There is a recording of Rachmaninoff playing the Third Piano Concerto in D Minor. I thought that I would be nice to hear and to contrast it with a different...
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This is my favorite pianist, conducted by Alexander Schneider of Marlboro Music fame during the Pablo Casals Festive in Puerto Rico. The recording is live from 1958. I hope that...
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Dinu Lipatti, who died at age 33 from lymphoma, is still regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. These pieces are piano concerti from live performances....
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Emil Gilels Born: October 19, 1916 - Odessa, Russia Died: October 14, 1985 - Moscow, Russia Emil Grigoryevich Gilels was a Soviet pianist. He was born Samuil Hilels in Odessa...
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I seem to find myself in a Brahmsian universe. As such, I am posting this performance of the Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto in B-flat major, op.83. This is a long...
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Well, I'm not back to vocal music yet, but I will get there soon. Sviatoslav Richter Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet pianist of Russian-German origin, who is generally regarded...
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I'm afraid that I'm on a piano roll (no pun intended). I realize that I posted performances by Hofmann two years ago, and these, although different from what I posted...
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Chopin Piano Concerto in F-minor, opus 21 (remastered), Arthur Rubenstein, soloist, André Previn (c)
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Though he published it second, Chopin’s Piano Concerto in F minor was actually the first concerto he composed. After a surprisingly successful impromptu solo debut...
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Having just heard this piece in concert, I thought that I would post it. I will put the music just below this line, for those who want to get right…