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Alexander Gavrylyuk (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | My Father Was Simon Barere
The life and career of Simon Barere is illuminated in an interview with his son, Boris Barere, conducted by impresario and piano expert Jacques Leiser. The result: a wealth of information about Barere as well as first hand recollections and anecdotes of the greatest musicians of the time who knew him and visited him at Barere’s homes. This is no sentimental family memoir – it is a deeply informative, highly colorful and uncommonly entertaining cameo of a unique figure in piano history as well as some of the most famous piano legends in memory. Interspersed are some of Simon Barere’s most extraordinary recordings, both from the studio and privately taken in the concert hall, made available by the APR company that has reissued on CD all known audio documents of Barere. | | | 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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| |  | Sofronitzky plays Russian Music
Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 1 in C major Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 'Sonata Fantasy' Poème, Op. 32 No. 2 Poem for Piano, Op. 44, No. 1 Ironies Op. 56 No. 2 Désir, Op. 57 No. 1 Polonaise, Op. 21 Étude Op. 42 No. 4 in F sharp major Étude Op. 42 No. 6 in D flat major Waltz in A flat major, Op. 38 Prelude, Op. 11 No. 3 in G major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 6 in B minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 7 in A major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 8 in F sharp minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 11 in B major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 13 in G flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 17 in A flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 20 in C minor Prelude, Op. 13 No. 1 in C major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 2 in A minor Prelude, Op. 13 No. 3 in G major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 4 in E minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 5 in D major Prelude, Op. 13 No. 6 in B minor Prelude, Op. 15 No. 1 in A major Prelude, Op. 9 No. 1 in C sharp minor for the left hand Prelude, Op. 11 No. 9 in E major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 10 in C sharp minor Prelude, Op. 22 No. 2 in C sharp minor Prelude, Op. 16 No. 2 in G sharp minor Prelude, Op. 16 No. 5 in F sharp major Prelude, Op. 16 No. 4 in E flat minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 15 in D flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 16 in B flat minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 19 in E flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 21 in B flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 22 in G minor Prelude, Op. 11 No. 24 in D minor Poème in C major, Op. 52 No. 1 Poème for piano, Op. 59 No. 1 Poème Aile, Op. 51 No. 3 Masque, Op. 63, No. 1 Poeme satanique for Piano, Op.36 Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Black Mass' Poèmes, Op. 69 Nos. 1 & 2 Flammes sombres, Op. 73 No. 2 Guirlandes, Op. 73 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 Fragilite, Op. 51, No. 1 Feuillet d'album, Op. 45 No. 1 Étude Op. 42 No. 5 in C sharp minor Mazurka, Op. 40 No. 2 Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor |
Vladimir Sofronitzky (piano) ‘He played like a god – he looked like a god’ Heinrich Neuhaus Vladimir Sofronitsky was born in St Petersburg in 1901, the youngest of 6 children. He studied in Warsaw with Anna Lebedeva-Getsevich, a pupil of Anton Rubinstein, and, on the recommendation of Glazunov, further studies with Alexander Michalowski. Michalowski was a pupil of Moscheles, Reinecke and Tausig, so the Beethoven – Mendelssohn – Liszt line was seamless. Composition classes with Maximillian Steinberg (Rimsky’s son-in-law) followed as did a period of study with Leonid Nikolayev, who also taught Shostakovich. In 1917, Scriabin’s daughter Elena enrolled under Nikolayev, and she and Sofronitzky married in 1920 and moved to Paris, where their circle included members of the Scriabin family, Glazunov, Prokofiev (a good friend), Medtner and Cortot. In July 1945 he played for Stalin, Gromyko, President Truman and Churchill at the Potsdam Conference. His career revolved around concerts, recording and teaching, and his repertoire was broad – from Bach and Scarlatti, Clementi, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, to Chopin and Liszt, Schumann, a little late Brahms, a little Ravel and Debussy and Poulenc. Russian repertoire included Balakirev’s Islamey, and Tchikovsky’s Seasons and some Liadov. Scriabin reigns supreme (except the 7th Sonata ‘White Mass’ Sofronitzky was superstitious), Glazunov, Medtner, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich also figure prominently. During the Cold War, he took a shine to Glenn Gould, and Van Cliburn, and Lazar Berman was a disciple. ‘I would proceed to the concert as if going on a blind date, anticipating something completely unknown, mysterious and wonderful, in other words, a miracle! He approached the piano and the magic began’ Stanislav Neuhaus, Recollections | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vladimir Horowitz: The Beloved Piano
Chopin: | Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa' Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Trois Nouvelles Études: Étude in A flat major Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 | Clementi: | Rondo in B-Flat WO8 | Horowitz: | Variations on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen | Liszt: | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | Moszkowski: | Étincelles, Op. 36 No. 6 | Poulenc: | Presto in B flat major | Prokofiev: | Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 RCA Vcitor Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K184 in F minor Keyboard Sonata K101 in A major | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Variations (Impromptus) on a Theme by Clara Wieck, Op. 5 | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 48 No. 3 in D flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 13 in G flat major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 2 in F sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini |
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| |  | Horowitz - Le Piano en folie
Chopin: | Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 | Clementi: | Sonata in B flat Major, Op. 24 No. 2: Rondo | Horowitz: | Variations on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen | Liszt: | Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | Moszkowski: | Étincelles, Op. 36 No. 6 | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K184 in F minor Keyboard Sonata K101 in A major | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 'Concerto Without Orchestra' | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 48 No. 3 in D flat major Prelude, Op. 11 No. 13 in G flat major Prelude, Op. 15 No. 2 in F sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 |
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| |  | Van Cliburn in Moscow
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 | Chopin: | Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 2: No. 7, La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Liszt: | Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6) Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 |
Many of these recordings have never been available on CD. Melodiya’s aim is to demonstrate the panorama and range of Cliburn’s performances. They have selected from their archive, those recordings with the best technical and artistic merit. Included are works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms, Grieg and Debussy. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vladimir Horowitz - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland' (arr. for piano by Busoni) | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 | Liszt: | Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major Impromptu S191 1872 Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Soirées de Vienne: valse-caprice No. 6 (after Schubert), D427 No. 6 Ständchen - Leise flehen meine Lieder (No. 7a from Schwanengesang, S560, after Schubert) Waltz capriccio Nos. 6 & 7 | Moszkowski: | Etude in F major, Op. 72 No. 6 Étincelles, Op. 36 No. 6 | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Carlo Maria Giulini Piano Sonata No. 13 in B flat major, K333 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat, K281 Adagio in B minor, K540 Rondo in D major, K485 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Polka de V.R. | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K135 in E major Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major | Schubert: | Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4 Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3 Marche Militaire, D733 No. 1 Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960 | Schumann: | Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Kinderszenen, Op. 15 | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor |
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| |  | Vladimir Horowitz
Bach, J S: | Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV564 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' | Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 2: No. 4, Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses Préludes - Book 2: No. 5, Bruyères Préludes - Book 2: No. 6, General Lavine - eccentric Serenade for the Doll | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 19 in D minor | Moszkowski: | Etude in A flat major, Op. 72 No. 11 | Rachmaninov: | Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Moment musical No. 3 in B minor, Op. 16 No. 3 Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 5 in D minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K531 in E major Keyboard Sonata K322 in A major Keyboard Sonata K455 in G major Keyboard Sonata K33 in D Major Keyboard Sonata K54 in A minor Keyboard Sonata K525 in F major Keyboard Sonata K466 in F minor Keyboard Sonata K146 in G major Keyboard Sonata K96 in D major Keyboard Sonata K162 in E major Keyboard Sonata K474 in E flat major Keyboard Sonata K198 in E minor Keyboard Sonata K491 in D major Keyboard Sonata K481 in F minor Keyboard Sonata K39 in A major | Schubert: | Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 | Schumann: | Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14 'Concerto Without Orchestra' Kreisleriana, Op. 16 | Scriabin: | Poème in F sharp major, Op. 32 No. 1 Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Black Mass' Poème in F sharp major, Op. 32 No. 1 Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Feuillet d'album, Op. 45 No. 1 Étude Op. 8 No. 2 in F sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 11 in B flat minor Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major Étude Op. 8 No. 8 in A flat minor Étude Op. 42 No. 3 in F sharp major 'La Moustique' Étude Op. 42 No. 4 in F sharp major Étude Op. 42 No. 5 in C sharp minor Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70 Vers la flamme, Op. 72 |
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| |  | Lang Lang: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
| | Time for Dreams Schiller arr. Matthias Suschke Andrea Bocelli: Io ci sarò | Balakirev: | Islamey - Oriental Fantasy Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach Sonata in D, Op. 6 | Brahms: | Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118 Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood | Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Wiener Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | Deng Yu-Hsien: | Spring Wind | Du Mingxin: | Straw Hat Dance (caomao huawu) (Arranged by Wu Zuqiang) | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 46 in E major, Hob.XVI:31 Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Piano Sonata No. 50 in D major, Hob.XVI:37 Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | He Luting: | The Cowherd's Flute (Mutong duandi) | Hess, N: | Piano Concerto London Chamber Orchestra | Leoncavallo: | Songs Barcarola Veneziana Valse mignonne | Liszt: | Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418 Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | Lü Wencheng: | Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake (pinghu qiuyue) | Mendelssohn: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330 | Oldfield: | Harbinger | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Op. post. with Vadim Repin (violin) & Mischa Maisky (cello) Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Yuri Termirkanov Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 Revised 1931 edition. Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood | Satie: | Gnossienne No. 1 | Schubert: | Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15 Abegg Variations, Op. 1 Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 2 in F sharp minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 3 in B minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 8 in A flat minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 11 in B flat minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 42 No. 4 in F sharp major Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 42 No. 3 in F sharp major 'La Moustique' Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 65 No. 3 in G major Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major Live at the Proms, The Royal Albert Hall, London | Sun Yiqiang: | Dance of Spring (chunwu) | Tan Dun: | Eight Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1 Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 | Tang Biguang: | Liu Yang River Encore | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 'In Memory of a Great Artist' with Vadim Repin (violin) & Mischa Maisky (cello) Nocturne in C sharp minor (No. 4 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Dumka (Russian Rustic Scene), Op. 59 Live at Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood | trad.: | Dialogue in Song (dui hua) Spring Flowers in the Moonlit Night on the River (chun jiang hua yue ye) Competition of the Two Horses Chinese. Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, New York on November 7, 2003 with Lang Guo-ren (erhu) | Wang Jianmin: | A Night on the Lake Beneath the Maple Bridge (fengqiao ye po) | Xian Xing-hi: | Yellow River Piano Concerto China Philharmonic Orchestra, Long Yu | Zhao Jiping: | Dance from Qiuci (qiuci wu) | Zu Jianer: | Happy Times (fanshen de rizi) |
A stunning set: Lang Lang’s complete recordings, on Deutsche Grammophon (9 CDs) and on Telarc (2 CDs), with the longest Bonus CD (82:49) you’ve ever heard. Plus the 200-page book, with new articles, original liner notes and photos galore of this uniquely charismatic artist – who just happens to be reaching the ripe old age of 30 on the 14th of June. THE PACKAGING: The box captures the “feel” of Lang Lang in bold bright colours and evocative photos. Open up and you see 11 colour-coded digipaks, one for each of the CD sets (Carnegie Hall Recital in a double digi). Each digi slots into a space in the neat tray in the bespoke box, which cunningly conceals the book in an elegant drawer. PRODUCT OVERVIEW: The 12 CDs represent Lang Lang’s complete recordings from 2000 to 2009, including the two Telarc CDs he made in 2000 and 2001 (his recording debuts). There are 5 concerto CDs, 4 solo piano CDs, 1 chamber music CD and 2 “mixed” CDs. The set is arranged by label: DG first, then Telarc, with the bonus CD at the end. | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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