Composers Archive

In his youth, Robert Schumann was reputed to be a tender-hearted and desperate Romantic. This is undoubtedly true. We need only recall his strong love for future wife Clara and how passionately he fought for …

Early on, it became known that Debussy was writing a piano trio, but there is no positive evidence when it was first performed then. In fact, the trio may not have ever been performed in …

Pianist Yeol Eum Son is one amazing musician. Last night I listened to her performance of the entire Piano Concerto #15 by Mozart. I find her to be a sensitive, emotional and powerful pianist, and …

During World War I, French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) wrote a six-movement suite for solo piano titled Le tombeau de Couperin. A “tombeau” (“tomb” in French) is a musical tribute to someone who has passed …

As a music lover, I frequently watch and listen to the creative, encouraging style in which Andras Schiff teaches his students. In the distant past, teachers used rulers to hit their students when the teacher …