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In 1881 Richard Strauss began composing the 'Sonata for cello and piano' Op. 6. The first movement was premièred in 1882. In 1882/1883 he completely revised the sonata: He made profound changes in the...

Ausgabe für Violoncello und Klavier

Strauss composed his Violin Concerto in 1882, closely followed by the Horn Concerto that same year; it has remained a favourite in the repertoire ever since. The music, especially in the first movemen...

The piece begins rather hesitantly, as if the music were preparing again and again to play a melody, only to remain stuck on a single pitch, held for 10, then 8, then 6 seconds. But the music does slo...

The range of tonal colour that can be produced by the clarinet made it eminently suitable for Debussy's impressionistic compositions and it featured greatly in his orchestral works. Only a few works h...

Generalbass: Wolff, Barbara

Fantasie über ein Thema aus Verdis Maskenball

Kalliwoda (1801 - 1866) was first and foremost a highly gifted violin virtuoso, but he also wrote several memorable works for oboe at a period in music history during which composers had almost comple...

The 'Romanian Folk Dances' undoubtedly rank amongst Bartók's most popular compositions. The earliest version is scored for piano (1915) and was published by Universal Edition in 1918. The composer him...

Stimmensatz - Klavierauszug (von Alban Berg) für den 3. und 4. Satz: 'Litanei' und 'Entrückung' (Gedichte von Stefan George)

Karl Pilss (1902-1979) worked as a composer, conductor and choir director. His Sonata for trumpet and piano is suitable for advanced players.