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A piano concerto is a concerto written for a piano accompanied by an orchestra or other large ensemble.
Keyboard concerti were common in the time of Johann Sebastian Bach. Occasionally, Bach's harpsichord concerti are played on piano.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, typical concertos for keyboard were organ concertos and harpsichord concertos, such as those written by George Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.
As the piano developed and became accepted, composers naturally started writing concerti for it. This happened in the late 18th century, during the Classical music era. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was the most important composer in the early development of the form. Mozart's body of masterly piano concerti put his stamp firmly on the genre well into the Romantic era.
Mozart wrote many piano concertos for himself to perform (his 27 piano concertos also include concerti for two and three pianos). With the rise of the piano virtuoso, many composer-pianists did likewise, notably Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, and Robert Schumann—and also lesser-known musicians like Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Joseph Wölfl, Carl Maria von Weber, John Field, Ferdinand Ries, and F. X. Mozart.
1 (one; /ˈwʌn/ or UK /ˈwɒn/, also called unit, unity, and (multiplicative) identity), is a number, a numeral, and the name of the glyph representing that number. It represents a single entity, the unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of unit length is a line segment of length 1.
One, sometimes referred to as unity, is the integer before two and after zero. One is the first non-zero number in the natural numbers as well as the first odd number in the natural numbers.
Any number multiplied by one is that number, as one is the identity for multiplication. As a result, one is its own factorial, its own square, its own cube, and so on. One is also the result of the empty product, as any number multiplied by one is itself. It is also the only natural number that is neither composite nor prime with respect to division, but instead considered a unit.
The glyph used today in the Western world to represent the number 1, a vertical line, often with a serif at the top and sometimes a short horizontal line at the bottom, traces its roots back to the Indians, who wrote 1 as a horizontal line, much like the Chinese character 一. The Gupta wrote it as a curved line, and the Nagari sometimes added a small circle on the left (rotated a quarter turn to the right, this 9-look-alike became the present day numeral 1 in the Gujarati and Punjabi scripts). The Nepali also rotated it to the right but kept the circle small. This eventually became the top serif in the modern numeral, but the occasional short horizontal line at the bottom probably originates from similarity with the Roman numeral I. In some countries, the little serif at the top is sometimes extended into a long upstroke, sometimes as long as the vertical line, which can lead to confusion with the glyph for seven in other countries. Where the 1 is written with a long upstroke, the number 7 has a horizontal stroke through the vertical line.
Piano Concerto No. 1 refers to the first piano concerto published by one of a number of composers (for example the first concerti of Beethoven and Chopin were published before the second respective concerti):
A concerto (from the Italian: concerto, plural concerti or, often, the anglicised form concertos) is a musical composition, whose characteristics have changed over time. In the 17th century, "sacred works for voices and orchestra were typically called concertos." J. S. Bach "was thus reflecting a long-standing tradition when he used the title `concerto' for many of the works that we know as cantatas.". But in recent centuries, up to the present, a concerto is a piece usually composed in three parts or movements, in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance, a piano, violin, cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra or concert band.
The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words conserere (meaning to tie, to join, to weave) and certamen (competition, fight): the idea is that the two parts in a concerto, the soloist and the orchestra or concert band, alternate episodes of opposition, cooperation, and independence in the creation of the music flow.
The piano (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjaːno]; an abbreviation of pianoforte [pjanoˈfɔrte]) is a musical instrument played using a keyboard. It is widely employed in classical, jazz, traditional and popular music for solo and ensemble performances, accompaniment, and for composing and rehearsal. Although the piano is not portable and often expensive, its versatility and ubiquity have made it one of the world's most familiar musical instruments.
An acoustic piano usually has a protective wooden case surrounding the soundboard and metal strings, and a row of 88 black and white keys (52 white, 36 black). The strings are sounded when the keys are pressed, and silenced when the keys are released. The note can be sustained, even when the keys are released, by the use of pedals.
Pressing a key on the piano's keyboard causes a padded (often with felt) hammer to strike strings. The hammer rebounds, and the strings continue to vibrate at their resonant frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through a bridge to a soundboard that amplifies by more efficiently coupling the acoustic energy to the air. When the key is released, a damper stops the strings' vibration, ending the sound. Although an acoustic piano has strings, it is usually classified as a percussion instrument because the strings are struck rather than plucked (as with a harpsichord or spinet); in the Hornbostel-Sachs system of instrument classification, pianos are considered chordophones. With technological advances, electric, electronic, and digital pianos have also been developed.
Watch Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no.3 with Anna Fedorova here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TJvJXyWDYw. Rachmaninov: Pianoconcerto no.2 op.18 Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie o.l.v. Martin Panteleev Anna Fedorova, piano Opgenomen/recorded: Het Zondagochtend Concert, 1 september 2013 in het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Rachmaninovs Tweede pianoconcert is zijn populairste: het is te horen in vele films en is een mijlpaal in de carrière van alle grote pianisten. Het Zondagochtend Concert is een concertserie van NPO Radio 4. Kijk voor meer informatie over de reeks op http://zondagochtendconcert.radio4.nl.
2011 Tchaikovsky Competition - Piano Round II, Phase II Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K.467 Yeol Eum Son (South Korea)
Piano Concerto No.9 K 271 1 I Allegro 0:02 2 II Andantino 10:04 3 III Rondo 21:12 Piano Concerto No.17 K 453 4 I Allegro 32:48 5 II Andante 44:42 6 III Allegretto 54:49 Piano Concerto No.20 K 466 7 I Allegro 1:02:50 8 II Romance 1:16:40 9 III Rondo 1:27:28 Piano Concerto No. 21 K 467 10 I Allegro maestoso 1:34:51 11 II Andante 1:49:20 12 III Allegro vivace 1:56:58 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 27 concertos for piano and orchestra. These works, many of which Mozart composed for himself to play in the Vienna concert series of 1784--86, held a special place for him; indeed, Mozart's father apparently interrupted him composing a "harpsichord concerto" at age 4. For a long time relatively neglected, they have come to be seen as containing some of his greatest achievements. T...
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 00:00 I. Maestoso 24:06 II. Adagio 38:45 III. Rondo Hélène Grimaud, piano, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra | SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen, 17.IV.2005. Johannes Brahms was 20 years old when, in 1853, he first made the acquaintance of Robert Schumann through a letter of recommendation provided by the famous violinist Joseph Joachim. It was Schumann's unabashed praise of the music that Brahms showed him that, more than anything else, provided the young composer with the courage necessary to begin work on a full-scale symphony the next year. That courage, however, fell short in the end -- Brahms felt himself too inexperienced and was too haunted by the "footsteps of a giant" (Beethoven) to b...
17TH INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION 18 October 2015, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Final Stage Seong-Jin Cho – piano Jacek Kaspszyk – conductor Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra All rights reserved 2015 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Polish Television TVP Subscribe our channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTXol20Q01Uj-U5Yp3IqFg?sub_confirmation=1 Oficjalna strona Konkursu/ The official Competition website: http://chopincompetition2015.com Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu iOS/ The official Competition iOS app: https://appsto.re/pl/jBvv6.i Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu Android/ The official Competition Android app: http://goo.gl/u93t9T
Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2009 Concert Hall of the KKL Luzern, August 2009 Soloist - Yuja Wang Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado - conductor Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26 1:00 I. Andante - Allegro (8:51) 9:53 II. Tema con variazioni (9:08) 19:03 III. Allegro ma non troppo (11:53) Whenever Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music lovers are in for a very special event. Such was the case in the summer of 2009, when the charismatic Italian conductor opened Lucerne's tradition-rich Festival with a concert featuring Mahler's First Symphony and Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. In 2003 Abbado, together with Artistic and Executive Director Michael Haefliger, founded the orchestra, which consists of internationally...
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta This performance is from the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra 75th anniversary gala concert which took place in Tel Aviv, 24 December 2011.
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto N.º 2 Op. 21 in F minor: Maestoso-Larghetto-Allegro Vivace-Arthur Rubinstein, Pianist London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn (HD video)
"80 למאסטרו זובין – התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית"
Watch Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no.3 with Anna Fedorova here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TJvJXyWDYw. Rachmaninov: Pianoconcerto no.2 op.18 Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie o.l.v. Martin Panteleev Anna Fedorova, piano Opgenomen/recorded: Het Zondagochtend Concert, 1 september 2013 in het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Rachmaninovs Tweede pianoconcert is zijn populairste: het is te horen in vele films en is een mijlpaal in de carrière van alle grote pianisten. Het Zondagochtend Concert is een concertserie van NPO Radio 4. Kijk voor meer informatie over de reeks op http://zondagochtendconcert.radio4.nl.
2011 Tchaikovsky Competition - Piano Round II, Phase II Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K.467 Yeol Eum Son (South Korea)
Piano Concerto No.9 K 271 1 I Allegro 0:02 2 II Andantino 10:04 3 III Rondo 21:12 Piano Concerto No.17 K 453 4 I Allegro 32:48 5 II Andante 44:42 6 III Allegretto 54:49 Piano Concerto No.20 K 466 7 I Allegro 1:02:50 8 II Romance 1:16:40 9 III Rondo 1:27:28 Piano Concerto No. 21 K 467 10 I Allegro maestoso 1:34:51 11 II Andante 1:49:20 12 III Allegro vivace 1:56:58 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 27 concertos for piano and orchestra. These works, many of which Mozart composed for himself to play in the Vienna concert series of 1784--86, held a special place for him; indeed, Mozart's father apparently interrupted him composing a "harpsichord concerto" at age 4. For a long time relatively neglected, they have come to be seen as containing some of his greatest achievements. T...
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 00:00 I. Maestoso 24:06 II. Adagio 38:45 III. Rondo Hélène Grimaud, piano, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra | SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen, 17.IV.2005. Johannes Brahms was 20 years old when, in 1853, he first made the acquaintance of Robert Schumann through a letter of recommendation provided by the famous violinist Joseph Joachim. It was Schumann's unabashed praise of the music that Brahms showed him that, more than anything else, provided the young composer with the courage necessary to begin work on a full-scale symphony the next year. That courage, however, fell short in the end -- Brahms felt himself too inexperienced and was too haunted by the "footsteps of a giant" (Beethoven) to b...
17TH INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION 18 October 2015, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Final Stage Seong-Jin Cho – piano Jacek Kaspszyk – conductor Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra All rights reserved 2015 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Polish Television TVP Subscribe our channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTXol20Q01Uj-U5Yp3IqFg?sub_confirmation=1 Oficjalna strona Konkursu/ The official Competition website: http://chopincompetition2015.com Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu iOS/ The official Competition iOS app: https://appsto.re/pl/jBvv6.i Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu Android/ The official Competition Android app: http://goo.gl/u93t9T
Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2009 Concert Hall of the KKL Luzern, August 2009 Soloist - Yuja Wang Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado - conductor Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26 1:00 I. Andante - Allegro (8:51) 9:53 II. Tema con variazioni (9:08) 19:03 III. Allegro ma non troppo (11:53) Whenever Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music lovers are in for a very special event. Such was the case in the summer of 2009, when the charismatic Italian conductor opened Lucerne's tradition-rich Festival with a concert featuring Mahler's First Symphony and Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. In 2003 Abbado, together with Artistic and Executive Director Michael Haefliger, founded the orchestra, which consists of internationally...
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta This performance is from the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra 75th anniversary gala concert which took place in Tel Aviv, 24 December 2011.
Frédéric Chopin Piano Concerto N.º 2 Op. 21 in F minor: Maestoso-Larghetto-Allegro Vivace-Arthur Rubinstein, Pianist London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn (HD video)
"80 למאסטרו זובין – התזמורת הפילהרמונית הישראלית"
Watch Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no.3 with Anna Fedorova here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TJvJXyWDYw. Rachmaninov: Pianoconcerto no.2 op.18 Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie o.l.v. Martin Panteleev Anna Fedorova, piano Opgenomen/recorded: Het Zondagochtend Concert, 1 september 2013 in het Koninklijk Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Rachmaninovs Tweede pianoconcert is zijn populairste: het is te horen in vele films en is een mijlpaal in de carrière van alle grote pianisten. Het Zondagochtend Concert is een concertserie van NPO Radio 4. Kijk voor meer informatie over de reeks op http://zondagochtendconcert.radio4.nl.
2011 Tchaikovsky Competition - Piano Round II, Phase II Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C major, K.467 Yeol Eum Son (South Korea)
Piano Concerto No.9 K 271 1 I Allegro 0:02 2 II Andantino 10:04 3 III Rondo 21:12 Piano Concerto No.17 K 453 4 I Allegro 32:48 5 II Andante 44:42 6 III Allegretto 54:49 Piano Concerto No.20 K 466 7 I Allegro 1:02:50 8 II Romance 1:16:40 9 III Rondo 1:27:28 Piano Concerto No. 21 K 467 10 I Allegro maestoso 1:34:51 11 II Andante 1:49:20 12 III Allegro vivace 1:56:58 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote 27 concertos for piano and orchestra. These works, many of which Mozart composed for himself to play in the Vienna concert series of 1784--86, held a special place for him; indeed, Mozart's father apparently interrupted him composing a "harpsichord concerto" at age 4. For a long time relatively neglected, they have come to be seen as containing some of his greatest achievements. T...
Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 00:00 I. Maestoso 24:06 II. Adagio 38:45 III. Rondo Hélène Grimaud, piano, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra | SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen, 17.IV.2005. Johannes Brahms was 20 years old when, in 1853, he first made the acquaintance of Robert Schumann through a letter of recommendation provided by the famous violinist Joseph Joachim. It was Schumann's unabashed praise of the music that Brahms showed him that, more than anything else, provided the young composer with the courage necessary to begin work on a full-scale symphony the next year. That courage, however, fell short in the end -- Brahms felt himself too inexperienced and was too haunted by the "footsteps of a giant" (Beethoven) to b...
17TH INTERNATIONAL FRYDERYK CHOPIN PIANO COMPETITION 18 October 2015, Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Final Stage Seong-Jin Cho – piano Jacek Kaspszyk – conductor Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra All rights reserved 2015 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, Polish Television TVP Subscribe our channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSTXol20Q01Uj-U5Yp3IqFg?sub_confirmation=1 Oficjalna strona Konkursu/ The official Competition website: http://chopincompetition2015.com Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu iOS/ The official Competition iOS app: https://appsto.re/pl/jBvv6.i Oficjalna aplikacja konkursu Android/ The official Competition Android app: http://goo.gl/u93t9T
Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2009 Concert Hall of the KKL Luzern, August 2009 Soloist - Yuja Wang Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado - conductor Sergei Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Opus 26 1:00 I. Andante - Allegro (8:51) 9:53 II. Tema con variazioni (9:08) 19:03 III. Allegro ma non troppo (11:53) Whenever Claudio Abbado conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, music lovers are in for a very special event. Such was the case in the summer of 2009, when the charismatic Italian conductor opened Lucerne's tradition-rich Festival with a concert featuring Mahler's First Symphony and Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. In 2003 Abbado, together with Artistic and Executive Director Michael Haefliger, founded the orchestra, which consists of internationally...
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Zubin Mehta This performance is from the Israel Philarmonic Orchestra 75th anniversary gala concert which took place in Tel Aviv, 24 December 2011.
Martha Argerich, piano - Charles Dutoit, conductor Orchestre de la Suisse Romande 1975
Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara (October 9, 1928 – July 27, 2016) Pianist: Laura Mikkola Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu 00:01 Movement I - Con grandezza 09:54 Movement II - Andante 17:59 Movement III - Molto Vivace Score is in German. This is remade from an older video with clarity of score and fixed timing, (although it seems that the longer the video is out, the later the pages become for some reason. If you're annoyed by this, try watching in a different browser.)
Allegro Molto Moderato (0:02) [13.11] Adagio (13:14) [6.05] Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato Quasi Presto Andante Maestoso (19:20) [10.20] This concerto in three movements was composed by Edvard Grieg in 1868. Performer Dubravka Tomsic Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana Conductor: Anton Nanut Recorded in 1992, the track from the album The Essential Grieg, Digital Recording DDD Stereo ESS 2453, © 1992 SELCOR LTD Music of The Orchard Music, APM Music and IODA