A few weeks ago I offered an example of Mozart at his most graceful. In this Adagio we see Mozart in his tragic mode, in the second of his two piano concertos in A major. It was written at the peak of ...

Piano Sonata No.1 in C, K.279: 1. Allegro Piano Sonata No.1 in C, K.279: 2. Andante Piano Sonata No.1 in C, K.279: 3. Allegro Piano Sonata No.2 in F, K.280: 1 ...

Piano Sonata in A Minor, K 310: Piano Sonata in A Minor, K 310: I. Allegro maestoso Piano Sonata in A Minor, K 310: Piano Sonata in A Minor, K 310: II. Andante cantabile con espressione Piano Sonata ...

Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson turns his hand to Mozart for his fourth album for Deutsche Grammophon, Mozart & Contemporaries, released today. The recording brings together nine pieces by Mozart with works ...

Jacques Loussier clangs musical genera together like an orchestral cymbalist reaching crescendo. After having weaved his way through Bach, Chopin, Handel and Satie, maestro Loussier turns his ...

We previously checked out some great adagios on Rhythm Planet on August 28 with music by Albinoni, Brahms, and Mahler. Today let’s check out three other ones by Samuel Barber, Mozart, and Ravel.

Mozart’s chamber music and piano works reveal the composer at his most intimate. Spanning all of his short life, they encompass a wide spectrum of emotion, from innocence and fun to a dramatic power ...