Composers Archive

Chopin: Melancholy This is a very personal album by pianist Vardo Rumessen. It is dedicated to the memory of the Polish President Lech Kaczynski who, along with a number of colleagues and family members, lost …

Beethoven: Piano Trios (complete) Performed by Trio Wanderer When Ludwig van Beethoven came to Vienna in the late 1790’s to complete his musical studies, the piano trio, as music for piano, violin, and Cello was …

Music for Bassoon & Piano The Bassoon is one of my favorite wind instruments. And so is chamber music for a group of winds, in which the Bassoon is so important because it provides the …

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Robin Ticciati The Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz continues to be one of the most popular early Romantic compositions with today’s music …

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Performed by the Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, conducted by Roger Norrington I am continuing my study of the symphonies of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. In the past, …