Schubert’s Fantasie in F-Minor
The Fantasia in F-Minor for piano four-hands (two players at one piano), is one of Schubert’s most important works for more than one pianist and one of his most important piano works altogether. He composed …
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Bernstein Conducts Beethoven
Early sketches for the Beethoven symphony #6 date from 1802, though its actual composition waited until the summers of 1807 and 1808, which Beethoven spent in the village of Heiligenstadt. In that rural retreat, a …
Yuja Wang and friends have fun
Music as a career involves hard work, sacrifices, and more hard work. And now, during COVID, things are much worse… There are a few rare times when musicians can clown around, and that’s good for …
Mendelssohn’s Octet with Janine Jansen
Felix Mendelssohn began the composition of his Octet, the first indisputable masterpiece of his artistic maturity, in the autumn of 1825. The work was completed on October 15, 1825, two days before the composer presented the autograph …
Martha Argerich Performs the Bach Partita #2
Martha Argerich is a genuine living legend, a musician in a class of her own who inspires a huge devotion from her many fans. In addition to her breathtaking technical skills and rare combination of …