Composers Archive

“Burleske” by Richard Strauss is rarely performed. And the reason is that the solo piano part is so fiendishly complex. I listened to this music today, and it was great! The Burleske for piano and …

When you listen to Jean Sibelius’ violin concerto, you hear a dark, wintry night; a pure, crystalline melody above a cushion of pianissimo strings; brooding motifs; a violin that laments but never stops singing. In …

Mozart’s energetic efforts produced his three last symphonies, #39, 40 and 41, on June 26, July 25 and August 10 of 1788. This group stands apart from his previous symphonic repertoire in innovation, emotion, increased …

The Cantata BWV 147 was composed originally in 1716 in Weimar, and was revised by Bach during his Leipzig years, and premiered in an expanded version in 1723. The cantata is set in ten movements …

Johann Sebastian Bach composed this Prelude and Fugue, and one can experience his mastery not only of contrapuntal writing, but also of harmonic language, which often features amazing combinations of sounds. This characteristic of Bach’s …