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Brahms – Violinkonzert D-dur Op. 77
Discogs Brahms’ only violin concerto was composed in 1878 for his friend the violinist Joseph Joachim. Brahms was not a violinist himself, and even though he asked Joachim for advice about the bowing and phrasing of the solo part, it is not an easy piece. So much so that it led some critics to call…
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Schubert – Klavierquintett, Op.114 “Die Forelle”
Discogs I’ve written a couple of times about this piece, maybe the best known work of chamber music ever created. In one of those articles I said it was in the box, but not in Spotify. Looking at that a bit closer, I see why: the Spotify link only shows music of the Beaux Arts…
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Schubert – Ungarische Melodie / Klavierstücke D946 / Impromptus Op. 90
Discogs French pianist Brigitte Engerer was born in (then French) Tunisia in 1952. Although her first public concert was at age 9, her real break came in 1980 when she was chosen by Von Karajan to play with the Berlin Philharmonic. She subsequently played for the big names in classical music at the time, and…