Classical Music

Berg & Beethoven: Violin Concertos Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado Isabelle Faust | Format: MP3 Download (1) Download: $7.99 (Visit the Most Wished For in Classical list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Check Price and Read MoreRead Full Story

Haydn's employment by the rich and famous Esterhazy family at their hunting lodge palace deep in the forests of Hungary assured that he would have a ready-made audience,  and although Prince Esterhazy would have had other musicians visit on occasion, Haydn would be in relative isolation and as he wrote in his own words: “My sovereign was satisfied with all my endeavors. I was assured of applause and, as head of an orchestra, was able to experiment, to find out what enhances and detracts from...Read Full Story

Robert Schumann was a multi-talented man who was not only a fine composer and pianist, but a writer and poet as well. He began studying law but soon dropped it in favor of pursuing a career as a concert pianist.  He used some sort of a contraption that spread his fingers that was supposed to give him more of a span and better finger strength and agility, but it did the opposite and gave him a permanent hand injury.  At least that's how the story has come down. His teacher Friedrich Wieck told...Read Full Story

The natural gifts of any master musician need to be formed around a solid technique. The very few who are extremely gifted in composition also need plenty of room to develop their personal voice. Chopin was one of the very few that was born with genius, and he also had the good fortune of having as his first professional piano teacher a man that understood his pupil's gift straight away. Wojciech Żywny was a Czech pianist, violinist and teacher that guided Chopin through the basics of music...Read Full Story

Complete Suites for Unaccompanied Cello and Sonatas for Viola Da Gamba (Dover Chamber Music Scores) (Paperback) By Johann Sebastian Bach Buy new : $10.21 47 used and new from $6.00 Customer Rating: First tagged by muse4ik Customer tags: sheet music (2), orchestral , johann sebastian bach , composition , strings , chamber music Review & Description The 6 cello suites (BWV 1007–1012) and 3 sonatas (BWV 1027–1029) (played most commonly today on the cello and harpsichord), richly demonstrating...Read Full Story