Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 [İlyun Bürkev]
Turkish pianist İlyun Bürkev plays Frédéric Chopin’s Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39. This performance was recorded at the Musikakademie in Liechtenstein in April 2024, when Bürkev was 16 years old.
Category Piano
César Franck: Violin Sonata [Argerich, Capuçon]
The great Argentine pianist Martha Argerich and the French violinist Renaud Capuçon perform the French romantic composer César Franck’s Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano. This performance was recorded on June 25, 2020.
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata” [Anna Fedorova]
Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (popularly known as the Appassionata, meaning “passionate” in Italian), one of the composer’s greatest and most technically challenging piano sonatas. This performance was…
Fauré: Sicilienne, Op. 78 [Louwerse, Daudet]
Accompanied by the French pianist François Daudet, the French cellist David Louwerse plays Sicilienne, Op. 78, a short work by Gabriel Fauré, composed in 1893. It was originally an orchestral piece, written for a theatrical production that was abandoned. In 1898, Fauré arranged…
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio [Argerich, Schwarzberg & Zhao]
Martha Argerich (piano), Dora Schwarzberg (violin), and Jing Zhao (cello) perform Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 [Mao Fujita, hr-Sinfonieorchester]
Accompanied by the hr-Sinfonieorchester (Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra), the Japanese pianist Mao Fujita performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Dalia Stasevska. This performance was recorded at the hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt on April 19,…
Bach: Gigue from Partita No. 1, BWV 825 [Sokolov]
Grigory Sokolov plays Johann Sebastian Bach’s Gigue from Partita No. 1, BWV 825. This performance was recorded during the Festival de La Roque d’Anthéron 2015 by the French filmmaker, writer, and violinist Bruno Monsaingeon.
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Marc-André Hamelin]
Accompanied by the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer Marc-André Hamelin performs Johannes Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83. Conductor: Jacek Kaspszyk. This performance was recorded at the Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall on…
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Alexandre Kantorow]
Accompanied by the Orchestre National de France, the French classical pianist Alexandre Kantorow performs Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru. This performance was recorded on May 16, 2024, at l’Auditorium de la…
Ivo Pogorelić plays Beethoven’s Für Elise
Croatian pianist Ivo Pogorelić performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59 and Bia 515) for solo piano, commonly known as “Für Elise” or “Fuer Elise” (English: “For Elise”). This recording is considered one of the…
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue [Lang Lang]
Accompanied by the Staatskapelle Dresden (known formally as the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden), the Chinese pianist Lang Lang performs George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with…
Mozart: Rondo from Haffner Serenade [Henryk Szeryng]
Accompanied by the American pianist Michael Isador, the great Polish violinist of the 20th century, Henryk Szeryng plays “Rondo” from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Serenade No. 7 in D Major, K.250 (248b), more commonly known as the “Haffner Serenade“.