Concert 88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023

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Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664
- 3. Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 23
- No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
Johannes Brahms, Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
- 1. Allegro maestoso
Frédéric Chopin, Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
- 2. Adagio sostenuto
Johann Sebastian Bach, Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971
- 3. Allegro vivace
Franz Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
- 5. Marziale un poco meno allegro
Frédéric Chopin, Études, Op. 25
- No. 1 in A-flat Major
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
- 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
- 1. Allegro con brio
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
- 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
- 2. Tema con variazioni
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 23
- No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
- 3. Allegro assai
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Mikhail Pletnev, Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker" for solo piano
- 2. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Fazıl Say, Sonata for piano, Op. 52 – "Gezi Park 2"
Johannes Brahms, 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
- 3. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo - Piu animato - Tempo I
Frédéric Chopin, Études, Op. 10
- No. 4 in C-sharp Minor
Béla Bartók, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95
- 3. Allegro molto - Più allegro
Franz Liszt, Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (The Fountains of the Villa d'Este)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 "Jenamy" (a.k.a "Jeunehomme")
- 1. Allegro
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Concerto for Piano No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
- 3. Presto—Molto allegro e vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
- 3. Rondo : Allegro
Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
- 2. Larghetto
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (for piano solo)
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32
- No. 5 in G major, Moderato
Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
- X. Bogatyrskiye vorota: V stolnom gorode vo Kiyeve (The Great Gate of Kiev)
Alexander Scriabin, Twelve Etudes, Op. 8
- No. 12 in D-sharp minor – Patetico
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
- 3. Allegro con fuoco
Franz Liszt, Liebestraum in A flat, S. 541 No. 3 "Love Dream"
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"
- 3. Rondo: Allegro

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88 Minutes of Piano Excellence for World Piano Day 2023 A medici.tv greatest-hits compilation

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In honor of World Piano Day, held on the 88th day of the year to honor the instrument's 88 keys, join us in an 88-minute celebration of legendary pianists and the pieces we love to hear them play! Curated specially for you, this compilation brings together works by Chopin, Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Brahms, and other favorite composers in the hands of some of the finest interpreters of every recorded era: Vladimir Horowitz and Arthur Rubinstein to Van Cliburn and Emil Gilels, Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim to Maria João Pires and Grigory Sokolov, Yuja Wang and Daniil Trifonov to Alexandra Dovgan and Yunchan Lim… and that's just for starters. Sit back and enjoy this pianistic pantheon!

Cast

Mao Fujita | Pianist
Maria João Pires | Pianist
Yuja Wang | Pianist
Alexandre Kantorow | Pianist
Evgeny Kissin | Pianist
Van Cliburn | Pianist
Lucas Debargue | Pianist
Daniel Barenboim | Pianist
Daniil Trifonov | Pianist
Martha Argerich | Pianist
Khatia Buniatishvili | Pianist
Seong-Jin Cho | Pianist
Lahav Shani | Pianist
Grigory Sokolov | Pianist
Mitsuko Uchida | Pianist
Alexander Malofeev | Pianist
Fazıl Say | Pianist
Eric Lu | Pianist
Sir András Schiff | Pianist
Murray Perahia | Pianist
Yefim Bronfman | Pianist
Hélène Grimaud | Pianist
Beatrice Rana | Pianist
Alexandra Dovgan | Pianist
Igor Levit | Pianist
Arthur Rubinstein | Pianist
Yoav Levanon | Pianist
Nikolai Lugansky | Pianist
Lang Lang | Pianist
Nobuyuki Tsujii (Nobu) | Pianist
Vladimir Horowitz | Pianist
Emil Gilels | Pianist
Vladimir Ashkenazy | Pianist
Yunchan Lim | Pianist

Program

Frédéric Chopin, Nocturne No. 20 in C-sharp Minor, Op. Posth.
Franz Schubert, Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, D. 664
- 3. Allegro
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 23
- No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
Johannes Brahms, Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
- 1. Allegro maestoso
Frédéric Chopin, Waltz in C-sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2
Sergei Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
- 2. Adagio sostenuto
Johann Sebastian Bach, Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971
- 3. Allegro vivace
Franz Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
- 5. Marziale un poco meno allegro
Frédéric Chopin, Études, Op. 25
- No. 1 in A-flat Major
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
- 3. Allegro, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
- 1. Allegro con brio
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
- 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
Sergei Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
- 2. Tema con variazioni
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 23
- No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
- 3. Allegro assai
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Mikhail Pletnev, Concert Suite from "The Nutcracker" for solo piano
- 2. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Fazıl Say, Sonata for piano, Op. 52 – "Gezi Park 2"
Johannes Brahms, 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15
- 3. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo - Piu animato - Tempo I
Frédéric Chopin, Études, Op. 10
- No. 4 in C-sharp Minor
Béla Bartók, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Sz. 95
- 3. Allegro molto - Più allegro
Franz Liszt, Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (The Fountains of the Villa d'Este)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271 "Jenamy" (a.k.a "Jeunehomme")
- 1. Allegro
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Concerto for Piano No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25
- 3. Presto—Molto allegro e vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
- 3. Rondo : Allegro
Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
- 2. Larghetto
George Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue (for piano solo)
Sergei Rachmaninov, Preludes, Op. 32
- No. 5 in G major, Moderato
Frédéric Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Modest Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
- X. Bogatyrskiye vorota: V stolnom gorode vo Kiyeve (The Great Gate of Kiev)
Alexander Scriabin, Twelve Etudes, Op. 8
- No. 12 in D-sharp minor – Patetico
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23
- 3. Allegro con fuoco
Franz Liszt, Liebestraum in A flat, S. 541 No. 3 "Love Dream"
Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique"
- 3. Rondo: Allegro