To know the background of the composer is important in terms of the background behind the pieces. The life and major works of 19 major piano composers in the history of Western music have included in this section. The picture image of the composer has been attached in the text.
Baroque Period- Rameau, Handel, J.S. Bach
Classical [...]
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Composers in the history of music
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Gershwin- No.1 from Three Preludes
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List D- Gershwin No.1 from Three Preludes
Starts from beginning to 1:30
Performed by Krystian Zimerman
Zimerman was born in Zabrze and studied at the Katowice Conservatory. His career was launched when he won the 1975 Warsaw International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition.
Zimerman is best known for his interpretations of Romantic music, but has performed a wide variety of [...]
Chopin- Waltz in F minor, Op.70 No.2
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List C- Chopin Waltz in F minor, Op.70, No.2
Chopin- Prelude in A flat, Op.28 No.17
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List C- Chopin Prelude in A flat, Op.28, No.17
This piece is also performed by Rubinstein.
Chopin- Nocturne in B, Op.32 No.1
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List C- Chopin Nocturne in B, Op.32, No.1
Performed by Arthur Rubinstein
Rubinstein was a Polish-American pianist who is widely considered as one of the greatest piano virtuosi of the 20th century. He received international acclaim for his performances of Chopin and Brahms.
Chopin- Nocturne in E minor
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List C- Chopin Nocturne in E minor, Op.72, No.1
Performed by Rubinstein
Mozart- Sonata in A, K.331
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List B- Mozart 1st movement of Sonata in A, K331
Performed by Glenn Gould
Mozart- Sonata in D, K284
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List B- Mozart Sonata in D, K284
First movement
Last movement, part 1
Last movement, part 2
Haydn- Sonata in C, Hob 50
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List B- Haydn Sonata in C
Performed by Lang Lang, a Chinese pianist.
Lang Lang was two years old when he saw Tom playing piano in The Cat Concerto, a Tom and Jerry cartoon on TV (Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Liszt). According to Lang Lang, this first contact with Western music was what motivated him to learn [...]
Haydn- Sonata in G, Hob 40
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List B- Haydn Sonata in G
Performed by Ruslan Sviridov, a Russian pianist.
Sviridov has won many piano competitions in Russia. He achieved international recognition as a pianist in 1994 when he won Grand Prix and a first prize at the Tortona International Musical Competition in Italy. In 1995, he was a prize-winner an the Kingsville International [...]
