Dutch musicians violinist Charlotte Spruit and pianist Yang Yang Cai perform Claude Debussy‘s Sonata in G minor for Violin and Piano, L. 140.
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Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 [Anna Fedorova]
Ukrainian classical pianist Anna Fedorova plays Frédéric Chopin’s Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2, the second work of his opus 64, and the companion to the more famous “Minute Waltz” (Op. 64, No. 1). An excerpt from the concert recorded in public at studio 106 of the Maison de la Radio on November …
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 “Les Adieux” [Sir András Schiff]
Hungarian-born British pianist Sir András Schiff plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, also known as the Les Adieux sonata. This performance was recorded in Japan in 2020.
Chopin: 12 Études Op. 25 [Yunchan Lim]
South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim plays Frédéric Chopin’s second set of Études, “Études Op. 25”. This performance was recorded during the 2019 Isang Yun Competition (an international music competition, held annually in Tongyeong, South Korea. It commemorates Isang Yun, 1917-1995, a Korean composer), where Yunchan Lim became the youngest-ever winner at only fifteen years old.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Martha Argerich]
Accompanied by the Polish-based early music orchestra {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, the legendary Argentine pianist Martha Argerich performs Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15. Conductor: Václav Luks. Both the orchestra and Argerich play on period instruments. Argerich plays on an Erard grand piano built in 1858. The Erard firm was …
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Seong-Jin Cho]
Accompanied by the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung. Recorded in 2012.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 [Christopher Park]
Accompanied by the SWR Symphonieorchester Stuttgart, the German-Korean pianist Christopher Park performs Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488). Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach. This performance was recorded at the Liederhalle Stuttgart, in November 2017.
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 [Maria João Pires]
Accompanied by the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Maria João Pires performs Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine. This performance was recorded in 1998 at the Cité de la Musique, Paris.
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 [Brianda García Álvarez]
Accompanied by the Utrecht Conservatory Orchestra, the Spanish pianist Brianda García Álvarez performs Dmitri Shostakovich‘s Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102. Conductor: Néstor Bayona. The piece was composed in 1957 for the 19th birthday of the composer’s son Maxim. This performance was recorded at the J.M. Fentener van Vlissingenzaal, Utrecht, on June …
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 [Evgeny Kissin]
With the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Evgeny Kissin performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda. This performance was recorded on December 1, 2023, at the Sala Santa Cecilia in Rome.
