Mozart’s Symphony #40 in G-Minor
The Mozart Symphony No. 40 is one of only two symphonies Mozart set in a minor key. Formally, the Symphony is firmly rooted in the classical tradition. Yet, within this established structure, it opened the …
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Franz Schubert’s Piano Trio Opus 100
The Trio opens with a bold theme, announced by the three instruments in unison. After 16 measures, the theme continues with a completely different strain for the cello. The second theme also has two distinct …
Khatia Buniatishvili Plays Schubert’s Staendchen
Franz Schubert died at age 31, yet he left us a huge collection of Lieder (songs) plus chamber music, and symphonies. Composer Franz Liszt selected several of Schubert’s songs and arranged these to be played …
Yuja Wang Plays Schubert’s “Gretchen am Spinnrade
Gretchen am Spinnrade” was Schubert’s first successful lied written in 1814 when he was just 16, which is thoroughly impressive considering how well this piece is composed and how highly it compares to his later …
Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto #2
Sergei Prokofiev composed his second piano concerto at the age of 21 while on winter break from his studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He had already established himself as something of a bad boy …