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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) completed his Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat shortly after Vienna surrendered to Napleon's invading forces in the spring of 1809. It received its premiere on November...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) komponierte das Violinkonzert in D-Dur, op. 61, im Jahr 1806. Die Uraufführung durch den Geiger Franz Clement am 23. Dezember 1806 im Theater an der Wien wurde schlech...

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) wrote two romances for violin and orchestra, one in F and one in G. While the Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50, was published later and has a...

Beethoven's concerto for violin, cello and piano in C Major, Op. 56, commonly known as the TRIPLE CONCERTO, was composed in 1803 and premiered in 1808.  The choice of the three instruments effect...

In January 1834, the great violinist Niccolo Paganini asked Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) to write a viola concerto so that he could showcase his newly-acquired Stradivarius, though Paganini rejected the...

Der italienische Komponist und Cellist Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) schrieb im Zeitalter der Klassik und überwiegend im galanten Stil. Im Laufe seiner Karriere komponierte er zwölf Cellokonzer...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) wrote his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77, in 1878. He composed the work for his longtime friend, famed violinist Joseph Joachim, who premiered it in Leipzig with the Ge...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) komponierte das Doppelkonzert in a-Moll für Violine und Violoncello op. 102 im Jahr 1887, sein letztes Werk für Orchester. Das Konzert wurde für den Cellisten Robert Hausma...

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) komponierte das Doppelkonzert in a-Moll für Violine und Violoncello op. 102 im Jahr 1887, sein letztes Werk für Orchester. Das Konzert wurde für den Cellisten Robert Hausma...

Max Bruch (1838-1920) komponierte sein VIOLINENKONZERT Nr. 1 in g-Moll, op. 26 im Jahr 1866, das am 24. April 1866 von Otto von Königslow auf der Violine unter der Leitung von Max Bruch uraufgeführt w...

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) komponierte das Andante Spianto und die Grande Polonaise Brillante in Es-Dur, Op. 22, zwischen 1830 und 1834. Die Polonaise, ursprünglich für Klavier solo komponiert und sp...

1879 wurde Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) von seinem Verleger Simrock beauftragt, ein Violinkonzert zu schreiben. Er widmete sein CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN in a-Moll, op. 53/B. 108, Joseph Joachim, der ihm wert...

Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) composed his Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B. 191 in 1894. It was the last solo concerto that the composer wrote, and it was the final work that he wrote during his...

In 1892 Antonín Dvorák (1841-1904) embarked on a "farewell" tour of Bohemian and Moravian cities prior to departing for the United States, and he chose his friends, violinist Ferdinand Lachner and cel...

Der ungarische Geiger, Komponist und Musiklehrer Jenö Hubay (1858-1937) schrieb insgesamt vierzehn SCENES DE LA CZARDA (auch SCÈNES DE LA CSÁRDA) über einen Zeitraum von vierzig Jahren zwischen 1879 u...

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) wrote his SYMPHONIE ESPAGNOLE (also sometimes called his VIOLIN CONCERTO No. 2 as it is more a violin concerto than symphony), for the famed violinist Pablo Sarate in 1874. Th...

Édouard Lalo (1823-1892) wrote Concerto for Cello in D minor a few years after the popular Symphonie espagnole in 1876 for Belgian cellist Adolphe Fischer. The following year, Fischer was the soloist...

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) started work on his CONCERTO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA No. 2 in A major, S. 125, in 1839 and 1840. Putting it through a series of revisions, he dedicated the concerto to his stud...

The complicated history of Anton Bruckner's (1824-1896) SYMPHONY No. 4 in E-flat (WAB 104) 'ROMANTIC' began with the completion of the 1st version in 1874. What followed was a second version in 1878 w...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) schrieb das Capriccio Brillant, op. 22 während seiner zweiten Englandreise. Dieses reizvolle Beispiel für Mendelssohns Klavierkomposition besteht aus zwei Sätzen: einem A...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote his Violin Concerto in E minor over a six-year period from 1838 to 1844 for his childhood friend, the violinist Ferdinand David, who contributed the cadenza in the...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote his Violin Concerto in E minor over a six-year period from 1838 to 1844 for his childhood friend, the violinist Ferdinand David, who contributed the cadenza in the...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) wrote music for William Shakespeare's play A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM on two separate occasions. He first wrote the concert overture in E Major, Op. 21 in 1826 at the age...