Saturday, April 26, 2014

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Op.11 Evgeny Kissin

Mozart: Piano Concerto D Minor K466, Freiburger Mozart-Orchester, Michael Erren,Valentina Lisitsa

Paganini - Caprice no.24, Alexander Markov

Chopin - Polonaises, Op. 40



      The twin Op. 40 Polonaises (the first of which is nicknamed Military) were composed by Chopin in 1838. Rubinstein remarked that the first, in the key of A, is the symbol of Polish glory, whilst the second, in Cm, is the symbol of Polish tragedy. During the September 1939 German invasion of Poland at the outset of World War II, Polskie Radio broadcast the first one daily as nationalistic protest, and to rally the Polish people.

Shostakovich: Symphony No 10 in E minor, Op 93 - Valery Gergiev with National Youth Orchestra of USA

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 7 in C major, "Leningrad", Op. 60

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Bernstein · New York Philharmonic Orchestra