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Schubert Piano Sonata in B Flat
Rudolf Serkin, a talented pianist, was born in Cheb, Bohemia in 1903. He gained recognition as a child prodigy and studied music in Vienna with renowned teachers. Serkin began his…
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Sayaka Shoji Performs Brahms Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 – 3rd Movement
Sayaka Shoji, a Japanese classical violinist, is known for winning the Paganini Competition in Genoa in 1999. She was born into an artistic family and studied under renowned teachers such…
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Géza Anda Performs Chopin Polonaise No. 6 – Heroique
Listen to Géza Anda’s rendition of Chopin’s Polonaise No.6 “Heroique.” Anda was a Hungarian pianist born in Budapest who studied under renowned teachers like Imre Stefaniai and Ernst von Dohnányi…
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Bach’s Air on a G String – Piano Tutorial
Bach Air on a G String Piano Tutorial – Level 3 Version. Request from the Netherlands. First tutorial on classical music. Concerned about offending private teachers, but kept getting requests….
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Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto No. 5, 3rd Movement
Former concert pianist Rob Steinberg performs Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with Paul Jones in a live concert. Steinberg has studied with renowned piano teachers, performed as a soloist with symphony orchestras,…
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Beethoven Sonata No. 5 in C Minor – Op. 10, No. 1
…the world. Ferber studied with renowned teachers such as Karl Leimer, Walter Gieseking, and Marguerite Long in Switzerland, Germany, and France. He settled in London in 1939 and continued his…
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Barry Douglas Plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
…Douglas studied with notable teachers like Maria Curcio and Yevgeny Malinin, winning the gold medal in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1986. He has recorded works by Mussorgsky and continues…
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Beethoven – 12 Variations for Cello and Piano
Luca Fiorentini, an Italian cellist, has performed as a soloist and cellist of the Shostakovich trio. He has studied with renowned teachers and is currently a cello teacher in Conservatory…
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Edward Elgar
…age, Elgar displayed a remarkable aptitude for music. By the age of eight, he was taking piano and violin lessons from local teachers. His father’s influence and the exposure to…
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Carl Maria von Weber
…Salzburg, Freiberg, Augsburg, and Vienna. These travels provided Weber with the opportunity to study under numerous teachers, including his father, Johann Peter Heuschkel, Michael Haydn, Giovanni Valesi, Johann Nepomuk Kalcher,…
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Gustav Mahler
…nurture his musical abilities. At 15, he was accepted into the prestigious Vienna Conservatory, where he honed his skills under the tutelage of eminent teachers. Here, he won prizes for…
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George Gershwin
…will make his mark if anybody will. The boy is a genius.” Gershwin would continue to expand his musical horizons, learning from a range of teachers, including Henry Cowell, Wallingford…
