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| |  | Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 | Liszt: | Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 6 in A minor | Scriabin: | Deux poèmes, Op. 32 Étude Op. 42 No. 3 in F sharp major 'La Moustique' |
Valentina Lisitsa (piano) The DVD recording of Valentina’s Lisitsa’s 19th of June 2012 Royal Albert Hall concert. With more than 43 million views and over 52,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, the young pianist is not only one of the fastest-rising stars of the international concert scene but probably the single most-watched classical musician, having rapidly overtaken long-established giants of the piano world in terms of global online viewing figures. “Critics love to trash this kind of 'semi-pops' programme, yet Lisitsa often plays beautifully. While her opening salvo, Rachmaninovs G minor Prelude, is rather rushed and glib, the pianist quickly settles down to a direct and eloquent Fur Elise, followed by a breathtakingly brisk, imaginatively shaded La campanella.” Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012 “there's an admirable lightness of touch and appreciation of rhythmic flow to her "Für Elise", and her negotiation of Liszt's "Un Sospiro" is captivating.” The Independent, 7th July 2012 **** “ This recital disc of short piano pops proves Lisitsa's technical skill rather than the potential depth or reach of her musicality. She opens, in reckless mood, with Rachmaninov's Prelude in G Minor, then settles into an elegant Für Elise” The Observer, 9th July 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Martin Helmchen live at Verbier FestivalLive recording from the Verbier Festival, July 2011
Martin Helmchen, in his 2011 Verbier Festival recital, presents a program of Bach, Liszt and Beethoven. The adaptability of his technique is on display, as he moves with ease from the incessant rhythm of a Bach dance, through the filigree of Liszt's virtuosic showpieces, to the dense counterpoint so typical of Beethoven's late works. An artist who ‘connects seriousness and wistfulness with success’, the audience is truly drawn in through his expressive playing and gesture, vividly captured in this DVD recording. Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sounds format DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 83 min “He penetrates [the Bach's] counterpoint with a cleansing unmannered beauty - wonderful food for both heart and mind. The focused purity of his artistry - no behavioural frills, no interpretative kinks - finds its match in the film's simple camerawork...[The Hammerklavier] is judiciously paced, ringingly assertive when the composer demands it, weighted with sorrow in the middle.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Nobuyuki Tsujii Live at Carnegie HallRecorded at Carnegie Hall, November 10, 2011
On November 10, 2011, Nobuyuki Tsujii, the blind pianist from Japan who was the winner of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medal in 2009 appeared on the stage of Carnegie Hall. His dream had come true. Arguably the most important event in the career of any performer, for “Nobu” it was a miracle. With his brilliant technique and beautiful tone, he contrasts familiar warhorses with newer pieces, including one of his own compositions, written in memory of the victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Nobu brought the usually reserved Carnegie Hall audience to its feet. Interviewed after Nobuyuki Tsujii’s recital, Van Cliburn observed: ‘What a thrill to hear this brilliant, very gifted, fabulous pianist. You feel God’s presence in the room when he plays. His soul is so pure, his music is so wonderful and it goes to infinity, to the highest heaven.’ Picture format: NTSC 16:9 Sound formats: PCM Stereo, HD Master Audio Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 97 mins “An extraordinary gift and phenomenal effort have taken Tsuji's skills a long way, but there are higher levels of interpretation to reach.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2012 *** “he is simply a stunningly gifted pianist. Still, one cannot withhold a sense of wonder while watching him play. How on earth, you ask, does he do it?...don't stop watching after the final [encore]. Something happens that will have you reaching for the tissues. I won't spoil it. You'll have to experience this extraordinary recital for yourself.” Gramophone Magazine, November 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Daniel Barenboim plays Liszt Piano ConcertosOn the Occasion of Franz Liszt's 200th Birthday
For the very first time Daniel Barenboim tackled Franz Liszt's two highly virtuosic piano concertos in a single concert. With Pierre Boulez, his friend and esteemed colleague of many years, conducting Barenboim’s own orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin, they were showered with praise on their tour across Europe. For both musicians, Liszt was one of the most important pioneers of modern music, as composer, conductor and pianist. He influenced revolutionary contemporaries such as Robert Schumann and Richard Wagner. Two examples of the latter's magnificent orchestral work round off this concert programme celebrating Liszt’s bicentenary. Picture Format DVD: NTSC 16:9 Sound Formats DVD: Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo Region Code: 0 (worldwide) Running Time: 90:35 min Disc Format DVD: DVD 9 FSK: 0 “Barenboim's approach to both concertos deals in the monumental rather than in quicksilver Romantic scintillation. The Second Concerto's broader idiom duly comes off best, with moments of impressive power...The DVD visuals are straight and impressive...But some nice moments are caught too - the fleeting half-smiles that the players can't keep from their faces during the unfolding loveliness of the Siegfried Idyll…” BBC Music Magazine, May 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Claudio Arrau: The 80th Birthday RecitalRecorded at the Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 6 Feburary 1983
Fourth part of the successful 4-part Signature Performance Series. Claudio Arrau, one of the twentieth century’s greatest pianists, offered this concert at New York City’s Avery Fisher Hall in 1983 to celebrate his 80th birthday. To a capacity crowd, Arrau demonstrates how he earned this reputation, and why he still deserves it. A Herculean performance of two Beethoven sonatas, the ‘Waldstein’ and ‘Appassionata’, is followed by music of Debussy, Liszt and Chopin. In these six works, we see the truth of Arrau’s own words that ‘an interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted.’ Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo Region code: 0 Original language: English Subtitles: German, French, Spanish Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 111 mins “Aristocratic pianism, remarkable from a man of 80, warmly embracing Beethoven's Waldstein and Appassionata Sonatas. Debussy's Reflets dans l'eau is a highlight.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2012 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Lang Lang: Liszt Now
Liszt: | Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 6 Romance 'O pourquoi donc', S169 Ständchen - Leise flehen meine Lieder (No. 7a from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Consolation, S. 172 No. 2 in E major Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 6 in D flat major Widmung S566 after Schumann (Liebeslied) Ave Maria, S558 No. 12 (after Schubert) |
Sony Classical is proud to announce the release of the DVD and Blu-ray Lang Lang - Liszt Now, the companion video component to the star pianist’s latest recording project Liszt: My Piano Hero, which has stormed the world’s classical and pop album charts. The content is split into two main components: LIVE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE – 60-minute live concert from iTunes Festival THE ART OF BEING A VIRTUOSO – 71-minute documentary following Lang Lang’s global celebrations of Franz Liszt’s anniversary Also included is a 55-minute bonus feature - a musical and visual journey based on the projections used at the iTunes Festival concert Liszt Now presents the stunning 60-minute live concert from London’s Roundhouse, recorded at the iTunes festival in May 2011. Dynamically filmed with twelve HD cameras with specially created video projections on LED screens, the concert offers a spectacular multimedia experience, featuring ten of Franz Liszt’s finest solo piano pieces. In addition to the film of the concert, Live at the Roundhouse, the product also includes a 71-minute documentary, The Art of Being a Virtuoso. Captured over a period of five months, the film offers a unique insight into the life and mind of a modern virtuoso, following Lang Lang closely through Asia, the USA and Europe. THE ART OF BEING A VIRTUOSO links Lang Lang and his hero, Franz Liszt, painting a portrait of two exceptional men who made their childhood dreams come true and ascended to the ranks of the greatest musicians the world has ever known. An imaginative encounter between the virtuosos LANG LANG and his piano hero FRANZ LISZT, two remarkable musical prodigies and classical music’s biggest stars. “the trick here is simply to listen to Lang Lang's highly accomplished pianism and stop watching the flashing images on the screen behind...The ear-teasing sonorities that Lang Lang on occasion teases out of the piano are extraordinary, as is his dazzling dexterity and accuracy - and his enthusiasm in the accompanying 70-minute documentary is undeniably contagious. One for fans, definitely” International Record Review, June 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Germany & England: Battle MusicMusic by Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov, Liszt, Ippolitov-Ivanov
The Places • The tour visits the Tin Soldier Museum at Kulmbach, the National Army Museum, the Wellington Memorial and St Paul’s Cathedral in London, and the Bavarian Army Museum at Ingolstadt, with its relics of the Thirty Years War and of conflicts with the Ottoman Empire. The Music • The tour brings Beethoven’s musical celebration of Wellington’s victorious campaign in Spain, Liszt’s Battle of the Huns and a Georgian war march by Ippolitov-Ivanov. The tour ends with two military works by Rimsky-Korsakov, King Dodon on the Battlefield, from his last opera, The Golden Cockerel, and The Massacre at Kerzhenets from The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh. Video Format • NTSC / Colour / 4:3 Audio Format • DTS 5.1 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / PCM Stereo 2.0 Region Coding • No Region Coding | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Thielemann conducts Faust
Memorial concert on the 200th birthday of Franz Liszt (22. October 2011). Under the direction of romantic-music specialist Christian Thielemann, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden performs a special Franz Liszt memorial concert at the Semperoper in Dresden to commemorate the bicentenary of one the 19th century’s greatest composers. Christian Thielemann is a maestro internationally known and admired above all as a specialist of Romantic music and a highly acclaimed Bayreuth Wagner Ring conductor. Running Time Total: 85 minutes DVD: DTS 5.1, PCM Stereo | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Barenboim plays Liszt
Liszt: | Années de pèlerinage, 1ère année, Suisse (9 pieces), S. 160 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 Années de pèlerinage, 2ème année, Italie (7 pieces), S. 161 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 recorded at the Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, 1985 |
plus: Transcriptions: Wagner Opera, Verdi Operas recorded at the Markgräfliches Opernhaus, Bayreuth, 1985
Franz Liszt will probably always be thought of as the greatest pianist who has ever lived, and his works for piano are undoubtedly among the most virtuosic to have been written. On this disc Daniel Barenboim explores the vast emotional range of Liszt's piano music, from the most delicate chiaroscuro through to the most ominously dramatic climax. This is a new release of the series of Metropolitan Munich programs. Picture format DVD: NTSC 4:3 Sounds formats DVD: PCM Mono Region code: 0 Booklet notes: English, German, French Running time: 225 mins German FSK: 0 “it is in the B minor Sonata where he really comes into his own with an all-encompassing reading which combines scintillating interpretative flair with an edge-of-the-seat demonic drive...the enhanced sense of grativas he imparts to [Annees de pelerinage] is undeniably gripping.” International Record Review, January 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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