Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ernő Dohnányi - Piano Concerto No. 1; Variations on a Nursery theme (Earl Wild)

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Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Ernő Dohnányi

1. Dohnányi - Variations on a Nursery theme, Op. 25
2. Dohnányi - 6 Konzertetüden, Op. 28: 6. Cappriccio in F minor
3. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
4. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2. Andantino semplice
5. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 3. Allegro con fuoco

Earl Wild, piano
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor (1, 2)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Anatole Fistoulari, conductor (3-5)

Date: 1962 (3-5), 1967 (1, 2)
Label: Chesky

More info & reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Concerto-Dohnanyi-Variations-Nursery/dp/B000003GCU

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (25 April/7 May 1840 – 25 October/6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the romantic period who wrote some of the most popular music in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote many works that are popular with the classical music public, including his Romeo and Juliet, the 1812 Overture, three ballets, last three symphonies, the 1st Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto. Despite his many popular successes, Tchaikovsky's life was punctuated by personal crises and depression.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky

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Ernő Dohnányi (July 27, 1877 – February 9, 1960) was a Hungarian conductor, composer and pianist. He used a German form of his name, Ernst von Dohnányi, on most of his published compositions. Dohnányi's compositional style was personal, but very conservative. His music largely subscribes to the Neoromantic idiom. Some characterize his style as traditional mainstream Euro-Germanic in the Brahmsian manner (structurally rather than the way the music actually sounds) rather than specifically Hungarian, while others hear very little of Brahms in his music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ern%C5%91_Dohn%C3%A1nyi

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Earl Wild (November 26, 1915 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – January 23, 2010 in Palm Springs, California) was an American pianist, renowned as a leading virtuoso of his generation. He was well known for his transcriptions of classical music and jazz, and he was also a composer. Wild created numerous virtuoso solo piano transcriptions and also wrote a number of original works. In 1939, he became the first pianist to perform a recital on U.S. television. In 1997, he was the first pianist to stream a performance over the Internet. Harold C. Schonberg called him a "super-virtuoso in the Horowitz class".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Wild

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