hintersatz:

2 Hamelin posts in a day!

Marc Andre Hamelin playing Nikolai Medtner’s INCREDIBLE Sonata in F minor ‘Sonata Minacciosa’, Op 53 No 2.

“The Thirteenth Sonata, the “Minacciosa” in F minor, Op. 53, No. 2, is another one-movement work. It lives up to the “menacing” character of the title and is highly chromatic, with an impressive fugue. Medtner described it as “my most contemporary composition, for it reflects the threatening atmosphere of contemporary events”. It is intellectually demanding for both listener and pianist: according to Marc-André Hamelin “the most concentrated 15 minutes of music one could ever hope to play or listen to; its rewards go far beyond initial impressions”. It was dedicated to the Canadian pianist and pupil of Scriabin, Alfred La Liberté, one of Medtner’s most loyal supporters.” 

hintersatz:

Boris Berezovsky Plays Nikolai Karlovich Medtner’s “Fairy Tales”.

Op. 14 No. 2 (March of The Paladin) + Op. 20 No. 2 (Campanella)

I’ll post more Medtner soon. 

karismaputri:

Sergei Prokofiev 

Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato

Mikhail Pletnev, piano

vlhorowitz:

Robert Schumann (1810-1856): Nachtstücke in D-flat major ‘Nocturnal Revel’, Op.23 No.3

Vladimir Horowitz - piano (1979)

1st movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 (his last piano sonata) performed by Daniel Barenboim.

zveneczi:

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Klavierstücke in E-flat major (D.946, no.2)

Alfred Brendel - piano

hintersatz:

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Nocture in F minor ’La Séparation’. 

imaginarydances:

The Voice of Lir (1919) from Three Irish Legends, Henry Cowell.

Story according to John Varian which prefaces Cowell’s score:

“Lir of the half tongue was the father of the gods, and of the universe. When he gave the orders for creation, the gods who executed his commands understood but half of what he said, owing to his having only half a tongue; with the result that for everything that has been created there is an unexpressed and concealed counterpart, which is the other half of Lir’s plan of creation.”

The Voice of Lir is distinctly Cowell: use of forearm clusters and a penchant for simple, folk tune-drawn melody.

classicalliterature:

Mozart - Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K. 284 - I. Allegro

Performed by Glenn Gould

zveneczi:

Franz Schubert (1797-1828): Allegro in A minor for piano duet ‘Lebensstürme’, Op. posth. 144 (1828)

Rohmann Imre, Schiff András - piano 4 hands

psychoticpianist:

Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations, for 2 Pianos
performed by Martha Argerich and Nelson Freire

learning this now with my juilliard friend… most epic piece ever

mysteriousmusic:

Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58: Andante con moto—Ludwig van Beethoven

Artur Pizarro, piano
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, SIR CHARLES MACKERRAS

For more info about Piano Concerto No. 4, visit the work’s about page on classicalarchives.com

mysteriousmusic:

Waltz op. 64 no. 2 in C-sharp Minor—Chopin

Igor Lipinski, piano

psychoticpianist:

Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue in D-Flat Major, Op. 87, No. 15
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

learning this now…… a mixture of fun and torture… especially the fugue!!

2nd movement of Beethoven’s (last) Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, op. 111. Performed by Daniel Barenboim.