Composers Archive

In my opinion, Carlos Kleiber was one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century. While he did not have a huge repertoire, he conducted orchestral works and Operas all over the world. Kleiber appeared …

The Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 (1814) is one of Beethoven’s shorter sonatas, but its relatively modest proportions show us an emotional complexity that looks forward to his imminent future works …

Mozart composed the String Duo K. 423 during a visit to Salz- burg from July to October 1783. According to his they were written to do his friend Michael Haydn a good turn. Haydn had …

Johann Sebastian Bach composed a set of 24 exercises (German, Uebungen) for his students. For me, these are some of the most amazing sounds creatively assembled by their composer. In particular, the very first one …

Franz Schubert composed his “Ave Maria” in 1825. This music, better known as “Hail Mary” in Latin or “Ellens Gesang III” in German, is not to be confused with “Ave Maria” by Gounod and Bach. …