Yeol Eum Son Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto #15
Mozart composed the concerto #15 for performance at a series of concerts at the Vienna in the first quarter of 1784, where he was himself the soloist in March 1784. In a letter to his …
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Sylvia Schwartz Sings Schubert’s “Du bist die Ruh”
Sylvia Schwartz is one of the most versatile and exciting lyric sopranos of her generation. A true musician’s musician, she combines pure beauty of tone with exquisite musicality, wit, and authenticity, as well as a …
Maria Joao Pires Plays Mozart’s Concerto #20
Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 20 in 1785 at the height of his popularity in Vienna. The piece was an immediate success at its February 11 premiere. Following his usual practice, Mozart performed the …
Lise de la Salle Plays Chopin’s Nocturne Opus 20
Frederick Chopin composed his Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor op. posth. in 1830 for Chopin’s older sister, Ludwika, and it was first published 26 years after the composer’s death. It is sometimes referred …
David Oistrakh Performs Beethoven and Brahms
David Oistrakh studied violin as a child with Pyotr Stoliarsky in Odessa, making his debut there at the age of 6, and then continued his studies with Stoliarsky at the Odessa Conservatory during 1923-26. Oistrakh’s …