Concerto Archive

In adapting a concerto for some other instrument, Bach would typically give the solo part to the harpsichordist’s right hand, leaving the range and key of the original solo part intact, and add a left-hand …

Mozart composed his Piano Concerto No. 26 in February of 1788. The nickname “Coronation” is attributed to the fact that he performed this work when Leopold II was crowned Emperor at Frankfurt in October 1790. …

Mozart composed 27 concerti for Piano and Orchestra. Many of these were done for his own performances in which he appeared as the soloist. One of his compositions was for two separate pianos, and, in …

While Mozart’s D-Minor Concerto makes its stormy intentions clear from the very beginning, it does not state its principal theme at the outset; rather, there are a few bars of murmurous, agitated, syncopated swirlings in …

Of course… the family name is famous. Michael is the son of pianist/conductor Daniel Barenboim. Violinist Michael Barenboim is recognized for his performances of twentieth century and contemporary music. Mr. Barenboim released his second solo …