Szymanowski's earliest known compositions, "Preludes Op. 1" are his own selection of nine of his first piano miniatures. Szymanowski's earliest known compositions, Preludes Op. 1 are his own selection ...

Written in 1916, Twelve Etudes for piano Op. 33 are one of the first products of Szymanowski's post-1915 interest in absolute music and in rigorous forms. Like in Fryderyk Chopin's etudes, each piece ...

"I would never have believed that I could be so lazy as I am here. If it is followed by an outburst of industry, something worthwhile may be accomplished." So wrote Beethoven from the Austrian spa ...

From the J.S. Bach keyboard works of the Baroque era to Bartók’s note-splitting masterpiece of the 20th century, here are some of the greatest piano concertos ever to have been written. Piano ...

On Feb. 21, Symphony Hall broke into applause as world-renowned pianists Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson entered the stage. The duo presented a two-piano and piano four hands recital, hosted by the ...

Sept. 13, 2019, marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Clara Schumann. Famous in her day as a concert pianist and champion of the music of her husband, Robert Schumann, Clara the composer had ...