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  Beethoven Quartets Op. 18. Ludwig van Beethoven’s quartets Opus 18, published in 1801, consisted of his first six string quartets. They were composed between 1798 and 1800. These quartets really demonstrate Beethoven’s total mastery …

  Uchida’s Schumann. Her father was the Japanese ambassador to Austria; and Mitsuko at age 12 had the opportunity to study music in Vienna. Many years later, Pianist Mitsuko Uchida has established herself as an …

  Kabalevsky: Cello Concertos 1 and 2 Russian composer Dmitry Kabelvsky stands alongside Shostakovich and Prokofiev as one of the most important Soviet composers, but unfortunately his works are neglected today and rarely heard. We …

  Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 Performed by Andras Schiff, piano, with the Camerata Academica Salzburg, conducted by Sándor Végh Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 was probably written around the same time as …

  Beethoven: Cello Sonatas In this new recording, cellist Steven Isserlis together with pianist Robert Levin, presents Beethoven’s complete works for cello and piano, including Beethoven’s arrangement of his Op 17 Horn Sonata. The use …