Mozart’s String Quartet No. 18 in A major, K. 464, was the fifth of his Quartets dedicated to Haydn, and it was completed in 1785. The work is in four movements: Allegro Menuetto and Trio …

The Sonta in A-major by Schubert was written in 1819. This work, with but three concise movements, is the most direct and economical of the Schubert sonatas; it surely is one of the most endearing. …

No composer understood wind instruments better than Mozart, so the solo lines in the Sinfonia Concertante are composed with a fine feeling for their special qualities: the oboe’s expressive, penetrating voice; the clarinet’s liquid fluency …

In the tightly constructed opening movement of the Trio KV 502, everything is based on a single theme—a very Haydnesque procedure but not so often a Mozartian one. It’s a lighthearted, rather nonchalant melody. (A …

The Sonata #5 for Piano and violin by Beethoven carries the nickname “Spring” which was not given by the composer, but it does capture the generally cheerful sense of zesty blossoming in the work. The …