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Sylvia Schwartz is one of the most versatile and exciting lyric sopranos of her generation. A true musician’s musician, she combines pure beauty of tone with exquisite musicality, wit, and authenticity, as well as a …

Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 20 in 1785 at the height of his popularity in Vienna. The piece was an immediate success at its February 11 premiere. Following his usual practice, Mozart performed the …

Frederick Chopin composed his Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor op. posth. in 1830 for Chopin’s older sister, Ludwika, and it was first published 26 years after the composer’s death. It is sometimes referred …

David Oistrakh studied violin as a child with Pyotr Stoliarsky in Odessa, making his debut there at the age of 6, and then continued his studies with Stoliarsky at the Odessa Conservatory during 1923-26. Oistrakh’s …

The Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451 testifies to the frantic pace of Mozart’s activity during his Viennese time. The D-major concerto is the heroic Mozart at his best. The exuberant …