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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Alfred Cortot plays Schumann, Chopin & RavelRecorded 1934, 1935, 1939
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| |  | Georg Kulenkampff plays Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Bach & SchumannRecorded between 1935-39
Georg Kulenkampff (violin) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: Myrthen & Gedichte der Königin Maria Stuart
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| |  | Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 & Fantasie
Schumann: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 The version heard on this recording has been assembled by Anton Kuerti, to include (as an added movement) the original last movement, which the composer scrapped in response to complaints by his beloved, Clara Wieck, that it was much too difficult! This splendid movement was eventually published posthumously in 1866 as a separate piece, ‘Presto Fur Pianoforte’. Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 |
Anton Kuerti has performed in recital and with leading orchestras in 40 countries. In Canada he has appeared in 140 communities, and played with every professional orchestra, including 41 concerts with the Toronto Symphony. Kuerti has recorded all the Beethoven concertos and sonatas, the Brahms and Schumann concertos, and all the Schubert sonatas, among many other releases. A critic for ‘Fanfare’ wrote simply that “Kuerti is the best pianist currently playing”; CD Review (London) called him “one of the truly great pianists of this century”. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: Complete Works for Piano Vol. 4
Francesco Piemontesi (piano) With the musical world celebrating the bicentenary of Robert Schumann’s birth, Claves is pursuing the project of recording the German composer’s complete piano works. Volume 4 in this series brings the talents of Francesco Piemontesi to the keyboard. A Talent that has already been recognised - September 09 the BBC nominated him “New Generation Artist”. This seasons activities will see him debut with the BBC Orchestras, Ulster Orchestra, the Proms and the Cheltenham festival, along with a performance at the Wigmore Hall. “To judge from these performances, Piemontesi is certainly a highly promising artist. His playing is intelligent and refined, and he commands a prodigious range of keyboard touch and colour, combined with remarkable powers of articulation.” The Guardian, 5th August 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Rarities of Piano Music at the Husum Festival 1987-1988
Alkan: | Esquisses (48), Op. 63: No. 32 'Minuettino' Esquisses (48), Op. 63: No. 46 'Le premier billet doux' Esquisses (48), Op. 63: No. 45 'Les diablotins Rainer M. Klaas | Chabrier: | Air de Ballet Peter Froundjian Pièces pittoresques (10): Mauresque Peter Froundjian | Chaminade: | Autrefois, Op. 87 No. 4 Peter Froundjian | Chopin: | Bolero, Op. 19 Boris Bloch | Debussy: | Masques Nina Tichman | Gershwin: | Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) Daniel Berman | Glinka: | The Lark Philip Fowke | Godowsky: | The Garden of Buitenzorg (from Java Suite) Daniel Berman Elegy for the left hand alone Rainer M. Klaas | Hamelin: | Étude No. 12 in A flat minor 'Prelude and Fugue' Marc-André Hamelin | Henselt: | Etude in D minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Etude in D flat major, Op. 2 No. 2 Michael Ponti | Ireland: | The Island Spell Daniel Berman | Joachim: | Variationen über ein irisches Elfenlied Michael Struck | Kreisler: | Liebesleid Philip Fowke | Liszt: | Les cloches de Genève (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 9) Peter Froundjian | Moszkowski: | Étincelles, Op. 36 No. 6 Michael Ponti | Nielsen: | Piano Music for Young and Old, Op. 53 (FS148) Peter Westenholz | Rachmaninov: | Pieces (2) in A major for piano 6 hands: Waltz Daniel Berman/Peter Froundjian/Rainer M. Klaas Floods of Spring (from Twelve Songs, Op. 14) Daniel Berman | Rameau: | Elégie Daniel Berman | Sancan: | Caprice romantique (main gauche seule) Peter Froundjian | Schmitt, F: | Le cheval de Ferme-l'œil, Op. 58 No. 3 Le parapluie chinois, Op. 58 No. 7 Duo Quatre Mains | Schubert: | Andantino varié Op. 84, No. 1 Daniel Berman | Schulhoff: | Cinq études de jazz, WV 81: Tango Rainer M. Klaas | Schumann: | Der Abschied, Op. 82, No. 9 Marc-André Hamelin | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Daniel Berman | Szymanowski: | Valse Romantique Peter Froundjian | Villa-Lobos: | Cirandinha No. 4 Roberto Szidon | Wagner: | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Act 3 Quintet (trans. von Bülow) Eckart Sellheim |
Recently located live recordings of the 1987 & 1988 Husum Piano festival, are now released for the first time on CD at two for the price of one. Not to missed by any piano lover! “[Fowke's] playing is that of a true virtuoso, sumptuously coloured and inflected, while Marc-Andre Hamelin displays all of his superhuman command in his own savagely intricate Prelude and Fugue Etude. Clearly I could go on for ever, but all I can offer is a taster from this box of delights…” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Ashkenazy conducts Sibelius & SchumannRecorded at Cité de la Musique - Paris, December 2008
One of the most promising young violinist, Valery Sokolov, and one of the most prestigious chamber orchestras, the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, play under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy at the Cité de la musique in Paris. This concert captures Sokolov’s collaboration with Vladimir Ashkenazy, an established conductor who himself has been a major soloist for the past half-century, in one of the most demanding pieces of the violin repertoire: Sibelius’ violin concerto. The producer Bruno Monsaingeon has followed and documented the career of Valery Sokolov since 4 years from the beginning of his career. This film shows a quite intimate view on Sokolov playing Sibelius` Violin Concerto. “Monsaingeon captures Ashkenazy, his superb orchestra and a very special violin soloist with frequent concentration on close-ups...Sokolov's violin playing requires every superlative in the dictionary - here's a young man to watch out for, in no uncertain terms.” Classic FM Magazine, November 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
A new recording from Michael Gielen is always an event and this CD is his exciting contribution to Schumann’s anniversary year. There are no other recordings of Gielen conducting Schumann in the catalogue and after hearing these vivacious and mercurial interpretations, devoid of sentimentality, one wonders why it has taken so long for Gielen to record Schumann. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sehnsuchtswalzer
Herbert Schuch’s new CD illuminates the influence of Schubert’s waltzes, landler and Deutsche Tänze on the romantic and virtuosic piano compositions of the 19th century. Both Schumann and Czerny wrote variations on material from Schubert’s Sehnsuchtswalzer. Also included on this CD are Schumann’s famous cycles Carnaval and Papillons. | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Schumann: Complete Piano Works Volume 1Schumann and the Sonata 1
This is the first volume of Hänssler CLASSIC’s complete recording of Schumann’s piano works, a project that has not been accomplished before. Each CD will feature at least one world premiere recording. Here we have the premiere of Presto possible in F minor. Florian Uhlig is one of the most distinguished young pianists and his interpretations are based on the new critical edition of Schumann’s piano works. “Florian Uhlig fairly bristles with musicianship, capturing to a remarkable degree Schumann's fascinating emotional and psychological complexity...Phrasing and articulation are so acutely detailed that we perceive them as through a microscope” BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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