Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1

Classical Music / Piano Concerto

Hungarian composer Franz Liszt composed Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849. The concerto consists of four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes. It was first performed on February 17, 1855, in Weimar ith Liszt at the piano and Hector Berlioz conducting.

Below, piano virtuoso Martha Argerich, remarkably interprets Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Enrico Fagone, conductor.





Martha Argerich interpreting the same piece, Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1,  with Daniel Barenboim conducting, this time with Vienna Philharmonic. Musicverein, Golden Hall, December 2017.(Uploaded by Cristian Radu. Accessed Nov 13, 2018.)

Video Credit:

Martha Argerich - Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major. Youtube, uploaded by Excellent Interpretation. Uploaded by Max Lima. Accessed January 13, 2020.

Resource:
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Liszt). en.wikipedia.org. Accessed January 14, 2018.



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Massenet Opera Werther

Classical Music / Operas  


Werther is an opera (drama lyrique) in four acts by French composer Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on the German novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Die Leiden des jungen Werther (English: The Sorrows of Young Werther), which was based both on fact and on Goethe's own early life. It was first performed in Vienna (in German), on February 16, 1892.

The photo is that of Ernest van Dyck, the first singer in the title role, ca. 1892. 

 

In the video below, Antonio Pappano introduces the music of Massenet's Werther (The Royal Opera)

 

Suggested Listening:  

 

'Life and death on the stage': What makes Werther a masterpiece (The Royal Opera). Joyce DiDonato, Vittorio Grigòlo, Antonio Pappano and other members of the cast and creative team reveal why they think Massenet's Werther is an operatic masterpiece. Accessed February 16, 2023.

 

Massenet: Werther - Pourquoi me réveiller (Jonas Kaufmann). Werther - Jonas Kaufmann. Charlotte - Sophie Koch. Conductor / vezényel: Michel Plasson.  Opéra Bastille 2010. Uploaded by 70Tamas. Accessed February 16, 2023. 

 

Image Credit: 

Ernest van Dyck. en.wikipedia.org / Public Domain

Video Credit:  

 

Antonio Pappano introduces the music of Werther (The Royal Opera). YouTube, uploaded by Royal Opera House. Accessed February 16, 2023.


Resource: 

Werther. En.wikipedia.org.


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