Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

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The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980

The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980

A legendary pianist


Albéniz, M P:

Sonata in D

Bach, J S:

Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV542 'Great'

Prelude & Fugue in A minor, BWV543

Balbastre:

Romance in C major

Chopin:

Étude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Couperin, F:

La Fleurie ou la Tendre Nanette

Daquin:

Les Tourbillons

Granados:

Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza'

Danza española, Op. 37 No. 2 'Orientale'

Rameau:

Le rappel des oiseaux


Youra Guller (piano)

Recorded at Nimbus Studios September 1975

"The Art of Youra Guller is magnetically compelling." The Guardian

Nimbus - NI5030

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Clemens Berg plays Chopin, Berg, Webern, Trojahn & Ginastera

Clemens Berg plays Chopin, Berg, Webern, Trojahn & Ginastera


Berg:

Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Chopin:

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1

Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2

Ginastera:

Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 53

Trojan:

No. 6 “Tel un souper dans le vent” from “Douze Préludes pour Piano”

No. 5 “Rêverie” from “Douze Préludes pour Piano”

Webern:

Variations, Op. 27


Clemens Berg (piano)

This recital is released as part of the Oehms Debut Series. Young pianist Clemens Berg (born 1987) won the piano competition of the Cultural Circle of German Commerce in the BDI in 2007. This is a fine debut recording and this young man is fearless in this challenging programme.

Released or re-released in last 6 months

Oehms - OC721

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£9.49 (£8.08 ex. VAT)

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Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 12

Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 12

Chopin Recordings Volume 2 (1938-1952)


Chopin:

24 Preludes, Op. 28

Recorded 29th-30th December 1948, and 20th September 1949

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Recorded 23rd September 1938 and 17th March 1939

Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38

Recorded 22nd August 1947

Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47

Recorded 23rd September 1938 and 17th March 1939

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Recorded 22nd August 1947

Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'

Recorded 11th January 1952


Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano)

This second volume of Moiseiwitsch’s Chopin recordings focuses on the complete Préludes, Op. 28, which the great pianist had attempted to record, unsuccessfully, with the acoustic process, and the Four Ballades. The recording of the complete Préludes is one of the most satisfactory on disc, as Moiseiwitsch captures perfectly the mood of each of these miniature masterpieces. The slower preludes in particular show Moiseiwitsch’s understanding of musical phrasing linked to harmonic progressions. The recording of the Ballade No. 4, his only 78rpm recording of the work, derives from a test pressing. All tracks were recorded in Studio 3, Abbey Road, London

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Naxos Historical Great Pianists - 8111118

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Chopin - Piano Works

Chopin - Piano Works


Chopin:

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3

Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'

(first version of Fantaisie-impromptu Op. 66)

Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3

Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15

Prelude No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 28 No. 17


Ingrid Fliter (piano)

“‘Fliter is very much her own person, with essential sparks of individual imagination that show a fertile mind as well as a phenomenal technique at work … In the second half came a Chopin group that was simply spellbinding. The music seemed to flow from her with an utterly natural lyrical impulse, graced with power, luminous delicacy and a spectrum of tonal colouring that combined to mark her out as one of the most instinctive and eloquent Chopin interpreters playing today’” Daily Telegraph

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EMI - 5148992

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Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)

1949-1957 Recordings


Chopin:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Recorded 13th May 1950,Town Hall

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Recorded 23rd February 1957, Carnegie Hall

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Recorded 8th May 1952, Manhattan Center

Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'

Recorded live 23rd April 1951, Carnegie Hall

Étude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3 ‘Tristesse'

Recorded 29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20

Recorded 28th-29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

(withdrawn 1949 recording) Recorded 28th December 1949, Town Hall


Vladimir Horowitz (piano)

All tracks were recorded in New York City

Although Horowitz’s concept of Chopin, characterised by extremes of dynamics and tempi, divided the critics over the years, as one of them wrote in 1958 of a disc containing the Barcarolle heard here, “If your choice in Chopin interpretation runs to largescale, grandiose treatments, magnificent panoramas of sound, delicacy and yet tremendous virility, obtain this record by all means. The overall effect is breathtaking.”

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Naxos Historical - 8111282

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Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)

Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)


Albéniz:

Rondeña from Iberia

Triana from Iberia

Busoni:

Albumblatt (Busoni-Verz. 272)

Turandots Frauengemach (Intermezzo), No. 4 from Elegies

Die Nächtlichen

Chopin:

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Couperin, F:

Les Baricades Mistérieuses

Rachmaninov:

Morceau de fantaisie in G minor (1890)

Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5

Rameau:

Gavotte et doubles

Ravel:

Oiseaux tristes

Saariaho:

Prélude

Ballade


Roland Pöntinen (piano)

Recorded live at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 02 July 2007

“The subtle, brilliantly judged playing makes Pöntinen a persuasive champion...The recordings are excellent; those looking for an uneasy rather than comfortable experience need look no further.” The Gramophone Magazine on Pöntinen’s Busoni recording

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EuroArts Legato - The World of the Piano - 2055768

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Shura Cherkassky

Shura Cherkassky


Brahms:

Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35

Chopin:

Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Liszt:

Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418

Mendelssohn:

Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2


Shura Cherkassky (piano)

Live Recording 1951/1953

Orfeo - C720071B

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Great Pianists - Cortot

Great Pianists - Cortot

78 rpm recordings - volume 5


Chopin:

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Recorded 7th June, 1929, London

Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38

Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Recorded 11th March, 1929, London

Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2

Recorded 19th March, 1929, London

Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1

Recorded 17th October, 1951, London

Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2

Recorded 20th April, 1948, London

Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1

Recorded 17th October, 1951, London

Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1

Recorded 9th October, 1947, London

Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2

Recorded 15th October, 1947, London


Alfred Cortot (piano)

“The great French pianist famous for…. His magical touch and lovely singing tone and a flexibility of phrasing and movement as natural as breathing.” The Sunday Times

Naxos Historical Great Pianists - 8111245

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Chopin - The Player Piano Volume 2

Chopin - The Player Piano Volume 2

Famous pianists around 1900


Chopin:

Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'

Bolero, Op. 19

Étude No. 18 in G sharp minor, Op. 25, No. 6

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23

Étude in G flat major, Op. 10 No. 5 'Black Key'

Étude No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25 No. 9 'Butterfly'

Étude in C minor, Op. 10 No. 12 ‘Revolutionary'

Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'

Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2

Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2


Moriz Rosenthal, Mischa Levitzki, Alfred Mirovitch, Mieczyslaw Münz, Leo Ornstein, Eugene d’Albert, Alfred Reisenauer, Ferruccio Busoni and Leo Godowsky

Nine pianists play Chopin. During the first quarter of the twentieth century they entrusted their interpretations to music rolls, and now their performances can be heard again on a superbly restored Bösendorfer grand piano with an Ampico automatic action.

MDG - MDG6451402

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The Very Best of Chopin

The Very Best of Chopin


Chopin:

Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'

Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, BI 108

Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'

Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60

Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2

Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre': 3rd movement (Funeral March)

Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1

Étude in E flat minor, Op. 10 No. 6 'Lacrimosa'

Étude No. 22 in B minor, Op. 25 No. 10

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (Finale)

Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2

Étude in E major, Op. 10 No. 3 ‘Tristesse'

Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'

Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18

Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2

Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22

Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1

Étude in C Minor, Op. 25 No. 12

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4

Étude in A minor, Op. 25 No. 11 'Winter Wind'

Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4

Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7

Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15

Prelude No. 24, Op. 28


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