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Among his piano concertos, the No. 25 ranks high on the list for its sublime integration of the composer’s many amazing gifts. The opening is marked maestoso, but numerous other qualities beyond mere majesty are …

Though Ravel may have been a perfectionist as a composer, he seems to have felt a certain freedom to be bold and spontaneous in writing his String Quartet. This work is often considered Ravel’s first …

The German Requiem by Johannes Brahms was composed in memory of his mother. Brahms was tutored from an early age in Scripture, and he retained a love for Biblical language throughout his life. He began …

Take two world-class musicians, put them on a joint stage, and ask them to play some Romantic music by Mendelssohn, and what do you get? Here are Yuja and Andreas to play for you the …

The sonata #27 dates from shortly after the defeat of Napoleon, and a strong sense of patriotism was sweeping Vienna, where Beethoven resided. Perhaps for this reason he began using German rather than Italian to …