Tag: piano
These are the hardest pieces ever written for the piano
From Liszt to Scriabin, here are ten of the most fiendishly difficult pieces of piano music. Sensible musicians: avoid at all costs.
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3
Anna Federova (piano) and Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie o.l.v. Gerard Oskamp performing one of Rachmaninoff's most famous pieces!
Shine - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3
The most memorable scene from the movie "Shine".
Emanuel Ax on Learning Chopin in Lockdown
At his home in the Berkshires, Emanuel Ax practices in a spacious loft above the garage – detached from the main house, so as not to wake any family when sitting down at the piano first thing in the morning. It was there that he spent much of 2020, in ref...
Seymour Bernstein: Chopin & Pedagogy (Interview)
From his nest on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, legendary pedagogue Seymour Bernstein is joined by tonebase Head of Piano Ben Laude for an interview at his faithful Steinway.
Alicia Keys performing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" in honor of Kobe Bryant
Alicia Keys plays Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, one of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's favorite pieces of music.
Seymour Bernstein teaches Chopin's Prelude in E minor
Join Seymour Bernstein as he re-introduces you to one of Chopin's most popular and tragic works, the E Minor Prelude, Op. 28 No. 4.
UNBELIEVABLE Pianos You Never Knew Existed
Visiting the world’s most unique and extravagant pianos, and the Fazioli factory in Italy!
L.v.Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.17 Op.31-2 „Tempest“ (fortepiano)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Klaviersonate Nr.17 Op.31-2 "Sturm" 0:00 1.Mov. 8:27 2.Mov. 16:16 3.Mov. Fortepiano: Kobald Walter(5 octaves, 415Hz)
Sally Christian - Rachmaninoff Prelude in C#minor
This starts with a breathtaking 4:30 performance that is then followed up with a detailed lesson for the budding pianist.
An Octave Exercise – Jeffrey Biegel
The prolific concert artist and sought-after teacher Jeffrey Biegel demonstrates the octave exercises devised by his former Juilliard teacher, the late Adele Marcus.
Claire Huangci on Playing Big Chords and Jumps with Small Hands
A masterclass by Claire Huangci on playing large chords that stretch further than your hand.
Glenn Gould - The Goldberg Variations (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Glenn Gould plays extracts from Bach's Aria with 30 Variations BWV 988 also known as ""The Goldberg Variations"". Broadcast by CBC on 3rd June 1964.
Glenn Gould and Leonard Bernstein: Bach's Keyboard Concerto No. 1 (I) in D minor (BWV 1052)
Glenn Gould was 28 years old here. For the impatient, Gould's performance begins at 5:08, but I strongly encourage you to watch Leonard Bernstein's fascinating introduction.
Glenn Gould - Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op. 31/2 "The Tempest"
Glenn Gould performs Beethoven’s "Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor op 31/2 - The Tempest“, at the classical music television series "Music For a Sunday Afternoon", originally broadcast on March 19, 1967.
