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Maurice Ravel had long intended to compose a work for piano and orchestra, but he would not complete his two piano concertos (one for the left hand alone and this one for both hands) until …

Jean Sibelius began to composed his violin concerto in September 1902. The work was completed in short score (that is, with the orchestration worked out but not written down in detail) in the fall of 1903. …

I have posted many examples of the artistry of pianist Yeol Eum Son. And I trust that you share my enthusiasm about her playing. It is appropriate then that you should have an opportunity to …

The Fantasia in F-Minor for piano four-hands (two players at one piano), is one of Schubert’s most important works for more than one pianist and one of his most important piano works altogether. He composed …

Early sketches for the Beethoven symphony #6 date from 1802, though its actual composition waited until the summers of 1807 and 1808, which Beethoven spent in the village of Heiligenstadt. In that rural retreat, a …