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Opus 64 No. 2, one of his last published pieces, remains the most popular of Chopin’s 15 Waltzes. There is an underlying sadness in this perfect blend of elegance and charm. |
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Young Chopin expressed his grief and rage on hearing his beloved Warsaw had fallen to the Russians. This music asks fellow Poles, and all who listen, to resist tyranny and oppression. |
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Screaming wintry blasts resound throughout. Exceedingly difficult, this storm music is very successfully recreated in this live Los Angeles performance. |
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CD: Concert of Romantic Masterpieces
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The youthful composer took a joyful flight of fancy. The song, "I’m always Chasing Rainbows", added to its worldwide popularity. |
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Beethoven wrote thirty-two eight bar variations in C Minor and C Major on this eight bar theme. They are amazingly different in mood, all appealing to the listener and gratifying for the pianist. |
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A poem about all-consuming love inspires Liszt. |
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Credits: Recorded & Mastered at Wilder Bros. Studios, Beverly Hills, CA. Engineered & Mastered by Terry Jennings |
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A recollection of an almost forgotten lady and the waltz they danced.' |
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Paganini's A Minor theme for solo violin that Liszt used in this show piece also inspired Brahms and Rachmaniinoff to compose equally famous variations. |
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MP3.com CD: Piano Recital Favorites - buy it!
CD: Piano Recital Favorites
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The Nocturne, or right poem, was one of Chopin’s unique contributions tot he piano. The passionate beauty of this piece is unsurpassed in the genre. |
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Chopin piano solo |
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CD: Chopin Romance by Lilie Wollin Naness
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Chopin piano solo |
MP3.com CD: Chopin Romance - buy it!
CD: Chopin Romance by Lilie Wollin Naness
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MP3.com CD: Piano Recital Favorites - buy it!
CD: Piano Recital Favorites
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MP3.com CD: Piano Recital Favorites - buy it!
CD: Piano Recital Favorites
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Chopin piano solo |
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CD: Chopin Romance by Lilie Wollin Naness
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Chopin elevated this 3/4 dance form into miniature piano masterpieces. Few pianists today can recapture this Polish combination of joy and sadness. This performance of these posthumously published Mazurkas brings them renewed life. |
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In his last years, his contentment in ages' wisdom is shattered by Brahm's youthful passions breaking through. |
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CD: Concert of Romantic Masterpieces
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In his last years, his contentment in ages' wisdom is shattered by Brahm's youthful passions breaking through. |
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CD: Concert of Romantic Masterpieces
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In his last years, his contentment in ages' wisdom is shattered by Brahm's youthful passions breaking through. |
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CD: Concert of Romantic Masterpieces
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In his last years, his contentment in ages' wisdom is shattered by Brahm's youthful passions breaking through. |
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CD: Concert of Romantic Masterpieces
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MP3.com CD: Piano Recital Favorites - buy it!
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MP3.com CD: Piano Recital Favorites - buy it!
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Both "The Wine Gate" and "Evening in Grenada" are Debussy’s travel impressions of Spain’s sensuous rhythms, perfumed air and mysteries. |
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CD: Spanish Nights
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This, Albeniz's most famous and often performed piece, is published for either piano or guitar. The insistent, pulsating rhythm contrasted with the dark and sensuous song evokes the magical spell of Spanish nights. |
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Like "Legenda", this is from "songs of Spain". This piece evokes the novels of this Spanish town. |
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Also known as "Song of the Jester." Very difficult to play, this is a picture of a Spanish story a Jester tells. Very difficult to play, this is a picture of a Spanish story a Jester tells. Interestingly, Ravel, a Frenchman, wrote the all time most famous Spanish piece, "Bolero". |
CD: Spanish Nights
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Also known as "Song of the Jester." Very difficult to play, this is a picture of a Spanish story a Jester tells. Very difficult to play, this is a picture of a Spanish story a Jester tells. Interestingly, Ravel, a Frenchman, wrote the all time most famous Spanish piece, "Bolero". |
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CD: Spanish Nights
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Both "The Wine Gate" and "Evening in Grenada" are Debussy’s travel impressions of Spain’s sensuous rhythms, perfumed air and mysteries. |
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CD: Spanish Nights
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