Composers Archive

This CD contains a wonderful selection of songs by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Schubert. Barbara Bonney is one of my favorite singers. It seems like her voice and interpretation are particularly custom-made for Schubert’s masterpieces. A …

Mozart: Chamber Music for Strings In this collection, for the first time in one set, we get the complete works for string ensemble by Mozart. Ranging from the duos for violin and viola to the …

Joshua Bell’s Mozart I had to drive to an appointment first thing yesterday morning, and I knew that the drive would likely take 30 minutes, so I turned on my favorite classical music station. And… …

On December 5, 1791 we lost Mozart. He had been ill for a while, and the man who gave us Operas, symphonies, chamber music, songs, and more left us 224 years ago for ever. I …

Ludwig van Beethoven died in 1827, and he created a profound impact on the development of music. Gustav Mahler was born just 33 years later, in 1860. While a great deal of Mahler’s career was …