The big work here is Prokofiev’s brooding Piano Concerto No. 2. I enjoyed Stewart Goodyear’s recent Orchid Classics recording but Chochieva digs even deeper into the first movement’s huge cadenza, and ...
In the Classical era, the concerto became one of the most prominent forms of instrumental ... By the late 18th century, the concerto boom was in full swing, with Mozart writing for a host of ...
Watch Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France Rachmaninov's concertos: No.1 and No.2 81 min Watch the programme More Mikhaïl Pletnev with the Orchestre Philharmonique de ...
Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 has been revealed as Britain's favourite piece of classical music – beating Vaughan Williams for the second year in a row. The Russian composer's piece came ...
The Brahms Piano Concertos are two of the largest and most demanding in the repertoire. This season they will be played on consecutive weeks by Denis Kozhukhin. Richard Bratby tells the story of ...