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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto #1 (Original Post) elleng Dec 2019 OP
Magic Flute now, from the Met, elleng Dec 2019 #1
The opening always sounds as if a talented child is hammering on the keys. Aristus Dec 2019 #2
TRULY great one! elleng Dec 2019 #3
Missed it! PJMcK Dec 2019 #4
HAPPY to hear where you are! elleng Dec 2019 #5
Thank you! (n/t) PJMcK Dec 2019 #6

Aristus

(66,388 posts)
2. The opening always sounds as if a talented child is hammering on the keys.
Sat Dec 28, 2019, 03:09 PM
Dec 2019

Then it transitions into the lush strings that are Tchaikovsky's trademark. Incredible piece of music...

PJMcK

(22,037 posts)
4. Missed it!
Sat Dec 28, 2019, 05:12 PM
Dec 2019

We were walking the beach on Cape Cod and it was a beautiful day during the broadcast. Now, watching the sun set, we're listening to Satie piano pieces played by Aldo Ciccolini.

elleng

(130,974 posts)
5. HAPPY to hear where you are!
Sat Dec 28, 2019, 06:08 PM
Dec 2019

Here's the playlist: https://weta.org/fm/playlists

NOTICE, 6:24 pm
Piano Concerto #2
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Philippe Entremont (piano) | New York Philharmonic | Leonard Bernstein (conductor)

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