6.05.23 

Famous Pianists Play on the Composers' own Pianos

Great Pianists' Early vs Late Recordings

Great pianists' recordings when they're young and those they make when they're old can differ in many ways: technical ability, tempo, phrasing, tone, rubato, character, dynamic, etc. I chose 10 pianists.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_TIsIp6YK8

00:00 Arthur Rubinstein (1937) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego" 01:15 Arthur Rubinstein (1964) - De Falla, "Danza ritual del fuego"

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  03:04 Glenn Gould 1964 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3) 04:25 Glenn Gould 1981 - Bach, Goldberg Variations (Variation 3) 05:56 Vladimir Horowitz (1930) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I) 09:38 Vladimir Horowitz (1978) - Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Mov. I) 13:39 Alfred Cortot (1926) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16) 19:34 Alfred Cortot (1957) - Chopin, Preludes (14, 15 and 16) 26:16 Wilhelm Kempff (1929) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III) 31:19 Wilhelm Kempff (1970) - Beethoven, Sonata No. 14 (Mov. III) 38:52 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1948) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV) 41:30 Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1988) - Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Variations I, II, III and IV) 44:42 Claudio Arrau (1935) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I) 50:04 Claudio Arrau (1979) - Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mov. I) 56:17 Sviatoslav Richter (1954) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso 1:01:58 Sviatoslav Richter (1994) - Ravel, Alborada del gracioso 1:08:33 Emil Gilels (1935) - Schumann, Toccata 1:13:16 Emil Gilels (1976) - Schumann, Toccata 1:20:44 Josef Hofmann (1918) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso 1:24:30 Josef Hofmann (1947) - Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso -----------------------------------------------

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vks16wUfEHM

Famous Pianists Play on the Composers' own Pianos

Some famous pianists (András Schiff, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Zoltan Kocsis, Elly Ney, Raoul von Koczalski) play on composers' (Franz Liszt, Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frederic Chopin, Alexander Scriabin) pianos Liszt and his Bechstein piano,

Beethoven and his Conrad Graf,

Mozart and his Anton Walter Pianoforte,

Chopin and his Pleyel,

Scriabin and his Bechstein.

There are recordings with historical instruments, but generally unknown pianists play on such instruments. I compiled recordings of five well-known pianists on historical instruments (moreover, the composers' own instruments!).

00:00 Liszt's Bechstein - Zoltan Kocsis - Liszt La Campanella 04:47 Beethoven's Conrad Graf - Elly Ney - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 32, Mov. I. 15:05 Mozart's Anton Walter - András Schiff - Mozart Fantasia in C Minor, K.475 27:30 Chopin's Pleyel - Raoul Koczalski - Chopin Prelude no. 20 and Nocturne Op. 27 No. 2 33:56 Scriabin's Bechstein - Vladimir Sofronitsky - Vers La Flamme

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