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It wasn’t until 1798 that Prince Lobkowitz (for whom Haydn also wrote string quartets) commissioned from Beethoven a set of six quartets that became Op. 18. The set was finished in 1801. While each Op. …

The Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti has become very well-known in the classical music field. She signed on to the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon classical label, she has appeared with top symphony orchestras in Britain and other …

The text of the song “Morgen” was set to music by Richard Strauss. He was married to a well-known soprano, and when the composer died in 1949, she died a few months later. As is …

Schumann’s Märchenbilder, (Fairytale Pictures) is a relatively late work, composed while Schumann was in residence at Düsseldorf as Director of Music. This masterwork shows the composer in the idiom he knew best: a series of …

I love all five of Beethoven’s Concerti for Piano and orchestra. And… I actually have a favorite. It is the concerto #4. Just listen to the very first chord: Thousands of piano students sit in …