Composers Archive

“Finesse and fire from a starry musical duo … A recital that showcased the very best in collaborative music-making,” was how the Toronto Star described the concert at Koerner Hall in Toronto that created the …

On this CD British violinist Nicola Benedetti presents “Fantasie”, a selection of well-loved violin pieces that form a stunning violin showcase. The repertoire is varied, ultimately all popular pieces and greatly different to the repertoire …

Barbara Bonney has achieved equal success in art song, oratorio, modern vocal music, and opera. Her well-projected voice is especially suited to Mozart, the Richard Strauss operas, and all but the heaviest lieder, and she has …

“In themselves, Beethoven’s quartets represent an odyssey, a round-the-world voyage,” says Quatuor Ébène. The French ensemble is marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth with a global tour of 21 countries. In the course of …

In the video below, conductor Carlos Kleiber first leads the orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony #4. Suddenly this is interrupted and it is Herbert von Karajan’s turn to lead a performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto …