Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 “Waldstein” [Lucas Jussen]
Dutch classical pianist Lucas Jussen plays Ludwig Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, commonly known as the “Waldstein”. Recorded at the Seoul Arts Center in Korea in 2014.
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Khatia Buniatishvili]
Accompanied by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Georgian classical pianist Khatia Buniatishvili performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Conductor: Zubin Mehta. Recorded in July 2015.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 [Maurizio Pollini, Karl Böhm]
Accompanied by the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra), Italian classical pianist Maurizio Pollini performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Karl Böhm.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No 5 [Sviatoslav Richter]
Accompanied by the Japan Shinsei Symphony Orchestra, the legendary Ukrainian-born Soviet classical pianist Sviatoslav Richter performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K. 175. Composed in 1773, when he was only 17 years old, the piece…
An unpublished photographic portrait of Frédéric Chopin is discovered
Two researchers, Dr. Alain Kohler, a Swiss physicist, and Gilles Bencimon from Radio France Internationale, a passionate musician, have discovered an unpublished photographic portrait of Frédéric Chopin, the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic era. According to the…
Schumann: Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47 [Notos Quartett]
Notos Quartett performs the Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 47, by Robert Schumann. Recorded live in Madrid Auditorio Sony on October 16th, 2015.
Chopin: Four Ballades [Krystian Zimerman]
Polish virtuoso pianist Krystian Zimerman performs Frédéric Chopin’s four ballades. Composed between 1831 and 1842, four ballades are one-movement pieces for solo piano. They are widely considered some of the most challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” [Glenn Gould]
Accompanied by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, one of the best-known and most celebrated classical pianists, Glenn Gould performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, popularly known as the “Emperor”. Conductor: Karel Ančerl.
Fedorova plays Mozart, Chopin, Schumann and Rachmaninoff
Ukrainian classical pianist Anna Fedorova plays pieces from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. Recorded on December 8, 2016, at Het Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Published by the AVROTROS Klassiek.
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy [Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic, Francesch]
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Wiener Philharmoniker), Wiener Jeunesse Choir, and the Uruguay-born Swiss pianist Homero Francesch as a soloist perform Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fantasy in C minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, Op. 80; simply known as…
Gerard Drozd – Triptych, Op. 160 for viola and piano
Polish violist Ewa Guzowska and the Polish pianist Maria Koszewska-Wajdzik perform Gerard Drozd’s Triptych, Op. 160 for viola and piano. The work is composed in March 2016, and dedicated to Ewa Guzowska. It is premiered on October 25, 2016.
Liszt: Sonata in B minor [Mariam Batsashvili]
Georgian classical pianist Mariam Batsashvili performs Franz Liszt’s Sonata in B minor (German: Klaviersonate h-moll), S.178, a sonata for solo piano. This performance was recorded at the Muziekcentrum Van de Omroep, Hilversum, Netherlands on November 20, 2016.