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Mozart loved the clarinet and was one of the first composers to include it in the standard orchestral configuration of his symphonic works. The expressive warmth of its middle and low registers, its wide range, …

The Ukrainian violinist, Valeriy Sokolov, is one of the most outstanding young artists of his generation. Working regularly with the world’s leading orchestras, he has enjoyed collaborations with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, …

Nine of Beethoven’s ten sonatas for violin and piano were composed between 1797 and 1803, for his own performances with various violinists. In the Classical era such works were often described as sonatas for piano …

Music for more than one piano and orchestra was rare in Mozart’s day, although the form would seem to be natural for a composer whose youthful career featured his own keyboard virtuosity combined with that …

Alban Berg’s Violin concerto, dedicated “To the memory of an angel,” was composed in 1935. The dedication is not a poetic reference. The “angel” mentioned by the composer is Manon Gropius, daughter of Alma Mahler …