The fact that one of the outstanding composers of the second half of the 20th century writes cadenzas for flute concertos by Mozart can be regarded as a curiosity. For Zimmermann, it was a good turn f...
In a conversation with the violinist Peter Herresthal, we touched on the “invitation' in the score of Ligeti's Violin concerto to provide a cadenza for the work. Peter suggested that I answer this inv...
The volume unites 11 cadenzas from 200 years of music history to form one of the most frequently performed concertos in the piano literature, including several first publications. Among them are not s...
In our popular 'Cadenza' series, we present cadenzas of well-known instrumental concertos from the classical and romantic periods which were composed by outstanding composers and soloists of our time....
Improvised and also composed solo cadenzas, normally occuring towards the end of a bravura aria or an instrumental concerto movement, have existed since the late 16th century. They provide the perform...
For decades the legendary harpist Ursula Holliger performed these cadenzas for Mozart's popular flute-harp concerto with renowned flautists such as Peter-Lukas Graf and Aurèle Nicolet. They are now av...
