Composers Archive

Debussy: Orchestral Works I attended a concert by the San Francisco symphony earlier this month, and the conductor was Stéphane Denève. I liked his energy, his conducting style, and his strong knowledge of the music …

Dvorak: Piano Quintet and Piano Quartet On this CD, the Schubert Ensemble performs the Piano Quintet No. 2, which is one of Dvořák’s greatest and most popular chamber pieces. The composer took great pride in …

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Joshua Bell (violin) The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy Valse-scherzo in C major for violin & orchestra (or violin & piano), Op. 34 Midori (violin) …

Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances On this CD, Valery Gergiev conducts a thrilling performance of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances’, coupled with Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements. Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 Stravinsky: Symphony in 3 movements Performed by …

Brahms: Hungarian Dances Both Johannes Brahms, and also Antonin Dvorak wrote some great music that is basically music of joy and dance. What great fun it is to listen to this; it is lighter music, …