Mozart wrote his first string quintet at the age of 17, choosing to add a second viola to the string quartet (the viola was an instrument he took a particular delight in playing). But, apart from ...

The G minor String Quintet moves me to tears. His operas are the greatest works in that genre - Idomeneo, the wonderful Da Ponte operas, The Magic Flute … and I have a soft spot for Così fan tutte.

Clarinetist Martin Frost's recent Weber was exceptional, warranting an appraisal of his earlier Mozart clarinet music. It is difficult to overstate the cultural value of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and ...

Each of the programs in Gustavo Dudamel’s Mozart & Pärt mini-festival at Walt Disney Concert Hall had a title designed to give listeners a fair idea of what to expect. The first program was entitled ...

The exceptional intimacy required of a classical string quartet requires hard work and the right chemistry between four sensitive musicians before it can bear fruitful results. Happily, this is the ...