Completed in 1919, the Cello Concerto was Edward Elgar's last major work for orchestra, and his most confessional. In spite of fleeting moments of idyllic release, it's dominated by disillusionment, ...

If you’ve spent any time around classical music, you might have heard the word ‘concerto’. It is a testimony to the enduring relevance of the concerto that for over four centuries, the genre has ...

Kalevi Aho Moonlight Concerto*; Concerto for Alto Flute & Strings** *Hiyoli Togawa (viola); *Alexej Gerassimez (percussion); *Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Anja Bihlmaier; **Sharon Bezaly (flute); **St ...

Pyotr Illyich Tchaikovsky's famed 1812 Overture was first performed, outdoors, at the base of the majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. His beloved ballet, the Nutcracker, was introduced ...

He works in mysterious ways.

This insane viola concerto requires its soloist to literally start screaming halfway through a movement. Jörg Widmann, a German conductor, clarinettist and quite frankly one of the most intriguing ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2017 performance of Ferruccio Busoni's monumental concerto met all the composer's impossible demands. A new live recording of the event is both serious and fabulous.

In 1914, the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein was shot in the elbow and his right arm amputated. Wittgenstein resolved to continue his career as a performer and asked some of the most famous ...

Vaughan Williams’s 1944 Concerto for oboe and strings is one of few such works to maintain a foothold in the repertoire. David Threasher listens to a selection of the available recordings Ralph ...

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