Rachmaninov's piano concerto-esque work was the 1934 equivalent of sampling a pop song. The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is also one of the romantic period's greatest pieces. Had he lived to hear ...

In this 13-part series, pianist, teacher and author David Dubal explores the way the giants of the 19th century wrote for the solo piano. Each one-hour program will focus on a single composer, from ...

Recordings of his four piano concertos and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini are legion, so Wang and Dudamel enter a competitive field. Wang has an immediately distinctive personality.

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos & Paganini Rhapsody. Posted 17 Sep 2023 17 Sep 2023 Sun 17 Sep 2023 at 7:00am. Yuja Wang (piano), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustavo Dudamel. Share.

Simon Trpceski (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, cond Vasily Petrenko. Rating: * * * * * ...

The piece was written by Liszt in 1851 and actually comes from a larger piece – the Grandes études de Paganini and is famous for being one of the most difficult pieces ever written for piano. (But no ...

Gierig's piano on his "Healing in Foreign Lands" is delicately gorgeous, ... Paganini: After a Dream won't appeal to those who don't go for strings in their jazz (unless they can be convinced to give ...

In 1917 Szymanowski and his family left Tymoszówka and moved to Elisavetgrad, where he composed as well as playing a few concerts of his own music and accompanying violinist Wiktor Goldfeld. It was ...

Wild Paganini on Piano : From the Top Teenage pianists David Allakhverdov,and Weiyin Chen,17, tear up the keyboard in a performance of Variations on a Theme by Paganini by Witold Lutoslawski.