Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Murray Perahia)

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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn

• (01) Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
• (04) Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
• (07) Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35, No. 1
• (08) Variations sérieuses, Op. 54
• (09) Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14

Murray Perahia, piano
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner, conductor (1-6)

Date: 1974
Label: Sony Classical

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Felix Mendelssohn (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was among the most popular composers of the Romantic era. Like Mozart, he was recognized early as a musical prodigy. Mendelssohn enjoyed success in Germany, where he revived interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, and in his travels throughout Europe, particularly in Britain, where he visited ten times. His essentially conservative musical tastes, however, set him apart from many of his more adventurous musical contemporaries.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn

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Murray Perahia (born April 19, 1947 in New York) is an American concert pianist and conductor. Perahia studied with Mieczysław Horszowski at Mannes College, and also attended Marlboro Music School, where he studied with musicians Rudolf Serkin, Alexander Schneider, and Pablo Casals, among others.. Besides his solo career, he is active in chamber music and appeared regularly with the Guarneri and Budapest String Quartets. He is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with which he records and performs. He is loved for his warm, gentle, smooth and lyrical qualities of playing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Perahia

http://murrayperahia.com/

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