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Yundi Li - \"Rigoletto,\" \"Sunflower,\" and \"La Campanella.\" Yundi Li - "Rigoletto," "Sunflower," and "La Campanella."
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Video duration: 773 seconds

Pianist: Yundi Li plays Liszt's piano reduction of Verdi's "Rigoletto" Opera Fantasy, an Oriental piece by composer Wang titled "Sunflower" and finally another Liszt, the 3rd Etude based on a variation of a theme of Paganini, "La Campanella" in B minor S. 141.
Composed 1838, revised 1851. Liszt was 27 when he composed this piece.

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Marc-Andre Hamelin - Liszt Hugarian Rhapsody No. 2 Marc-Andre Hamelin - Liszt Hugarian Rhapsody No. 2
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Video duration: 724 seconds

Pianist: Marc-Andre Hamelin playing Liszt's 2nd Hugarian Rhapsody in C-sharp minor, S. 244. a.k.a "the bugs bunny/tom & jerry song," with original Cadenza. Incredible interpretation.

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Victor Borge - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 piano jokes Victor Borge - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 piano jokes
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Video duration: 167 seconds

Victor Borge was classical piano's class clown :) the man was a genius.
In this skit, he .. well.. just watch :)

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Vladimir Horowitz - Variation on a theme of Bizet\ Vladimir Horowitz - Variation on a theme of Bizet's - Carmen
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Video duration: 228 seconds

This is Vladimir Horowitz playing his Variation on a Theme of Bizet's opera "Carmen." This is, of course, from the 1968 CBS special taken at the one and only Carnegie Hall.
I recently ran into all of the Horowitz transcriptions and the direct link to this one is:
http://vkgfx.com/ scores/horowitz/horo witz_bizet_carmen_19 68_chiu.pdf
enjoy!

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Victor Borge - Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 piano jokes Victor Borge - Tchaikovsky Concerto No. 1 piano jokes
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Video duration: 80 seconds

The genius is at it again! Here, Borge plays -some- of the Tchaikovsky concerto No. 1 with a few extra goodies added in. This video always makes me smile.

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Arturo Michelangeli - Chopin Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49 Arturo Michelangeli - Chopin Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
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Video duration: 814 seconds

Pianist: Arturo Michelangeli playing Fredric Chopin's Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49.
This piece was composed in 1842, 7 years before Chopin's death in Paris.

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Vladimir Horowitz - Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2 Vladimir Horowitz - Chopin Piano Sonata No. 2
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Video duration: 1535 seconds

This si Vladimir Horowitz playing Chopin's 2nd piano sonata at the white house

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Massimiliano Ferrati Chopin Ballade in G-minor, Op. 23 No. 1 Massimiliano Ferrati Chopin Ballade in G-minor, Op. 23 No. 1
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Video duration: 569 seconds

This is Massimiliano Ferrati playing Chopin's 1st Ballade in G-minor. This performance is kind of weak, in my humble opinion. It lacks the Gusto, the .. UMPH that other performances have had.
(to youtube: thru purchase of the video, this is not copyright infringement.)

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Yundi Li - Verdi-Liszt \"Rigoletto\" Fantasy Paraphrase Yundi Li - Verdi-Liszt "Rigoletto" Fantasy Paraphrase
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Video duration: 337 seconds

Pianist: Yundi Li plays Liszt's piano reduction of Verdi's "Rigoletto" Opera Fantasy.

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Edward Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Yun-Yang Lee Edward Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Yun-Yang Lee
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Video duration: 602 seconds

Pianist Yun-Yang Lee playing the 3rd movement of Edward Grieg's Piano Concerto in A-minor, Op. 16 No. 1. Great interpretation.
Unfortunately, I don't have the name of the orchestra or the conductor. If you have that info, and care to share, please do :)
-paul

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Arcadi Volodos - Horowitz/Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever Arcadi Volodos - Horowitz/Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
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Video duration: 291 seconds

This is famed Russian pianist Arcadi Volodos playing the virtuosic Horowitz arrangement of John Phillip-Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever"
those left hand octaves look killer..
God bless this man for conquering this piece!

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scriabin nocturne for left hand, in d-flat major op. 9 no. 2 scriabin nocturne for left hand, in d-flat major op. 9 no. 2
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Video duration: 294 seconds

pianist izumi tateno playing alexander scriabin's nocturne for the left hand in d-flat major, op. 9 no. 2
fact: scriabin composed for the left hand after becoming paralyzed on the right side by syphilis.

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