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Tchaikovsky spent the summer and autumn of 1880 at his sister’s country estate in Kam’ianka, Ukraine, where he sought peace and relaxation. But after a short time the desire to work took hold of him a...

The serenade flourished in Mozart’s era, but with Brahms the genre experienced a new surge in popularity in the 19th century. Dvořák’s cheerful and relaxed op. 22 came into being in 1875, during a ver...

The serenade flourished in Mozart’s era, but with Brahms the genre experienced a new surge in popularity in the 19th century. Dvořák’s cheerful and relaxed op. 22 came into being in 1875, during a ver...

Elgar’s Serenade for Strings was composed in 1892 and represents the first of his works with which the 35-year-old composer was truly satisfied. Whether, as often claimed, it derives from three pieces...

Elgar’s Serenade for Strings was composed in 1892 and represents the first of his works with which the 35-year-old composer was truly satisfied. Whether, as often claimed, it derives from three pieces...

The occasion for the composition, described as a “suite in the old style”, was the 200th birthday of the Norwegian-Danish poet Ludvik Holberg (1684–1754), which was celebrated in Bergen with several f...

The occasion for the composition, described as a “suite in the old style”, was the 200th birthday of the Norwegian-Danish poet Ludvik Holberg (1684–1754), which was celebrated in Bergen with several f...

Like its sibling works (BWV 1052–1059), Johann Sebastian Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto no. 3 (BWV 1054) was initially composed for another solo instrument. In this case, the original work is even known:...

Like its sibling works (BWV 1052–1059), Johann Sebastian Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto no. 3 (BWV 1054) was initially composed for another solo instrument. In this case, the original work is even known:...

Like its sibling works (BWV 1052–1059), Johann Sebastian Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto no. 3 (BWV 1054) was initially composed for another solo instrument. In this case, the original work is even known:...

Already in his early youth, Mozart made his first forays into the genre of the string quartet, the supreme discipline in chamber music. The three three-movement works K. 136–138, which he designated "...

Already in his early youth, Mozart made his first forays into the genre of the string quartet, the supreme discipline in chamber music. The three three-movement works K. 136–138, which he designated "...

Debussy wrote these two short dances to a commission from the instrument-making firm of Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly-developed chromatic harp. The dances ar...

Debussy wrote these two short dances to a commission from the instrument-making firm of Pleyel, which was keen to use famous names in the marketing of its newly-developed chromatic harp. The dances ar...

Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of Johann Sebastian Bach's celebrated Overture (Orchestral Suite) in B minor, BWV 1067! Scored for flute, string orchestra, and basso continuo, this masterpie...

Immerse yourself in the splendor of the High Baroque with Johann Sebastian Bach's celebrated Overture (Orchestral Suite) in B minor, BWV 1067. This timeless masterpiece continues to captivate musician...

In the summer of 1939, Béla Bartók travels to Switzerland to compose the 'Divertimento for String Orchestra' in just two weeks as the guest of his patron Paul Sacher. Inspired by the hospitable atmosp...

In the summer of 1939, Béla Bartók travels to Switzerland to compose the 'Divertimento for String Orchestra' in just two weeks as the guest of his patron Paul Sacher. Inspired by the hospitable atmosp...

These Impromptus are arrangements of the impromptus for piano from op. 5. The exact date for arranging the piano impromptus for string orchestra is presently not known, but it took place approximately...

These Impromptus are arrangements of the impromptus for piano from op. 5. The exact date for arranging the piano impromptus for string orchestra is presently not known, but it took place approximately...

Sibelius composed this short romance, lasting only five minutes, in C op. 42 in 1903; the work was premiered in Turku in March 1904. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title "Andante...

Sibelius composed this short romance, lasting only five minutes, in C op. 42 in 1903; the work was premiered in Turku in March 1904. Sibelius later changed the originally rather neutral title "Andante...

Johann Pachelbel, born in Nuremberg a generation before Bach, in 1653, is one of the most important organ composers in southern Germany after the Reformation. His compositions were already widespread...

Johann Pachelbel, born in Nuremberg a generation before Bach, in 1653, is one of the most important organ composers in southern Germany after the Reformation. His compositions were already widespread...

Johann Pachelbel, born in Nuremberg a generation before Bach, in 1653, is one of the most important organ composers in southern Germany after the Reformation. His compositions were already widespread...