Lucia Popp’s Magic Voice
When conductors first heard the voice of Lucia Popp during the early phases of her career, she was hired on the spot. These conductors were people such as Carlos Kleiber, and Herbert von Karajan. Listen …
Composers Archive
Mozart’s Piano concerto #24
Mozart signaled the completion of his C-minor Piano Concerto by entering it into his “Verzeichnüss aller meiner Werke” (Catalogue of All My Works) on March 24, 1786. He was engaged in writing several other major …
Beethoven’s “Archduke” Trio
The Archduke Trio for piano, violin, and cello by Ludwig van Beethoven was premiered on April 11, 1814, in Vienna. The premiere of the Archduke Trio was one of Beethoven’s final concert performances as a …
Schubert’s Symphony #9, (“The Great”)
The first movement of the Schubert Symphony #9 begins with an Andante of such nobility that it is inadequately described as an introduction. That bold–yet quiet–opening horn call has a marked influence on many of …
Grigory Sokolov Plays Chopin’s Prelude Opus 28, #4
Much has been written and discussed regarding Frederick Chopin’s Preludes for piano. Composer Franz Liszt’s opinion was that “Chopin’s Preludes are compositions of an order entirely apart… they are poetic preludes, analogous to those of …