The Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major was composed by Ravel between 1929 and 1930. It was commissioned by the Austrian pianist, Paul Wittgenstein (brother of the philosopher, Ludwig Wittgenstein), who lost his right arm during World War I.
Wittgenstein gave the premiere with Robert Heger and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on January 5, 1932.
source: Wikipedia
You can watch it being played here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k75oGTJ-fU
Mind you, it takes two and a half minutes to get to the piano bit, so you may want to skip the first part.
Thursday 19 February 2009
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
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