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Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 26 in February of 1788. The nickname “Coronation” is attributed to the fact that he performed this work when Leopold II was crowned Emperor at Frankfurt in October 1790. …

Beethoven’s late string quartets have been regarded with awe and wonder since they were written, with Op. 131 probably leading the pack. Beethoven was said to consider it his own favorite, and Wagner was extravagant …

Mr. Geoff Nuttal of the St. Lawrence String Quartet at Stanford University died recently of Pancreatic Cancer. It was a shock to many of us who always enjoyed Nuttal’s leadership and great performances. Geoff Nuttal …

The Second Symphony by Rachmaninov is in four movements. The first movement begins with an extended slow-tempo introduction (Largo), opening with a motif that will appear in various forms throughout the work. The principal quick-tempo …

The Symphony #5 by Franz Schubert which for me has the most “romantic” tendencies of the first five, was composed between September and October of 1816. It has a relatively small orchestration ( 1 flute, …