Search results for: “sonatas”


  • Fernando Sor

    …influenced the evolution of the classical guitar. Quotations and Reception François-Joseph Fetis, a Belgian musicologist, praised Sor, calling him the “Beethoven of the guitar.” Sor’s music, particularly his guitar sonatas,…


  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    …in Eisenach. Here, he composed a vast amount of music, including numerous church cantatas, sonatas, concertos, and other works. Telemann’s personal life was marked by profound tragedies. His first wife,…


  • Niccolò Paganini

    …most challenging pieces ever composed for the violin. His most notable works include the “24 Caprices,” six violin concertos, and twelve sonatas for violin and guitar. These compositions reflect his…


  • Felix Mendelssohn

    …academy in 1819 and started composing incessantly. In 1820 alone, he composed a violin sonata, two piano sonatas, several songs, a quartet for men’s voices, a cantata, and a short…


  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    …travels abroad. This environment allowed Bach to focus his energies on instrumental music, composing concertos for orchestras, dance suites, and sonatas for various instruments. He also wrote pieces for solo…


  • Richard Wagner

    …of Beethoven and Mozart, he was deeply inspired and began composing orchestral overtures and piano sonatas. His musical abilities didn’t go unnoticed. Theodor Weinlig, Kantor of the Thomasschule, was so…


  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    …for piano, including sonatas, preludes, and children’s pieces. He also wrote several operas, ballets, and vocal works, as well as music for film and theater. Music Education Kabalevsky was passionate…


  • Lucas Debargue Performs Scarlatti Sonata in E Major, K. 380

    Lucas Debargue breathes new life into Domenico Scarlatti’s harpsichord sonatas with his performance of the Sonata in E Major, K. 380….


  • Clara Schumann

    …Their performances, particularly of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, were highly acclaimed. Legacy and Influence Clara Schumann’s influence on Romantic music era extends beyond her own compositions. As a concert pianist, she…