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Although the music that Mozart wrote for more than one pianist was usually designed for himself and the company of a wealthy patron or a star pupil, it was probably inevitable that he would compose …

Richard Strauss is known today for his orchestral works, his operas, and his songs. But Strauss was also an accomplished pianist and violinist, and it shows in the virtuosity of the Violin Sonata he composed …

I have listened to a whole lot of pianists perform the Sonata #31, Opus 110 by Beethoven. Today I heard Ms. Grimaud play it, and I was in awe! What sound, and what a lyricism! …

I am sharing with you the video I heard very early today: violinist David Oistrakh and pianist Paul Badura Skoda performing the music of Mozart. Mozart completed the Sonata in E flat major, K481, on …

The Piano Concerto #3 by Rachmaninov has earned a reputation as one of the most technically daunting of all the standard piano concertos, and pianists  have often cited it as a sort of Everest they …