Blog 11. Beethoven’s Concerti Part II – Beethoven Piano Concertos 4 and 5
The last two of Beethoven’s piano concerti are universally considered among the very finest piano concerti ever written, with many removing the “among” from the…
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Blog 10. Beethoven’s Concerti I – The Violin Concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven spent most of his most productive compositional life battling a slow losing battle with deafness. He was an iconoclast of the first…
Blog 9. Brahms Concerti II – The Two Piano Concerti
Brahms was a fine pianist, and his piano compositions are among the finest in the literature. His two piano concerti are among the most popular…
Blog 8. Brahms Concerti I – Violin and Double Concerti
Johannes Brahms is the third B – with Bach and Beethoven. He also is the least known and probably the least admired. I certainly felt…