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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Wilhelm Backhaus: The Virtuoso (1908-1940)
Albéniz: | Triana (from Iberia, book 2) | Brahms: | Variations on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 21, No. 1 Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35 | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' | Delibes: | Naila: Waltz | Kreisler: | Liebesleid | Liszt: | La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March & Dance of the Fairies (after Mendelssohn), S410 Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Waldesrauschen, S145 No. 1 | Mendelssohn: | A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo | Moszkowski: | Caprice espagnole, Op. 37 | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation' Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni) | Pick-Mangiagalli: | La Danza di Olaf | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Schubert: | Marche Militaire, D733 No. 1 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 | Weber: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, J. 98, Op. 11: Rondo - moto perpetuo |
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano, piano-roll) Berlin Municipal Orchestra, Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra, Fritz Zaun This CD showcases Backhaus’s great virtuosity. “revelatory: instead of the stern Beethovenian we are used to, the young pianist who emerges courtesy of piano-roll recordings from the 1920s is full of fire and flamboyance.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 ***** | 
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Adagio
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Evgeny Kissin (piano) Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Cantabile in B Flat Major (Andantino) Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa' Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4: Menuetto Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 4: 3rd Movement Cyprien Katsaris (piano) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 Arthur Rubinstein (piano) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance Piano Trio in G minor Op. 8: Adagio sostenuto Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano), Pamela Frank (violin) |
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| |  | Jimmy: James Rhodes Live in Brighton
In 2008/09 James Rhodes saw his profile go from complete unknown to rising star, attracting celebrity followers including Stephen Fry and Sir David Tang. He swiftly went on to headline London's historical Roundhouse, where he was the first classical pianist to perform since its re-opening. In 2010 he made his television debut in the BBC Four documentary Chopin: The Women Behind the Music and in 2011. James went on to present and perform in his very own television series James Rhodes: Piano Man on Sky Arts. This new disc – recorded live at The Old Market theatre in Brighton – captures the energy of Rhodes in concert as he performs and entertainingly discusses works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov and more in this 85-minute programme. “he brings his natural dynamism and considerable talent to bear. Particularly impressive is his signature opener, the limpid Adagio from Marcello's Concerto No 3.” The Independent, 19th May 2012 “Both the Rachmaninov C sharp minor Prelude and Schumann/Liszt 'Widmung' feature lovely interweaving between melody and accompaniment...Rhodes obviously has it in him to be a persuasive Beethoven interpreter. Whatever persona Rhodes chooses to cultivate in terms of presentation, he certainly is a serious musician.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2012 “He's at his best when the music is most abstract. In the Bach-Busoni Chaconne he grips the polyphony with a probing intensity, a manner revisted in miniature in the grave, brittle dance of the Marcello-Bach Adagio...Rachmaninov's C sharp minor Prelude is convincingly shaped as a crescendo in anguish, while the Schumann-Liszt Widmung becomes rapture personified.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 *** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Jean Dubé plays Chopin
Chopin: | Variations on a March from Bellini's I Puritani Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 20 in F sharp minor, Op. posth., KK Ib/7 'Mélancolique' Prelude in E flat minor 'Trille du Diable' (incomplete - realised Kallberg) Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 (first version) Allegretto in F sharp major Mazurka in G major, WN26 Mazurka 'Dabrowski' Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 arr. Magin Dwojaki koniec (The Double End), Op. 74 No. 11 Nie ma czego trzeba (I Want What I Have Not), Op. 74 No. 13 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46 Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 Libera me, Domine (authorship doubtful) Largo in E flat major, BI 109 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Galop in A flat major 'Marquis', WN 59 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance | Liszt: | Chants Polonais after Chopin (6), S480 |
Jean Dubé is internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists of our day. He has been playing all over the world since the age of only four. He gives master classes and performs as soloist, with chamber groups and orchestras throughout the world. His Chopin recital includes a selection of Mazurkas, Nocturne Op.9, Galop Marquis and Tarantella Op.43. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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“'Clair de Lune' emerges beautifully, and the Brahms intermezzo has noble grace. Only three stars on the conventional scale, then, but for Quixotic heroism he gets the full five.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2011 *** “It's proper classical music, but in an overwhelmingly accessible package that screams mass market youth appeal...Balakirev's arrangement of the "Romanza" from Chopin's E minor Piano Concerto is a high point, playing to Rhodes' talents for making a melodic line sing, and for deftly defined ornamentation.” Charlotte Gardner, bbc.co.uk, 12th December 2010 “Despite the 'cool yoof' market presentation, this is a delightfully old-fashioned recital...[Rhodes] is an engaging communicator who bucks trends and aims high.” Classic FM Magazine, April 2011 **** “James Rhodes' populist charm is given free rein in the sleevenotes to this double CD of contrasting approaches to the piano, with plenty of winking references to chemical stimulation.” The Independent, 7th January 2011 **** “In the end, this pianist is a night-bird, most persuasive in the blue-mauve moods of Rachmaninov, Debussy and Chopin.” The Independent on Sunday, 16th January 2011 “James Rhodes is forging his own way in the classical world and breaking rules like the most stylish, gifted and daredevil boy in class...[he] plays with reckless high-wire energy, expression and panache.” The Observer, 26th December 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Classics for Lovers
Meticulously chosen to flame desire, this collection of classical masterpieces is the perfect accompaniment to any romantic encounter. | | | (also available to download from $11.25) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Great Pianists Volume 9 - Wilhelm BackhausMasters of the Piano Roll series
This series contains some of the greatest performances given by the finest pianists of the Early 20th Century. Some of the rolls these recordings are taken from are nearly 100 years old and come from a collection owned by Denis Condon who is one of the worlds most respected authorities on the piano roll and has some 18,000 in his collection. | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Arnold Rosé: First Violin of Vienna1909-1936 Recordings
Bach, J S: | Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001: I. Adagio Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV1068: Air ('Air on a G String') Rose String Quartet | Beethoven: | String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130: Alla danza tedesca Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra in F major, Op. 50 String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 No. 4: Allegro Rose String Quartet The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Arnold Rosé | Boccherini: | Minuet in A major from String Quintet Op. 11 No. 5, G275 Rose String Quartet | Cherubini: | String Quartet No. 1 in E flat major: Scherzo | Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 | Ernst, H W: | Fantaisie brillante sur l'opéra Otello de Rossini, Op. 11 | Goldmark: | Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28: Allegro moderato | Mendelssohn: | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante | Mozart: | String Quartet No. 19 in C major, K465: Menuetto Rose String Quartet | Nardini: | Sonata for violin and continuo No. 7 in B flat major: Rondo Sonata for violin & continuo in Bb major: Larghetto | Popper: | Nocturne | Sarasate: | Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20 | Simonetti: | Madrigale | Svendsen: | Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26 | Wieniawski: | Polonaise triomphale |
Arrangements by August Wilhelm & Arnold Rosé | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | The Very Best of Chopin
Chopin: | Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Piotr Paleczny (piano) Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Kevin Kenner (piano) Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Zbigniew Raubo (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Tomasz Sikorski (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Jerzy Romaniuk (piano) Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Jerzy Romaniuk (piano) Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Kazimierz Gierzod (piano) Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Kevin Kenner (piano) Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Kevin Kenner (piano) Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Kazimierz Gierzod (piano) Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Teresa Kaban (piano) Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Zbigniew Raubo (piano) Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Zbigniew Raubo (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major Edward Wolanin (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor Edward Wolanin (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor Edward Wolanin (piano) Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Jerzy Romaniuk (piano) Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Tatiana Szebanowa (piano) Zyczenie (The Maiden's Wish), Op. 74 No. 1 Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano) Gdzie lubi (What She Likes), Op. 74 No. 5 Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano) Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Ewa Podles (contralto) Sliczny chlopiec (Handsome Lad), Op. 74 No. 8 Ewa Podles (contralto) Introduction, Theme and Variations on a Theme of Moore Waldemar Malicki, Tamara Granat (pianos) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance Piotr Paleczny Prima Vista Quartet Krakowiak - Concert Rondo in F, Op. 14 Piotr Paleczny Prima Vista Quartet Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46 Edward Wolanin National Chamber Orchestra of Slupsk Sinfonia Baltica, Bohdan Jarmolowicz Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Marek Drewnowski Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Michniewski Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor (orchestral version) Polish Chamber Philharmonic, Wojciech Rajski |
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| |  | Halina Czerny-Stefanska - Chopin
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Polonaise No. 8 in D minor, Op. 71 No. 1 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor Op. 11: Romance Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Basil Cameron |
Halina Czerny-Stefanska (piano) | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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