Elgar’s Amazing Cello Concerto
The Cello Concerto was Edward Elgar’s last major work for orchestra, and his most amazing, really! In spite of fleeting moments of idyllic release, it’s dominated by a sense of suffering that at times cries …
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Divertimento KV 563 by Mozart
The Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563 is a string trio written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1788, the year in which he completed his last three symphonies and his “Coronation” Piano Concerto. It is …
Yehudi Menuhin Plays the Partitas for Solo Violin by Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin are a set of six which the composer began around 1703 and completed in 1720, but they were only published together more than 50 years after …
19 year old Yuja Wang Plays Variations on “Carmen”
The Opera “Carmen” by George Bizet is one of the most famous works in that form. Many composers have created fantasies and variations on some of the well-known themes from this Opera. Here is Yuja …
Who was Arthur Grumiaux?
Arthur Grumiaux is considered to have been one of the few truly great violin virtuosi of the twentieth century. In his relatively short life his achievements were superb. He brought to performances guaranteed technical command, …