Vinyl Records Maria-Joao Pires, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn - Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 [2LP]

Maria João Pires is an outstanding Portuguese classical pianist, born on July 23, 1944 in Lisbon, Portugal. She showed extraordinary talent as a child, debuting on the concert stage at the age of just five. She quickly gained recognition, winning Portugal's highest award for young musicians. She gained international fame in 1970, winning the Beethoven competition in Brussels. She has performed with orchestras around the world, interpreting a wide repertoire from Bach and Beethoven to Chopin and Mozart. Pires is also known for her successful recordings, including performances of works by Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Mozart.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is a British symphony orchestra founded in London in 1946 by Thomas Beecham. After initial success, the orchestra experienced difficulties in the 1960s, but later recovered thanks to a government subsidy. Since 2004, the RPO has had its permanent base at Cadogan Hall in London and performs at various venues including the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.

Andre Previn was a German-American pianist, composer and conductor. His career spanned three main genres: Hollywood films, jazz and classical music. He was an accomplished jazz pianist, piano accompanist for standards singers, and interpreter of songs from the Great American Songbook. Previn also enjoyed success as a conductor, working with renowned symphony orchestras in the United States, Great Britain and Norway. He has won four Academy Awards for his work in film scores, as well as ten Grammy Awards for recordings in various genres.

Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Maria-Joao Pires, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Andre Previn released in 2022. This album contains two piano concertos by Frédéric Chopin. The executive producer of the second concert is Christopher Alder and the producer of the first is Werner Mayer. The recordings were made in London, at Henry Wood Hall in July 1991 (No. 1) and at Abbey Road Studio No. 1 in June 1992 (No. 2).

The album contains 2 LPs with 6 tracks.

• LP 1, side A:
  • Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Minor Op.11
    • Allegro Maestoso
• LP 2, side B:
  • Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E Minor Op.11
    • Romance. Larghetto
    • Rondo. Vivace​
• LP 2, side C:
  • Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In F Minor Op.21
    • Maestoso​
• LP 2, side D:
  • Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In F Minor Op.21
    • Larghetto
    • Allegro Vivace