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The Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1, is an early orchestral work by Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, initially written while he was a student in 1891. The piece was premiered in 1892, but Rachmaninoff, dissatisfied with his early efforts, substantially revised and rewrote the score...
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist whose work bridged the Classical and Romantic eras. He is most famous for his opera "Der Freischütz," which successfully integrated German folklore, local color, and the supernatural, establishing the template for German...
The "Wiener Damen-Ländler" (D. 734) is a collection of Viennese Ländler composed for solo piano by Franz Schubert around 1820. Translated as "Viennese Ladies' Dances," the work reflects the popular social ballroom dance culture of early 19th-century Vienna. These pieces are notable for their charmin...
Letzte Walzer (Last Waltzes), D. 146, is a collection of solo piano waltzes composed by Franz Schubert during the early Romantic period. Although the title "Last Waltzes" was assigned by publishers posthumously, the works actually consist of short, stylized dance pieces typical of Schubert's social...
Schubert's Waltz in B minor, D. 145, is one of many short dance pieces he wrote for domestic entertainment, characteristic of the Biedermeier-era Viennese social tradition.
British conductor Robin Ticciati served as the Music Director of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera from 2014 to 2019 and led the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.
George Enescu's Violin Sonata No. 2 in F minor, Op. 6 is an 1899 Paris work whose premiere featured Jacques Thibaud and Enescu at the piano.
Josef Suk composed this romantic violin sonata in 1892, and the lush, late-Romantic work strongly reflects the profound influence of his teacher and father-in-law, Antonin Dvorak.
George Enescu's Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 2 is an 1897 early chamber work by the Romanian composer, written during his student years.
Written by a teenage Felix Mendelssohn in 1825, this early Romantic violin sonata demonstrates his precocious mastery of classical forms and dramatic, emotive harmonic language.
Saint-Saëns' first piano concerto, composed in 1858 in his early twenties, is a brief and seldom-performed work reflecting the influence of Liszt and the German classical tradition.
Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 is an 1823 work for violin and piano, dedicated to his teacher and friend Eduard Rietz.
Mendelssohn's Double Piano Concerto in A-flat major (1824) is a juvenile work composed when the prodigy was about 15, written for himself and his sister Fanny to perform together.
Max Reger composed his second violin sonata in 1893, and the work is notable for its dense chromaticism and extreme demands placed on both the violinist and the piano accompanist.
Respighi's Violin Sonata in D minor, P. 15, is an 1897 violin-and-piano work from the Italian composer's Bologna student years.
Published in 1891, this first violin sonata by German composer Max Reger showcases his early dedication to absolute music and his profound affinity for the complex style of Brahms.
