Ji Young Lim and Matthew Lipman Play Mozart Duo
In 1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed two duos for violin and viola. It is said that Mozart’s friend Michael Haydn had become ill, and was unable to complete a set of six duos for his …
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The Amazing Octet by Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47), was one of the most extraordinary composers in the history of music. He was just midway between his sixteenth and seventeenth birthdays when he composed the Octet for strings. He wrote it …
Sergei Babayan Plays Rachmaninov
This is a selection of intimate, and short compositions by Rachmaninov as interpreted with fine technical precision by Sergei Babayan. “Music is born only in the heart and it appeals only to the heart; it is …
Mozart’s Final Chamber Music Composition
Mozart died in Vienna on December 5, 1791. He completed his String Quintet KV 614 on 12 April 1791. At that time he was also composing his Opera, “The Magic Flute”. One of the fascinating …
Violin Concerto by Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor, Opus 61 was composed between 1909 and 1910 and dedicated to the violinist Fritz Kreisler. As the scheduled first performance of the concerto neared, Elgar recruited his family …