The “Lacrimosa” from Mozart’s Requiem
When Mozart’s Requiem in D minor was completed in 1792, it was delivered to Count Franz von Walsegg. He was the man who originally commissioned the piece to form part of a Requiem service in …
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Simon Rattle Conducts Mozart’s Piano Concerto #18
The year 1784 was an amazing one for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as far as the composition of keyboard concertos is concerned. In a notebook that he began keeping that year and would maintain for the …
Bernard Haitink Conducts Beethoven’s Symphony #3
Beethoven’s Third Symphony is regarded as a turning point in musical history, and it marks the beginning of his career’s second period. Beethoven’s ideas for the “Eroica” began during his tumultuous “Heiligenstadt Testament” period, but …
Yitzhak Perlman Performs the Violin Concerto by Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B Minor Op. 61 premiered on in 1910, marking one of the pinnacles of his career. The first performance was given by Fritz Kreisler, with Elgar conducting the London Symphony …
A study In Contrasts: Karajan Vs. Oistrakh
Briefly explore the contrast in the life of a conductor and a violinist: 1. Herbert von Karajan (April 5, 1908 – July 16, 1989) was an Austrian orchestra and opera conductor, one of the most …