Composers Archive

I grew up while listening to the sonatas for violin and piano by Schubert, Mozart, and Beethoven. The final release in the critically acclaimed cycle of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, recorded live includes the wonderful 9th …

Scottland’s favorite violinist, Nicola Benedetti, celebrated a huge year for Scotland a few years ago with an album of its most famous and best loved music, featuring songs such as Loch Lomond, My Love is …

Violinist Diana Adamyan was born in Armenia in 2000, into a family of musicians. Her father, Hakob Adamyan, and mother, Nune Antashyan are violinists of the National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia. Diana Adamyan began her …

Composers Rachmaninov, Sergey Vassilievich (1873-1943) Works Rachmaninov: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3 Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10 Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13 Label Berlin Classics Here are selections from this recording:

Pianist Wilhelm Backhaus (1884–1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but the champion of Beethoven and Brahms we know from his later years performed a much wider repertoire before the war. This set …