Composers Archive

“Burleske” by Richard Strauss is rarely performed. And the reason is that the solo piano part is so fiendishly complex. I listened to this music today, and it was great! The Burleske for piano and …

Franz Schubert received his first violin lessons as a young boy from his father. At the age of 11 he was accepted as a member of the choir of the imperial court chapel, and as …

Maurice Ravel originally composed his Pièce en forme de Habanera as a Vocalise etude en forme de Habanera for bass voice and piano in 1907. A song without words, Ravel took as his model the …

There are times when a quote from another publication says it all: “the slow third movement… moves along at a pace few conductors would have employed fifty years ago. Yet it never sounds hurried, and …

On this CD, pianist Imogen Cooper explores the links between French and Spanish styles in a program ranging from Albéniz to Mompou via Debussy, Ravel, and Falla. Regarded as one of the finest interpreters of …