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The Violin Concerto #2 by Sergei Prokofiev was completed and premiered in 1935.  At the time, Prokofiev had been gradually repatriating himself back to Russia, after more than two decades of building his career in …

Mozart’s wonderful piano quartet is scored for piano, violin, viola, and cello. (In the photo associated with this post, the pianist’s head is hidden by Violist Veronika Hagen, and the Cellist is barely seen on …

Johannes Brahms composed his third symphony in the space of only four months, which is especially noteworthy because it had been six years since the completion of his second symphony. The symphony in F major …

Yeol Eum Son is a Korean-born pianist who now lives in Germany. I love her playing! Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 emerges with unexpected gentleness. In 1807, when this music was first heard, any reasonably …

The Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue (BWV 903), one of Bach’s best known works, is a work of virtuosity and bold harmonic structure.  It is an extraordinary piece – large, sprawling, emotional, and unique in its …