Composers Archive

I remember a visit to London many years ago. On any day, I was able to locate more concerts, and at a very fine quality level, than you can imagine. The British have an amazing …

The title-page of Elgar’s autograph for his “Enigma Variations” reads: ‘Dedicated to my friends pictured within. Variations for orchestra composed by Edward Elgar op. 36’ (no mention of any ‘enigma’). There are precedents for musical …

The Requiem in D Minor, K 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was left incomplete at his death on December 5, 1791. Until the late 20th century the work was most often heard as it had …

After a brief introduction, the sustained theme of Schumann’s piano quartet becomes the principal idea of a faster, main body of the first movement. This main idea is elaborated and developed until the slow introduction …

Darius Milhaud, (born Sept. 4, 1892, Aix-en-Provence, France—died June 22, 1974, Geneva, Switz.), a principal French composer of the 20th century known especially for his development of polytonality (simultaneous use of different keys). Born of …