Composers Archive

Federico Mompou Federico Mompou (April 16, 1893–June 30, 1987) was a Catalan composer. He is best known for his solo piano music and his songs. Mompou was born in Barcelona (Spain), and studied piano there …

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D minor Performed by the Swiss Romande Orchestra, conducted by Marek Janowski I am continuing my study of the orchestral works by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. As with all …

Esa-Pekka Salonen: “Out of Nowhere” Esa-Pekka Salonen’s four-movement Violin Concerto is a major addition to the concerto literature. Written for the American violinist Leila Josefowicz, this highly attractive concerto “appears headed straight into the standard …

Dvorak & Schumann: Piano Quintets Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet, composed in the autumn of 1842, was one of the earliest examples of the combination of piano with a string quartet. It instantly became one of …

Brahms & Berg: Violin Concertos Renaud Capuson, a leading French violinist, joins the British conductor Daniel Harding and the Wiener Philharmoniker for two major concertos of the violin repertoire. And: Do you recall the late …