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Brahms - Intermezzo Op 118 No 2 - Wang, Piano; Ottensamer, Clarinet

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 – Wang; Ottensamer

This Intermezzo is the second of the Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118, that Johannes Brahms wrote for solo piano. Completed in 1893 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the collection was the penultimate composition published during Brahms’ lifetime.

The guitarist Ana Vidovic is playing Barrios' most famous piece, La Catedral

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Guitar

Barrios – La Catedral – Ana Vidovic, Guitar

At first La Catedral was composed 1921 in Montevideo (Uruguay), subtitled “Dístico sacro” with just the 2 pieces “Andante religioso” + “Allegro solemne”. The “Preludio (Saudade)” was composed in Habana (Cuba) 1938 and added as the 1st piece of La Catedral in 1939.

Chopin - Sonata No 3 in B Minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 – Martha Argerich

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No 3 in B Minor, Op. 58, is the last of the composer’s piano sonatas. Completed in 1844 and dedicated to Countess Émilie de Perthuis, the work is considered to be one of Frédéric Chopin’s most difficult compositions, both technically and musically.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / CLASSICAL MUSIC / Lied / Piano

Schubert-Liszt – Erlkönig (Elf King) – Wang, Piano

Erlkönig (Elf King) is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It depicts the death of a child assailed by a supernatural being, the Erlkönig, often half-translated as Erlking, though the eponymous character is clearly some kind of demon.

Schumann - Kreisleriana - Vladimir Horowitz, piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Schumann – Kreisleriana – Horowitz, Piano

Kreisleriana is a composition in eight movements by Robert Schumann for solo piano, subtitled Phantasien für das Pianoforte. 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.

Anne-Sophie Mutter and Martha Argerich perform César Franck's Sonata for violin and piano in A Major.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata / Violin

Franck – Violin Sonata – Anne-Sophie Mutter, Martha Argerich

The Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written.

Brahms - Piano Concerto No 2 - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Hélène Grimaud

The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by a gap of 22 years from his first piano concerto. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna.

Chopin - Prelude No 4 in E Minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Chopin – Prelude No. 4 – Martha Argerich, Piano

Chopin’s Prelude No 4 in E minor is one of the 24 preludes opus 28 for piano. By Frédéric Chopin’s request, this piece was played at his own funeral, along with Mozart’s Requiem.

Chopin - Sonata No 2 in B-Flat Minor - Yuja Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 2 – Yuja Wang

Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35, is a piano sonata in four movements. Frédéric Chopin completed the work while living in George Sand’s manor in Nohant, some 250 km (160 mi) south of Paris, a year before it was published in 1840. The third movement of the Piano Sonata No 2 is Chopin’s famous funeral march.

Martha Argerich performs Chopin's Barcarolle for piano in F-sharp major

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Barcarolle / Piano

Chopin – Barcarolle – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60 is a piece for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin, composed between autumn of 1845 and summer 1846, three years before his death. Based on the barcarolle rhythm and mood, it features a sweepingly romantic and slightly wistful tone.