Renaud Capucon Plays Grieg’s Violin Sonata #3
Edvard Grieg’s Third Violin Sonata was composed in 1887, a time when he was on the threshold of his largest fame, a circumstance that may explain his view of the Sonata as representing a wider …
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Duo #1 for Violin and Viola by Mozart KV423
Mozart composed the String Duo K. 423 during a visit to Salz- burg from July to October 1783. According to his they were written to do his friend Michael Haydn a good turn. Haydn had …
Julia Fischer Performs the Passacaglia by Halvorsen
Composer Johan Halvorsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. He became professor of music in Helsinki and continued his studies in St. Petersburg, Leipzig, Berlin and Liège.He received his musical education in Kristiania (now …
Violin and Oboe Concerto by Bach
Like many of the Bach concerti in the repertoire, the C-minor Concerto for violin and oboe was adapted from a concerto for two harpsichords Most of Bach’s concerti are believed to have been written between …
Janine Jansen Plays the Beautiful Brahms Concerto
Johannes Brahms composed this concerto for his friend and renowned violinist, Joseph Joachim. Many critics at the time claimed the music Brahms had written was too difficult as it included rapid broken chords, scales and double …