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Rubinstein Plays Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 – 1st Movement, Maestoso
…staple in every major pianist’s repertoire, offers significant technical challenges to performers. Brahms spent years composing the piece, which premiered on January 22, 1859, when he was only 25 years…
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Dynamica Duo Plays Schumann’s Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano
Duo Premiere on YouTube
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Vivaldi Mandolin Concerto – 1st Movement
…music is available at edition49.de. There is a new CD featuring Detlef Tewes and Boris Björn Bagger, with world premiere recordings of Mozart. The CD has sold more than 10,000…
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Maurice Ravel – Introduction et Allegro
“Maurice Ravel’s ‘Introduction et Allegro’ premiered in Paris on February 22, 1907. The piece was written for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet and dedicated to Albert Blondel.”…
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Prokofiev Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 – Precipitato
Maurizio Pollini performs Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 83 III. Precipitato. Composed between 1939-1942, the sonata premiered in 1943 by Sviatoslav Richter. The third movement, Precipitato, is considered a…
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Gaetano Donizetti – Questo Giorno from La Lettera Anonima
…the director of the Theatro San Carlo. Donizetti’s opera “La zingara” had been well-received, and six weeks later, his single-act opera “La lettera anonima” premiered at the Teatro del Fondo,…
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Igor Stravinsky – Sacrificial Dance from The Rite of Spring
…the ballet caused a scandalous riot at its 1913 premiere due to its innovative technique and content. This event made it internationally renowned and controversial in the history of performance….
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Excerpt of People’s Fair at Shrovetide from Petrouchka by Igor Stravinsky
…premiered in Paris in 1911, with Monteux as the conductor. This rare footage holds significant historical value. Available for purchase on vaimusic.com or by calling 1(800)477-7146 in the US (914-769-3691…