Mozart’s Piano Concerto KV 595
Mozart’s Piano Concerto Number 27 was not only Mozart’s last piano concerto but also the last piece he performed in public on March 4, 1791. At this time, his popularity was low and he performed …
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Leonidas Kavakos and Yuja Wang Play Brahms
Johannes Brahms composed his Sonata #2 in A-Major for violin and piano in 1886. Actually all three of Brahms’ sonatas were written for Brahms’ good friend, the violinist, Joseph Joachim, the most influential violinist of …
Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony
The Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K 551, an orchestral work by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, is known for its good humour, exuberant energy, and unusually grand scale for a symphony of the …
Helene Grimaud Plays Beethoven’s 4th Concerto
Beethoven’s fourth piano concerto is every bit as beautiful and in several respects more original than its predecessors. Instead of an orchestral opening, which until this work had been the customary starting point for any …
Mozart’s Quintet for Piano and Winds KV 452
The Quintet in E flat major for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, K452, dated 30 March 1784 by the composer, was given its first performance on 1 April at the Burgtheater with Mozart himself …