This duet for viola and cello was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven about 1795-98. Beethoven himself called this sonata movement for viola and violincello “Duett mitzweiobligaten Ausenglasern” (Duet requiring two pairs of spectacles). This edition …

The opening of this sonata is dramatic, with a forte C-minor chord. The most salient feature of the first theme is the sudden digression to A♭ major. Both themes progress somewhat in the style of …

Schubert composed his violin sonata in in A major in 1851. While the Sonata’s mood is predominantly relaxed and genial, the violin writing is more challenging than in the three sonatas of 1816. Schubert’s opening …

The Toccata in E minor, BWV 914 is one of Bach’s least known works for keyboard. Most likely composed in either 1707 or 1708, it nevertheless portrays Bach’s developing composition style. The brief opening section …

The Piano Concerto no. 19, KV 459 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in 1784. It is occasionally known as the “second coronation concerto” because Mozart played it on the occasion of the coronation of …