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Venetian Gondola Song (F. Mendelssohn)

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

Recordings of Philharmonia Fall 2014 Concert

Dvorak - Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 - Starodavny: Allegretto grazioso

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Venetian Gondola Song (F. Mendelssohn)

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