Tchaikovsky   Piano Concerto No 1, B Flat Minor, Op 23 Open   Best Of Classical Music

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Tchaikovsky - The Seasons, Op. 37, June (Barcarolle)

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

Rachmaninov's Prelude in G minor Op.23 No.5 performed by Phil Best

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Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 - Rachmaninov

Errance à Travers des Pensées Intemporelles est une suite orchestrale en quatre mouvements, conçue comme un voyage intérieur à travers la mémoire, l’héritage émotionnel et les silences du passé.

Inspirée par la grandeur romantique de Schumann, la vitalité lyrique de Dvořák et le lyrisme cinématographique de Rachmaninov, chaque mouvement explore un territoire émotionnel unique — entre mélancolie, tension, ironie, et lumière retrouvée.

L’orchestration spatialisée en Dolby Atmos crée un monde sonore immersif où chaque instrument devient une voix dans un dialogue intérieur. De la tendresse intime de Romanza à la libération éclatante du Finale, cette œuvre symphonique propose une méditation sur le temps, le souvenir et les traces invisibles que la pensée laisse derrière elle.

4. Movement Four

Beethoven Symphony No. 7, II Allegretto

New England Conservatory Chamber Orchestra coached by Donald Palma performs Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings. Recorded live October 14, 2011 at NEC's Jordan Hall.
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Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 -  Waltzer

Paganini caprice 24

Hugh Wolff conducts the New England Conservatory Philharmonia in a performance of Brahms' Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98. Recorded live October 3, 2012 in Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. 

Brahms: Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98 -  Allegro non troppo

Prelude Op. 28, No. 15, by Frédéric Chopin, known as the "Raindrop" prelude. Recorded in March 2001

Chopin - Raindrop Prelude

Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube Waltz

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