by Barry Lenson | Oct 1, 2025 | Johannes Brahms
The music of Johannes Brahms is often characterized as “warm.” But his works embody a wide range of emotions. Some are warm, yes, but others are troubling, some are reassuring, some are filled with yearning – but all have clearly been crafted by a...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 23, 2025 | Uncategorized
During his brief lifetime of 1797-1828, Franz Peter Schubert composed a remarkable body of works, including more than 600 songs (including the song cycles Winterreise, Die Schöne Müllerin and Schwanengesang), nine symphonies, masterful chamber works (including the...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 18, 2025 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
More than a composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a miracle who composed astonishing works in just about all genres . . . symphonies, concertos, oratorios, keyboard works, chamber music, as well as enduring masterpieces for the opera stage. All this he did in...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 17, 2025 | Classical Music, Ludwig van Beethoven
Many people believe that Ludwig van Beethoven was the greatest composer of them all. Yet his greatness did not come easily to him. It was, in fact, the result of a lifetime of hard work and extreme difficulties. In this unique presentation from Classical Archives, we...
by Barry Lenson | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s get to know the great composer Josef Haydn (1732-1809), surely among the most influential of all composers. He was instrumental in elevating string quartets, piano sonatas, symphonies and oratorios to the level of high art. Yet not everything about...
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