Frédéric François Chopin

(1810-49)

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Pianist and Teacher: Nikita Magaloff

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Chopin:	Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
Schubert:	Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
Schumann:	Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Stravinsky:	Tango

Nikita Magaloff (piano)

Magaloff provides three lessons: one focusses on the young Philip Cassard, more disciple than student. Everything is said with charm, simplicity and above all tact + Patricia Pagny, Hiroko Sakagami

“Magaloff comes across as both idealistic and practical, helping his students to find and convey unexpected details while easing technical difficulties” BBC Music Magazine, August 2011 ****

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Harmonia Mundi - Les Leçons Particulieres De Musique - HMD9909040

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Sviatoslav Richter - Concerto Edition

Bach, J S:	Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV1054 Students’ Orchestra of the Moscow State Conservatory, Yuri Nikolayevsky Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV1058 Students’ Orchestra of the Moscow State Conservatory, Yuri Nikolayevsky
Bartók:	Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Beethoven:	Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Kurt Sanderling
Berg:	Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments Oleg Kagan (violin) All-Union Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Brahms:	Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, George Georgescu
Britten:	Piano Concerto, Op. 13 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Chopin:	Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Dvorak:	Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Franck, C:	Les Djinns, Op. 45 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Haydn:	Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11 Minsk Chamber Orchestra, Yuri Tsiryuk
Hindemith:	Kammermusik No. 2 Op. 36 No. 1 Klavierkonzert Moscow Conservatory Orchestra, Yuri Nikolayevsky
Mozart:	Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, Karl Eliasberg Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai
Prokofiev:	Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10 Moscow Youth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
Schumann:	Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 USSR State Symphony Orchestra, George Georgescu
Strauss, R:	Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor USSR State Symphony Orchestra, Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Tchaikovsky:	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

A generous and adventurous collection of piano concertos played by the Russian Giant of the Keyboard, Sviatoslav Richter.

Next to standard concert repertoire some novelties, like the Franck, Britten, Berg and Hindemith works.

Famous conductors like Evgeny Svetlanov, Kyril Kondrashin and the recently deceased Rudolf Barshai (his favourite conductor).

One of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter was also one of the most self contained, enigmatic and elusive artists of the time.A fierce self-critic he seldom was happy with the results of his recordings. His criticism often embraced conductors, producers and sound engineers.

These recordings capture him a wide range of concertos from Bach to Britten, via his beloved Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven (though he only recorded his concertos 1&3 and the Triple Concerto) and Brahms. Many of the recordings date from prior to the commercial releases. The Dvorak here is from 1966 and conducted by Kondrashin. The famous EMI LP with Kleiber appeared in the 1970s – Richter claimed that neither he nor Kleiber were in the best form. In the case of the Britten concerto with the composer conducting, the recording here is from 3 years earlier than the famous Decca LP. Richter was unhappy with this as Britten was apparently ill and ‘a shadow of himself’. The Brahms 2 and the Schumann are from private tapes owned by conductor George Georgescu who is at the helm in both concertos. A good example of Richter’s self - criticism can be found in his comment on his later RCA Chicago Symphony/Leinsdorf recording ‘one of my worst records…I can’t bear it’. It won a Grammy! This set also includes some of the lesser known works Richter championed - Les Djinns by Franck and the Dvorak Piano Concerto which he played more than 25 times from the 1960s to the 80s. He did more than any pianist to restore this work to the repertoire.

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Daniel Barenboim: The Chopin Concertos

Chopin:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Staatskapelle Berlin, Andris Nelsons

Two releases on Deutsche Grammophon will be devoted to Chopin: a solo recital recorded in Warsaw, with deeply-felt Waltzes, a Polonaise, a Fantasia, a Nocturne and the B flat minor Sonata, as well as Chopins two Concertos, accompanied by the Berlin Staatskapelle under Andris Nelsons, captured live at the Ruhr Piano Festival in July 2010.

“The Chopin concerto disc offers playing of some crystalline appeal and surface sparkle, nicely surrounded by suave orchestral playing from Barenboim’s Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Andris Nelsons” The Times, 15th April 2011 ***

“these are performances on a grand scale, yet wonderfully fluent, charged with an infectious energy and effortless poise. They are perhaps remarkable most of all for the rapport between Barenboim and the Berlin Staatskapelle...All too often in other performances of these concertos, the orchestra is kept firmly in its accompanying place; here Nelsons repeatedly reveals how much beauty and detail there is to be found in the orchestral writing, too.” The Guardian, 21st April 2011 *****

“Unsurprisingly, even the piano entry at the beginning of the Chopin concerto disc is striking. The languid orchestral tutti that opens the work has its calmness well and truly shattered by the clang of Barenboim’s fingers. He shows equal lightness of touch later on, though...[The Second Concerto] is just as joyous to hear under the maestro’s control. it is a singular treat to hear Barenboim have at these concerti for the first time.” bbc.co.uk, 18th April 2011

“The recording is notable for the clarity with which both the piano and orchestra are captured: there's far more orchestral detail to be heard on this disc than in many rival versions, and it's great to have it, especially as Nelsons conducts with such sensitivity” International Record Review, July 2011

“Always authoritative, Barenboim is by turns graceful and gutsy, an especially good combination in the E minor Concerto - and his orchestra, the Berlin Staatskapelle (here under Andris Nelsons), responds warmly, with wonderful woodwind solos. In the strongly accented, dancing finales to both concertos, Barenboim leads the way with playing of suppleness and wit.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 *****

“His amplitude of phrasing and dynamics, matched by the orchestra's, is in place as a response to the pageantry and flow of events that is unceasingly generous. You could say that the playing is big, but what is predominant is its authority...it's his qualities of insight and distinction in the musical control of these beautiful pieces that carry the day, and in that regard it seems to me that they have rarely been served so well.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2011

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Daniel Barenboim: The Warsaw Recital

Daniel Barenboim plays Chopin

Chopin:

Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49

Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3

Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2

Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'

Daniel Barenboim (piano)

Two releases on Deutsche Grammophon will be devoted to Chopin: a solo recital recorded in Warsaw, with deeply-felt Waltzes, a Polonaise, a Fantasia, a Nocturne and the B flat minor Sonata, as well as Chopin’s two piano concertos, accompanied by the Staatskapelle Berlin under Andris Nelsons, captured live at the Ruhr Piano Festival in July 2010.

“There are, of course, things to admire: the almost Brahmsian shaping of the Op 49 Fantasia, which is revealed again as one of Chopin's most remarkable formal structures; the crystalline beauty of the line spun through both the Berceuse and the Barcarolle; the inwardness of the D flat major Nocturne, carefully nuanced yet crisply defined.” The Guardian, 21st April 2011 ***

“He makes a magisterial start with the great Fantasie in F minor, viewing it from a German Romantic point of view” BBC Music Magazine, July 2011 ***

“The walzes are pointed up with gorgeously varied articulations and well-contoured bass-lines that thankfully draw more attention to the composer than the pianist...the engineering's resonant ambience communicates a palpable sense of occasion and flatters Barenboim's huge, colourful sonority.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2011

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Anastasia Voltchok plays Schumann, Chopin & Rachmaninov

Chopin:	Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
Rachmaninov:	Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Schumann:	Carnaval, Op. 9

Anastasia Voltchok (piano)

"Anastasia Voltchok is a representative of the great Russian tradition of pianists. Her playing is powerful and fiery. There is no limit to her technical prowess. It is as though Richter's spirit were floating in the room." Le Temps, Geneva

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Chopin: Ballets

CD 1

1. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Prélude in A, Op.28, No.7

Robert Irving

2. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Nocturne in A flat, Op.32, No.2

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3. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Valse in G flat, Op.70, No.1

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4. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Mazurka in D, Op.33, No.2

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5. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Mazurka in C, Op.67, No.3

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6. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Prélude in A, Op.28, No.7

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7. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Valse in C sharp minor, Op.64, No.2

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8. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - Grande Valse brillante in E flat, Op.18

Robert Irving

9. Les Sylphides (1994 Digital Remaster) - A Month in the Country: 1. Largo (2009 Digital Remaster)