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Chopin: | Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Mazurkas (4), Op. 30 Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit |
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| |  | Chopin: Nocturnes & Scherzos
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 |
recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, 29 June 1949 - 26 September 1950 | |
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| |  | Chopin: Nocturnes
Chopin: | Nocturnes (3) Op. 9 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. |
The Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son was propelled to the forefront of the musical world in October 1980 when he was awarded the First Prize and Gold Medal in the Tenth International Piano Competition in Warsaw. His international career has taken him to over forty countries and he has sat on the jury for many prestigious competitions. Here he performs on a Steinway fortepiano. “the pianist takes us through various expressive categories...His pianistic sound is based on warm singing lines, but he never stresses the bel canto inheritance at the expense of deeper musical substance. This recital is not just well-groomed Chopin playing: such episodes as the unusually stormy middle section of the Op. 55 No. 1 in F minor also demonstrate the pianist's individuality.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| | | |  | Chopin: Piano Music
Chopin: | Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Écossaises (3), Op. 72 No. 3 Mazurka No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 3 in E major, Op. 6 No. 3 Mazurka No. 4 in E flat minor, Op. 6 No. 4 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Mazurkas (4), Op. 17 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 |
SOMM has recently embarked on an extensive series of recordings with this pianist and this first release celebrates Chopin’s 200th anniversary. He begins his recital with the famous “Minute Waltz” and also includes Ecossaises Op. 72 and Four Mazurkas Op. 6. “McCawley, an English pianist with a rising profile, offers a self-effacing introduction to Chopin...He is best in the Three Ecossaises Op.72 and the Impromptus Op.29, 36 and 51, where he captures the music’s salon-like elegance without sentimentalising it or showing off.” Financial Times, 7th January 2011 *** “...performances which veer away from the glamour and opulence of the concert hall, almost as if given before a late-night audience of carefully chosen friends. His inwardness and reserve pay rich dividends in the C sharp minor Nocturne's coda...And in the companion Nocturne in D flat, his translucent tone is particularly apt.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 “His playing is never projected but conveyed in the tones of a private conversation. Textures are translucent and pliant. Above all, McCawley always mantains focus on the life of the phrase, which lends his playing that natural cantabile one expects from the finest singers...Warmly recommended.” International Record Review, March 2011 “The virtues of Leon McCawley's Chopin playing are impressive, which will come as no surprise to those who know his earlier recordings. These beautifully recorded performances are characterised by a refined musical intelligence, cultivated taste and lack of exaggeration.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2011 *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Works
Chopin: | Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 |
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| |  | Chopin: Nocturnes
Chopin: | Nocturnes (3) Op. 9 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Nocturne No. 11 in G minor, Op. 37 No. 1 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Nocturne in C minor Op. post Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 |
The Vietnamese pianist Dang Thai Son was propelled to the forefront of the musical world in October 1980, when he was awarded the First Prize and Gold Medal in the Tenth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. It was the first time that a top international competition had been won by an Asian pianist. Here he performs on an Erard 1849 fortepiano. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - Nocturnes Volume 1
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. |
Luis Fernando Pérez (piano) Tender, impassioned, tinged with sadness and melancholy, Chopin’s nocturnes are moments of pure magic, pouring forth an inner life full of infinite dreams and surges of emotion. Their lyricism was born of the art of bel canto which Chopin loved so much: “you must sing if you want to play the piano”, he used to say. Pérez' recent record dedicated to Soler, also released with Mirare, has been considered ‘Exceptional Record’ by Scherzo magazine (Spain) and has been awarded a Choc du Disc by the French Classica magazine. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Nikolai Demidenko plays Chopin
Demidenko is famous for his perfomances of the Russian concerto repertoire. On this CD, he performs the works of Chopin with passion and artistry. These performances were recorded live at the Witold Polish Radio Concert Studio in Warsaw in 2008. “...the Russian pianist, not usually associated with period-conscious performance, makes a valuable contribution to the project, and unifies this miscellany with his interpretative authority...it's impossible to resist anything played on this 1848 Pleyel, one of the best-recorded period pianos on disc.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2010 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ivan Moravec - Live in Brussels
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2 Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 |
Over two evenings in 1983 (4 February and 7 November) in the concert hall of Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles, the world-famous pianist Ivan Moravec spellbound the audience with his majestic performance. This master of the piano’s precision marries cultivated tone and widely differentiated articulation, augmented by deep musical élan. Each tone has absolute logic within the order of the composition he interprets, be it Beethoven’s expansive Sonata in D major, “Pastoral”, or the seemingly smaller pieces by Brahms and Chopin. And it is precisely in the latter that Ivan Moravec excels as a master of tiny area, which he wondrously chases in stylistic terms and renders ebulliently. The live recording breathes in the airy atmosphere of the concert hall, one that can hardly be evoked in studio albums. The recording clearly shows that the world of Beethoven’s, Chopin’s and Brahms’s piano works is close to the essence of Moravec’s being. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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