Beethoven’s Razumovsky Quartet #1
Beethoven waited to compose his first set of quartets, Op. 18, until he was nearly 30 because he knew they would be compared to the masterpieces of Haydn and Mozart. Less than ten years later, …
Composers Archive
Glenn Gould Plays Bach’s Partita #5, BWV 829
Pianist Glenn Gould was born On 25 September 1932 in Toronto, Canada, and he died there on 4 October 1982. A celebrated pianist and prolific broadcaster, Glenn Gould was one of Canada’s most important cultural …
Introducing Molly Carr, Violist
Today we bring you another in our series of “introducing” you to promising young musicians. Earlier today I was impressed with Ms. Carr’s performance of an arrangement for Viola and Piano of the Serenade by …
Sokolov Plays Beethoven’s Sonata #16, and More…
The main feature of Beethoven’s Sonata #16 is in the first movement. It is a figure in which the left hand is anticipated by the right, as if Beethoven is making fun of bad pianists who …
Intermezzo’s by Johannes Brahms
In the distant past, I had the opportunity to be the host of several radio classical music programs. It began in Monterey, California, where I was the host for a Sunday program. I was able …