Pianophilia

Just came across this: http://www.metafilter.com/99373/Zoltn-Kocsis-recital

A brief article containing multiple links to a full recital by Zoltan Kocsis.

Part 1: Beethoven - Piano sonata No. 27 in E minor, op. 90

Part 2: Schubert - Piano sonata No. 7 in E minor, D.566

Part 3: Bartók - Piano sonata, Sz. 80

Part 4: Kurtág - Játékok (részletek) (Games (excerpts))
Prelúdium és valcer C-ben (Prelude and Waltz in C)
Felhangjáték (Playing with Overtones (4))
Virág az ember (Flowers We Are, Frail Flowers)
Keringő (Waltz)
Perpetuum mobile on glissandi only
...és mégegyszer: Virág az ember (...And Once More: Flowers We Are...)
...a csillag is virág... (...Flowers Also the Stars)
Hommage á Petrovics
Hommage á Szervánszky: Csend (Silence)

Csomók (Knots (2))
Verés (Beating)
Sirató (Dirge (2))
Antifona fiszben (Antiphony in F sharp)
Korál - Rajeczky Benjamin 80. születésnapjára (Chorale for Benjamin Rajeczky's 80th birthday)
Hommage á Ferenc Farkas (2): Foszlányok egy kolinda emlékképből (Scarps of a Colinda Melody)

Part 5: Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor, S.244
Liszt - Les Jeux d'eau á la Villa d'Este, S.163 No. 4

Part 6: Liszt - Sunt lacrymae rerum, S.163 No. 5
Liszt - Csárdás Macabre, S.224

Part 7: Bartók - Gyerekeknek, Sz. 42 (részletek) (For children (Excerpts))

No. 1: Játszó gyermekek (Children at Play)
No. 2: Gyermekdal (Children's Song)
No. 3: Quasi adagio
No. 4: Párnatánc (Pillow Dance)
No. 5: Játék (Game)
No. 10: Gyermektánc (Children's Dance)
No. 13: Ballada (Ballade)
No. 14: Allegretto
No. 15: Allegro moderato
No. 18: Katonadal (Solider's Song)
No. 20: Bordal (Drinking Song)
No. 21: Allegro robostu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avUAnZQBlU
A short documentary on alexander mosolov. Its in russian. Could not understand a word, except for his name, symphonii and the word avant garde.
I wish there was somebody that could edit english subtitles.

Tony

Just came across these. A very impressive duo, with a obvious theatrical element to their performances.

Anderson and Roe.

Piazzolla - Libertango
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0INlumRpL8

Blue Danube Fantasy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaLq7eRC ... ure=relmfu

Bach / Hideo Saito : Chaconne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ne6IV5KiMY
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Saito-Hideo.htm


Gyorgy Sviridov/ Sergei Kursanov piano transcriptions!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hm1Ld6Tr6I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LOB9Llznug
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEIsZKqRTi0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la60efuVeU4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuMnqcA_y48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnC_WfbhL1g

Just discovered this recent posting of a recording of a concerto that was mentioned in the Romantic Piano Concerto thread:

Dimitar Christov/Christoff - Piano Concerto in C major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKDeG0zZ ... ted&fmt=18

4candles wrote:Just discovered this recent posting of a recording of a concerto that was mentioned in the Romantic Piano Concerto thread:

Dimitar Christov/Christoff - Piano Concerto in C major: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKDeG0zZ ... ted&fmt=18

ahh. The better quality recording. It has an exceptional 2nd movement.

Tony

Tchaikovsky transcribed for 2 Pianos - Stepan Esipoff, Eduard Langer, Sergei Rachmaninoff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSGSJY4S ... ather=True

From this CD
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp ... e=8.570418
http://www.theclassicalshop.net/Details ... =NX%200418

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdPaAiDY3R8

Here finally a performance of Berkovich 2nd Piano Concerto with orchestra. Unfortunately , the original score is unavailable.
So this orchestral arrangement is made by Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska.

Tony

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yklNhQf6 ... re=related

For the soviet avantgarde lovers, here is Lucian Prigozhin Sonata burleska for Violin and Piano.

Tony

Not sure if anyone has posted this already.
The world's smallest grand piano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XgIZSuZ ... re=related