Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major for Piano and Orchestra, K.488: II. Adagio.

May 3, 2018 in Classical, Classical-ROTD, Piano, Recording of the Day

Hélène Grimaud

The work is misidentified on the video; it is not Beethoven, but obviously Mozart!

 

Mozart – Concerto no 23 in A major k 488 – Daniil Trifonov, Israel Camerata Orchestra

May 2, 2018 in Classical, Classical-ROTD, Piano, Recording of the Day

Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition (Tel Aviv). Conducted by Avner Biron.

 

Lang Lang and Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C Minor

December 1, 2014 in Classical, Piano

The world-class virtuoso artist Lang Lang returns to Montreal to perform a solo recital in March 2015. Versatile and charismatic, the young pianist powerfully and expressively interprets Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491.

Marc-André Hamelin- Variations on a Theme by Paganini

November 24, 2014 in Classical, Piano

He’s a fantastic CBC recording of a Montréal expat, Marc-André Hamelin performing Paganini’s Variations on a Theme. Hamelin’s technical skill is matched by his musicality.

Minna Re Shin – Coral (Canto do Sertão) – H. Villa-Lobos

June 26, 2014 in Classical, Piano

Summer is here finally! Here’s a video of an interpretation of one of Villa-Lobos’ pieces I recorded on a friend’s piano one Saturday afternoon.