‘Music Can Connect Us All, In Unimaginable Ways’ Described by the New York Times as a musician of ‘stunning virtuosity and prodigious technique’, Russian pianist Nikolay Khozyainov has built up a reputation as a musician of unique musical sensitivity and
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We’ve looked at compositions dedicated to Johannes Brahms before, let’s put our focus on various chamber music pieces dedicated to Brahms this time. Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Piano Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 95 Heinrich von Herzogenberg: Piano Quartet in B-flat
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