Bachs Concerto BWV 1055 (Link) is frequently performed with an oboe damore - the mezzo-soprano of the oboe family. Bach loved this instrument and wrote many cantatas for it. Enjoy…
German composer Max Reger (Link) was born #OTD in 1873. He drew his musical inspiration mainly from Bach, Brahms, Wagner, and Liszt. Enjoy this performance of his Piano Concerto,…
"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Link) (Love is a rebellious bird) sings Carmen, the main character of Bizets opera of the same name. Enjoy this performance of the Havanaise with…
Richard Strauss (Link) wrote to his good friend Professor Hugo Burghauser, I am very busy with an idea for a double concerto for clarinet and bassoon thinking especially of your…
Beethovens Piano Concerto No. 5 (Link) was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf, one of Beethovens friends and most frequent patrons. Enjoy this performance of the piece by Mitsuko Uchida…