Both composers were supreme craftsmen who wrote efficiently, composed complex yet transparent, well-balanced works, and both had keen senses of humor provoking listeners with surprises.
Along with his siblings, Felix Mendelssohn began music instruction early in his life, performed his first concert at just nine years old, and composed his first symphony at fifteen.
Born only 20 years apart, Danish composer, Carl Nielsen and Norwegian composer, Edvard Grieg represent a fruitful tradition of skilled Scandinavian composers.
We travel to Argentina, a country rich in history, culture, geography, gastronomy, and folklore for music by Alberto Ginastera, one of the 20th century’s most important composers.
Music by Ned Rorem and William Bolcom, both of whom trained with and took plenty of inspiration from their French predecessors and yet wrote distinctly American works.
Haydn & Dvořák may have been composing decades apart, but they share similarities in their musical languages: heartfelt sincerity and a palpable optimism.
Following their award-winning first installment of the complete quartets of Beethoven, Caldidore String Quartet presents the Middle Quartets on a three-disc set. Winners of top prizes at major competitions including the 2016 M-Prize International Chamber Music Competition, the ensemble has distinguished itself as one of the foremost interpreters of a vast repertory since they were founded in 2010 at the …
Pianist Gilbert Kalish, violinist Nicolas Dautricourt, violist Yura Lee, and cellist Keith Robinson join forces for this landmark — and longform — chamber piece.
