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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A fine performance of the piece “Melancolie” by Francois Poulenc, played and uploaded by a YouTube user:
Happy Sunday everyone.
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Rachmaninov Prelude Op.32 No.13 in D flat major, performed here by Vladminir Ashkenazy:
A fitting end to Rachmaninov’s wonderful cycle of 24 preludes.
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“Fantasy in C” by Orlando Gibbons, performed here on the piano by Glenn Gould:
This piece always reminds me of New York. I first heard it while listening to Glenn Gould’s “Great Pianists of the 20th Century” album on the sample headphones at a Barnes & Noble store somewhere near Chinatown, a decade ago, after having walked all the way downtown from my cheap, two-star hotel.
The liner notes to this CD, if I recall correctly (and I’m paraphrasing here), pay homage to Gould’s plausible, natural “English accent” when playing the pieces from this release. Listening again now, it’s hard to disagree.
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Grieg Piano Sonata in E Minor, Op 7, second movement, performed by Glenn Gould:
Those final falling chords at the end of the movement (and the sense of stillness and reflection that they create) are rendered beautifully in this recording by Gould.
The whole sonata is well worth a listen.
Happy Friday, everyone.
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