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Brahms’ Ballade in B Minor, Op. 10, No. 3
Emil Gilels, a Soviet pianist, was born on October 19, 1916, and is regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He began learning the piano at…
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Brahms’ Ballade No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10
Emil Gilels, born in Odessa in 1916, was a highly regarded Soviet pianist. He is considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Gilels began studying piano at…
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Brahms Ballade in B Major, Op. 10, No. 4
Italian pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) is considered one of the most exceptional piano virtuosos of the 20th century, alongside Horowitz and Richter. He began music lessons at age three,…
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Brahms Ballade in D Minor, Op. 10, No. 1
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, an Italian classical pianist, is considered one of the most influential piano virtuosos of the 20th century. Alongside names like Horowitz and Richter, he is regarded as…
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Brahms’ Ballade in B Major, Op. 10, No. 4
Emil Gilels, a Soviet pianist born in Odessa, Ukraine, was considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He began studying the piano at the age of five…
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Brahms’ Hungarian Dance, Performed by Mikhail Barash
Check out Mikhail Barash’s performance of J. Braum’s Hungarian Dance on his Stradivarius Violin, produced by Phil York at Yorktown Digital. Buy the CD at http://barashmusic.com and also search for…
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Brahms Hungarian Dances No. 5-6
Hungarian Dance 5-6.
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Schumann’s Symphony No. 2 and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, Performed by Khatia Buniatishvili with the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker
In 2011, Düsseldorfer Symphoniker toured the Basque Country with GMD Andrey Boreyko. Five concerts were held in San Sebastian, Pamplona, Vitoria, and Bilbao. The Basque National Orchestra traveled to Düsseldorf…
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Antonín Dvořák
…This award not only brought him into contact with the renowned composer, Johannes Brahms, but also led to a fruitful friendship. Brahms provided Dvořák with valuable technical advice and introduced…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, is a work that triumphantly showcases the composer’s mastery of orchestration and thematic development. Often compared to Beethoven’s symphonies, Brahms’ first…
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Géza Anda Performs Chopin Polonaise No. 6 – Heroique
…at the Franz Liszt Academy. He made his debut in 1939 playing Brahms’ B flat major concerto and won the Liszt Prize in 1940. In 1941, he performed Brahms’ Piano…
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Beethoven Sonata Op. 109, 1st Movement
Erno Dohnanyi, born in Hungary in 1877, was a renowned pianist and composer. His talent was recognized at a young age when Brahms praised his Piano Quintet. Dohnanyi became highly…
