Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...
Composer and pianist Olivia Belli will release a new album, Daimon, on Sony Classical, centered on a piano concerto inspired ...
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 The all-Beethoven season-opening program begins with the Piano Concerto No. 4, ...
When he was a child, music critic Tom Manoff heard the music of Edvard Grieg, particularly his piano concerto in A-minor. This piece of music is known as a workhorse. In pop music, it would be ...
Serj Tankian has released a 24-minute modern classical composition titled Disarming Time: A Modern Piano Concerto on his own label, Serjical Strike Records. The piece comes accompanied by a ...
The two piano concertos of Ravel are such an obviously perfect fit for pianist Yuja Wang that it seems remarkable it’s taken this long for her to get around to recording them. The music’s brisk, ...
Andsnes and the MCO’s fresh and sensitive performances of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos have been an early Proms highlight. But is there such a thing as ‘authentic’ Beethoven? In the glittering wake of ...
Mozart Piano concertos Berlin Philharmonic/Barenboim (Warner Classics 2564 61919-2) (9 CDs) Warner's partnership with Daniel Barenboim is yielding a cornucopia of gold-dust rereleases. Hot on the ...
As we continue to struggle through the winter months, music becomes a solace as well as a pleasure. This year, there are ...
Classical music can be carved up in all sorts of ways, but one way seems ideally clear-cut. There’s music, and there’s music for opera. One takes place in concert halls, and is listened to for its ...
Who was the best pianist of all time? We asked 100 leading pianists to name the performers who have brought the most magic to ...