Composers Archive

  Happy Mozart event. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was about 28 years old when he composed the piano concerto #17, which was given the Koechel designation”K.453”. Pianist Menachem Pressler was about 90 years old when he …

  Four Fiddlers. Peter Tchaikovsky composed his violin concerto in 1878. That is 136 years ago, and the music public is still thrilled to hear this work. For today’s post, I have selected four violinists …

  Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 3 This CD features an unusual pairing of two of Brahms’ most popular scores. It also gives us an opportunity to listen to pianist Svjatoslav …

  Lang Lang Event! One of the world’s most famous pianists returns to Carnegie Hall in NYC, on February 4th at 8 PM. Yes, he’s famous, and rightfully so: this is an artist with huge …

  Rachmaninov: Symphony # 1 Performed by Vasily Petrenko, leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. The music of Sergei Rachmaninov always impresses me with the composer’s amazing melodies. He develops these with great innovation, changes …