Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s music offering is the 2nd Movement Andante con moto and 3rd Movement Rondo (Vivace) from Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in October 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4, 2nd & 3rd Movements. The pianist is Reed Tetzloff. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “The slow movement of Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto is achingly beautiful, leading seamlessly into the joyous, frolic of the 3rd movement Rondo. Played masterfully by guest soloist Reed Tetzloff, with the...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, This week’s musical offering is the 2nd Movement, or Romanze, of the Piano Concerto No. 1, composed by Frédéric Chopin (1830). The recording is from a concert by the BSO in May 2017 and is on YouTube: BSO plays the Chopin Piano Concerto No 1, Romanze. The piano soloist is Nadia Azzi. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “Chopin’s masterwork, the 1st Piano Concerto, 2nd Movement. But for reserving the overwhelming bulk of his compositions exclusively for the piano, the Pole turned Frenchman would be considered a composer of the first rank. This,...

Dear Music Lovers and Supporters, Last week we featured the 4th Movement of the Piano Concerto No. 2 (1881) by Johannes Brahms. This week’s musical offering is the 3rd Movement or Andante. The recording is from a concert by the BSO in May 2019 and is on YouTube: BSO plays Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd Mvt. The piano soloist is Nadia Azzi, with support of the Prodigy Project. The cello soloist is Greg Smith, principal cellist of the BSO. About the music, Maestro Fred Devyatkin writes, “More of the Brahms, with a lovely cello solo by our principal...