“Minors of the Majors” invites you to discover compositions by the great classical composers that for one reason or another have not reached the musical mainstream. Please enjoy, and keep listening!

Between 1859 and 1862, Johannes Brahms eagerly participated in the musical and social life of his native city of Hamburg. Clearly, he was looking to establish the foundations for what he hoped would be a lifelong career in his hometown.

Orchestral musicians groom themselves to be heard and seen but sometimes composers ask musicians to perform from offstage. These composers want the effect of distance or an antiphonal effect in the music. Occasionally the backstage music might come from a

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) wrote his ballet Petrushka as a classic love triangle, but told through the story of three puppets. Petrushka loves the Ballerina, the Ballerina loves the Moor, and the Moor hates Petrushka. The work uses the traditions of

Ballata, Op. 28 (version for viola and orchestra) From WEINER, L.: Csongor és Tünde / Ballata (2016) Released by Naxos Weiner: Ballata, Op. 28 (version for viola and orchestra) For over half a century at the Liszt Academy in Budapest,

For many countries, their National Anthems are symbols of their place in the world. They may reflect many different aspects of a country, sometimes listing nature’s bountiful beauties, sometimes giving an encapsulated history of a country, or reflecting a particularly

An Uncompromising Vision Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, born on 24 October 1931 in Tschistopol, a small town on the Volga in the Tartar Republic of the USSR, has never been in doubt about her personal and musical identity and convictions. “I

‘energy, acceptance, openness’ Having won the Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians at age 15, and been the personal protégé of Rostropovich on recommendation of Anne-Sophie Mutter, one not need question Daniel Müller-Schott’s credentials. One of the most celebrated cellists around,