Composers Archive

  Johann Sebastian Bach. Igor Levit’s recording of Bach’s Partitas BWV 825-830 is the second release by this 27-year-old pianist. His first debut album, featuring the late Beethoven sonatas, received critical acclaim and awards from …

Violinist, Age 9. I have admired Anne–Sophie Mutter for many years. And I have loved her interpretations of the Beethoven sonatas, and also the Brahms and Mozart sonatas. Back in 2006, I traveled from San …

  Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring; and “Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson”. Aaron Copland was the son of Russian/Jewish immigrants. Yet ultimately his music became associated with the typical American sound. Think about this: His parents …

  Amazing Haydn. Let’s set the stage of the time: Mozart died in 1791. He had dedicated some compositions to Haydn. And Haydn outlived him. In 1793, when Josef Haydn returned home to Vienna after …

  Elgar: Symphony No. 1. I love Edward Elgar as a composer. For many years, however, my knowledge of his compositions was pretty well restricted to three works: 1. The Violin Concerto, made famous by …