The piano concerto is one of the central genres of the 19th century. Around 1800, it still followed a clear model: the orchestra introduces the material, the soloist responds, and virtuosity plays a central role. Over the course of the century, this balance begins to change. Starting with Beethoven, the…
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Robert Schumann’s op 54 was the piano concerto Karajan performed most often – 32 times. The pianists he worked with...
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Krystian Zimerman, born 1956 in Zabrze, Poland, is one of the few remaining pianists who worked with Karajan...
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