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The French pianist Alfred Cortot is playing Chopin's Fantaisie-Impromptu

Chopin – Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor – Cortot, Piano

Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66, is a solo piano composition. It was composed in 1834 and dedicated to Julian Fontana, who published the piece despite Frédéric Chopin‘s …

Franz Liszt - Piano Concero No. 1 in E-Flat Major - Martha Argerich

Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 – Martha Argerich

Franz Liszt composed his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S.124 over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849.

Rachmaninov - Prelude Op. 23 No 5 in G minor - Wang, pianist

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Rachmaninoff – Prelude No. 5 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Rachmaninoff’s Prelude No. 5 in G minor, was completed in 1901. It was included in his Opus 23 set of ten preludes, despite having been written two years earlier than the other nine.

Chet Atkins is playing Chopin's Waltz No. 10 for piano in B minor on guitar

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Guitar / Waltz

Chopin – Waltz No. 10 in B Minor – Atkins, Guitar

The Waltz No 10 Op. 69, No. 2 in B Minor was composed by Frédéric Chopin for solo piano in the year 1829, although published posthumously. The main theme is in the key of B minor and is marked with an overall tempo of Moderato.

Schumann - Kreisleriana VIII (Schnell Und Spielend) - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Schumann – Kreisleriana VIII (Schnell Und Spielend) – Grimaud, Piano

It was written in only four days in April 1838 and a revised version appeared in 1850. In 1839, soon after publishing it, Schumann called it in a letter my favorite work, remarking that The title conveys nothing to any but Germans.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Martha Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Piano Concerto – Martha Argerich

The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was completed in the year 1845 and is the only piano concerto written by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. The work was premiered in Dresden on December 4, 1845.

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor - Yuja Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Yuja Wang

The Piano Concerto No. 2 was composed by Frédéric Chopin in 1829. Chopin wrote the piece before he had finished his formal education, at around 20 years of age. It was first performed on 17 March 1830, in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist.

The guitarist Brin Addison is playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata 1st movement on a 15 strings Harp Guitar

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Guitar

Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, 1st Movement, Harp Guitar – Addison, Guitar

Brin Addison is playing the first movement of Piano Sonata No 14 in C-Sharp Minor composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata, on a Hubert Heerbeck …

Brahms - Rhapsody No 1 in B Minor - Hélène Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Rhapsody

Brahms – Rhapsody No. 1 – Hélène Grimaud, Piano

The Rhapsodies, Op. 79, for piano were written by Johannes Brahms in 1879 during his summer stay in Pörtschach, when he had reached the maturity of his career.

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Mozart – Concerto No. 21 – Argerich, Piano

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, was completed on 9 March 1785, four weeks after the completion of the previous D minor concerto, K. 466. The second movement, Andante, is one of Mozart’s most famous masterpiece.