Classical 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon - CD 31
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon - CD 31
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon - CD 31
Tchaikovsky / Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No.1
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, Op.23 1 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirit [23:01] 2 2. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I [8:13] 3 3. Allegro con fuoco [7:11] Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847) Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 4 1. Molto allegro con fuoco [7:31] 5 2. Andante [6:32] 6 3. Presto [6:46] Lang Lang – piano Chicago Symphony Orchestra Daniel Barenboim – conductor
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. The first version received heavy criticism from Nikolai Rubinstein, Tchaikovsky's desired pianist. Rubinstein later repudiated his previous accusations and became a fervent champion of the work. It is one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's compositions and among the best known of all piano concerti.
Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor (op. 25) was written in 1830–1, around the same time as his fourth symphony ("Italian"), and premiered in Munich in October 1831. He had already written a piano concerto in A minor with string accompaniment (1822) and two concertos with two pianos (1823–4).