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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Krystian Zimerman plays Chopin and Schubert
Krystian Zimerman - the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw at the age of eighteen – giving his Homage to Chopin and Schubert As a brilliant musician, a renown specialist in Romantic music Krystian Zimerman combines all the prerequisites for an authorative interpretation of Chopin´s works. Krystian Zimerman’s peerless artistry, filmed in 1987 by director Humphrey Burton. In 5.1 DTS Surround Sound “Finally transferred to DVD, Humphrey Burton's beautiful filming from 1987 of the 3-year-old Krystian Zimerman has a wonderfully timeless quality. The playing is a marvel of finely balanced sensitivity, fire and colour.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 ***** “Fascinating visual confirmation of the purely acoustical impression of Zimerman’s Chopin recordings...In the Schubert, flawless pianism, satisfying conceptions, lucid and deft – plus superb piano sound quality” FonoForum “Zimerman's approach to playing the piano has greatness written all over it. It has intensity, majesty, intimacy, daring, and simplicity, and above all insight” The Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vassily Primakov plays Brahms, Chopin & ScriabinFilmed in Denmark, 2009
This new DVD marks the film debut of piano virtuoso, Vassily Primakov, performing the three Intermezzos, Op. 117 by Johannes Brahms, the four Ballades by Fryderyk Chopin, and the Sonata No. 4 by Alexandr Scriabin. Vassily Primakov has been hailed as a pianist of world class significance, the New York Times trumpeting his “fiery intensity” and his “bold, expressive phrasing and dramatic commitment that brought the audience to its feet.” The DVD includes the following special features: Vassily Primakov photo gallery, biographical information, Primakov discography and a digital Mp4 file, for easy copying to iPod or personal video devices. Sound Format: 5.1 surround sound DTS / Dolby Digital Running Time: 68 minutes Available worldwide “This video...certainly reveals Primarov as a serious artist with fabulous pianistic skills. His tone quality is velvety, his phrasing unfailingly sensitive...when Primakov loses himself in the music and lets rip, the effect is marvellous: the Chopin Ballades are full of tenderness and elation” BBC Music Magazine, October 2010 **** “Primakov is a master of keyboard colour and he is in his element here throughout, with the ternary structures of each of the Brahms Intermezzos enabling him to find real contrast of mood, aided by a natural rubato and flexibility of pulse...he is a match for any in his tonal finesse, musical maturity and effortless technical prowess” International Record Review, October 2010  BBC Music Magazine
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| |  | Roland Pöntinen - Listening to Yourself (Volume 3)
Recorded live at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 02 July 2007 “[On Pöntinen’s Busoni recording] 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.” Gramophone Magazine | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ingrid Fliter Live in Recital
DVD also includes an interview with Ingrid Fliter | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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