Serenade #1 by Johannes Brahms
I enjoyed listening to the Brahms Serenade #1 on Friday evening and I experienced the sounds to be very soothing. Brahms composed this piece in a process of evolution. In it early form it was a …
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Grigory Sokolov Plays Schubert
Russian piasnist, Grigory Sokolov, began studying the piano at the age of five and at seven entered the Leningrad Conservatory to study with Leah Zelikhman, where he later studied with Moisey Khalfin. He gave his …
Violin and Oboe Concerto by Bach
Like many of the Bach concerti in the repertoire, the C-minor Concerto for violin and oboe was adapted from a concerto for two harpsichords Most of Bach’s concerti are believed to have been written between …
Yuja Wang Plays the Bizet/Horowitz Variations on Carmen
George Bizet composed his opera, Carmen, in 1874. During the lengthy rehearsals for the first performance, Bizet fought hard against a reluctant management to retain the earthy realism of the story of Carmen, the cigarette-factory girl …
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla’s start as a composer began in 1943 when he composed a classical piece after studying under a classical pianist, Raúl Spivak. By the following year, differing musical philosophies drove Piazzolla toward new ideas. …