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Mozart – Six Haydn String Quartets –
Mozart’s 6 Haydn String Quartets, performed by the Franz Schubert Quartet of Vienna. Includes: String Quartet in G Major, K. 387 String Quartet in D Minor, K. 421 String Quartet…
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Beethoven String Quartet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1 – 3rd Movement, Part 1 – Played by Orford String Quartet
Beethoven String Quartet in F major, op. 59, no. 1 – 3rd movement (part 1). Played by the Orford String Quartet: Andrew Dawes, Kenneth Perkins, Terence Helmer, and Denis Brott….
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Carl Maria von Weber
Born in the heart of Germany, in a family echoing with musical expression, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber emerged as a virtuoso pianist, a proficient conductor, a discerning critic,…
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Francisco Tárrega
…hardships. A near-drowning incident in his childhood led to persistent vision problems, which prompted his family’s move to Castellon. Here, he began his music lessons, with the intention that he…
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Leopold Mozart
…the family letters, available in “The Letters of Mozart and His Family” by E. Anderson, we get a glimpse of the intense relationship between Leopold and Wolfgang. Their correspondence reflects…
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
…mother, Anna Maria Pertl, supplemented the family income through lace-making. From a young age, Mozart demonstrated an extraordinary talent for music. His father, recognizing his son’s prodigious abilities, began providing…
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Giacomo Puccini
…last in a long line of musicians from his family. The Puccini family had been associated with the musical life of Lucca for two centuries, providing five generations of organists…
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Samuel Barber
…composed as the second movement of his String Quartet, Op. 11, the piece was arranged for string orchestra at the request of the famed conductor Arturo Toscanini. Its premiere by…
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Béla Bartók’s String Quartet, 1st Movement – Allegro, Performed by Juilliard String Quartet
Bartók’s String Quartet No. 5 is a masterpiece of formal balance. Check out the Juilliard String Quartet’s luminous 1963 recording….
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Smetana String Quartet No. 1 – Allegro Vivo Appassionato, Performed by Jasper String Quartet
Bedřich Smetana’s “From My Life” String Quartet No. 1 performed by the Jasper String Quartet. Thanks for watching!…
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Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 – String Orchestra
Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 14, Op. 131, arranged for string orchestra by the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and artistic director Lorenza Borrani, includes seven movements: Adagio ma non troppo e molto…
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Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 – Performed by Jupiter String Quartet
The Jupiter String Quartet performs Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, featuring Nelson Lee and Meg Freivogel on violin, Liz Freivogel on viola, and Daniel McDonough on cello….
