classical

piano

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Singapore Symphony Orchestra, 2008
President's Young Performers Concert
Albert Lin, Piano
Wang Ya-Hui, Conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto

Classical Man

Klasika - Koncerti

Habanera is the popular name for the aria "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Love is a rebellious bird) 

Quand je vous aimerai?
Ma foi, je ne sais pas,
Peut-être jamais, peut-être demain.
Mais pas aujourd'hui, c'est certain!

[sung]
L'amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,
S'il lui convient de refuser.
Rien n'y fait, menace ou prière;
L'un parle bien, l'autre se tait,
Et c'est l'autre que je préfère;
Il n'a rien dit mais il me plaît.

(L'amour est un oiseau rebelle) L'amour...
(Que nul ne peut apprivoiser,) L'amour...
(Et c'est bien en vain qu'on l'appelle,) L'amour...
(S'il lui convient de refuser.) L'amour...

L'amour est l'enfant de Bohême,
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi;
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (Prends garde à toi!)
Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime; (Prends garde à toi!)
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime;
Prends garde à toi!

(L'amour est l'enfant de Bohême,)
(Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi;)
(Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;)
(Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!) (Prends garde à toi!)

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime; (Prends garde à toi!)
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime;
Prends garde à toi! (Prends garde à toi!)

L'oiseau que tu croyais surprendre
Battit de l'aile et s'envola.
L'amour est loin, tu peux l'attendre;
Tu ne l'attends plus, il est là.
Tout autour de toi, vite, vite,
Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient.
Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite,
Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient!

(Tout autour de toi, vite,) L'amour
(Il vient, s'en va, puis il revient.) L'amour
(Tu crois le tenir, il t'évite,) L'amour
(Tu crois l'éviter, il te tient!) L'amour

L'amour est l'enfant de Bohême,
Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi;
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;
Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi! (Prends garde à toi!)
Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime (Prends garde à toi!)
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime
Prends garde à toi!

(L'amour est l'enfant de Bohême,)
(Il n'a jamais, jamais connu de loi;)
(Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime;)
(Si je t'aime, prends garde à toi!) (Prends garde à toi!)

Si tu ne m'aimes pas,
Si tu ne m'aimes pas, je t'aime (Prends garde à toi!)
Mais si je t'aime, si je t'aime
Prends garde à toi! (Prends garde à toi!)

Andreas Scholl ~ Habanera ~Carmen

Suite Bergamasque: Prélude (Claude Debussy)

The New England Conservatory Philharmonia led by guest conductor Jefferey Kahane at the keyboard, present Mozart's Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major. Recorded live in Jordan Hall November 6, 2013 by Alex Hug.

Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major- Allegretto

The opening theme to Andante from trio in E-flat, opus 100 by Schubert. Arranged for cello quintet and performed by Deryn Cullen.
Full track available to purchase as a download here:
https://deryncullen.bandcamp.com/track/andante-from-trio-in-e-flat-op-100-franz-schubert

Download

Schubert - Theme From Andante

2nd mov. Andantino semplice – Allegro vivace assai/Prestissimo

Live from International Festival of Santander. Main Hall in the Festivals Palace, Santander, Spain.
Pierre Delignies, piano
Jaime Martín, conductor
Youth Orquestra of Cantabria
Steinway & sons


The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist. Rubinstein later repudiated his previous accusations and became a fervent champion of the work. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos.

The first performance of the original version took place on October 25, 1875 in Boston, conducted by Benjamin Johnson Lang and with Bülow as soloist. Bülow had initially engaged a different conductor, but they quarrelled, and Lang was brought in at short notice. According to Alan Walker, the concerto was so popular that Bülow was obliged to repeat the Finale, a fact that Tchaikovsky found astonishing. Although the premiere was a success with the audience, the critics were not so impressed.

Tchaikovsky piano concerto No. 1, 2nd mov

1st mov. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito

Live from International Festival of Santander. Main Hall in the Festivals Palace, Santander, Spain.
Pierre Delignies, piano
Jaime Martín, conductor
Youth Orquestra of Cantabria
Steinway & sons


The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist. Rubinstein later repudiated his previous accusations and became a fervent champion of the work. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concertos.

The first performance of the original version took place on October 25, 1875 in Boston, conducted by Benjamin Johnson Lang and with Bülow as soloist. Bülow had initially engaged a different conductor, but they quarrelled, and Lang was brought in at short notice. According to Alan Walker, the concerto was so popular that Bülow was obliged to repeat the Finale, a fact that Tchaikovsky found astonishing. Although the premiere was a success with the audience, the critics were not so impressed.

Tchaikovsky piano concerto No. 1, 1st mov

Scheherazade - Rimsky-Korsakov

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony 7 . Time 2.

Bethoven - minuet

Serenade-Franz Schubert

My Version of Piazollas Oblivion

for Double Bass, Piano, Violin, Bass Clarinet

Piano, Violin recorded and performed by Stratis Skandalakis 
Bass and Clarinet are Virtual Instruments played by Stratis Skandalakis

Oblivion Piazolla / Arrangement for Piano, Violin, Bass Clarinet, Double Bass

Guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen ('95, '98 M.M.) leads the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Recorded live in NEC's Jordan Hall October 26, 2010.

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - The Tale of Prince Kalendar ( Lento-Allegro molto)

Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35 - The Young Prince and Princess ( Andantino quasi allegretto)

Soyoung Yoon's debut album, released in 2012, contains recordings of two of most famous works for violin. The violin concerto in d minor, Op 47 of Jean Sibelius and well as Piotr Tchaikovsky's violin concerto in D major, Op 35. 
Th CD-album has been nominated to the International Classical Music Award (ICMA) 2013.

01 Sibelius_ Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op.47 - 1. Allegro Moderato.mp3

04 Tchaikovsky_ Violin Concerto In D, Op.35 - 1. Allegro Moderato.mp3

Tchaikovsky - Valse sentimentale 
First raw try for my plan of recording all the Tchaikovsky pieces for cello
by playing all the parts myself.

Tchaikovsky - Valse sentimentale

New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra performs Mozart's Divertimento for Oboe, 2 Horns and Strings no 11 in D major, K 251. Recorded live in Jordan Hall February 27, 2013.

Mozart: Divertimento for Oboe  Horns and Strings - Allegro molto

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Haydn's Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear". Recorded live in Jordan Hall March 11, 2013.

Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major- Allegretto

Dmitri Shostakovich wrote his Symphony No. 2 in B major, Op. 14 and subtitled To October, for the 10th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was first performed by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra and the Academy Capella Choir under Nikolai Malko, on 5 November 1927. After the premiere, Shostakovich made some revisions to the score, and this final version was first played in Moscow later in 1927 under the baton of Konstantin Saradzhev. It was also the first time any version of the work had been played in Moscow.

01 Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto 1st Movement

Albert Lin Piano