Igor Levit Plays Beethoven Sonatas
Born in Russia in 1987, Pianist Igor Levit relocated at a young age to Germany. As the youngest participant in the 2005 Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv, he won the Silver Prize, as well …
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The Amazing Requiem by Johannes Brahms
The music which Johannes Brahms composed in memory of his mother is likely among the three most moving compositions known to me. Whatever the nature of his own beliefs, many have noted that unlike traditional …
Georg Solti Conducts Mahler’s Symphony #5
The lone trumpet call that opens the symphony #5 launches a whole new chapter in Mahler’s music. Gone is the picturesque world of the first four symphonies—music inspired by folk tales and song, music that …
Garrick Ohlsson Plays Beethoven’s Sonata #11 in B-Flat
Beethoven’s piano sonata #11 consists of 4 movements: Allegro con brio Adagio con molto espressione Minuet – Trio Rondo – Allegretto Year of Composition was about 1799–1800 First Publication 1800 This was one of Beethoven’s …
Janine Jansen Plays the Tchaikovsky Concerto
Tchaikovsky wrote his Violin Concerto in March 1878 while staying amid the breathtaking mountains of Clarens, Switzerland on Lake Geneva. The work was spurred by a visit from the violinist Iosif Kotek, who had been …