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On its first appearance in 1891, Brahms’ Clarinet Quintet was immediately recognised as a remarkable achievement, and a century later it still has the power to claim the hearts and …
The Missa Solemnis is a document of extraordinary richness from the last decades of Beethoven’s creative life. In this compendious and accessible guide, William Drabkin considers …
Even in Beethoven’s day the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata was a popular favourite. This book provides an accessible introduction to the Sonatas Opp. 27 and 31 (including The ‘Moonlight’ and …
The Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) is among the best-known compositions by Olivier Messiaen (1908–92). Like virtually all of his works, it combines the …
Dvorak's Cello Concerto, composed during his second stay in America, is one of the most popular works in the orchestral repertoire. This guide explores Dvorak's reasons for …
Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony is in many ways his most startlingly original symphony. It has a programmatic content, it is in five movements rather than the normal four, and its …
Chopin’s E minor and F minor Piano Concertos played a vital role in his career as a composer-pianist. Praised for their originality and genius when he performed them, the concertos …
The German Requiem is Brahms’s largest work, written for orchestra, chorus and two soloists. It made Brahms an international name, and the scope and technique of the composition …
Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is of supreme importance as his last instrumental work. Yet there are a number of special problems surrounding the piece, since the autograph is lost and …
Widely regarded as one of the greatest choral works of the twentieth century, Britten’s War Requiem was first performed at the consecration of the new Coventry Cathedral in 1962. …