"Offrande" ("Offering") for piano solo, beautifully performed and recorded by the amazing Phil Best, to whom I give my profound thanks.

Score available for purchase at: http://www.swirlymusic.org/music/solo-piano/r-a-moulds-offrande-for-solo-piano/

Offrande (performed and recorded by Phil Best)(Op. 88, 2013)

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Composer: Chopin
Work: Nocturne No.6 in G minor
Artist: Adam Harasiewicz

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Chopin: Nocturne No.6 in G minor, Op.15, No.3

Capriccio Italien, Op. 45 de Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovski
I. Andante un poco rubato – Pochissimo piu mosso
II. Allegro moderato

Capriccio Italien Op. 45 - Tchaikovski

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lahav Shani, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano
Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

This is a live recording of the 1995 MENC All-Eastern Honors chorus and orchestra. This was recorded on Sunday April 2, 1995 in the Eastman Theater at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. The chorus was conducted by Charlene Archibeque and the orchestra was conducted by Donald Schleicher.

09 Shostakovich Symphony 5 (Finale)

1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito (B flat minor → B flat major)

The first movement is initiated with four emphatic B-flat minor chords, which leads to a lyrical and passionate theme in D-flat major. This subsidiary theme never appears again throughout the movement. The main theme of the concerto is a Ukrainian folk theme which is contrasted with a romantic theme, both in B-flat minor and featuring some of the melodic contours from the introduction. They are followed by a consoling orchestral A-flat major theme over a pedal point, which is repeated at the end of the exposition after a tumultuous climax in C minor. The development section juxtaposes the folk theme with the romantic theme. The recapitulation features the primary theme in the tonic key, leading into a transposition of the romantic theme and climax in the tonic major, before the excitement is cut short by an interrupted cadence and a piano cadenza. Surprisingly, the movement does not revert to the tonic minor, but instead leads to a triumphant and optimistic coda, concluding in B-flat major with a drum roll.

2. Andantino semplice – Allegro vivace assai/Prestissimo (D flat major)

The second movement, in D-flat major is marked "andantino semplice", which lends itself to a range of interpretations. 

The movement is in ternary form (ABA). After a brief pizzicato introduction, the flute carries the first statement of the theme. The flute's opening four notes are A-flat–E-flat–F–A-flat, while each other statement of this motif in the remainder of the movement substitutes the F for a (higher) B-flat. The British pianist Stephen Hough suggests this may be an error in the published score, and that the flute should play a B-flat. After the flute's opening statement of the melody, the piano continues and modulates to F major. After a bridge section, two cellos return with the theme in D-flat major and the oboe continues it. The "A" section ends with the piano holding a high F major chord, pianissimo. The movement's "B" section is in D minor (the relative minor of F major) and marked "allegro vivace assai" or "prestissimo", depending on the edition. It commences with a virtuosic piano introduction before the piano assumes an accompanying role and the strings commence a new melody in D major melody. The "B" section ends with another virtuosic solo passage for the piano, leading into the return of the "A" section. In the return, the piano makes the first, now ornamented, statement of the theme. The oboe continues the theme, this time resolving it to the tonic (D-flat major) and setting up a brief coda which finishes ppp.

3. Allegro con fuoco (B flat minor → B flat major)

The third movement is marked "allegro con fuoco", and involves the interchange between two principal themes roughly in an ABABAB structure. The "A" theme in B-flat minor, based on a Ukrainian folk song, is principally carried by the piano on each occasion. On the first two occasions it develops into a subsidiary theme, in a major key, played by the orchestra. The "B" theme also appears three times, although in very different guises. On the first occasion it is a lyrical string melody in D-flat major, which the piano develops. Its second appearance is in an abridged form and in E-flat major. Its third and final appearance is in B-flat major, after a long and climactic bridge passage. This time it is triumphal, rather than lyrical, and played fortissimo by the orchestra and piano together. This final appearance leads into a B flat major coda marked "allegro vivo".

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Pyotr Ilyich Tcháikóvski - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23.

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to embark on a wild and fiery adventure with Archie Chen's rendition of Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 4, also known as the "Torrent Étude." If you thought your hands were fast, think again! This presto con fuoco masterpiece will leave you breathless, as it sweeps you away on a torrent of semiquavers, sforzatos, and spirited motifs.

Imagine an ocean of sound, waves crashing against the rocky shores of C♯ minor with a relentless, uproarious intensity. And just when you think you can catch your breath, you'll be hurled back into the tempest, tossed about by a whirlwind of left and right hand alternations reminiscent of Bach's most exhilarating preludes.

This étude is like a rollercoaster ride through a musical storm, filled with sforzati climaxes and powerful arpeggios in tenths. And as if that wasn't enough, the coda takes it up a notch with a fiery, passionate finish that demands the pianist unleash their inner virtuoso, as fiercely as humanly possible!

But what makes this piece truly remarkable is the upbeat character of the motif, a bubbling undercurrent of life and energy that persists throughout. It's like a dance of elemental spirits, each note weaving and swirling in a dizzying display of speed and lightness.

So hold on tight, and prepare to be amazed by Archie Chen's performance of this "magnificent tone-painting" that leaps off the page and roars like a raging torrent! With a touch of humor, a sprinkle of wit, and a healthy dose of impressive virtuosity, you'll be left wondering how on earth the human hands could ever achieve such a feat. Chopin, eat your heart out!

Live from the Hugh Lane Gallery on August 4th, 2013 as part of the concert series of the Dublin International Piano Festival & Summer Academy. Please comment and share.

Piano: Hamburg Steinway B
Piano Technician: Martin Walsh
Recording Engineer: Joey McDonald
Piano provided by Pianos Plus

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Frederic Chopin Etude op. 10 no. 4

Maestro Antoni Wit conducting New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Krzysztof Jablonski - Piano Solo
Sumida Triphony Hall, Tokyo, Japan. February 24, 2017
Frederic Chopin:
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11
Encores:
F. Chopin
- Nocturne in C sharp minor "Lento con gran espressione"
- Etude C minor Op. 10 No. 12 "Revolutionary"

2017 Jablonski & New Japan Philharmonic

Frederic Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor Op. 11 (Feb. 24, 2017)

Jaap van Zweden conducts 
Dorothea Röschmann soprano
Michelle DeYoung mezzo-soprano
Dallas Symphony Chorus | Joshua Habermann, director

Mahler Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"

Mahler Symphony No. 2

Iliya Rashkovskiy performs Chopin's e- minor piano concerto on November 11th, 2011 at Gorzów Philharmonic concert hall. Gorzów Philharmonic Orchestra under Piotr Borkowski conducting. Live recording.
Iliya Rashkovskiy that 2011 year was a 3rd prize winner of the A. Rubinstein Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. Later he conquered the 1st prize at Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan.
The new, very fresh Polish orchestra, established just few months before this performance, showed great musicianship and yet maturity. The concert master for that memorable evening was Tomasz Tomaszewski - 1st concert master of Deutsche Oper Berlin.

Fr. CHOPIN - Piano concerto e minor 2nd mov.

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner, conductor

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (RCA 1957)

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Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 (RCA 1957)

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