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 Romantic Era
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…
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.
Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” [Günter Wand, NDR Elbphilharmonie]
Conducted by Günter Wand, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, commonly known as the “Unfinished Symphony”. This iconic performance was recorded during the opening concert of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2001…
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…
Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancolique [Julia Fischer]
Accompanied by the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Julia Fischer performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Sérénade mélancolique in B-flat minor for violin and orchestra, Op. 26. Conductor: Cristian Măcelaru. This performance was recorded on January 27, 2024, at the Kölner Philharmonie.
Maria Callas sings Massenet: “Pleurez! Pleurez, mes yeux”
The one and only Maria Callas sings “Pleurez! Pleurez, mes yeux” from Le Cid, an opera in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Adolphe d’Ennery, Louis Gallet and Édouard Blau. It is based on the play…
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 [Vladimir Horowitz]
One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Vladimir Horowitz plays Frédéric Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23. Chopin completed the piece in 1835 after his move to Paris, where he dedicated it to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen,…
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 “Les Adieux” [Maurizio Pollini]
Legendary Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini (5 January 1942 – 23 March 2024) plays Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a, also known as the Les Adieux sonata.