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Mar 22, 2023 · From the J.S. Bach keyboard works of the Baroque era to Bartók’s note-splitting masterpiece of the 20th century, here are some of the greatest piano concertos ever to have been written.
Sep 13, 2021 · Of the five most-often performed piano concertos, four of them were written by virtuoso composer-pianists: Beethoven, Liszt, and R. Schumann. Here are five piano concertos that continue to inspire today’s most talented pianists and audiences.
- Mozart Piano Concerto No 27
- Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5
- Brahms Piano Concerto No 1
- Schumann Piano Concerto
- Grieg Piano Concerto
- Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1
- Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3
- Ravel Piano Concerto
- Bartók Piano Concerto No 2
- Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2
Piotr Anderszewski pf Chamber Orchestra of Europe 'Anderszewski’s piano is right there in the middle of it, supporting, chattering away in passagework, never once hogging the spotlight at the expense of his first-desk soloists, and pulling gently against the pulse to coax maximum character from the music without compromising its shapely contours. ....
Paul Lewis pfBBC Symphony Orchestra / Jiří Bělohlávek 'And so, all in all, these records take their place among the finest Beethoven piano concerto performances so that even when you recall beloved issues by Wilhelm Kempff, Emil Gilels, Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia (to name but four), Lewis ensures that you return refreshed and with a renewed sense...
Nelson Freire pfGewandhaus Orchestra / Riccardo Chailly 'This is the Brahms piano concerto set we’ve been waiting for. Nelson Freire and Riccardo Chailly offer interpretations that triumphantly fuse immediacy and insight, power and lyricism, and incandescent virtuosity that leaves few details unturned, yet always with the big picture in clear sight...
Leif Ove Andsnes pfBPO / Mariss Jansons 'Andsnes is firmly supported by Jansons and the Berlin Philharmonic, with playing not just refined but dramatic too in fiercely exciting tuttis. Schumann’s cello melodies are gloriously warm, with textures in both works admirably clear, and Andsnes fully responds to Schumann’s espressivo and ritardando reques...
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet pfBergen Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner 'Bavouzet bewitches in the slow movement, not just in the clarity of his lines but also in the sense of ebb and flow (soloists must love Gardner for his empathetic support); and while no one can spin a slow melody quite like Lipatti, Bavouzet is whirlingly virtuoso in the finale....
Martha Argerich (pf) BPO / Claudio Abbado 'Argerich has never sounded on better terms with the piano, more virtuoso yet engagingly human. Lyrical and insinuating, to a degree her performance seems to be made of the tumultuous elements themselves, of fire and ice, rain and sunshine...' Read review Read more on Tchaikovsky and discover the essential ...
Martha Argerich (pf) BPO / Claudio Abbado 'There have been others to match the bustle and brilliance of Argerich's Prokofiev, her coloristic range, her drive, her flashiness, her straining at the leash. But I'm not sure I could name anyone who has so satisfyingly combined all those qualities, who has given us such a rocket-launched recapitulation i...
Krystian Zimerman (pf) Cleveland Orchestra / Pierre Boulez 'Zimerman’s pianism is self-recommending. His trills in the first movement of the G major Concerto are to die for, his passagework in the finale crystal-clear, never hectic, always stylish. For their part Boulez and the Clevelanders are immaculate and responsive; they relish Ravel’s neon-li...
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (pf) BBC PO / Gianandrea Noseda 'The Second Concerto gives Anda, Kocsis, Schiff, Donohoe and Andsnes a fair run for their money, with plenty of air freshening the pages of the first movement, where in the wrong hands the warring combination of brass, piano and percussion can overwhelm in quite the wrong way. Not here though...'...
Alexandre TharaudpfRoyal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Alexander Vedernikov 'The clarinet solo in the Adagio is as tender and vulnerable as you’ll ever hear (with or without its association with Brief Encounter, this one is particularly poignant), and so to the finale, notable for the soloist’s exemplary clarity and the orchestra’s alternately...
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- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 – and No. 5 too. Composers have been trying to beat Beethoven for 200 years. Few succeed. Choosing the best of his five piano concertos is an unenviable task – and so I suggest both his Fourth and Fifth concertos as equal crowning glories of the repertoire.
- Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2. Come on, don’t be mean – this concerto is perfect. It’s almost impossible to fault one page, one phrase, one note in one of the greatest piano concertos.
- Mozart: Piano Concerto In C Minor, K491. Mozart’s 27 piano concertos comprise the largest body of piano concertos that are regularly heard in concert halls, although (scandalously) a relatively small handful are regularly performed.
- Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1. This concerto took two different forms – symphony, then two-piano sonata – before settling down as a concerto. It was profoundly affected by the fate of Robert Schumann.
One of the greatest piano concertos ever, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor has long been a cornerstone in the repertoire of many concert pianists. It was actually Chopin’s second piano concerto, as it was written after the premiere of Piano Concerto “No. 2” in F minor.
May 9, 2018 · While many piano concertos have been composed, we decided to compile a list of what we consider to be the best piano concertos. 1. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1. This beautiful piano concerto was created in between November 1874 and February 1875 by the Russian Master composer Tchaikovsky.
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Feb 10, 2022 · Grieg’s Piano Concerto has been tackled by many great pianists, but not all of them strike the right balance between refined pianism and Lisztian zest. Jeremy Nicholas surveys recordings spanning a century.
