Composers Archive

Composed almost 20 years apart, the two violin concertos by Dmitri Shostakovich were both conceived with the great Russian violinist David Oistrakh in mind and dedicated to him. Shostakovich completed Concerto No. 1 in 1948, …

In a few months we will be recalling the genius that gave us so many masterpieces by Claude Debussy. A new recording anticipates this time: The title of this new recording is “Debussy: Sonatas & …

Here comes a new recording of music by Beethoven, as performed by a master, Evgeny Kissin. We get to hear the sonatas numbers 3, 14 (Moonlight), 23, 26, and 32. Mr. Kissin is such a …

I am listening and studying with amazement the wonderful string quartets Opus 20 by Haydn. Today I was fascinated by his Opus 20 number 5 in F-Minor. The third movement is a deeply moving, quiet, …

I readily admit that I rarely write about composer Jean Sibelius. The singular exception is, of course, when I share something about the Sinelius Violin Concerto… Today, however, I want to mention Sibelius’ rarely heard …