Schumann’s Fantasiestuecke Opus 12
Fantasiesucke Op. 12,is a set of eight pieces for piano that was written by Schumann in 1837 and was inspired by the 1814 collection of novellas in Callots Manier by E. T. A. Hoffmann, one …
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The Violin concerto by Tchaikovsky
The concerto begins slowly with an introduction by the orchestra. This gives way to the entrance of the soloist, who introduces the first movement’s main melody, one of Tchaikovsky’s most beautiful themes. The soloist’s music …
Anton Bruckner’s Symphony #4
By the time he reached the period of his Fourth Symphony, composer Anton Bruckner had staked a firm place in Austrian musical life. He had distinguished himself especially as an organist and was an almost …
Partita #3 for Solo Violin By Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach’s genius shines with a special light in the three sonatas and three partitas he wrote for solo violin in 1720, and the six suites for solo cello he composed about the same …
Yuja Wang Performs Beethoven’s Piano Sonata #18
The first movement of the sonata #18 is a total delight to listen to, from the surprising harmony that opens the piece, to the richly textured chord response and thematic group that emerges from it. …