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[--] (Rubinstein) Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor Opus posthumous [--] is a solo piano composition and one of his most well-known pieces. It was composed in [----] and dedicated to Julian Fontana. Fontana published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so. The piece uses many cross-rhythms (the right hand plays sixteenth notes against the left hand playing triplets) and a ceaselessly moving note figuration and is in cut time. The opening tempo is marked allegro agitato. The tempo changes to largo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=75x6DncZDgI) 2010-02-28T00:58Z 84K followers, 12M engagements "Chopin - Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Ballade No. [--] in F minor Op. [--] is the fourth and final of Polish composer Frdric Chopin's ballades for solo piano. It was composed in [----] in Paris and Nohant and revised in [----]. The work was dedicated to Baronne C. de Rothschild wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild who had invited Chopin to play in her Parisian estate where she introduced him to the aristocracy and nobility. According to Robert Schumann this ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem The Three Burdys which tells of three brothers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tmQSWuYwrI) 2009-11-04T04:59Z 84K followers, 2.9M engagements "Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano tude Op. [--] No.1 in C major composed by Frdric Chopin is a technical study in reach and arpeggios for the piano. It also focuses on stretching the fingers. It was composed in [----] and first published in [----] in France Germany and England. In a prefatory note to the [----] Schirmer edition the American music critic James Huneker (18571921) compared the "hypnotic charm" that these "dizzy acclivities and descents exercise for eye as well as ear" to the frightening staircases in Giovanni Battista Piranesi's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXS5c6TXhKo) 2009-09-24T03:29Z 84K followers, 461.4K engagements "Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Etude Op. [--] No. [--] in E major is a solo piano work composed by Frdric Chopin. This is a slow cantabile study in which the right hand must maintain a singing tone in the melody whilst contributing to the accompaniment. This tude differs from most of Chopin's in its tempo. It marks a significant departure from the technical virtuosity required in tudes before Chopin's time. It concentrates on melodious phrasing and legato ambience of performance more than technical skill. It has been classified as a Tone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JS7KfOyMEIY) 2009-09-24T03:31Z 84K followers, 1.9M engagements "Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KKHeEw7whUQ) 2009-09-24T03:26Z 84K followers, 928.8K engagements "Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] I. Moderato (Rubinstein) Moderato first movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner conductor Arthur Rubinstein piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of [----] and April [----]. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on [--] December [----]. The complete work was premiered again with the composer as soloist on [--] October [----] with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. This piece" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M_VCbnqbwwA) 2010-03-29T04:50Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements "Liszt - Consolation No. [--] S. [---] (Horowitz) Consolation No. [--] from Consolations S. [---] Vladimir Horowitz piano (Live) (Description will be added later) Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MfDmUk7ie6s) 2010-08-27T22:09Z 84K followers, 2M engagements "Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. [--] No. [--] (Richter) Prelude No. [--] from [--] Preludes Op. [--] Sviatoslav Richter piano The Prelude in B-Flat Major Op. [--] No. [--] is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in [----]. This brilliant virtuoso piece is rhythmically complex contrasting thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right hand melodic line. As in Chopin's Etude in C Minor Op. [--] No. [--] the performer must possess considerable left-hand endurance to maintain a consistent legato throughout the piece. The performance problems of the B-flat major prelude are many. Success demands" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RICGqS2UtmU) 2009-10-11T04:03Z 84K followers, 726.2K engagements "Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op. [--] No. [--] (Gortler) Songs without Words Op. 19b No. [--] from Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) Book I. Daniel Gortler piano Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn. The eight volumes of Songs without Words each consisting of six "songs" were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life and all were published separately; two were published posthumously. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during this era where it became the focal point of many" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RIU70B6K7Ls) 2010-05-23T21:19Z 84K followers, 1.4M engagements "Chopin - Waltz Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Waltz No. [--] from Waltzes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano Waltz in C-sharp minor is the second work of Chopin's opus [--] and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. [--] No. 1). It consists of three main themes. A tempo giusto chordal with a walking pace feel; running eighth notes with all harmony in the left hand and a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes giving this section the quality of an interlude" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hOcryGEw1NY) 2009-12-31T20:37Z 84K followers, 12.4M engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" II. Adagio cantabile (Ashkenazy) Adagio cantabile second movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] commonly known as Sonata Pathtique was written in [----] when the composer was [--] years old and was published in [----]. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself it was actually named Grande sonate pathtique (to Beethoven's liking) by the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1FP7NosLxkw) 2009-09-26T17:40Z 84K followers, 1.6M engagements "Bach - Goldberg Variations BWV [---] "Aria" (Gould) Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. The aria is a sarabande in 3/4 time and features a heavily ornamented melody. The French style of ornamentation suggests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5nCQV_mywLk) 2009-11-07T18:35Z 84K followers, 105.7K engagements "Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] III. Precipitato (Pollini) Precipitato third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. [--] in B flat major Op. [--] (sometimes also called "Stalingrad") the second of his three War Sonatas was composed between 1939-1942 and premiered January [--] [----] in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter. Considered by some to be one of the most brilliant toccatas ever written the Precipitato boldly affirms the key of the sonata through a more diatonic harmonic language than found in the first movement. This is obvious from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5rfle8wSwJM) 2010-03-20T01:46Z 84K followers, 585.1K engagements "Bach - Goldberg Varations BWV [---] "Variation 1" (Gould) Variation [--] (a [--] Clav.) from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. This sprightly variation contrasts markedly with the slow contemplative mood of the theme. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8fLNQWZYK7U) 2009-11-07T18:37Z 84K followers, 59.1K engagements "Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] "Emperor" II. Adagio un poco mosso (Capova) Adagio un poco mosso second movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] London Festival Orchestra Alfred Scholz conductor Sylvia Capova piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in E-flat major Op. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the "Emperor Concerto" was his last piano concerto. It was written between [----] and [----] in Vienna and was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf Beethoven's patron and pupil. The first performance took place in December [----] at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig the soloist being Friedrich Schneider." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhvypMdcAFw) 2009-10-11T00:32Z 84K followers, 314.5K engagements "Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yh36PaE-Pf0) 2009-09-24T03:27Z 84K followers, 5.8M engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto (Ashkenazy) Adagio sostenuto first movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Quasi una Fantasia" (Like a Fantasy) / "Moonlight" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano The Piano Sonata No. [--] in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" Op. [--] No. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was completed in [----]. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi with whom Beethoven was or had been in love. The name "Moonlight" Sonata derives from an 1832" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YmVCcF42f-0) 2009-11-26T00:01Z 84K followers, 397.5K engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 "Tempest" III. Allegretto (Kempff) Allegretto third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 Wilhelm Kempff piano (Live) The Piano Sonata No. [--] in D minor Op. [--] No. [--] was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" (or Der Sturm in his native German) but this title was not given by him or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime; instead it comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by the Shakespeare play. However much of Schindler's information is distrusted" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYdv5jk09XQ) 2009-08-26T19:03Z 84K followers, 857.5K engagements "Debussy - Prlude from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Prlude first movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at least two of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g9F4yAww9H0) 2010-01-01T23:02Z 84K followers, 379.9K engagements "Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. [--] "Variation 18" (Pennario) Variation [--] from Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagainini Op. [--] Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler conductor Leonard Pennario piano The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor opus [--] is a concertante work (20 to [--] minutes in length) written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar according to the score from July [--] to August [--] [----]. Rachmaninoff himself a noted interpreter of his own works played the solo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hg76YTPpgcs) 2010-01-18T19:46Z 84K followers, 768.8K engagements "Debussy - Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Clair de Lune third movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufNZNOHtQ3o) 2009-11-12T03:57Z 84K followers, 603.9K engagements "Chopin - Polonaise Op. [--] (Kissin) Polonaise Op. [--] Evgeny Kissin piano The Polonaise in A-flat major Op. [--] (nicknamed Heroic or Heroique) for solo piano was written by Frdric Chopin in [----]. This masterpiece is one of Chopin's most popular compositions and has always been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. The piece requires exceptional pianistic skills and requires virtuosity to be played at an appropriate level of quality. Although the piece is labeled as a polonaise it has little to do with the typical polonaise style. It presents two sections with a polonaise rhythm but most" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8QT7ITv9Ecs) 2010-04-25T04:37Z 84K followers, 9.1M engagements "Chopin - Nocturne Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Nocturne No. [--] from Nocturnes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Nocturne in D-flat Major is initially marked as lento sostenuto and is in 6/8 meter. It consists of two strophes repeated in increasingly complex variations. The piece is [--] measures long. Quoted from Jim Samson's "The music of Chopin" Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WJ8RVjm49hE) 2009-11-07T01:03Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements "Chopin - Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Scherzo No. [--] in B-Flat Minor Op. [--] is a scherzo by Frdric Chopin. The work was composed and published in [----] and was dedicated to Countess Adele Frstensein. Schumann compared this scherzo to a Byronic poem "so overflowing with tenderness boldness love and contempt." According to Wilhelm von Lenz a pupil of Chopin the composer said that the renowned sotto voce opening was a question and the second phrase the answer: "For Chopin it was never questioning enough never soft enough never vaulted (tombe)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z_MwPdr7WXQ) 2010-01-30T07:12Z 84K followers, 2.5M engagements "Liszt - Consolation No. [--] S. [---] (Horowitz) Consolation No. [--] from Consolations S. [---] Vladimir Horowitz piano (Live) (Description will be added later) Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MfDmUk7ie6s) 2010-08-27T22:09Z 84K followers, 2M engagements "Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op. [--] No. [--] (Gortler) Songs without Words Op. 19b No. [--] from Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) Book I. Daniel Gortler piano Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn. The eight volumes of Songs without Words each consisting of six "songs" were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life and all were published separately; two were published posthumously. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during this era where it became the focal point of many" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RIU70B6K7Ls) 2010-05-23T21:19Z 84K followers, 1.4M engagements "Chopin - Polonaise Op. [--] (Kissin) Polonaise Op. [--] Evgeny Kissin piano The Polonaise in A-flat major Op. [--] (nicknamed Heroic or Heroique) for solo piano was written by Frdric Chopin in [----]. This masterpiece is one of Chopin's most popular compositions and has always been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. The piece requires exceptional pianistic skills and requires virtuosity to be played at an appropriate level of quality. Although the piece is labeled as a polonaise it has little to do with the typical polonaise style. It presents two sections with a polonaise rhythm but most" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8QT7ITv9Ecs) 2010-04-25T04:37Z 84K followers, 9.1M engagements "Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] I. Moderato (Rubinstein) Moderato first movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner conductor Arthur Rubinstein piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of [----] and April [----]. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on [--] December [----]. The complete work was premiered again with the composer as soloist on [--] October [----] with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. This piece" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=M_VCbnqbwwA) 2010-03-29T04:50Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements "Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] III. Precipitato (Pollini) Precipitato third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. [--] in B flat major Op. [--] (sometimes also called "Stalingrad") the second of his three War Sonatas was composed between 1939-1942 and premiered January [--] [----] in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter. Considered by some to be one of the most brilliant toccatas ever written the Precipitato boldly affirms the key of the sonata through a more diatonic harmonic language than found in the first movement. This is obvious from" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5rfle8wSwJM) 2010-03-20T01:46Z 84K followers, 585.1K engagements "Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor Opus posthumous [--] is a solo piano composition and one of his most well-known pieces. It was composed in [----] and dedicated to Julian Fontana. Fontana published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so. The piece uses many cross-rhythms (the right hand plays sixteenth notes against the left hand playing triplets) and a ceaselessly moving note figuration and is in cut time. The opening tempo is marked allegro agitato. The tempo changes to largo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=75x6DncZDgI) 2010-02-28T00:58Z 84K followers, 12M engagements "Chopin - Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Scherzo No. [--] in B-Flat Minor Op. [--] is a scherzo by Frdric Chopin. The work was composed and published in [----] and was dedicated to Countess Adele Frstensein. Schumann compared this scherzo to a Byronic poem "so overflowing with tenderness boldness love and contempt." According to Wilhelm von Lenz a pupil of Chopin the composer said that the renowned sotto voce opening was a question and the second phrase the answer: "For Chopin it was never questioning enough never soft enough never vaulted (tombe)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z_MwPdr7WXQ) 2010-01-30T07:12Z 84K followers, 2.5M engagements "Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. [--] "Variation 18" (Pennario) Variation [--] from Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagainini Op. [--] Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler conductor Leonard Pennario piano The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor opus [--] is a concertante work (20 to [--] minutes in length) written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar according to the score from July [--] to August [--] [----]. Rachmaninoff himself a noted interpreter of his own works played the solo" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hg76YTPpgcs) 2010-01-18T19:46Z 84K followers, 768.8K engagements "Debussy - Prlude from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Prlude first movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at least two of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=g9F4yAww9H0) 2010-01-01T23:02Z 84K followers, 379.9K engagements "Chopin - Waltz Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Waltz No. [--] from Waltzes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano Waltz in C-sharp minor is the second work of Chopin's opus [--] and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. [--] No. 1). It consists of three main themes. A tempo giusto chordal with a walking pace feel; running eighth notes with all harmony in the left hand and a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes giving this section the quality of an interlude" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=hOcryGEw1NY) 2009-12-31T20:37Z 84K followers, 12.4M engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto (Ashkenazy) Adagio sostenuto first movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Quasi una Fantasia" (Like a Fantasy) / "Moonlight" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano The Piano Sonata No. [--] in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" Op. [--] No. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was completed in [----]. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi with whom Beethoven was or had been in love. The name "Moonlight" Sonata derives from an 1832" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YmVCcF42f-0) 2009-11-26T00:01Z 84K followers, 397.5K engagements "Debussy - Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Clair de Lune third movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ufNZNOHtQ3o) 2009-11-12T03:57Z 84K followers, 603.9K engagements "Bach - Goldberg Varations BWV [---] "Variation 1" (Gould) Variation [--] (a [--] Clav.) from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. This sprightly variation contrasts markedly with the slow contemplative mood of the theme. The" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=8fLNQWZYK7U) 2009-11-07T18:37Z 84K followers, 59.1K engagements "Bach - Goldberg Variations BWV [---] "Aria" (Gould) Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. The aria is a sarabande in 3/4 time and features a heavily ornamented melody. The French style of ornamentation suggests" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=5nCQV_mywLk) 2009-11-07T18:35Z 84K followers, 105.7K engagements "Chopin - Nocturne Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Nocturne No. [--] from Nocturnes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Nocturne in D-flat Major is initially marked as lento sostenuto and is in 6/8 meter. It consists of two strophes repeated in increasingly complex variations. The piece is [--] measures long. Quoted from Jim Samson's "The music of Chopin" Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WJ8RVjm49hE) 2009-11-07T01:03Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements "Chopin - Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Ballade No. [--] in F minor Op. [--] is the fourth and final of Polish composer Frdric Chopin's ballades for solo piano. It was composed in [----] in Paris and Nohant and revised in [----]. The work was dedicated to Baronne C. de Rothschild wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild who had invited Chopin to play in her Parisian estate where she introduced him to the aristocracy and nobility. According to Robert Schumann this ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem The Three Burdys which tells of three brothers" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tmQSWuYwrI) 2009-11-04T04:59Z 84K followers, 2.9M engagements "Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. [--] No. [--] (Richter) Prelude No. [--] from [--] Preludes Op. [--] Sviatoslav Richter piano The Prelude in B-Flat Major Op. [--] No. [--] is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in [----]. This brilliant virtuoso piece is rhythmically complex contrasting thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right hand melodic line. As in Chopin's Etude in C Minor Op. [--] No. [--] the performer must possess considerable left-hand endurance to maintain a consistent legato throughout the piece. The performance problems of the B-flat major prelude are many. Success demands" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RICGqS2UtmU) 2009-10-11T04:03Z 84K followers, 726.2K engagements "Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] "Emperor" II. Adagio un poco mosso (Capova) Adagio un poco mosso second movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] London Festival Orchestra Alfred Scholz conductor Sylvia Capova piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in E-flat major Op. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the "Emperor Concerto" was his last piano concerto. It was written between [----] and [----] in Vienna and was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf Beethoven's patron and pupil. The first performance took place in December [----] at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig the soloist being Friedrich Schneider." [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XhvypMdcAFw) 2009-10-11T00:32Z 84K followers, 314.5K engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" II. Adagio cantabile (Ashkenazy) Adagio cantabile second movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] commonly known as Sonata Pathtique was written in [----] when the composer was [--] years old and was published in [----]. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself it was actually named Grande sonate pathtique (to Beethoven's liking) by the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1FP7NosLxkw) 2009-09-26T17:40Z 84K followers, 1.6M engagements "Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Etude Op. [--] No. [--] in E major is a solo piano work composed by Frdric Chopin. This is a slow cantabile study in which the right hand must maintain a singing tone in the melody whilst contributing to the accompaniment. This tude differs from most of Chopin's in its tempo. It marks a significant departure from the technical virtuosity required in tudes before Chopin's time. It concentrates on melodious phrasing and legato ambience of performance more than technical skill. It has been classified as a Tone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JS7KfOyMEIY) 2009-09-24T03:31Z 84K followers, 1.9M engagements "Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano tude Op. [--] No.1 in C major composed by Frdric Chopin is a technical study in reach and arpeggios for the piano. It also focuses on stretching the fingers. It was composed in [----] and first published in [----] in France Germany and England. In a prefatory note to the [----] Schirmer edition the American music critic James Huneker (18571921) compared the "hypnotic charm" that these "dizzy acclivities and descents exercise for eye as well as ear" to the frightening staircases in Giovanni Battista Piranesi's" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EXS5c6TXhKo) 2009-09-24T03:29Z 84K followers, 461.4K engagements "Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yh36PaE-Pf0) 2009-09-24T03:27Z 84K followers, 5.8M engagements "Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KKHeEw7whUQ) 2009-09-24T03:26Z 84K followers, 928.8K engagements "Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 "Tempest" III. Allegretto (Kempff) Allegretto third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 Wilhelm Kempff piano (Live) The Piano Sonata No. [--] in D minor Op. [--] No. [--] was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" (or Der Sturm in his native German) but this title was not given by him or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime; instead it comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by the Shakespeare play. However much of Schindler's information is distrusted" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYdv5jk09XQ) 2009-08-26T19:03Z 84K followers, 857.5K engagements Limited data mode. Full metrics available with subscription: lunarcrush.com/pricing
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"Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor Opus posthumous [--] is a solo piano composition and one of his most well-known pieces. It was composed in [----] and dedicated to Julian Fontana. Fontana published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so. The piece uses many cross-rhythms (the right hand plays sixteenth notes against the left hand playing triplets) and a ceaselessly moving note figuration and is in cut time. The opening tempo is marked allegro agitato. The tempo changes to largo"
YouTube Link 2010-02-28T00:58Z 84K followers, 12M engagements
"Chopin - Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Ballade No. [--] in F minor Op. [--] is the fourth and final of Polish composer Frdric Chopin's ballades for solo piano. It was composed in [----] in Paris and Nohant and revised in [----]. The work was dedicated to Baronne C. de Rothschild wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild who had invited Chopin to play in her Parisian estate where she introduced him to the aristocracy and nobility. According to Robert Schumann this ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem The Three Burdys which tells of three brothers"
YouTube Link 2009-11-04T04:59Z 84K followers, 2.9M engagements
"Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano tude Op. [--] No.1 in C major composed by Frdric Chopin is a technical study in reach and arpeggios for the piano. It also focuses on stretching the fingers. It was composed in [----] and first published in [----] in France Germany and England. In a prefatory note to the [----] Schirmer edition the American music critic James Huneker (18571921) compared the "hypnotic charm" that these "dizzy acclivities and descents exercise for eye as well as ear" to the frightening staircases in Giovanni Battista Piranesi's"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:29Z 84K followers, 461.4K engagements
"Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Etude Op. [--] No. [--] in E major is a solo piano work composed by Frdric Chopin. This is a slow cantabile study in which the right hand must maintain a singing tone in the melody whilst contributing to the accompaniment. This tude differs from most of Chopin's in its tempo. It marks a significant departure from the technical virtuosity required in tudes before Chopin's time. It concentrates on melodious phrasing and legato ambience of performance more than technical skill. It has been classified as a Tone"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:31Z 84K followers, 1.9M engagements
"Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:26Z 84K followers, 928.8K engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] I. Moderato (Rubinstein) Moderato first movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner conductor Arthur Rubinstein piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of [----] and April [----]. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on [--] December [----]. The complete work was premiered again with the composer as soloist on [--] October [----] with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. This piece"
YouTube Link 2010-03-29T04:50Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements
"Liszt - Consolation No. [--] S. [---] (Horowitz) Consolation No. [--] from Consolations S. [---] Vladimir Horowitz piano (Live) (Description will be added later) Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido"
YouTube Link 2010-08-27T22:09Z 84K followers, 2M engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. [--] No. [--] (Richter) Prelude No. [--] from [--] Preludes Op. [--] Sviatoslav Richter piano The Prelude in B-Flat Major Op. [--] No. [--] is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in [----]. This brilliant virtuoso piece is rhythmically complex contrasting thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right hand melodic line. As in Chopin's Etude in C Minor Op. [--] No. [--] the performer must possess considerable left-hand endurance to maintain a consistent legato throughout the piece. The performance problems of the B-flat major prelude are many. Success demands"
YouTube Link 2009-10-11T04:03Z 84K followers, 726.2K engagements
"Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op. [--] No. [--] (Gortler) Songs without Words Op. 19b No. [--] from Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) Book I. Daniel Gortler piano Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn. The eight volumes of Songs without Words each consisting of six "songs" were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life and all were published separately; two were published posthumously. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during this era where it became the focal point of many"
YouTube Link 2010-05-23T21:19Z 84K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Chopin - Waltz Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Waltz No. [--] from Waltzes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano Waltz in C-sharp minor is the second work of Chopin's opus [--] and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. [--] No. 1). It consists of three main themes. A tempo giusto chordal with a walking pace feel; running eighth notes with all harmony in the left hand and a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes giving this section the quality of an interlude"
YouTube Link 2009-12-31T20:37Z 84K followers, 12.4M engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" II. Adagio cantabile (Ashkenazy) Adagio cantabile second movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] commonly known as Sonata Pathtique was written in [----] when the composer was [--] years old and was published in [----]. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself it was actually named Grande sonate pathtique (to Beethoven's liking) by the"
YouTube Link 2009-09-26T17:40Z 84K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Bach - Goldberg Variations BWV [---] "Aria" (Gould) Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. The aria is a sarabande in 3/4 time and features a heavily ornamented melody. The French style of ornamentation suggests"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T18:35Z 84K followers, 105.7K engagements
"Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] III. Precipitato (Pollini) Precipitato third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. [--] in B flat major Op. [--] (sometimes also called "Stalingrad") the second of his three War Sonatas was composed between 1939-1942 and premiered January [--] [----] in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter. Considered by some to be one of the most brilliant toccatas ever written the Precipitato boldly affirms the key of the sonata through a more diatonic harmonic language than found in the first movement. This is obvious from"
YouTube Link 2010-03-20T01:46Z 84K followers, 585.1K engagements
"Bach - Goldberg Varations BWV [---] "Variation 1" (Gould) Variation [--] (a [--] Clav.) from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. This sprightly variation contrasts markedly with the slow contemplative mood of the theme. The"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T18:37Z 84K followers, 59.1K engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] "Emperor" II. Adagio un poco mosso (Capova) Adagio un poco mosso second movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] London Festival Orchestra Alfred Scholz conductor Sylvia Capova piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in E-flat major Op. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the "Emperor Concerto" was his last piano concerto. It was written between [----] and [----] in Vienna and was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf Beethoven's patron and pupil. The first performance took place in December [----] at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig the soloist being Friedrich Schneider."
YouTube Link 2009-10-11T00:32Z 84K followers, 314.5K engagements
"Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:27Z 84K followers, 5.8M engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto (Ashkenazy) Adagio sostenuto first movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Quasi una Fantasia" (Like a Fantasy) / "Moonlight" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano The Piano Sonata No. [--] in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" Op. [--] No. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was completed in [----]. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi with whom Beethoven was or had been in love. The name "Moonlight" Sonata derives from an 1832"
YouTube Link 2009-11-26T00:01Z 84K followers, 397.5K engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 "Tempest" III. Allegretto (Kempff) Allegretto third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 Wilhelm Kempff piano (Live) The Piano Sonata No. [--] in D minor Op. [--] No. [--] was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" (or Der Sturm in his native German) but this title was not given by him or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime; instead it comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by the Shakespeare play. However much of Schindler's information is distrusted"
YouTube Link 2009-08-26T19:03Z 84K followers, 857.5K engagements
"Debussy - Prlude from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Prlude first movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at least two of"
YouTube Link 2010-01-01T23:02Z 84K followers, 379.9K engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. [--] "Variation 18" (Pennario) Variation [--] from Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagainini Op. [--] Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler conductor Leonard Pennario piano The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor opus [--] is a concertante work (20 to [--] minutes in length) written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar according to the score from July [--] to August [--] [----]. Rachmaninoff himself a noted interpreter of his own works played the solo"
YouTube Link 2010-01-18T19:46Z 84K followers, 768.8K engagements
"Debussy - Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Clair de Lune third movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at"
YouTube Link 2009-11-12T03:57Z 84K followers, 603.9K engagements
"Chopin - Polonaise Op. [--] (Kissin) Polonaise Op. [--] Evgeny Kissin piano The Polonaise in A-flat major Op. [--] (nicknamed Heroic or Heroique) for solo piano was written by Frdric Chopin in [----]. This masterpiece is one of Chopin's most popular compositions and has always been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. The piece requires exceptional pianistic skills and requires virtuosity to be played at an appropriate level of quality. Although the piece is labeled as a polonaise it has little to do with the typical polonaise style. It presents two sections with a polonaise rhythm but most"
YouTube Link 2010-04-25T04:37Z 84K followers, 9.1M engagements
"Chopin - Nocturne Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Nocturne No. [--] from Nocturnes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Nocturne in D-flat Major is initially marked as lento sostenuto and is in 6/8 meter. It consists of two strophes repeated in increasingly complex variations. The piece is [--] measures long. Quoted from Jim Samson's "The music of Chopin" Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T01:03Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements
"Chopin - Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Scherzo No. [--] in B-Flat Minor Op. [--] is a scherzo by Frdric Chopin. The work was composed and published in [----] and was dedicated to Countess Adele Frstensein. Schumann compared this scherzo to a Byronic poem "so overflowing with tenderness boldness love and contempt." According to Wilhelm von Lenz a pupil of Chopin the composer said that the renowned sotto voce opening was a question and the second phrase the answer: "For Chopin it was never questioning enough never soft enough never vaulted (tombe)"
YouTube Link 2010-01-30T07:12Z 84K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Liszt - Consolation No. [--] S. [---] (Horowitz) Consolation No. [--] from Consolations S. [---] Vladimir Horowitz piano (Live) (Description will be added later) Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido Franz Ferenc Liszt Vladimir Horowitz Gorowitz Consolation No.3 S. [---] D-flat major Lento Placido"
YouTube Link 2010-08-27T22:09Z 84K followers, 2M engagements
"Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op. [--] No. [--] (Gortler) Songs without Words Op. 19b No. [--] from Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words) Book I. Daniel Gortler piano Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte) is a series of short lyrical piano pieces by the Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn. The eight volumes of Songs without Words each consisting of six "songs" were written at various points throughout Mendelssohn's life and all were published separately; two were published posthumously. The piano became increasingly popular in Europe during this era where it became the focal point of many"
YouTube Link 2010-05-23T21:19Z 84K followers, 1.4M engagements
"Chopin - Polonaise Op. [--] (Kissin) Polonaise Op. [--] Evgeny Kissin piano The Polonaise in A-flat major Op. [--] (nicknamed Heroic or Heroique) for solo piano was written by Frdric Chopin in [----]. This masterpiece is one of Chopin's most popular compositions and has always been a favorite of the classical piano repertoire. The piece requires exceptional pianistic skills and requires virtuosity to be played at an appropriate level of quality. Although the piece is labeled as a polonaise it has little to do with the typical polonaise style. It presents two sections with a polonaise rhythm but most"
YouTube Link 2010-04-25T04:37Z 84K followers, 9.1M engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] I. Moderato (Rubinstein) Moderato first movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] Chicago Symphony Orchestra Fritz Reiner conductor Arthur Rubinstein piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of [----] and April [----]. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on [--] December [----]. The complete work was premiered again with the composer as soloist on [--] October [----] with his cousin Alexander Siloti conducting. This piece"
YouTube Link 2010-03-29T04:50Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements
"Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] III. Precipitato (Pollini) Precipitato third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. [--] in B flat major Op. [--] (sometimes also called "Stalingrad") the second of his three War Sonatas was composed between 1939-1942 and premiered January [--] [----] in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter. Considered by some to be one of the most brilliant toccatas ever written the Precipitato boldly affirms the key of the sonata through a more diatonic harmonic language than found in the first movement. This is obvious from"
YouTube Link 2010-03-20T01:46Z 84K followers, 585.1K engagements
"Chopin - Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Fantaisie Impromptu Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor Opus posthumous [--] is a solo piano composition and one of his most well-known pieces. It was composed in [----] and dedicated to Julian Fontana. Fontana published the piece in spite of Chopin's request not to do so. The piece uses many cross-rhythms (the right hand plays sixteenth notes against the left hand playing triplets) and a ceaselessly moving note figuration and is in cut time. The opening tempo is marked allegro agitato. The tempo changes to largo"
YouTube Link 2010-02-28T00:58Z 84K followers, 12M engagements
"Chopin - Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Scherzo No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Scherzo No. [--] in B-Flat Minor Op. [--] is a scherzo by Frdric Chopin. The work was composed and published in [----] and was dedicated to Countess Adele Frstensein. Schumann compared this scherzo to a Byronic poem "so overflowing with tenderness boldness love and contempt." According to Wilhelm von Lenz a pupil of Chopin the composer said that the renowned sotto voce opening was a question and the second phrase the answer: "For Chopin it was never questioning enough never soft enough never vaulted (tombe)"
YouTube Link 2010-01-30T07:12Z 84K followers, 2.5M engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. [--] "Variation 18" (Pennario) Variation [--] from Rhapsody on a Theme of Pagainini Op. [--] Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler conductor Leonard Pennario piano The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor opus [--] is a concertante work (20 to [--] minutes in length) written by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It is written for solo piano and symphony orchestra closely resembling a piano concerto. The work was written at Villa Senar according to the score from July [--] to August [--] [----]. Rachmaninoff himself a noted interpreter of his own works played the solo"
YouTube Link 2010-01-18T19:46Z 84K followers, 768.8K engagements
"Debussy - Prlude from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Prlude first movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at least two of"
YouTube Link 2010-01-01T23:02Z 84K followers, 379.9K engagements
"Chopin - Waltz Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Waltz No. [--] from Waltzes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano Waltz in C-sharp minor is the second work of Chopin's opus [--] and the companion to the Minute Waltz (Op. [--] No. 1). It consists of three main themes. A tempo giusto chordal with a walking pace feel; running eighth notes with all harmony in the left hand and a sostenuto in the tonic major (D-flat major enharmonic equivalent to C-sharp major). Besides the slower general pace the melody is in quarter notes except for a few flourishes in eighth notes giving this section the quality of an interlude"
YouTube Link 2009-12-31T20:37Z 84K followers, 12.4M engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto (Ashkenazy) Adagio sostenuto first movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 27/2 "Quasi una Fantasia" (Like a Fantasy) / "Moonlight" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano The Piano Sonata No. [--] in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia" Op. [--] No. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was completed in [----]. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi with whom Beethoven was or had been in love. The name "Moonlight" Sonata derives from an 1832"
YouTube Link 2009-11-26T00:01Z 84K followers, 397.5K engagements
"Debussy - Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque (Crossley) Clair de Lune third movement from Suite Bergamasque Paul Crossley piano The Suite Bergamasque was first composed by Debussy around [----] but was significantly revised just before its publication in [----]. It seems that by the time a publisher came to Debussy in order to cash in on his fame and have these pieces published Debussy loathed the earlier piano style in which these pieces were written. While it is not known how much of the Suite was written in [----] and how much was written in [----] we do know that Debussy changed the names of at"
YouTube Link 2009-11-12T03:57Z 84K followers, 603.9K engagements
"Bach - Goldberg Varations BWV [---] "Variation 1" (Gould) Variation [--] (a [--] Clav.) from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. This sprightly variation contrasts markedly with the slow contemplative mood of the theme. The"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T18:37Z 84K followers, 59.1K engagements
"Bach - Goldberg Variations BWV [---] "Aria" (Gould) Aria from Goldberg Variations BWV [---] Glenn Gould piano The Goldberg Variations BWV [---] are a set of an aria and [--] variations for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach. First published in [----] as the fourth in a series Bach called Clavier-bung "keyboard exercise" the work is considered to be one of the most important examples of variation form. It is named after Johann Gottlieb Goldberg who may have been the first performer. The aria is a sarabande in 3/4 time and features a heavily ornamented melody. The French style of ornamentation suggests"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T18:35Z 84K followers, 105.7K engagements
"Chopin - Nocturne Op. [--] No. [--] (Rubinstein) Nocturne No. [--] from Nocturnes Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Nocturne in D-flat Major is initially marked as lento sostenuto and is in 6/8 meter. It consists of two strophes repeated in increasingly complex variations. The piece is [--] measures long. Quoted from Jim Samson's "The music of Chopin" Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849) Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano Frederic Chopin Nocturne Op [--] No2 Arthur Rubinstein Classical Scores Piano"
YouTube Link 2009-11-07T01:03Z 84K followers, 4.3M engagements
"Chopin - Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] (Rubinstein) Ballade No. [--] Op. [--] Arthur Rubinstein piano The Ballade No. [--] in F minor Op. [--] is the fourth and final of Polish composer Frdric Chopin's ballades for solo piano. It was composed in [----] in Paris and Nohant and revised in [----]. The work was dedicated to Baronne C. de Rothschild wife of Nathaniel de Rothschild who had invited Chopin to play in her Parisian estate where she introduced him to the aristocracy and nobility. According to Robert Schumann this ballade was inspired by Adam Mickiewicz's poem The Three Burdys which tells of three brothers"
YouTube Link 2009-11-04T04:59Z 84K followers, 2.9M engagements
"Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. [--] No. [--] (Richter) Prelude No. [--] from [--] Preludes Op. [--] Sviatoslav Richter piano The Prelude in B-Flat Major Op. [--] No. [--] is a composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff completed and premiered in [----]. This brilliant virtuoso piece is rhythmically complex contrasting thunderous left-hand ostinato against a jagged right hand melodic line. As in Chopin's Etude in C Minor Op. [--] No. [--] the performer must possess considerable left-hand endurance to maintain a consistent legato throughout the piece. The performance problems of the B-flat major prelude are many. Success demands"
YouTube Link 2009-10-11T04:03Z 84K followers, 726.2K engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] "Emperor" II. Adagio un poco mosso (Capova) Adagio un poco mosso second movement from Piano Concerto No. [--] Op. [--] London Festival Orchestra Alfred Scholz conductor Sylvia Capova piano The Piano Concerto No. [--] in E-flat major Op. [--] by Ludwig van Beethoven popularly known as the "Emperor Concerto" was his last piano concerto. It was written between [----] and [----] in Vienna and was dedicated to Archduke Rudolf Beethoven's patron and pupil. The first performance took place in December [----] at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig the soloist being Friedrich Schneider."
YouTube Link 2009-10-11T00:32Z 84K followers, 314.5K engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" II. Adagio cantabile (Ashkenazy) Adagio cantabile second movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. [--] "Pathtique" Vladimir Ashkenazy piano Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. [--] in C minor Op. [--] commonly known as Sonata Pathtique was written in [----] when the composer was [--] years old and was published in [----]. Beethoven dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself it was actually named Grande sonate pathtique (to Beethoven's liking) by the"
YouTube Link 2009-09-26T17:40Z 84K followers, 1.6M engagements
"Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano Etude Op. [--] No. [--] in E major is a solo piano work composed by Frdric Chopin. This is a slow cantabile study in which the right hand must maintain a singing tone in the melody whilst contributing to the accompaniment. This tude differs from most of Chopin's in its tempo. It marks a significant departure from the technical virtuosity required in tudes before Chopin's time. It concentrates on melodious phrasing and legato ambience of performance more than technical skill. It has been classified as a Tone"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:31Z 84K followers, 1.9M engagements
"Chopin - Etude Op. [--] No. [--] (Pollini) Etude No. [--] from Etudes Op. [--] Maurizio Pollini piano tude Op. [--] No.1 in C major composed by Frdric Chopin is a technical study in reach and arpeggios for the piano. It also focuses on stretching the fingers. It was composed in [----] and first published in [----] in France Germany and England. In a prefatory note to the [----] Schirmer edition the American music critic James Huneker (18571921) compared the "hypnotic charm" that these "dizzy acclivities and descents exercise for eye as well as ear" to the frightening staircases in Giovanni Battista Piranesi's"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:29Z 84K followers, 461.4K engagements
"Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:27Z 84K followers, 5.8M engagements
"Debussy - Arabesque No. [--] (Ciccolini) Arabesque No. [--] from Deux Arabesques Aldo Ciccolini piano The Deux arabesques L. [--] (Two Arabesques) is a pair of arabesques composed by Claude Debussy. The arabesques are two of Debussy's earliest works composed between the years [----] and [----]. Debussy was still in his twenties. Although quite an early work the arabesques contain hints of Debussy's developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music following the French visual art form. Debussy seems to wander through modes and keys and achieves evocative scenes"
YouTube Link 2009-09-24T03:26Z 84K followers, 928.8K engagements
"Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 "Tempest" III. Allegretto (Kempff) Allegretto third movement from Piano Sonata No. [--] Op. 31/2 Wilhelm Kempff piano (Live) The Piano Sonata No. [--] in D minor Op. [--] No. [--] was composed in 1801/02 by Ludwig van Beethoven. It is usually referred to as "The Tempest" (or Der Sturm in his native German) but this title was not given by him or indeed referred to as such during his lifetime; instead it comes from a claim by his associate Anton Schindler that the sonata was inspired by the Shakespeare play. However much of Schindler's information is distrusted"
YouTube Link 2009-08-26T19:03Z 84K followers, 857.5K engagements
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