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One of Perahia's greatest recordings, full of grace, poetry and imaginative flair. A truly magnificent portrait of a master pianist at his peak - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue “The Gramophone Good CD Guide awarded this its highest accolade, denoting "an unrivalled version, a cornerstone of the catalogue", adding that "this is surely the greatest, certainly the richest of Perahia's many exemplary recordings". Hard to disagree when faced with such consummate artistry.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2007 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin - 21 Mazurkas
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Mazurka No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 |
This new recording of 21 of Chopin's Mazurkas sees the young Russian pianist Vassily Primakov commencing his exploration of Chopin's solo works for Bridge Records. “A refined equilibrium that blends momentum with tasteful rhythmic freedom. This is wonderfully multifaceted Chopin-playing, with the music’s joys and shadows sensitively voiced.” Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009 **** “His limpid touch is allied to a singing tone and lyrical line, with accents discreetly pointed up to give the music buoyancy, and a refined equilibrium that blends momentum with tasteful rhythmic freedom. This is wonderfully multifaceted Chopin-playing, with the music’s joys and shadows sensitively voiced.” Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009 **** “…Vassily Primakov… shows a special sense of a Slavic melancholy and gaiety at the heart of what is surely Chopin's most deeply confessional diary. Hyper-sensitive to mood-swings, his poetic insight is backed by deft and immaculate pianism. …Primakov surely reserves his ultimate triumph for the end. His op 17 No 4 in A minor is worth the price of the disc alone, memorably refined in sound, colour and nuance.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Shura Cherkassky - The Complete HMV Stereo RecordingsPublished to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Cherkassky's birth in 2009
Bach, J S: | Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004: Chaconne arr. Ferruccio Busoni. Recorded 22/3/1956 | Beethoven: | Bagatelles, Op. 119 - No. 1 in G Minor Recorded 21/3/1956 | Chasins: | Three Chinese Pieces Recorded 22/3/1956 | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Recorded 21/3/1956 Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Recorded 21/3/1956 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Recorded 21/3/1956 Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Recorded 21/3/1956 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Recorded 28/1/1958 | Gershwin: | Preludes Nos. 1-3 Recorded 17/3/1958 | Liadov: | A Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 Recorded 21/3/1956 | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 13 in A minor Recorded 21/3/1956 Valse De L'opera Faust S407 Recorded 22/3/1956 | Litolff: | Scherzo Recorded 27/5/1958 BBC Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent | Poulenc: | Toccata (Trois pieces pour piano No. 2) Recorded 21/3/1956 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Recorded 17/3/1958 Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major Recorded 17/3/1958 | Saint-Saëns: | Le Carnaval des Animaux: Le Cygne arr. Godowsky. Recorded 22/3/1956 | Schubert: | Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4 Recorded 21/3/1956 |
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in 1956 and 1958, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in 2009 from the original EMI/HMV tapes. Featuring many tracks never heard before on CD. Most tracks are issued here in stereo for the first time. Includes unpublished versions of Chopin Ballade No. 3 & Gershwin Preludes. All tracks are issued here on CD for the first time in stereo. Includes, for the first time on CD, Litolff's 'Scherzo' with BBC SO / Sargent. A significant historical classical piano release to compliment the limited Cherkassky discography. Substantial two hours worth of music. "A performance of the greatest virtuosity and elegance" Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 Gramophone, Nov 1957 (original mono version issue) "[Beethoven, Poulenc, Chasins]…Cherkassky invests every one with enormous panache and wit. These are great performances that have more character in a single bar than the average modernday Wunderkind could find in a whole work…" Classical Source - mono version re-issue “First Hand's classily presented two-disc set… is a treasure chest of Cherkassky rarities. …these studio recordings have the same vitality and spontaneity as his live performances. …the Hungarian Rhapsody No 13 and the Faust Waltz (especially the stunning coda) are examples of pure pianistic joie de vivre. But above all... are the sheer beauty of sound, individuality of conception and musical imagination that Cherkassky brings to whatever takes his fancy. Required listening for all students of the piano.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Vladimir HorowitzThe Complete European Solo Recordings 1930-36
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein' (arranged Busoni) | Beethoven: | 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 | Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' First movement | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52 | Liszt: | Funérailles, S. 173 No. 7 Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 | Prokofiev: | Toccata in C major, Op. 11 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee (arranged Rachmaninov) | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major | Schumann: | Presto passionato in G minor op.22 Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 Traumes Wirren (Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 No. 7) Toccata in C major, Op. 7 | Stravinsky: | Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka) |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) (2 CDs for the price of 1) "Self-respecting pianophiles will already have most of these seminal recordings. But, compared with earlier issues, APR reveal a fuller, richer piano sound where every nuance is crystal clear and in a judiciously-enhanced ambience…APR's presentation,as usual, leaves its peers standing, fully worthy of the great artist enshrined in these magical recordings." Classic CD | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Nina Kavtaradze plays Chopin
Chopin: | Rondo in C minor Op. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 |
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| |  | Horowitz in Moscow
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - Arrangements for Violin & PianoArrangements by Pablo de Sarasate, Bronislaw Huberman, et al.
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 |
Joanna Madroszkiewicz (violin), Paul Gulda (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Vladimir HorowitzThe London recordings 1932-1936
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein' (arr. Busoni) | Beethoven: | 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 | Debussy: | Études pour piano No. 11 - Pour les arpeges composes | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 52 in G major, Hob.XVI:39 | Liszt: | Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Funérailles, S. 173 No. 7 | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major | Schumann: | Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Traumes Wirren (Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 No. 7) Presto passionato in G minor op.22 |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Ignaz FriedmanVolume 3
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Polonaise No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71 No. 2 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 | Gluck: | Gavotte Menuet (Judgement of Paris) | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (arr. Liszt) Alt Wien |
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| |  | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2 Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Liszt: | Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' |
Ignaz Friedman (piano) Symphony Orchestra, Philippe Gaubert Recorded 1926-1930 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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