Today I want to share with you Piano Concerto in G minor by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), a Czech composer. This is the only piano concerto Dvorak composed. According to Dvorak, in this concerto he was unable to create a battle between the piano and the orchestra. There is very little drama here; the piano is an important instrument, but it doesn’t put up a fight with the orchestra. But this concert is anything but a failure.
I implore you to start listening from the second movement (at the 18:27 mark). It had the same impact on me as the second movement of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Both came to me through a random playlist created by Spotify, which I listen to while I read. However, when I heard the Shostakovich and Dvorak pieces, the music captivated me so much that I stopped. I’m not sure what words I should use to describe the piano solo in the second movement – clear, kind, gentle, romantic… but I’ll let you be the judge.
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Mostly , I want to thank you for sharing Dvorak’s Piano Concerto in G Minor. Since my music appreciation course at Rutgers, I’ve been hooked on Classical music, especially piano concertos and Chopin sonatas,Rach 2, Grieg’s piano concerto, Beethoven piano concerto #5,and the 5th Symphony.
Thank you for introducing me to Dvorak anew, other than his New World Symphony
As always very grateful for your selections and words of wisdom
Beautiful!
Beautiful! If a choreographer was ever so inspired, I’d drop everything to see a ballet danced to this lovely Concerto!