Composers Archive

Gustav Mahler died in 1911. His compositions made major contributions to the development of music. As a member of the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra, I performed this work many years ago, and I recall its rehearsals and …

It is a real thrill for me to watch and listen to mostly young people get together and perform the music that I love. Last night I watched a DVD of a dedicated group of …

A major part of Weber’s instrumental music was created for situations in which he himself was required either to organize a concert or to perform in one. Not only did he write piano concertos for …

Richard Strauss composed a total of more than two hundred songs, most of them for a high female voice. He was repeatedly inspired by sopranos, and the fact that he married one of these ladies, …

The works of chamber music that showcase the rich dark sounds of the viola are relatively scarce. Brahms’ two sonatas, Op. 120, elegant and highly expressive, demonstrate the extreme sensitivity of the viola with a …