Grigory Sokolov Plays the Music of Rameau
Grigory Sokolov was born in Leningrad (now St Petersburg) on 18 April 1950. He started to play piano at the age of five and, two years later, began studies with Liya Zelikhman at the Central …
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Joanna Sochacka Plays Beethoven
For the first time today I listened to pianist Joanna Sochacka and I liked her playing a lot. Particularly her adherence to dynamics adds a lot to her performance of Beethoven’s “Tempest”sonata. The “Tempest Sonata” …
Andras Schiff and Yuja Wang Play Dvorak
For me, music has nothing to do with age. Music is timeless. Music is about emotion, joy, sadness, and humor. Here are two generations of musicians playing together, and they surely created joy for me. …
Yeol-Eum Son Plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto #21
Mozart completed his Concerto No. 21 only a month after his previous concerto. He would write four more in the next 21 months. Because Mozart wrote them for his own concert performances in Vienna, he …
David Oistrakh Plays Nocturne From Sibelius’ Belshazzar
Sibelius’ incidental music for “Belshazzar’s Feast” includes a Nocturne with a violin theme reminiscent of the concerto and Third Symphony (two works written the same year). Once a popular encore and recital work for violinists …