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Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83 previously unreleased Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | Fauré: | Ballade in F sharp major for solo piano or piano & orchestra, Op. 19 | Franck, C: | Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Glazunov: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Liszt: | Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Csárdás macabre, S. 224 En rêve - Nocturne S207 | Litolff: | From Concerto symphonique, No. 4 Op. 102: Scherzo City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux | Ogdon: | Piano Sonata Piano Concerto No.1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Theme and Variations | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 previously unreleased Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli |
“For a poetic vision of exquisite sensibility and compelling emotional narrative, John Ogdon has no peers. His playing of the Adagio sostenuto slow movement possesses a hushed intensity and melting loveliness unsurpassed on disc…” BBC Music Magazine, March 2010 “There was no gentler giant in music than John Ogdon.” The Guardian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Albéniz: | Tango (No. 2 from Espana, Op. 165) | Bach, J S: | Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 5 in D major, BWV850 arr. Hess Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude arr. Hess | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 1, BB 91, Sz. 83 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 with Brenda Lucas (piano) & James Holland, Tristan Fry (percussion) | Beethoven: | Andante Favori in F, Wo057 Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Birtwistle: | Precis | Blake, D: | Variations for Piano | Busoni: | 10 Variations on Chopin’s C minor Prelude (revised 1922 version of Op. 22) Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 39 Men’s voices of the John Alldis Choir & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Revenaugh Turandots Frauengemach (Intermezzo), No. 4 from Elegies Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen) | Chaminade: | Automne, Op. 35 No. 2 | Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' | Davies, Maxwell: | Five Piano Pieces, Op. 2 | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) Préludes - Book 1: No. 11, La Danse de Puck Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin | Dukas: | Piano Sonata in E flat minor | Dutilleux: | Piano Sonata | Fauré: | Ballade in F sharp major for solo piano or piano & orchestra, Op. 19 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux | Franck, C: | Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Glazunov: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | Goehr: | Pieces (3), Op. 18 | Granados: | Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Berglund Lyric Pieces Op. 65: No. 6 - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen | Hall, Richard: | Suite | Headington: | Toccata | Hoddinott: | Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 27 | Ibert: | Le petit âne blanc (from Histoires) | Ireland: | The Holy Boy April | Liszt: | Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123 Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 Liebestraum, S541 No. 1 (Nocturne in A flat major) Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Two Concert Studies, S145/R6: Gnomenreigen; Waldesrauschen Trauer-Vorspiel und Trauermarsch, S206 (1885) En rêve - Nocturne S207 Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418 Réminiscences de Simone Boccanegra, S.438 Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 7) Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Mephisto Waltz No. 3 Csárdás macabre, S. 224 Polonaise No. 2 in E major, S223 No. 2 Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 15 in A minor 'Rákóczy Marsch' Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 2 Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 3 arr. Busoni Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7) Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 | Litolff: | From Concerto symphonique, No. 4 Op. 102: Scherzo City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Louis Frémaux | Mendelssohn: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 London Symphony Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 London Symphony Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato Rondo brillant in E flat major, Op. 29 London Symphony Orchestra, Aldo Ceccato | Messiaen: | Cantéyodjayâ | Moszkowski: | Waltz in E major, Op. 34 No. 1 | Mozart: | Fantasia in D minor, K397 | Ogdon: | Piano Concerto No.1 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster Piano Sonata Theme and Variations | Poulenc: | Mouvement perpétuel No. 1 in C major | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Pritchard Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39 Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Rawsthorne: | Ballade | Schmitt, F: | Mirages, Op. 70 | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 New Philharmonia Orchestra, Paavo Berglund Nachtstücke, Op. 23 No. 4 | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) Danse nègre, Op.58 No.5 (W89) | Sherlaw Johnson: | Piano Sonata No. 2 | Shostakovich: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lawrence Foster | Sinding: | Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32 No 3 | Stevenson: | Passacaglia on D.S.C.H | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | Tippett: | Piano Concerto Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis Piano Sonata No. 1 'Fantasy Sonata' Piano Sonata No. 2 |
John Ogdon was born on 27th January, 1937 in Mansfield Woodhouse in Nottinghamshire and died on 1st August, 1989 in London. His first serious study of the piano was at the Royal Manchester College of Music where his contemporaries were Alexander Goehr, Harrison Birtwistle and Peter Maxwell Davies; he also studied composition with Richard Hall, all of whom have music recorded in this collection. His prowess was noticed when he replaced an indisposed soloist in Brahms’s Second Piano Concerto in Liverpool and played almost at sight. At the age of 21 he made his London debut at the Proms in 1958 with Busoni’s Concerto (which he recorded in 1967). In 1961 he was awarded the Liszt Prize in Budapest and the following year shared the coveted first prize at the Moscow Tchaikovsky competition with Vladimir Ashkenazy; this achievement launched his international career. His recordings from this time not only attest to his remarkable virtuosity and intense musicianship but also his determination to explore both rarer and modern repertoire and give them the performances that show them to their best advantage. This collection therefore contains not merely the classics – concertos by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Schumann and Grieg and solos by Liszt and Chopin – but rarer concertos by Mendelssohn, Glazunov Bartók as well as the aforementioned Busoni. The major contribution to the catalogue of recorded music must be the solo piano works by the 20th century composers: Sir Michael Tippett, Alan Rawsthorne, Alun Hoddinott, Christopher Headington, David Blake, Robert Sherlaw Johnson and his teacher and colleagues from his days in Mancheser: Richard Hall and the previously mentioned Goehr, Birtwistle and Maxwell Davies as well as works by himself. One further work requires especial mention: Ronald Stevenson’s Passacaglia on DSCH, the composer’s tribute to Dmitri Shostakovich. At over 85 minutes duration it has to be split across two CDs and the work together with Ogdon’s support of it yielded the highest praise. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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