Handel’s “Harmonious Blacksmith”
The ‘Harmonious Blacksmith’ is the popular name for the last movement of Handel’s Suite No. 5 in E major (HWV 430) for harpsichord. Handel did not give this name to his composition himself, though it …
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Tabea Zimmermann and Isabelle Faust Play Mozart
Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a work that bursts with the joy of exploring new instrumental sound combinations and possibilities. It also marks a sort of turning point, in essence summing up much of what Mozart …
Khatia Buniatishvili Plays Schubert’s Impromptus
Born in Georgia, Khatia Buniatishvili discovered piano at the early age of three. She gave her first concert with Tbilisi Chamber Orchestra when she was six, and she was subsequently invited to tour internationally with …
Renee Fleming Sings Strauss’ “Im Abendrot”
Richard Strauss was a boy of six when he wrote his first song, and an old man of 84 when he completed his last. In the intervening years he became hugely successful as a composer …
Yeol Eum Son Plays Schumann’s Kinderszenen
Written about children, but not written for children, the collection of short piano pieces entitled Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) by Robert Schumann was a gift to Clara Wieck in 1838, two years before they were …