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Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Mozart - Piano Quartet In G Minor K. 478
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When Mozart wrote this music in 1785, quartets consisting of a violin, viola, cello and piano were somewhat of a novelty. Mozart was the f...
Monday, November 25, 2013
C.P.E. Bach - Symphony In E-flat Major Wq. 183/2
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Bach was in the employ of Frederick The Great's court in Berlin for thirty years as court harpsichordist. In 1768 he left his post in Be...
Saturday, November 23, 2013
J.C. Bach - Keyboard Sonata Opus 5, No. 5 In E Major
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Johann Christian Bach was fifteen when his father Johann Sebastian Bach died in 1750. He went to Berlin to finish his studies with his ...
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Liadov - Kikomora
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Not every classical composer excelled in larger forms. Composers such as Chopin, who did write a few works for piano and orchestra and a han...
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Bruckner - Symphony No.1 In C Minor
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By the time Anton Bruckner began his 1st Symphony in 1865 he was in his forties and had discovered the music of Wagner. Hearing Wagner's...
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Draeseke - Symphony No. 3 'Symphonica Tragica'
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Felix Draeseke was born in 1835 in Germany. He came from a long line of theologians, but at the age of 16 he turned his studies to music. Th...
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Balakirev - Tamara
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Mily Balakirev's influence as a mentor, pianist and conductor was substantial. He was the guiding light to the group of Russian compos...
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