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  • Schubert – Death and the Maiden Quartet in D Minor

    Schubert – Death and the Maiden Quartet in D Minor

    Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet in D minor, also known as String quartet no. 14, was written in 1824. The second movement is adapted from Schubert’s song “Death and…

  • Schubert’s Death and the Maiden Quartet in D Minor – Andante Con Moto 1 of 2- Performed by the Takacs Quartet

    Schubert’s Death and the Maiden Quartet in D Minor – Andante Con Moto 1 of 2- Performed by the Takacs Quartet

    The “Death and the Maiden” Quartet in D minor by Franz Schubert is a popular composition. It was written in 1824, shortly after Schubert’s health declined. The second movement of…

  • Purcell – Elegy Upon the Death of Queen Mary

    Purcell – Elegy Upon the Death of Queen Mary

    Purcell’s Elegy upon the Death of Queen Mary, Z 504, performed at the Rózsafüzér Királynéja (Domonkos) temple in Budapest on May 9th, 2010. The piece features soprano vocalists Mária Víz…

  • Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

    Richard Strauss – Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24

    Death and Transfiguration (Tod und Verklärung) by Richard Strauss, played by WDR Sinfonieorchester and conducted by Cristian Măcelaru.

  • Purcell – O Dive Custos – Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary

    Purcell – O Dive Custos – Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary

    Purcell: O dive custos – Elegy on the death of Queen Mary – Emma Kirkby, soprano; Evelyn Tubb, soprano; New London Consort, Martin Neary. Text by Henry Parker (1695). O…

  • Aase’s Death from Edward Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

    Aase’s Death from Edward Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    …St. Matthew Passion, since the composer’s death. This event was crucial as it marked the beginning of the Bach revival in the 19th century. Gaining Popularity and Personal Life Mendelssohn’s…

  • Gustav Mahler

    Gustav Mahler

    …Life Mahler’s symphonies, often imagined on a grand scale, encapsulate a broad spectrum of human emotions and experiences. From joy and love to the terror of death, from the beauty…

  • Georges Bizet

    Georges Bizet

    Born into a family of musicians, Georges Bizet was a French composer whose music has become synonymous with the romantic era. Despite a life cut short by an early death,…

  • Johann Strauss I

    Johann Strauss I

    …a bookbinder. His guardian, Anton Müller, arranged this after the tragic death of his father. However, Strauss maintained his passion for music by taking violin and viola lessons in secret….

  • Clara Schumann

    Clara Schumann

    …friendship with Johannes Brahms, who Clara continued to support even after Robert’s death in 1856. Clara also collaborated with violin virtuoso Joseph Joachim, performing several concerts across Germany and England….

  • Edward Elgar

    Edward Elgar

    …and socially. The death of his friend Jaeger in 1909 and the horrors of World War I deepened his melancholic outlook, affecting his productivity. In 1919, Elgar composed the masterly…