Peter Nero, pianoconcerto: Fantasy and Improvisations 

I have been looking for this piece since I first heard it in 1987. Thank you so much :+)

One of the greatest pianist of the 20 th century, knowledgeable in different musical idioms. It's a pity most of his output had to go on commercial direction often sacrificing artistic achievements in favor of the more easy to listen arrangements of comercial tunes. Giant.

I have a different vinyl with these two! Rhapsody in Blue is my favorite song of all time and their version my favorite of all. It cures and soothes any heartache for me! Thank you for this post! Nero has always been my favorite pianist!

classy ,elegant, lush and it swings like hell.

Great and the style of to play the piano and performers World Wide knowing.

Just wonderful Thank You

Splendido lp. Lui un fuoriclasse. Grande musicista

I bought this album when it first came out. I not only enjoyed his performance of the Gershwin Concerto in F more than any recording or performance I've heard (on the flip side of the album) but I fell instantly in love with his Fantasy, and most of my friends and family also fell in love with it. I think it is still relatively "undiscovered", and it would not surprise me at all if it ends up played a lot in the future. I have no idea why it has been so ignored.

Thank you so much for this video. This concerto is among my top-10 pieces ever. I also am proud owner of this record and still keeping it, although badly damaged after so many times of listening :-). I've got it from my dad, who got it as a present from his American colleagues in Moscow in 1976 (during the tribute to the 200 years of American Independence). Guess what: this has changed all my life: I started playing jazz, and my son is now playing "Rhapsody in Blue", and we all live in California! :-))

I was at the concert in Rotterdam at the time. It was amazing. Peter Nero, one of the greatest ever!! I did send a message to Peter Nero a few years ago and asked him to perform this wonderful piece agian in the Netherlands. Unfortunately no anwser.

he combines great classical chops with feel and swing. Love I got Rhythm. Just burns!

A giant of the piano, a great Master in Music !

been looking for the rest of the Boston Pops album with Embraceable You and Can't Take that Away from Me.. Love those versions.

wow that's just so heavy.. what a virtuoso

Great news for everyone who loves this recording as much as I do. It's been released on CD, combined with "Nero Goes Pops." The British label Vocalion released it, and the remastering is terrific. (Vocalion CDLK 4552)

Totally agree...a spectacular piece. I heard it once on the radio (KUSC) but it took me years to find it. Snagged a still-sealed LP on Ebay for a price I forget, many years ago. Whatever it was I paid, it was worth it.Thanks for sharing this with others who otherwise would never get a chance to hear it.

He should get a Kennedy Center Honor. Still time for sure.

One of the best jazz piano concertos ever written!

An unknown masterpiece that needs to be heard more often.

Rachmaninov would have loved this. Bravo, Peter.

Enyoying the greatest american piano player do i have listening.

Un grande pianista tout court...

Like it many years ago

peter nero is a gunius !!!

ネロにグローフェそれにカプースチンのコンチェルトってもっと評価、録音されても良いと思うんですけどね？。

A musical genius Peter! His unique blend of Music speaks for itself!! Think George Gershwin would've been proud of his Concerto in F's interpretation.