Krauss musical style is highly original, with a distinctive sense of lyrical melody and bold harmonies which often anticipate the music of the next century. His...

Throughout his compositional career, Jadassohn wrote over 140 works in a variety of genres, including symphonies and piano quintets. Although his works were somewhat overshadowed at...

Taking its place among the great works of Brahms and Schumann, the late Romantic Piano Quintet No.2 in F major, opus 76 of Salomon Jadassohn is...

A child prodigy who received some of his earliest lessons from Mozart and today regarded as one of Europes finest pianists, Hummel undertook several international tours...

Heller took the popular Rondo from Paganinis Violin Concerto no.1 as the theme for his first composition when just sixteen year old. The work reflects the...

The Charmes de Hambourg takes the form of a brilliant Rondo prefaced by a lyrical introduction in the Viennese style. Composed before Heller turned sixteen it...

Nicknamed the German Orpheus, Gluck was a revolutionary figure who influenced a whole generation of composers including Mozart, Berlioz and Wagner, the latter of whom made...

The virtuoso pianist and pedagogue Carl Czerny remembered for his incendiary technical prowess chose the path towards becoming a fully fledged composer early on, turning his...

Wranitzky has left us a large body of works which remain to be discovered in the present day. A contemporary associate of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven,...

Wranitzky was a classical composer, conductor and violinist. His three flute duets, each comprising of three movements, are heavily influenced by Haydn, and explore a range...