Schubert’s Symphony #9 (The Great)
When the orchestras during Franz Schubert’s time tried to play his Symphony #9, it proved to be very tricky for those tasked with performing it. As a result, when Schubert proudly handed over the piece …
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Nicola Benedetti Plays Glazunov’s Violin Concerto
The Violin Concerto in A minor Op. 82 by Alexander Glazunov is one of his most popular compositions. Written in 1904, the concerto was dedicated to violinist Leopold Auer, who gave the first performance at …
Alicia de Larrocha Plays the Music of Granados
The brilliant Spanish-born pianist, Alicia de Larrocha, studied piano with Frank Marshall at his Academia Marshall, and music theory with Riccardo Lamote de Grignon. She made her first public appearance with a solo recital at …
Carlos Kleiber in Rehearsal
For me, conductor Carlos Kleiber was the all-time greatest conductor ever! While it likely is not possible to explain why, I will try to do so: Kleiber came from a musical family. His father, Erich …
Alfred Brendel Plays Schubert’s Sonata D. 894
Franz Schubert composed this sonata in October 1826, the year in which he completed his Great C-major Symphony and his dark and brooding G major string quartet. He was already ill, and much of his …