Name: Andante favori, WoO 57 by Vadim Chaimovich in The Only Beethoven Playlist
Duration: 10 min 17 s
Description: The Andante favori was written between 1803 and 1804, and published in 1805. It was originally intended to be the second of the three movements of Beethoven's Waldstein piano sonata, Op. 53.

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A recording of J.S. Bach's 'Preludie in C' played by Neil Balfour.

When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of the defining musical texts in keyboard history. But, somehow, it has - and the Prelude No. 1 in C Major is where it all starts.

The Well-Tempered Clavier (there are two volumes of it, each containing a prelude and a fugue in each musical key) kicks off in C Major, the most 'natural' musical key, so he obviously made sure that the first entry is a good one. Few pieces of keyboard music sound so delicate and fragile, but there's a very Bach-ian stability to it as well. 

It's a strikingly simple piece to begin with, gently phasing through different chords and registers, but it's one of those pieces that demands to be tinkered with. Consequently, you'll hear plenty of different interpretations of this much-loved work.

Prelude No. 1 In C Major | Bach

A cello quartet arrangement of the second movement of Vivaldi's Cello Sonata no. 3 in A minor RV43

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Elvira Madigan, byname of Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K 467,  three-movement concerto for piano and orchestra by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the best known of his many piano concerti. It was completed on March 9, 1785. Its wide recognition is in large part due to the Swedish film Elvira Madigan (1967), in which its lyrical second movement was featured and from which it derives its byname.

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Orchestral samples included in this recording from the Vienna Symphonic Library.

Mozart - The Essential Collection

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C-Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Allegro maestoso

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Fractal in the Rain
Composed by Akira Yamaoka
Arranged & Performed by Nicolas Horvath

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Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22

Chopin - Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 (Live)

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Light elegance – beautiful symmetry – amazing variety – stunning contrasts: two rondos and four sonatas by the four great Viennese classics: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.

Viennese Classics for Piano: Haydn: Sonata No. 30, Hob. XVI:19 – Mozart: Rondo, K. 485, Sonata No. 12, K. 332 – Beethoven: Rondo, Op. 51, No. 1, Sonata No. 5, Op. 10, No. 1 – Schubert: Sonata No. 13, D. 664

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven: 2 Rondos, Op. 51: No. 1, Moderato e grazioso in C Major

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6 Variations for Piano on 'Nel cor più non mi sento' from Paisiello's opera La Molinara, WoO 70

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Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Sonata Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile

The Andante favori was written between 1803 and 1804, and published in 1805. It was originally intended to be the second of the three movements of Beethoven's Waldstein piano sonata, Op. 53.

Andante favori, WoO 57

Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni

Newspaper critics are unanimous in their praise of Vadim's interpretations deeming them as «sensitive and expressive», «intelligent and powerful». With record-breaking 235 million views, his interpretation of the «Nocturne in E-flat Major» by Frederic Chopin is among the most popular classical music recordings on YouTube.

Andante favori, WoO 57

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