Franz Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major is linked to death in a way few pieces of music are. The early 19th century Austrian composer was prolific enough to have a large body of work yet died quite ...
This year marks the 275th anniversary of the birth of Italian cellist and composer Luigi Boccherini. He isn't as well known as other composers like Mozart or Haydn — but some say he should be. Minuet ...
101 Mozart, W.A.: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515: Allegro / Viola 102 Mozart, W.A.: String Quintet in C Major, K. 515: Menuetto: Allegretto / Viola 103 Mozart, W.A ...
How many composers are there who have written music and thrown grenades for a living? well, at least one. Georg Druschetzky was a grenadier in the Bohemian military before he started to compose. In ...