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This film was shot as a result of the huge success of the two volumes of “Transcriptions” performed by the award-winning choral group “Accentus” under its conductor Laurence Equilbey. The director Andy Sommer has created what he describes as “a sort of ‘a cappella musical’ focusing on the repertoire of transcriptions”. “If you have missed the two marvellous “Transcriptions” volumes from Laurence Equilbey and her wonderful Accentus group, this might be a perfect introduction. Otherwise, this is a fine complement. A film to match the albums for sheer quality...To revisit two of the most impressive choral recordings of the past five years in the company of this visually inspired film is a true delight. In a nutshell, this is beautiful music, beautifully sung and beautifully filmed.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Michael Studer - The Legacy
Bach, J S: | Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825 Italian Concerto, BWV971 English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV807 French Suite No. 6 in E major, BWV817 | Brahms: | Capriccio in D minor, Op. 116 No. 1 Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Capriccio, Allegro passionato in G minor, Op. 116 No. 3 Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Debussy: | Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) Hommage à Rameau (No. 2 from Images pour piano - Book 1) Mouvement (No. 3 from Images pour piano - Book 1) L'isle joyeuse | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52 | Liszt: | Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K413 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor | Ravel: | Piano Concerto in G major Gaspard de la Nuit | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 | Schumann: | Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Abegg Variations, Op. 1 Papillons, Op. 2 |
Michael Studer is a remarkable pianist who, although he studied in Paris and Vienna, is not well-known outside his native Switzerland. Since 2000, he has suffered from a hearing disability which tragically caused premature retirement, and CLAVES have gathered together his best recordings, made between 1971 and 1999, into this handsome 6-disc tribute. For the unbeatable price of just one CD, here is a unique chance to discover a rare talent, placed genunely and directly at the service of each composer in turn. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Gregor Piatigorsky
These sonatas were all written for excellent cellists. Mendelssohn had his brother Paul in mind for his D major Sonata, although he dedicated it to the Russian amateur player and music patron Prince Mateusz Wielhorski. Piatigorsky’s freewheeling interpretation is reminiscent of Feuermann’s: he did not know that master’s recording, which was still unpublished at the time, but he may well have heard Feuermann play the work. Chopin’s G minor Sonata – one of his few chamber works and his last large-scale creation – was composed for a friend, the cello virtuoso Auguste Franchomme, with whom he gave the première in 1847. It cost Chopin an immense amount of effort, none of which shows in the finished piece. Richard Strauss’s Sonata in F major is a youthful work, dating from 1883, but the Czech cellist Hanus? Wihan, for whom Dvor?ák wrote several masterpieces, accepted the dedication and gave the first performance with the composer. This work needs the firm shaping it gets from the performers here. “The playing is of the highest quality. In the Chopin coupling the pianist is Firkusny and, leaving aside the Rostropovich-Argerich set on DG, this has an unsurpassed eloquence.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Sviatoslav Richter - The Master Volume 10
Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major Prelude Op. 28 No. 10 in C sharp minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 11 in B major Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' | Liszt: | Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Polonaise No. 2 in E major, S223 No. 2 Scherzo in G minor, S153 (1827) Nuages gris, S199 Consolation, S. 172 No. 6 in E major Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 17 in D minor KLAVIERSTUCK IN F SHARP MAJOR, S193 (after 1860) Mephisto Polka, S217 Transcendental Studies, S139 (selection) Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 & 11 Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 |
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Chopin: | Smutna rzeka (The Sad River), Op. 74 No. 3 Hulanka (Merrymaking), Op. 74 No. 4 Zyczenie (The Maiden's Wish), Op. 74 No. 1 Wojak (The Warrior), Op. 74 No. 10 Pierscien (The Ring), Op. 74 No. 14 | Karlowicz: | Skad pierwsze gwiadzy (Whence the first stars), Op. 1 No. 2 Pamietam ciche, jasne, zlote dnie Op. 1, No. 5 Smutna jest dusza moja (My soul is sad), Op. 1 No. 6 Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3 No. 1 Z erotyków (From the erotics), Op. 3 No. 2 Nie placz nade mna (Weep not over me), Op. 3 No. 7 Po szerokim morzu (Over the wide sea), Op. 3 No. 9 | Moniuszko: | Znasz-li ten kraj Dwie Zorze Krakowiaczek Grajek Przasniczka | Paderewski: | Tylem wytrwal, Six Songs Op. 18 No. 5 Polaly sie lzy, Six Songs Op. 18 No. 1 Piosnka dudarza, Six Songs Op. 18 No. 2 | Szymanowski: | Czasem, gdy dlugo na pól sennie marze Daleko zostal caly swiat Op. 2 No. 1 |
Pawel Skaluba (tenor), Waldemar Malicki (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Trevor Barnard - A Piano Odyssey
Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) | Bach, J S: | Two-part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV772 | Bartók: | In Dorian Mode - from Volume 1, Mikrokosmos Mikrokosmos Book VI: No. 153, Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 6 | Beethoven: | Bagatelle in A flat major, Op. 33 No. 7 | Bertram: | Kinetic - No. 3 from Five Pieces | Butterley: | Arioso Comment on a Popular Song | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' | Dargaville: | Night Song | Debussy: | The Snow is dancing (from Children's Corner) | Gershwin: | Prelude No. 2 | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 4 - Little bird | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor | Schumann: | Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 | Sculthorpe: | Sonatina | Sutherland, M: | Jesu, meine Freude, from Two Chorale Preludes | Werder: | Spring - No. 2 from William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and Experience |
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| |  | The Great Pianists Volume 5 - Josef HofmannMasters of the Piano Roll series
Beethoven: | The Ruins of Athens -Turkish March Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 | Chopin: | Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' | Hofmann, J: | Kaleidoscope, Op. 40 No. 4 | Liszt: | Tarantella, S. 162 No. 3 (from Venezia e Napoli) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor | Mendelssohn: | Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 | Schumann: | Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 | Sternberg: | Concert Study, Op. 103, No. 3 |
“This series of recordings from more than a century ago is remarkable: actual performances recorded on
mechanical reproducing pianos, preserved on piano rolls, and re-presented on a new concert grand, with
digital sound. And this Polish-American pianist was one of the greatest virtuosi of his age, as these pieces of
Liszt, Chopin, and Schumann testify” The Independent, February 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | The Great Pianists Volume 6 - Eugène d’AlbertMasters of the Piano Roll series
Albert, E: | Airs from 'Tiefland' | Bach, J S: | Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582 | Beethoven: | Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 4 Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 movements 1 & 2 | Chopin: | Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 2: No. 6, General Lavine - eccentric | Liszt: | Valse-Impromptu, S.213 Polonaise No. 2 in E major, S223 No. 2 | Saint-Saëns: | Etude en forme de valse Op. 52 No. 6 | Schubert: | Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 |
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| |  | The Welte Mignon Mystery Volume 8
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 | Brahms: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Andante Espressivo Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 | Chopin: | Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor | Delibes: | Valse "Pas de fleurs" | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 435 (Chaconne) in G major | Kaun: | Serenade, Op. 7, No. 2 | Köhler, B: | Caprice im alten Stil | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 8 in F sharp minor | Rubinstein: | Gavotte, Op. 38, No. 5 |
1906 interpretations | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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