Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Stephen Kovacevich (born October 17, 1940) is an American classical pianist and conductor. [1] He is particularly celebrated for his recordings of works by Beethoven , Bartók , and Schubert , and is known for technical skill, clarity of playing, and an intelligent approach to interpretation.
He has made many recordings, including several Mozart piano concerti with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the music of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, and Bach. Goode was the first American-born pianist to record the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. He regularly appears at the world's leading venues. [2]
The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music is a compilation of classical works recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor David Parry. [2] Recorded at Abbey Road Studios , Royal Festival Hall and Henry Wood Hall in London, the compilation was released in digital formats in November, 2009 and as a 4-CD set in 2011. [ 3 ]
Allegro (E-flat major), 4 4; Adagio cantabile (A-flat major), 34; Scherzo. Allegro assai (E-flat major, with trio in A-flat major), 3 4; Finale. Presto (E-flat major), 2 4; The first movement opens with an ascending arpeggiated figure (a so-called Mannheim Rocket, like that opening the first movement of the composer's own Piano Sonata no 1, Opus 2 no 1), [3]
O'Conor has made more than 20 recordings for the Telarc label, including the complete Beethoven piano sonatas and the complete Beethoven Bagatelles, which later was cited by the New York Times as the best recording of these works; the five Beethoven piano concertos, released in 2008; [1] four volumes of Mozart piano concertos with Sir Charles ...
Beethoven regarded it as the best of his early sonatas, though some of its companions in the cycle have been at least as popular with the public. [ 1 ] Prominent musicologist Donald Francis Tovey has called this work the crowning achievement and culmination of Beethoven's early "grand" piano sonatas (the "grand" modifier was applied by ...
Musopen, under the URL musopen.org, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which prioritizes "improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials". [M 1] The website creates, produces and disseminates public domain music via recordings, sheet music and educational resources concerning Western classical music.
In 2007, when he was 20 years old, Levit released his debut album, a set of Beethoven's piano concertos, with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Müller-Brühl on Naxos records. [77] In 2013, he released a two-disc set of Ludwig van Beethoven's late piano sonatas (Nos. 28 to 32), on Sony Classical Records. [78]