Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart first visited the city of Mannheim — a little side trip after a performance in Munich — in 1763. Accompanied by his parents and his sister Nannerl, he only stayed for a couple of days before the
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Musical Offering, BWV 1079 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra Ton Koopman Frederick the Great of Prussia, affectionately known as “Der Alte Fritz” (Old Fritz) is generally known as a brilliant military campaigner who established the reputation of Prussian military might. In addition,
Andante Moderato Stephanie Arado, violin (Assistant Concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra) Dr. Charles Kemper, piano (collaborative pianist) Janet Horvath, cello Schoenfield : Café Music – Andante Moderato Paul Schoenfield: “The idea to compose Café Music first came to me in
Clara, Ludwig, or both? Robert Schumann (1810-1856) had one of the most fascinating and varied biographies of all the nineteenth-century German composers. Forced by his guardian to study law, he rebelled against its pharisaical quibbling at age nineteen and moved
Concertgoers love to conjure backstage mysteries. What enables musicians to walk onstage with such confidence and dazzle audiences with their prodigious talents? I have always enjoyed taking groups of patrons to the inner sanctum for them to see the interior
Liszt Liebestraum After Franz Liszt had successfully escaped the ravenous attention of Lola Montez in early autumn 1845, he hastily made his way to Paris. Performing in a variety of public and salon concerts, he apparently liked to spend his
Niccolo Paganini Niccolo Paganini (1782 –1840) was an Italian virtuoso violinist and composer who loved playing tricks during his performances. To impress his audience, he would sometimes tune one of his strings a semitone higher, and at other times he
Beethoven : Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor” Ian Pong, piano Richard Dickins, Director of Music Imperial College Symphony Orchestra Recorded on Friday 4th of March 2005 at the Great Hall, Imperial College London Beethoven : Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor”