Violin and Oboe Concerto by Bach
Like many of the Bach concerti in the repertoire, the C-minor Concerto for violin and oboe was adapted from a concerto for two harpsichords Most of Bach’s concerti are believed to have been written between …
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Yuja Wang Plays the Bizet/Horowitz Variations on Carmen
George Bizet composed his opera, Carmen, in 1874. During the lengthy rehearsals for the first performance, Bizet fought hard against a reluctant management to retain the earthy realism of the story of Carmen, the cigarette-factory girl …
Libertango by Astor Piazzolla
Astor Piazzolla’s start as a composer began in 1943 when he composed a classical piece after studying under a classical pianist, Raúl Spivak. By the following year, differing musical philosophies drove Piazzolla toward new ideas. …
Amihai Grosz Plays the Brahms Viola Sonata #1
Amihai Grosz was born in 1979 in Jerusalem, Israel. He initially learned to play the violin at the age of 5, before switching to the viola at age 11. In Jerusalem, he was taught by …
Sabine Weyer Plays Music by Chopin
Pianist Sabine Weyer was born in Luxembourg City, and started playing piano at the age of six. She studied at the Conservatoire de Musique Esch-sur-Alzette, then at the Conservatoire national régional in France. Later she …