The Concerto for Oboe By Richard Strauss
The Concerto in D Major for Oboe and Small Orchestra was one of the last works written by German composer Richard Strauss. It was completed in 1945, and Strauss revised the ending in 1948; the …
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Rediscovering Mozart’s Great E-Flat Concerto
Over the past several days I have been studying and listening again to the amazing piano concerto KV 482 by Mozart. It carries the number 22, and I am totally thrilled with it again. I …
The Violin and Piano Sonata #6 by Beethoven
In Beethoven’s sixth sonata for violin and piano, Beethoven has become very much his own man, striking out with a distinctly formed individuality almost free of the ties that previously bound him to his predecesors. …
Yehudi Menuhin Performs the Violin Concerto by Max Bruch
The violin concerto by German composer Max Bruch is admired especially for its lyrical melodies, which span nearly the entire range of the instrument. The work was premiered in Bremen, Germany, on January 7, 1868, …
The Symphony #1 by Robert Schumann
The Symphony #1 by Schumann, sketched in a four day burst and completed within a month, originally bore movement titles: “The Beginning of Spring,” “Evening,” “Merry Playmates,” and “Spring in Full Bloom.” The titles were …