Composers Archive

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 What is it about the Russian way of teaching students how to play piano? There are a lot of amazing examples such as Vladimir Horowitz, Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, and …

Antonin Dvorak: Piano Trios Nos. 3 & 4 At many points in the past, I was successful in connecting with other folks who loved music, and who — like me — played instruments. I started …

Violinist Adele Anthony One of the great things about Johann Sebastian Bach is the wonderful variety of music that he left us, when he composed it in the 1700’s. Yesterday I posted about his Partitas …

J S Bach: Piano Works I just love the playing of pianist David Fray. I’ll also have to admit the corny fact that I enjoy his French accent (!). He gave us performances of Schubert’s …

Maxim Vengerov plays Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Wieniawski Maxim Vengerov is a well-known musician. Following his debut at the age of five, he has enjoyed a successful career throughout the world and, over the past …