Composers Archive

The Partita No. 1 in B minor BWV 1002 by Johann Sebastian Bach, is a composition for solo violin composed by 1720. This partita is formed in the traditional way that consists of an allemande, …

Neither Mozart nor his publisher called this piece “The Hunt”, as others have called it. However, the first movement of this composition evidently evoked the ‘chasse’ topic, the main components of which were a 6/8 …

In spirit and form the Septet Opus 20 by Beethoven follows the model of 18th-century divertimentos, a lighter entertainment in a range of short movements. It opens, however, with an almost symphonic movement, complete with …

Written over ten days in early summer 1826, the quartet wasn’t published until 1851, twenty-three years after Schubert’s death. The first movement’s energetic pulse informs the scherzo and (to a lesser degree) the finale, while …

On the 9th February 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart entered the Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major in his personal catalogue of works, and exactly 13 months later he completed his 21st concerto, in C …