Composers Archive

The Mozart Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451 testifies to the frantic pace of Mozart’s activity during his Viennese time. The D-major concerto is the heroic Mozart at his best. The exuberant …

Johannes Brahms composed his third symphony in the space of only four months, which is especially noteworthy because it had been six years since the completion of his second symphony. The symphony in F major …

The outstanding Dutch soprano, Elly Ameling, studied in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. She completed her training with Pierre Bernac in Paris. In 1956 she won the first prize in a vocal competition, but her career …

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 11 in B♭ major, Op. 22, was composed in 1800, and published two years later. Beethoven regarded it as the best of his early sonatas/ This sonata has four movements: Allegro …

When the orchestras during Franz Schubert’s time tried to play his Symphony #9, it proved to be very tricky for those tasked with performing it. As a result, when Schubert proudly handed over the piece …