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Anne-Sophie Mutter is playing Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major

Mozart – Concerto No. 4 – Mutter, Violin

Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 was composed in 1775 in Salzburg. Mozart seemed to have originally composed it for himself to play, but after leaving the Salzburg Court Orchestra, he changed and updated the concerto for the successor of his position, Antonio Brunetti, to play.

Renaud Capuçon and Martha Argerich perform César Franck's Sonata for violin and piano in A Major.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Franck – Violin Sonata – Renaud Capuçon, Martha Argerich

The Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written.

Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma play Beethoven's triple concerto for violin, piano and cello

Concerto / Cello / CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Violin

Beethoven – Triple Concerto – Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Barenboim

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, more commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed in 1803 and later published in 1804 under Breitkopf & Härtel.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Cello / Piano / Quintet / Viola / Violin

Dvorak – Quintet No. 2 – Wang, Soloists of Berliner Philharmoniker

Antonín Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A Major is a quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello. It was composed between August 18 and October 8, 1887, and was premiered in Prague on January 6, 1888.

Brahms - Piano Quintet - Yuja Wang, Soloists of Berliner Philharmoniker

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Cello / Piano / Quintet / Viola / Violin

Brahms – Piano Quintet – Wang, Soloists of Berliner Philharmoniker

The Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34, by Johannes Brahms was completed during the summer of 1864 and published in 1865. It was dedicated to Her Royal Highness Princess Anna of Hesse.

Anne-Sophie Mutter plays Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Concerto / Violin

Mozart – Violin Concerto No. 3 – Anne-Sophie Mutter

The Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216, was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Salzburg in 1775. Mozart was only 19 at the time.

Franck - Violin Sonata - Gitlis, Violin; Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Franck – Violin Sonata – Ivry Gitlis, Martha Argerich

The Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written.

David Oistrakh and Paul Badura-Skoda perform Mozart's sonata for violin and piano No. 32 in B major third movement

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Mozart – Sonata No. 32 – Oistrach, Violin; Badura-Skoda, Piano

Mozart’s Violin Sonata No 32 in B-Flat Major (K. 454) was composed in Vienna on April 21, 1784. The sonata was written for a violin virtuoso Regina Strinasacchi of Mantua to be performed by them together at a concert in the Kärntnerthor Theater in Vienna on April 29, 1784.

Mendelssohn - Trio No 2 - Wang, Piano; Kavakos, Violin; Capucon, Cello

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Cello / Piano / Trio / Violin

Mendelssohn – Trio No. 2 – Wang, Kavakos, Capuçon

Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66 was composed by Felix Mendelssohn in 1845 and published in February 1846. The work is scored for a standard piano trio consisting of violin, cello and piano.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Cello / Piano / Quintet / Viola / Violin

Schumann – Piano Quintet – Grimaud, Capuçon, Shoji, Tomter, Maisky

The Piano Quintet by Robert Schumann was composed in 1842 and received its first public performance the following year. Noted for its “extroverted, exuberant” character, Schumann’s piano quintet is considered one of his finest compositions.