Piano Concerto in G by Maurice Ravel, first movement, performed here by Leonard Bernstein conducting from the piano.
Not my favourite interpretation of the piece, but any chance to see Lenny performing is always good.
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On the 75th anniversary of the death of George Gershwin, a performance of his Piano Concerto in G (first movement). Played here by Anastasios Pappas, accompanied by the George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra. Not the most famous or iconic of recordings, but well worth a listen.
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Bach Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052, performed by Glenn Gould and the Ottawa Philharmonic under the direction of Thomas Meyer:
I wish I could get hold of a complete version of the Gould/Bernstein/NYPO video recording, if it exists.
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A fine example of Brahms playing today from Stephen Hough and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. This is an extended excerpt from the second movement of Brahm’s first piano concerto.
The slow buildup beginning with the restatement of the first theme by the orchestra at 3’36, leading up to those great glacial piano chords at 5’20 is especially well done here.
I have always been most partial to the Glenn Gould (live at Carnegie Hall with the NYPO) and Emil Gilels (studio) recordings of this work, but judging from the second movement alone in this video, Hough’s performance is right up there with those greats.
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