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Martha Argerich plays Brahms' rhapsody No. 1

Brahms – Rhapsody No. 1 – Martha Argerich, 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.

Liszt - Piano Sonata in B Minor - Argerich, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Liszt – Sonata in B Minor – Martha Argerich, Piano

The Piano Sonata in B minor is a sonata for solo piano by Franz Liszt. It was completed in 1853 and published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann in return for his dedication of his Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 (published 1839) to Liszt.

The pianist Yuja Wang and Khatia Buniatishvilli are performing Brahms' first Hungarian Dance.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Dance / Duet / Piano

Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 1 – Wang & Buniatishvili, Piano

The Hungarian Dance No. 1 is the first of the 21 Hungarian Dances (German: Ungarische Tänze) composed by Johannes Brahms, based mostly on Hungarian themes and completed in 1869.

Chopin – Étude Revolutionary No 12 in C Minor, - Buniatishvili, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Etude / Piano

Chopin – Revolutionary Etude – Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

Known as Étude Revolutionary, Chopin Étude Op 10, No 12 in C minor is dedicated “à son ami Franz Liszt” (“to his friend Franz Liszt”). The 12th Étude appeared around the same time as the November Uprising in 1831 and its first chord sounds like a gunshot.

Martha Argerich plays Chopin's Andante Spianato

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Chopin – Andante Spianato – Argerich, Piano

In 1834, Frédéric Chopin wrote an Andante Spianato in G Major, for piano solo, which he added to the start of the Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major and joined the two parts with a fanfare-like sequence.

Yuja Wang performs Brahms' Intermezzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 3 – Wang, Piano

Intermezzo Op 117 No 3 in C-Sharp Minor is the third of the three Intermezzi for piano composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892 for solo piano.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Buniatishvili, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Concerto in A Minor – Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

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.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Concerto in A Minor – Grimaud, Piano

The Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, was completed in the year 1845 and is the only piano concerto written by Robert Schumann who had earlier worked on several piano concerti who were never completed.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Mazurka / Piano

Chopin – Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 – Argerich, Piano

Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 in A Minor is the opening piece of Mazurkas Op. 59, a set of three Mazurkas for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. The set was composed and published in 1845.

Chopin - Ballade No 1 in G minor - Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Ballade / Piano

Chopin – Ballade No. 1 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, dates to sketches Chopin made in 1831 during his eight-month stay in Vienna. It was completed in 1835 after his move to Paris.