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While Mozart was an outstanding pianist, he also played the violin. He composed five concerti for violin and orchestra, and also some shorter violin pieces. For his own pleasure, he loved to play string quartets, …

Austrian composer Joseph Haydn was the key contributor to the development of the string quartet. Personally, I feel that music by Mozart and Beethoven would have developed quite differently had Haydn not pioneered this form …

Pianist Lise de la Salle is one of my favorite pianists, and I do not listen to her play nearly enough. However….   I just came across a new recording by her that I would …

Yesterday I heard pianist Mikhail Pletnev play the Rhapsody on A theme by Paganini. This is such a well-known piece, yet it always grabs my attention. Other selections are combined on the same recording to …

I am a great fan of the deep, warm, resonant sound of the cello. And I have admired so many compositions for this instrument, such as the Bach solo sonatas, the two giant cello concertos, …