introduction to the first movement does have the sense of gloom and tragedy about it, whether the rest of the symphony has much tragedy in it …

Russian pianist Evgeny Koroliov first attended the Central Music School where he was a pupil of Anna Artobolesvkaya. During this time he also got lessons from Heinrich Neuhaus and Maria Yudina. He continued his studies …

Franz Schubert wrote the Symphony no. 8 in C major between 1825 and 1828. In order to distinguish this symphony from his symphony no. 6, written between 1817-18, no. 8 was referred to as the …

The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was composed and completed in 1784, with the official date of completion recorded as October 14, 1784 in Mozart’s private catalogue …

Composer Robert Schumann suffered from mental issues for many years during his lifetime. But in 1842, Schumann collapsed from exhaustion and overwork. When Robert and his wife, Clara went to Dresden that October, his nights …