Composers Archive

Using period instruments, Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov bring us more sonatas for keyboard with violin by Mozart in Volume two of this series. The first volume of all the Mozart sonatas was widely praised: …

When Ravel began planning the G major Piano Concerto in 1928 he was at the peak of his career, and his music was the focus of numerous festivals and celebrations, these including an Honorary doctorate …

Soprano Mirella Freni, an amazing Italian Opera singer for nearly 50 years, died on Sunday at her home in Modena, in north-central Italy. She was 84. She died after a long degenerative illness and a series …

Michael Collins is one of the most complete musicians of his generation. Continuing his distinguished career as a soloist, he has in recent years also become highly regarded as a conductor and in 2010 took …

Grigory Sokolov’s poetic interpretations, which come to life with amazing intensity in his performances, arise from a profound knowledge of the works in his vast repertoire. His recital programs span everything from transcriptions of medieval …