A Musical “War Horse”…
Yea… we have heard some music so often, yet when it is performed by an expert, it remains a magical experience. During the summer of 1838, Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his longtime friend and collaborator …
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Introducing Violinist Sarah Spitzer
Sarah Spitzer (born September 1, 1984 in Hamburg) is a German violinist. Sarah Spitzer got her first violin, a flea market purchase, when she was 8 years old. At the age of eleven she became a …
Yeol Eum Son Plays Schumann’s Arabesque
Robert Schumann was a piano student of Prof. Friedrich Wieck. One thing led to another, and Schumann fell in love with Wieck’s daughter, Clara. Yes… the father did not permit Clara to marry Mr. Schumann, …
Joshua Bell Plays the Violin Concerto #3 by Saint-Saens
Camille Saint-Saens composed his Concerto #3 and he had the advantage of having this works in the remarkable hands of the Spanish virtuoso Pablo de Sarasate. The Concerto #3, written in 1880 and the most often …
Angela Hewitt Plays Ravel
Maurice Ravel composed his “Le Tombeau de Couperin” to express homage to both Baroque French music and To friends of the composer who died in WW1… It’s a suite of six baroque-inspired dances for piano, each …