Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.3 - Olga Kern

One of the refreshing versions of Rach 3 by Olga Kern. I would rate it one of the best after Argerich and Horowitz. Enjoy!

Tay Cher Siang (Pianist) - Simply Breathtaking

I just have to post this after watching Tay Cher Siang on the piano at No Black Tie last Saturday performing Brazilian music with a band (The music of Milton Nascimento and Egberto Gismonti). His piano skills were just breathtaking. It's not only just about his dazzling virtuosity with octaves and heavy chords playing like single running notes at lightning speed, but also his touch and well-thought piano arrangement which were so filled with emotions, melting the hearts of the audience. He is one of the best and most exciting pianists that I've ever heard live and his playing reminds me of the world-famous Michel Camilo, a Latin composer and pianist. I really hope he would make it big in the international stage and am so proud that there is such a talented pianist hailing from Malaysia. Check out his blog here (mostly in Chinese). He was featured in Dali's post as well (I just realized he was the pianist Dali mentioned :P).

'Perhaps Love'

Claudio Arrau - The breathtaking Liszt player

I've yet to hear a better rendition of Liszt Paganini Etude No.6 than Arrau's version. Simply breathtaking!

Free Piano Jazz Radio

Found some cool stuff (Sounds like a spam..no, it's not a spam :p)

Check it out: http://www.sky.fm/play/pianojazz

Brahms Hungarian Dances: Let's hear some flying fingers from Kissin

I've yet to hear better versions of Brahms' Hungarian Dances for piano as compared to Kissin's. Even Julius Katchen's version pale in comparison to what Kissin has to offer. Enjoy the videos below (Unfortunately, you have to click on the links as the embedded code is disabled). Your heart might just dance to its tune :p

Brahms Hungarian Dances:

No.1

No.2

No.3

Too bad. I can't seem to find the other Hungarian Dances other than the ones above. Grab hold of Kissin's Brahms CD then :) Click here for more info.

PS: His Brahms Sonata in Fmin is exceedingly good as well. Absolutely in control, climatic and heart-warming expressions and dazzling virtuosity. Spotless! Absolutely beautiful!!

Brahms Symphony No.1: EPIC!

A piece that I'm immersing myself at the moment. The piece is really epic and captures the depth of human emotions such as passion, anger, depression, grievance, desperation, hope etc. For those who can't really express their emotions, this piece might help :)