Composers Archive

The two orchestral works on this new CD reflect early experiments with the symphonic form by Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, who would both later become such important Romantic composers. In his Third Symphony in …

The Maxwell Quartet is a fine group of musicians who clearly love the music of Joseph Haydn! Their new album features the three quartets Opus 71. What is unique in this music is the fact …

Franz Schubert’s so called “Great” Symphony #9 was sketched during the summer of 1825, a year after the completion of Beethoven’s epic Ninth Symphony. This “Great” C major Symphony was a radical departure from the small-scale …

Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s early String Sextet version of ‘Verklärte Nacht’ (Transfigured Night) op.4 dates from 1899. He later made an arrangement for string orchestra in 1943. It is a work heavily indebted to Wagner, and especially …

Soprano Lise Davidsen allows us to listen to her amazing voice in a selection of Richard Strauss’s most-loved lieder and other songs. This recording also includes Richard Strauss’ Four Last Songs, and some selections by Richard …