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Mozart died in Vienna on December 5, 1791. Yes… of course he was a genius whose creativity impacted people for more than 200 years following his death. I dedicate this music today to the infants, …

Mozart completed his Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491, on March 24, 1786. It projects a reflective, personal, almost intimate quality. Much of the originality of this concerto lies in the sonority …

During the summers of 1884 and 1885, Brahms composed his Symphony No. 4, working secretly in a quiet Austrian town in the Alps as was his usual practice. Despite the beautiful surroundings and his widespread …

“Miroirs” by Maurice Ravel was composed during 1904-05 and given its premiere in 1906. Meaning “Reflections,” the work demonstrates the development of Ravel’s technique as a composer of piano music, which had first leapt into …

The Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, begins with a Sinfonia in the form and style of a French overture. An austerely noble, dotted-note introduction leads to a long and finely spun …