James Rhodes
James Rhodes presents music has changed his life. Including recordings by Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Evgeny Kissin and Nikolai Demidenko.
In the second of two programmes this month pianist James Rhodes presents music that's changed his life: including recordings by iconic twentieth century pianists Glenn Gould and Vladimir Ashkenazy, and performances by some of today's leading virtuosi including Marc-Andre Hamelin, Joseph Moog, and Evgeny Kissin. Plus extracts from The Marriage of Figaro conducted by Teodor Currentzis.
Until the age of 14, James had no formal academic musical education or dedicated mentoring. Aged 18 he stopped playing the piano entirely for a decade. Since returning to the piano, he has released five albums, all of which have topped the iTunes classical charts. His bestselling memoir, Instrumental, is a moving and compelling story that was almost banned until the Supreme Court unanimously overthrew an injunction in May 2015. He has performed in venues around the world from the Barbican, Roundhouse, Royal Albert Hall, Latitude Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Soho Theatre in the UK to halls in Paris, Australia, Hong Kong, Chicago, Vienna and more.
Plus news of how you can take part in a special edition of Saturday Classics with James later this summer if you're an amateur pianist as part of the 大象传媒 Get Playing campaign.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
"Minute Waltz", Arr. Godowsky
Performer: Joseph Moog.- Claves 2905.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 19 In F Major, K.459
Performer: Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky. Orchestra: Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto. Conductor: J枚rg Faerber.- TELDEC : 4509-98407-2.
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Charles-Valentin Alkan
Symphonie for Piano, Op.39
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.- HYPERION : CDA-67218.
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Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin
Etude No. 4 In C Minor (Perpetuellement Semblable)
- HYPERION : CDA-67789.
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Xavier Phillips & Fran莽ois-Fr茅d茅ric Guy
Sonata For Cello And Piano No.3 In A Major (3rd Mvt)
- Evidence : EVCD015.
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Nikolay Karlovich Metner
Dithyramb in E flat Major, Op.10 No. 2
Performer: Nikolai Demidenko.- HYPERION : CDA-66636.
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Alexander Scriabin
Piano Concerto In F Sharp Minor Op.20 (3 mvt)
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- DECCA : 417 252-2-.
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James Rhodes
Prelude No. 1 In C Major, BWV. 846
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro: Act 2, Scene 11
Performer: Maria Forsstrom. Performer: Nikolai Loskutkin. Singer: Simone Kermes. Singer: Fanie Antonelou. Singer: Andrei Bondarenko. Singer: Krystian Adam. Orchestra: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis. Singer: Christian Van Horn.- Sony : 88883709262.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le Nozze Di Figaro: "Dove Sono"
Singer: Simone Kermes. Orchestra: MusicAeterna.- Sony : 88883709262.
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Ivo Pogorelich
Piano Concerto No. 2 In F Minor Op. 21 (3rd Mvt)
- DG : 4105072.
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Daniil Borisovich Shafran & 携泻芯胁 袙谢邪写懈屑懈褉芯胁懈褔 肖谢懈械褉
Sonata For Cello And Piano In G, (4th Mvt)
- Revelation : RV10017.
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Evgeny Kissin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor (4th mvt)
- EMI : 2645362.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Moments Musicaux Op.16, No.6 in C
Performer: Boris Giltburg.- NAXOS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV.988 "Aria"
Performer: Glenn Gould.- SONY CLASSICAL : SMK-64126.
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Broadcast
- Sat 18 Jun 2016 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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