Composers Archive

We are introducing this quartet today because they recently won First Prize at the Nielsen Chamber Music competition. Member names are as follows: Danfeng Shen (violin) and Antonia Rankensberger (violin); Xiang Lyu (viola), and cellist …

I am a huge fan of pianist Arcadi Volodos, and now he returns with his new recording of Schubert’s Piano Sonata D 959 and Minuets D 334, D 335, and D 600. This exciting CD comes …

Beethoven’s First Symphony, though rooted in the classical examples of Haydn and Mozart, was nothing less than a turning point in the symphonic tradition. It can be seen as a fitting farewell to the eighteenth …

This CD is the Hagen Quartett’s first recording of a Brahms string quartet. The quartet op. 67 is paired with Brahms’ piano quintet op. 34. Here, the Hagen Quartett is joined by their regular collaborator, …

Avner Dorman is a native of Israel, and he now lives in the United States. Dorman draws on a variety of cultural and historical influences in composing, resulting in music that delivers an emotional impact while …