in alphabetical order by composer: Berlioz, Bizet, Borodin, Brahms, Bruch, Bruckner, Dvorak, Grieg, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Schubert, Robert Schumann, Clara Schumann, Smetana, Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, Wagner, Weber

Classical: Romantic

Chopin Etude op25 no1

David Loebel conducts the New England Conservatory Symphony in a performance of Bizet’s Symphony in C major recorded live in Jordan Hall, October 8, 2014.

Bizet: Symphony in C major: Allegro vivo

Her eyes

Chopin Polonaise Opus 53 Heroisch - Korg Kronos 2 Berlin Grand

Waldstein Sonata No. 21 in C Major Op. 53 by Beethoven

Beethoven Sonata 8 Opus 13 "Pathetique" 2nd Movement

Although the “Kreutzer” Sonata, Op. 47, is dedicated to Rodolphe Kreutzer, the original dedication was to George P. Bridgetower (1779-1860), for whom the piece was written. Bridgetower, an African-Polish violinist who lived in London.
Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) was a French violinist of great renown whom Beethoven met in Vienna in 1798.

Beethoven’s decision to dedicate the sonata to Kreutzer instead of Bridgetower was probably related to his intended move to Paris and a wish to ingratiate himself with French musical luminaries. Legend has it that Beethoven changed the dedication because he and Bridgetower quarreled over a woman. Kreutzer most likely never knew of the dedication, and it is almost certain that he never played the piece.

The “Kreutzer” Sonata was published in 1805. Beethoven described the piece as “written in a very concertante style, like that of a concerto,” explaining the internal conflict generally associated with his larger works.

Beethoven’s “new path” is everywhere evident in the first movement of the “Kreutzer” Sonata. The only slow introduction Beethoven ever wrote for a violin sonata is actually the only portion of the movement in A major, which gives way to A minor at the beginning of the Presto sonata-form section. Development of the first theme does not occur until the lengthy, weighty coda, which is much more symphonic than chamber-style in conception.

Ludwig van Beethoven. Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" for violin and piano, op. 47

54 Mozart Overture Don Giovanni

Liszt - Mephisto Waltz

Somewhere Out There

Chopin Nocturne No. 10 In A - Flat Major Op 32/2.

Brahms Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano, Opus 108: II. Andante

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. Recorded live September 2010 in Jordan Hall, Boston.

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 -  Passions

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 - A Ball

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 -   March to the Scaffold

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Brahms Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano, Opus 108: II. Andante

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