Composers Archive

  Johannes Brahms: The Two Serenades. Brahms: Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 Serenade No. 2 in A Major, Op. 16 Performed by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly conducting. A few days ago, …

  Mozart: Flute and Harp Concerto; and German Dances It is well known that Mozart was not fond of the flute, as a musical instrument. Still, money was always in demand, so he did compose …

  Julia Fischer plays Saint-Saëns and Grieg. Earlier this week, on January 27th, it was the 259th birthday of Mozart. As some sort of “celebration”, I listened very carefully to Ms. Julia Fischer perform the …

    Concert for you: Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. This orchestra is one of the finest in the country. It is led by Riccardo Muti, its current music director, who is an elegant …

  Grigory Sokolov: The Salzburg Recital. Over the past several nights, I have ended my day by listening to pianist Grigory Sokolov play the music of Beethoven. It is futile for me to tell you …