The Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Emperor Concerto, was his last piano concerto. It was finished in 1811 in Vienna, and dedicated to Archduke Rudolf, his patron and pupil. The first performance was that same year, and the Vienna debut was held by Carl Czerny. The epithet of Emperor for this concerto was not Beethoven's own but was coined by Johann Baptist Cramer, the English publisher. Its duration is approximately forty minutes. The work is scored for a solo piano, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat (clarinet I playing clarinet in A in movement 2), two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani in E-flat and B-flat, and strings.

Ludwig van Beethoven composed his Variations in F major, Op. 34, in 1802. The set consists in 6 pieces for solo piano, written in they key of F major. It was first published in 1803 and dedicated to Anna Luise Barbara Odescalchi.

연주 : Seymour Lipkin

참조 : https://musopen.org/music/3282/ludwig-van-beethoven/6-variations-in-f-major-op-34/

The Toccata in C minor, BWV 911, is a piece for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was composed in 1714 and first published in 1839.

Frédéric Chopin wrote his three Waltzes for solo piano, Op. 34, in the years from 1834 to 1838. They were published in 1838 under the title Grandes Valses Brillantes, but nowadays that nickname is usually reserved for the Waltz in E flat major, Op. 18. Chopin had been writing waltzes since 1824, a decade earlier than this particular set, though at first he didn't consider them a serious form of art. Indeed, at the turn of the century there had been a controversy about the waltz as a dance form, causing dizziness in the dancers, and allowing men and women to share an intimate embrace in public. Chopin's waltzes, nevertheless, were a kind of art music meant for seated audiences, and though he respected the traditional form, he often embellished it.

연주 : Olga Gurevich

Reference : https://musopen.org/music/2269/frederic-chopin/waltzes-op-34/

Frédéric Chopin composed the Boléro, Op. 19, in the year 1833. It was published the following year, dedicated to Mademoiselle la Comtesse Émilie de Flahaut. The piece was apparently inspired by Chopin's friendship with Pauline Viardot, a French singer whose father (famous tenor Manuel Garcia) had introduced the bolero in Paris. It has also been speculated that Chopin may have been inspired by the Bolero in Daniel Auber's 'La muette de Portici'. Despite it's evocative title, the Boléro features more elements of Polish music than Spanish music.

Pietro Antonio Locatelli published his Twelve sonatas, Op. 6 in 1737, with dedication to Carlo Cavalini. Originally meant for violin and piano, a number of arrangements have become popular. This particular arrangement for cello and piano by Alfredo Carlo Piatti draws from no. 6 (Allegro and minuetto movements) and no. 12 (adagio movement).

Reference : https://musopen.org/music/4178/aleksandr-winkler/string-quartet-no-1-op-7/

연주 : Jay