Master pianist Geoffrey Madge and Concertzender’s Louis Thörig share views on remarkable musicians past and present.
Episode 130 Three great pianists
1. Camille Saint-Saëns – Piano concert no. 4
Alfred Cortot, piano; L’Orchestre du Conservatoire de Paris conducted by Charles Munch; recording from 1931.
2. Sergei Rachmaninoff – Paganini Variations opus 43.
Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano; Philadelphia orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski. Recorded in 1934.
3. Maurice Ravel – “Alborada del gracioso”.
Dinu Lipatti, piano. Recording from 1948.
