Barbara Bonney Sings “Du bist die Ruh”
The poet who inspired Schubert wrote is words in German. This music always allows me to experience “The peace” That is, a way to remove oneself from the sadness and troubles of the now. Here …
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Dvorak’s “American” String Quartet
Antonín Dvořák, composed the String Quartet in F major op. 96 early in the summer of 1893 in Spillville, Iowa, where he went to spend his vacation while he was in the US. It was, as …
Heinz Holliger Plays Mozart
The Oboe Quartet in F major, K. 370, was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in early 1781. The quartet is scored for oboe, violin, viola and cello. In 1780, Mozart was invited to Munich to visit …
Emil and Elena Gilels Perform the Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos
Although the music that Mozart wrote for more than one pianist was usually designed for himself and the company of a wealthy patron or a star pupil, it was probably inevitable that he would compose …
Richard Strauss Sonata for Violin and Piano
Richard Strauss is known today for his orchestral works, his operas, and his songs. But Strauss was also an accomplished pianist and violinist, and it shows in the virtuosity of the Violin Sonata he composed …