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Glazunov Elegie for Viola & Piano – Performed by Sabbah and Reyes
Glazunov Elegie for viola & piano performed by Duo Sabbah-Reyes (Marc Sabbah, viola and Eliane Reyes, piano).
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Romance for Viola by Max Bruch
Sound sample: Romanian viola playing a sightread excerpt of Max Bruch’s Romance for Viola….
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Hummel – Fantasie, Op. 94 for Viola and Piano
Performance of Hummel’s Fantasie op.94 for Viola and Piano at the Krashna Musika chamber music recital in Delft, the Netherlands. Accompanied by Marianna Marras on piano, with a “Free Arrangement”…
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Igor Stravinsky – Elegy for Solo Viola
Igor Stravinsky’s “Elegy for Solo Viola” is a 5-minute masterpiece played flawlessly by Miles Hoffman. This piece remains Stravinsky’s only contribution to viola literature. Although William Primrose proposed commissioning a…
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Johann Strauss I
…first played. Strauss’s Musical Legacy Strauss’s contributions to music extended beyond his compositions. He was instrumental in transforming the waltz from a rustic peasant dance into a sophisticated musical form…
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Leopold Mozart
…of the musical world. Leopold introduced Wolfgang to a diverse array of musical styles and composers, some of whom became personal friends and significant influences on Wolfgang’s own compositions. Through…
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
…while his mother, Aimée Marie Bruslé, was a Creole of French ancestry. This multicultural background played a significant role in shaping Gottschalk’s musical style in his later years. Gottschalk was…
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Ludwig van Beethoven
…eminent Kapellmeister. Beethoven’s father, although not as gifted as his grandfather, was instrumental in shaping the early musical instincts of young Ludwig. Johann van Beethoven’s teaching methods were severe, often…
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Manuel Ponce
…to his lack of knowledge in musical techniques. Despite this setback, Ponce was admitted to the Liceo Musicale, where he studied under Luigi Torchi and later, Cesare Dall’Olio. European Influence…
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Johann Sebastian Bach
…profoundly influenced his future musical compositions. Tragedy and Musical Education Tragedy struck when Bach, at the tender age of ten, lost both his parents. He was then taken in by…
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Erik Satie
Erik Alfred Leslie Satie, known after 1884 as Erik Satie, was an avant-garde French composer and pianist whose work set the stage for later musical movements such as minimalism, repetitive…
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns, a name that resonates with musical prowess and genius, was a musical prodigy whose impact on the Romantic era of music was profound and enduring. Known for his…
