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Schubert wrote his Octet in 1824, on commission from Ferdinand Count Troyer, who suggested that the piece should be fashioned after Beethoven’s Septet for mixed
Schubert’s G major String Quartet (D887), his last and greatest, has been likened to a symphony by virtue of its large scale and its orchestral
Franz Schubert’s string quartets span his entire creative life. The first was composed when he was only 13 years old, and the last (actually the
This 5-CD set presents a collection of recordings from Decca’s back catalog covering some of the major symphonic works from the late 18th to the
The great Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau cited a handful of performers who conveyed the “power of divination” in their music making. Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler was
An experimental recital, reads the provocative title. The “experiment” is this: The Grau-Schumacher duo program Gyorgy Ligeti’s Three Pieces for Two Pianos not in successive
Previously released as a pair of three-disc sets, the Auryn Quartett’s fabulous Schubert Quartet cycle is packaged together as a specially priced boxed set. Put
All the way through this original program, Murray Perahia aims at one of the highest possible achievements for a pianist: to sing or speak on
Benno Moiseiwitsch’s legendary status will certainly benefit from these live recordings, dated 1954-60, here published for the first time. Despite an accurate restoration, the sound
In the guise of a lullaby collection, this recording offers something for everyone, from the sappy and schmaltzy to the tender and endearing, from Haydn
