Piano concerto (new and w/ live video recording)

[ralphb]

I'm happy to share a complete recording of my piano concerto. It was premiered and performed five times in October and November 2025, with two conductors and wind orchestras, but the same soloist each time.

The concerto blends jazz and classical elements, including ragtime, classical forms and virtuosic piano writing—sometimes reminiscent of Chopin, Brahms or Rachmaninov. I hope you enjoy it – and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

[essence]

An excellent addition to the repertoire. Smiles all round.

[ralphb]

Thank you!

[dizzyfingers]

I'm happy to share a complete recording of my piano concerto. It was premiered and performed five times in October and November 2025, with two conductors and wind orchestras, but the same soloist each time.
The concerto blends jazz and classical elements, including ragtime, classical forms and virtuosic piano writing—sometimes reminiscent of Chopin, Brahms or Rachmaninov. I hope you enjoy it – and any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

I've listened to 6 minutes so far, I hope to listen to the whole thing carefully.
Quite an accomplishment!  Congrats!
My initial reaction:
I found the Gershwin / jazz elements the most interesting.
I found the fancy filigree of the piano part kind of annoying, because it seemed to be pure filler.  Rachmaninov always composed such passages with harmonic purpose, emerging from the preceding section and leading to the next.  I didn't get that sense from most of your such passages.  But I'll listen again, maybe I missed it.

Since you're an official composer / pianist, and you carried out an official performance / recording of this work, please share your name so we can find out more about you - -

[essence]

Ralph Bernardy ?

[ralphb]

I've listened to 6 minutes so far, I hope to listen to the whole thing carefully.
Quite an accomplishment!  Congrats!

Thank you!

Rachmaninov always composed such passages with harmonic purpose, emerging from the preceding section and leading to the next.

They are intended to do so, but mostly not in a straightforward, rather in a capricious way.

Since you're an official composer / pianist, and you carried out an official performance / recording of this work, please share your name so we can find out more about you - -

It's all given in the video description, isn't it?
In fact I am an official composer, but not an official pianist.

[ralphb]

If anybody wants to gain a quick impression before listening to the whole thing, here are short teasers of all three movements:

Still happy to receive any kind of feedback!