Just how hard is it to make Mozart’s splendid music sound like, well, Mozart? “It’s always a challenge to bring forward, in the best way possible, the simple beauty of Mozart and make it work,” says ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer Ann Clyne (credit: Victoria Stevens), composer John Adams (credit: Christine Alicino). Mozart's Violin Concerto #5 is the type of piece you can stomp your feet along ...
Mozart never made it to America: getting seasick crossing the English Channel put an end to any of his seafaring fantasies. But America was frequently on Mozart's mind. In fact, his closest ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A scholar dared to complete violin sonata fragments left by the great composer. They’re featured on a new album. By Zachary Woolfe For a musician, ...
Violinist Hilary Hahn is known for putting together some unusual programs. On her latest album, she pairs Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major with 19th century Belgian composer Henri Vieuxtemps' ...
If you’re like me, conversations about the line between Classical and Romantic music can cause you to shudder at memories of cramming for music theory tests in middle school. Composers in Vienna in ...