Composers Archive

Mozart’s viola Mozart & Michael Haydn: Duo Sonatas Mozart loved the viola; he owned a viola and frequently took the viola part when played in chamber music groups. We’re lucky to still have his compositions …

Brentano’s Beethoven Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Opp. 127 & 131 Beethoven: String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 Performed by the …

Richard Strauss: Capriccio Performed by Renee Fleming (Countess Madeleine), Joseph Kaiser (Flamand), Morten Frank Larsen (Count), Russell Braun (Olivier), Sarah Connolly (Clairon), Peter Rose (La Roche), Olga Makarina, Barry Banks (Italian Singers) The Metropolitan Opera …

Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde Performed by Jane Henschel (mezzo-soprano) and Gregory Kunde (tenor), with the Houston Symphony, conducted by Hans Graf In 1907 Gustav Mahler suffered a series of severe losses:After many years …

Schubert: Quintet in C D956, and ” Quartettsatz” D703 Schubert: String Quintet in C major, D956 with David Watkin (2nd cello) String Quartet No. 12 in C minor (fragment), D703 ‘Quartettsatz’ Performed by the Tokyo …