Composed in 1821 as Beethoven battled illness and isolation, the finale of Op. 110 moves from a broken lament to a soaring fugue. A beginner's guide to one of his most personal late works.
Mozart reportedly disliked the flute, yet the Adagio of his Second Flute Concerto (1778) is among the most serene melodies he ever wrote. A beginner's guide to its quiet beauty.
Grieg wrote the Holberg Suite in 1884 to honor a playwright dead for 130 years—by resurrecting Baroque style with Romantic fire. A listening guide for beginners.
Discover Remedios' A Winter Story from the 1995 Japanese film Love Letter by Shunji Iwai. A hauntingly tender piano piece born in the snow-covered streets of Otaru, Hokkaido — and why it still moves listeners three decades later.