I'm putting together a collection of great piano pieces performed by great pianists. At least while we are on the first page, please contribute an example of your own (preferably in embedded video or mp3) so that there's an easy to browse collection for anyone who happens across it later. Here are some of my favorites:
In my opinion, the greatest Jazz standard of all time. I prefer some of Monk's other interpretations of his composition, but this is the best one I could find on the net.
Towards the end of this piece (past the 10:00 mark) is some truly magnificent piano (in case the first part bores you).
Conducted and performed (piano) by Leonard Bernstein here.
Here's a 2-part mp3 of Gershwin's original recording.
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This is the original recording of Gershwin's masterpiece, what may surprise many people is that it is an acoustic recording not electric one. This record was released soon after the piece was first performed and was soon replaced by a much more common electrically recorded record.
this is my absolute favourite recording ever of Tchaikovsky's First piano concerto - (I'll just put up Mvt III - but I and II are available on the same youtube page).
I have this exact recording on vinyl (by the great pianist Van Cliburn from Texas USA - who played in Moscow, 1962. He was accompanied by Kirill Kondrashin.)
I watched this footage of it for the first time tonight - thanks for the opportunity to share it.
As you can see by their reaction at the end - they know its a great recording.
the film below is a short clip from a documentary (1958) that shows how, during a time of suspicion, Russia and America were brought together by Cliburn.
You may see me post this several times more, it's been my favorite piece of any kind of music for a few years now and none of the youtube videos I've found so far come close to some of the versions I have in my library.
This is a longer quartet version but it shows a lot of classic Monk, with dramatic pauses and even use of the elbow to play at one spot. It's a bit sax heavy initially but goes to a Monk's solo halfway through.
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