Composers Archive

  Creativity and Cadenza. I was thrilled this morning when I listened to pianist Andre Previn conduct and perform the piano Concerto #24 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mr. Previn is now 85 years old, and …

  Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major Two interpretations. Performed by the Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado conducting. Gustav Mahler was superstitious. He felt that if he composed a 9th symphony, it would be his …

  Mozart and Brahms: Clarinet Quintets Performed by Anthony McGill (clarinet), with the Pacifica Quartet. On this CD, the Pacifica Quartet and the clarinetist Anthony McGill join forces to perform the clarinet quintets of Mozart …

  Friedrich Gulda’s Mozart. Over the past two days, I listened to the music of the late pianist Friedrich Gulda. Some 60 years ago, when my parents spent a year in Vienna, I may have …

  Sergei Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 and Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 I am always excited to hear new young talent, especially musicians who play string instruments and pianists. In this new debut …