Blums achievements in other areas of the arts prevented him from writing a more substantial body of works for the guitar, but with the guitar as...

Fate was not always kind to him and yet Bériot contributed significantly in many different fields. Today his works are mainly used in education, and are...

Agathe Backer-Grøndahl was a prominent figure on the Norwegian music scene, known as both a pianist and composer, and marrying the conductor Olams Andreas Grøndahl. She...

Arensky demonstrated his musical talent from a young age, composing his first works at the age of nine. Pres de la mer a suite of six...

If his career had not turned so decisively towards employment in the navy, Antipov would have continued composing after this last opus No. 13. He may...

Nothing short of brilliant, this collection of 4 pieces from a relatively unknown pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatoire are a superb...

Duchess Anna Amalia was a dedicated woman, who was able to continue her artistic pursuits whilst conducting a regency after the death of her husband. Her...

This collection of preludes and fugues for harpsichord or organ is a fine example of Albrechtsbergers wellrespected theories of composition. Considered a master in this area,...

In this short easy sonata for violin and harpsichord in A-maj. written in a typically Italianate idiom we find much to praise in this work from...

Portuguese composer Francisco António de Almeida is remembered today for a small but significant collection of secular and sacred vocal works and the Sinfonia No 1...