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Performed by Anne Gastinel, cello Claire Désert, piano Serenade (Ständchen) is from the collection Schwanengesang (“Swan song”), D.957. The song was written by Franz Schubert at the end of his life and published posthumously. This Standchen or “Serenade” is a Lied(song) that was published a few months after Schubert’s death. It was one of the

by Murray Perahia – Goldberg Variations (1-4) Bach’s Goldberg Variations Around 1741, The Goldberg Variations is based on a wonderful aria in an A/B structure, taken from the second Anna Magdalena notebook. The aria is then followed by 30 variations, based on the baseline (and not mainly on the melody, which correlates with a common

Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen (Old Viennese Melodies in German) is a set of three short pieces for violin and piano composed by Austrian-American violinist Fritz Kreisler. The three pieces are titled Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy), Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow), and Schön Rosmarin (Lovely Rosemary). The uplifting Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy) and the wistful Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow), both stylish examples of

Performed by Friedrich Gulda TN: Beethoven’s No. 26 in E-flat Major, Op. 81a. Vienna was invaded by Napoleon in 1809 and this ‘Les Adieux’ (Farewell) was written for his patron Archduke Rudolph. Later in 1811 a dedication was added reading “On the departure of his Imperial Highness, for the Archduke Rudolph in admiration”. This is

TN: “Réminiscences de Don Juan” is one of the ten most difficult piano pieces in the world , adapted from Mozart’s opera “Don Giovanni” by Franz Liszt. The technique needed is very high in difficulty and the scale is also  grand. Based on the original work’s rich expression he made the work with grand momentum.