No singer is able to ignore Beethoven's Adelaide. There are thousands of recordings; many love this lyrical setting of Friedrich von Matthisson's poem. Matthisson himself said of it: "Several

This dramatic masterpiece is a standard selection in the soprano repertoire. The origin of this concert aria, though, is swathed in mystery. We still do not know where Beethoven found the text for the aria.

Edited by Peter Jost. For piano solo. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. Includes critical commentary. Score,

Only after 1900 did this work become popular thanks to the young Pablo Casals among others, who frequently included it in his concert programs. Today it is unquestionably one of the favorite pieces among

Edited by Laszlo Somfai. For piano. Urtext Edition. Preface in Ger., Fr. and Eng. With this first Bartok Urtext edition, Laszlo Somfai gives an insight into the many and varied musical impulses awaiting us

To whom did Beethoven address this song cycle An die ferne Geliebte (To the Distant Beloved), which he completed at the age of 45 in April of 1816? Was it to the same person to whom his passionate

Among his early piano works, the twelve Danzas espanolas published between 1890-95 are a milestone in this Spanish composer's development. They are in the tradition of the character pieces of Chopin or