Composers Archive

As one might expect from its name, the Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364 is both symphonic in character and has a violin and viola soloists, in the manner of a double concerto. However, concertante …

Although most of Beethoven’s piano sonatas are cast in three or four movements, this piece consists of just two movements. Both are provided with performance instructions in German. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und …

For this solo recital, Christiane Karg, alongside her faithful partner Malcolm Martineau, presents an incursion into the most intimate aspect of Mahler’s music. The songs from ‘Des Knaben Wunderhorn’ take us to the heart of …

Pianist Alicia De Larrocha was born  on 23 May 1923 , and she died on 25 September 2009. She was esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and regarded as an incomparable interpreter of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou …

César Franck’s Violin Sonata in A was composed in 1886, and was offered as a wedding present for the violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. The sonata has become one of the most performed violin works in the …