James Rhodes

Prokofiev's 'Theme from the Apprentice' :) Was filmed at Steinway Hall in London for Channel 4. Catch the video of me playing it here: http://www.channel4.com/jamesrhodes

Prokofiev Dance of the Knights

Bach, out of his mind with grief after the sudden death of his wife (not to mention his siblings, parents and half of his 21 kids), wrote this piece for solo violin. Busoni later arranged it for piano.
Recorded live and unedited.
(Performed by James Rhodes)

J S Bach Arr. F Busoni Chaconne In D Minor

Busoni's transcription of Bach's organ (stop smirking at the back) adagio from the Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C. Offensively crunchy & modern chords towards the end...
Heartbroken bastard.

Bach-Busoni Adagio From BWV 564

Schumann's love letter to his wife-to-be. Lovely little musical quote from the Ave Maria at the end - her favourite piece.  Romantic bastard...

Schumann/Liszt Widmung (Dedication)

Arguably Chopin's greatest composition. If you can offer a description using words you're much smarter than I am...

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Chopin Ballade No 4 In F Minor Op 52

The last movement of Beethoven's immortal 30th piano sonata (played by me).

Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 30 In E Major, Op. 109  final movement

Balakirev's transcription for solo piano of the slow movement of Chopin's 1st Piano Concerto. Chopin wrote it when he was still a teenager. Precocious bastard.

Chopin (arr. Balakirev) Piano Concerto No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11  Romanza

My take on Chopin's saddest little prelude.  Two and a half minutes of ache.


Chopin Prelude No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 28

Ravel's stupidly beautiful Pavane for a Dead Princess. He wrote it in 1899, this is my interpretation of it 115 years later.

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Ravel Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

LVB's weirdly underplayed Op.90 sonata in E minor. Here's the second movement played by me. Gentle, bi-polar, inward-looking, darker than it first appears...

Beethoven Piano Sonata OP 90, 2nd movement

My performance of Alkan's offensively difficult opening movement from his Grande Sonate, depicting someone in his 20s (on crack?). Alkan was the only pianist Liszt was scared to play in front of. Can't imagine why...

Alkan Grande Sonate, Op. 33, 'Les Quatre Âges'  I. Vingt Ans

Chopin's rather mental study in C minor. This from a supposedly asexual, sickly, man-child of a composer...

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