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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Welte Mignon Mystery Volume 11
In 1986 Vladimir Horowitz was asked if his 1926 recordings made for the Welte-Mignon piano could be released. Having no faith in the technique he refused but some personal friends persuaded the great man to listen to the remarkable sound quality of the recordings and when he had done so, he immediately gave his consent. This release is of Horowitz playing those 1926 recordings. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Abbey Road Solo Recordings
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude | Brahms: | Waltzes (16), Op. 39, extracts with Nadir Boulanger (piano) | Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 | Liszt: | Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) | Ravel: | Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs No. 4) | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor |
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| |  | Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Transcribed for Piano & String Quartet by Bartlomiez Kominek.
Tamami Honma (piano) Vilnius String Quartet This is a sensational new recording of Chopin’s Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2 as transcribed for Piano and String Quartet by Bartlomiez Kominek. “Stripped of full orchestral accompaniment, the pieces naturally take on a lighter, less forbidding character; fresh air seems to blow through them, freeing them to be both more carefree but also more introspective, more
intimate, more revealing of the inner Chopin. Tamami Honma plays exquisitely, lending a bright, forthright finish to the maestoso passages and a warm, singing, velvety line to the lovely larghetto movement of the first
concerto. The whole recording is a complete delight.” The Observer, 14th December 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Winner of the Young Concert Artists Competition, Vassily Primakov, the young Russian/American virtuoso, has created an impressive buzz in the classical music world. This new Chopin disc presents Primakov's first concerto recordings. Both the Chopin Concertos were recorded in May of 2008 with the Odense Symphony Orchestra directed by British conductor Paul Mann “…Vassily Primakov's playing is… personal and distinctive to… performances glowing with affection, never more so than in the slow movements where, to quote Chopin, he is every inch "a dreamer in strange spaces". He is beautifully partnered, too, by Paul Mann and the Odense Symphony Orchestra who are entirely at one with their free and romantic soloist.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Frédéric Chopin Edition Volume 5 - Scherzi, Fantaisie, Berceuse & Barcarolle
Profil’s Frédéric Chopin series has so far featured the Ballads and Impromptus (Vol. 1), Waltzes (Vol. 2), Polonaises (Vol. 3) and the Etudes (Vol. 4), and now the next in the series continues with a selection of more of his finest works. His previous volumes have all been well received by the press and Eugene Mursky has proved that he is a first-rate pianist definitely worthy of his international competition success. He was awarded 1st Prize in the prestigious World Piano Competition, 1994, and also the Chopin Prize for the best Chopin interpretation. “Mursky has shown himself to be an artist of potentially wonderful talent.” The Daily Telegraph “…Mursky's dignity and understatement in the Barcarolle, Fantasie and Berceuse take him a long way on an always elusive journey. His Fantasie is clear-sighted and musicianly, the opening stealthy march and assuaging reply most sensitively nuanced and phrased, the central B major section a movingly simple oasis of calm.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Paderewski - A Selection of his US Victor Recordings 1914-1941
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto | Chopin: | Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 12, Minstrels | Liszt: | Ständchen - Horch, horch! die Lerch (No. 9 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558) La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' | Paderewski: | Melody in G Op. 8 No. 3 Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 Recorded address on the observance of the golden anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s American début | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Schubert: | Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3 | Schumann: | Warum, Op. 12, No. 3 | Wagner: | Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 arr. by E. Schelling |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) Jan Paderewski enthralled the world with his artistry for more than half a century. Immensely popular as a recitalist (he played in Madison Square Garden to 20,000 people), he came to recording as late as 1911, leaving an important legacy. These recordings, mostly from the 1920s and some unpublished on 78rpm, show Paderewski as a uniquely eloquent interpreter of Beethoven, his compatriot Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Rachmaninov, Debussy and his own compositions. Whether performing in grand Romantic style, with scintillating virtuosity, or as if confiding intimate secrets, Paderewski possessed what Henry James memorably described as “exhilarating goodness”. “Systematic treatment of Paderewski's large discography is long overdue….it is bound to entice historic piano recording collectors.” Classics Today “The oddities were odd: the out-of-synch hands, the sometimes bemusing understatement. But what artistry and grace… Gorgeous tonal range too (as in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata) from the ageing master-pianist - surprisingly good sound.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2009 ***** “A choice selection of the Polish master's prolific recorded output Despite (and often because of) such old-fashioned devices as the asynchronisation of hands and exaggerated rubato, there is playing of incomparable beauty on these 20 discs; many pianists today could learn much from listening to Paderewski's clarity of line, luminous tone and artful use of the pedals.
These (mainly) electrical sides were the first to approach capturing successfully the pianist's unique sound (Ward Marston has done the audio restoration here) though the earliest, a 1914 acoustic of Schumann's “Warum?”, is astonishingly successful for its time.
Producer Jonathan Summers has chosen short pieces representative of the more than 70 titles Paderewski recorded in America between 1914 and 1931. The most substantial works are Schubert's B flat Impromptu (9'06”), lyrical and heartfelt, and of the Prelude to Tristan und Isolde (7'38”) arranged by Paderewski's pupil Ernest Schelling. Elsewhere there are the celebrated recordings of the Wagner-Liszt Spinnerlied and one of many of the pianist's own ubiquitous Minuet in G; of particular interest are the two Chopin studies and Rachmaninov titles unpublished on 78rpm, the first (and only) movement of the Moonlight in which bars 34-42 are played with an accelerando and crescendo – an interesting idea – and Rachmaninov's famous Prelude the final page of which is executed with surprising ferocity. All in all, much to treasure.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 “Despite (and often because of) such old-fashioned devices as the asynchronisation of hands and exaggerated rubato, there is playing of incomparable beauty on these 20 discs; many pianists today could learn much from listening to Paderewski's clarity of line, luminous tone and artful use of the pedals. All in all, much to treasure...” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | German Romantic Masterpieces
All the tracks are taken from recordings made in Moscow between 1955 and 1958. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Friedrich Gulda Plays Schubert & Chopin
Friedrich Gulda plays Schubert & Chopin on various recordings made in 1954 and1956. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Alfred Brendel Editionincluding the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas and Concertos
Balakirev: | Islamey - Oriental Fantasy | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilfried Boettcher Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Heinz Wallberg Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 Stuttgart Lehrergesangverein & Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilfried Boettcher Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 (Complete) Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds, Op.16 Eroica Variations, Op. 35 Variations (5) on 'Rule Britannia', WoO 79 Variations (7) on 'God save the King', WoO 78 Variations (12) on a Russian Dance, WoO 71 Variations (6) on an original theme 'Die Ruinen von Athen', Op. 76 Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Variations (7) on the Quartet 'Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen', WoO 75 Variations (24) on Righini's Arietta 'Venni amore,' WoO 65 Variations (6) in G major on the duet 'Nel cor più non mi sento' from the opera La Molinara by Giovanni Paisiello, WoO 70 Eight variations in F major on Tändeln und Scherzen (by Süssmayr), WoO 76 Variations (13) on the Arietta 'Es war ein alter Mann', WoO 66 Variations (10) in B-flat major on the duet 'La stessa, la stessissima' from the opera Falstaff by Antonio Salieri, WoO 73 Variations (6) in F major on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 Variations (9) on the Aria 'Quant' è più bello', WoO 69 Variations (6) on an original theme in G major for Piano, WoO 77 Variations (8) on the Romance 'Une fièvre brûlante', WoO 72 Rondo in G major, Op. 51 No. 2 Allegretto in C minor,WoO 53 Ecossaises (6) in E flat major, WoO 83 Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Polonaise in C major, Op. 89 Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 Bagatelles (11), Op. 119 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126 Rondo a capriccio in G major, Op. 129 ‘Rage over a lost penny' Rondo in C major, Op. 51 No. 1 Bagatelles (7), Op. 33 Andante Favori in F, Wo057 Piano Piece in B flat major WoO 60 | Chopin: | Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 | Haydn: | Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11 Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer | Liszt: | Wandererfantasie (Schubert), S366 Vienna Volksoper Orchestra, Michael Gielen Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124 Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125 Totentanz, S126 for piano & orchestra Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 7) Miserere du Trovatore, S433 Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet (Donizetti) Réminiscences de Norma, S394 Overture zu Oberon, S574 Benediction Et Serment - Deux Motifs De Benvenuto Cellini S396 Pilgerchor aus Tannhäuser S443 Grandes Études de Paganini (6), S. 141 Tarantella, S. 162 No. 3 (from Venezia e Napoli) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 3 in B flat major Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 13 in A minor Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 8 in F sharp minor Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 17 in D minor Csárdás obstinée, S. 225 No. 2 Invocation (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 1) Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 3) Pensée des Morts (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 4) Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7) Cantique d'amour (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 10) Sonetto 47 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 4) Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6) | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" I Solisti di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 I Solisti di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503 Pro Musica Orchestra, Vienna, Paul Angerer Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Wilfried Boettcher Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Wilfried Boettcher Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482 Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Paul Angerer Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in D major, K382 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310 Variations (9) in D on a Menuet by Duport, K573 Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E flat, K365 with Walter Klien (piano) Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448 with Walter Klien (piano) Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 members of the Hungarian Quintet | Mussorgsky: | Pictures at an Exhibition (piano version) | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55 Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Jonathan Sternberg | Schoenberg: | Piano Concerto, Op. 42 Symphony Orchestra of Southwest German Radio Baden-Baden, Michael Gielen | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958 Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie' 16 German Dances D783 4 Impromptus, D899 Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94 Klavierstücke (3), D946 Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' 4 Impromptus, D935 | Schumann: | Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Études symphoniques, Op. 13 | Stravinsky: | Petrushka - 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The complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard solo recordings Alfred Brendel retires this year from public performance. He will give his last recital in December at Vienna’s Musikverein, in the city where he came to prominence over half a century ago. The recordings he made then for young American labels established in the wake of the Second World War, harnessing young talent in classic repertoire, have stood the test of time. They put down a marker for the music that Brendel would come almost to ‘own’ in the eyes of the piano-music-loving public: the Beethoven concertos and sonatas, Mozart concertos, Schubert, Liszt and Schoenberg. He would later bring deepening insights to the core of the Austro-German repertoire that was his mainstay, but these early recordings are of far more than merely historical value: they are the first, impetuous explorations of a true keyboard lion. Thus there is also music we don’t associate with Brendel, and to which he chose not to return, especially from Russia: Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. In sum, and at a specially reduced price, this is essential listening for anyone interested in piano music and in the career of one of the greatest living pianists. Many of these performances have scarcely been available on CD: this is the first time they have been gathered together as a set Extensive booklet notes by pianophile Ates Orga, including a conversation piece with Brendel. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - The Complete Works
Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Preludes (24), Op. 28 Prelude Op. posth. in A flat major (No. 26) Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Marche Funebre, Op. 72 No. 2 Fugue in A minor Rondo in C minor Op. 1 Rondo a la Mazurka, Op. 5 Études (12), Op. 10 Études (12), Op. 25 Trois Nouvelles Études Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Ballades Nos. 1-4 Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 Rondo in C major, Op. 73 Scherzi Nos. 1-4 Hexaméron KKIIb/2 Introduction & Variations ‘Der Schweizerbub’ KKIVa/4 Variations brilliantes in B flat major on 'Je Vends des Scapulaires', Op. 12 Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Bolero, Op. 19 Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 Impromptus Nos. 1-4 Nocturnes Nos. 1-21 (complete) Cantabile in B Flat Major (Andantino) Moderato in E, KKIVb/12 Largo in E flat major, BI 109 Variations in A - Souvenír de paganini Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Waltzes Nos. 1-19 Waltz No. 20 in F sharp minor, Op. posth., KK Ib/7 'Mélancolique' Contredanse in G flat major, KKAnh.Ia/4 Écossaises (3), Op. 72 No. 3 Mazurkas Nos. 1-51 Mazurka No. 54 in D major Mazurka No. 55 in G major, K.IIa/2 Mazurka No. 56 in B flat major, K.IIa/3 Mazurka No. 58 in A flat major Mazurka No. 59 in B flat major, K.IVb/1 Mazurka No. 61 in C major, K.IVb/3 Mazurka No. 63 in A flat major, Op. 7, No. 4 (first version) Mazurka No. 64 in D major, K.IVa/7 Variations on Mozart's 'La ci darem la mano' in B flat major, Op. 2 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13 Krakowiak - Concert Rondo in F, Op. 14 Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Grand Duo in E KKIIb/1 Piano Trio in G minor Op. 8 Pieóni i piosnki (17) (Seventeen Polish Songs), Op. 74 Czary (Charms), KK.IVa/11 Dumka (Reverie), KK.IVb/9 Variations on Rossini's 'Non piu mesta' in E major for flute & piano |
“This monumental recording project first came about when the American record company Arabesque approached me with an irresistible offer to record the complete works of Chopin. I accepted with enthusiasm and an awareness of the magnitude of the task. My total immersion in the Chopin project was enhanced by a concurrent series of recitals of the complete solo works in the US and several European capitals from 1995 to 1997. I am delighted that these recordings are now available again as a boxed set on Hyperion.” GARRICK OHLSSON Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. “This is an oustanding achievement, which any genuine Chopin lover and student of Romantic music should own … A landmark in the recording of Chopin’s music … Garrick Ohlsson and Hyperion deserve the greatest success in bringing this important undertaking to such a consistently
impressive conclusion” International Record Review “An attractively priced box set … Ohlsson is in a class of his own” Pianist Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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