Mozart’s Wonderful Symphony #39
The Symphony no. 39 in E-flat major is the least studied and performed of Mozart’s three last symphonies, and that in itself is something of a puzzle, because it is a masterwork. It doesn’t, however, …
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Yeol Eum Son Plays Schubert’s Impromptu in B-Flat
The Impromptu in B♭ major by Franz Schubert is a theme with variations. The main theme resembles a theme from the incidental music that Schubert composed for the play Rosamunde, which also appears in the …
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony #5
The symphony #5 opens with the motto theme (a theme that recurs) quietly played by the clarinet. The Allegro also begins with a gently moving theme doubled by the bassoon. The development section travels through …
The Piano Concerto #1 by Johannes Brahms
The Brahms Piano Concerto #1 is, for me, like a Symphony for Piano and orchestra. In fact, at its origin the composer planned it as a piece for two pianos. He soon realized that he …
Symphony #2 by Robert Schumann
The symphony #2 by Schumann belongs to the special set of musical works that I performed when I was a member of orchestras in Minneapolis, MN, Denver, CO, and San Jose, CA. When one rehearses …