The Life of Conductor Sir Georg Solti
Georg Solti’s career really began after the end of World War II. For almost 25 years, he concentrated entirely on conducting operas. He was chief musical director of the Munich Opera from 1947 to 1951 …
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Yuja Wang Plays the Concerto #2 By Johannes Brahms
The Brahms Concerto in B-flat, in four movements rather than the usual three, opens with a marvelous, mood-setting horn call that seems to gather all the other instruments, with the piano responding to its graceful …
Tabea Zimmermann Plays the Brahms Viola Sonata #2
The two sonatas Opus 120 by Brahms were published for clarinet or viola, and later adjusted for violin and piano. They have become an essential element in viola repertoire, featuring the darker tones of the …
Stephen Hough Plays the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
In 1934, having already completed four piano concerti, Sergei Rachmaninov began a new piece consisting of 24 variations on Paganini’s well-known violin theme. The task was an ambitious one, given that the theme had already …
Mozart’s Serenade for Winds, KV 375
This serenade by Mozart is in five movements, all of which begin and end in e-flat. It begins with a rather impulsive allegro that regularly shifts moods and character and is anchored by the e-flat …