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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Kreisler: The Complete Recordings Volume 5
Brahms: | Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 | Dawes, C: | Melody | Drdla: | Souvenir | Dvorak: | Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7 | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces Op. 43: No. 6 - To Spring | Heuberger: | Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball) | Hirsch, L A: | The Love Nest | Horn, C E: | Cherry Ripe | Jacobi, V: | On Miami Shore | Koschat: | The Lord is My Shepherd (Forsaken) | Kramer, A: | Entr'acte, Op. 46 No. 2 | Kreisler: | Apple Blossoms: Who can tell? Aucassin and Nicolette (canzonetta medievale) Toy Soldiers' March | Logan: | Pale Moon (Indian Love Song) | Openshaw: | Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses | Paderewski: | Mélodie in G flat major, Op. 16 No. 2 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) Hymn to the Sun Scheherazade, Op. 35: Arabian Song Scheherazade, Op. 35: Oriental Dance | Scott, C: | Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183) | Seitz, C: | The World is Waiting for the Sunrise | White, C C: | Bandana Sketches: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen |
The years 1919-24 saw Fritz Kreisler re-establish himself after the First World War. Initial hostility to him in America was eventually overcome, and the resumption of his recording schedule saw a steady stream of inimitable offerings from the most beloved violinist of the time. There are rarities in this sequence of acoustic sides, not least his recording of black American Clarence Cameron White’s spiritual setting and an elusive 1921 recording of Charles Dawes’s Melody in A. Additionally, Kreisler never rerecorded his beautiful performance of his own Aucassin and Nicolette. Ward Marston, producer and audio restoration producer “Kreisler's golden sound and inimitable sense of timing remains unequalled in these sweetmeats. One barely notices the inevitable surface noise of these fine transfers.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 ***** | 
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| |  | Chopin Favourites
Chopin: | Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' |
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| |  | Harold Bauer plays Chopin & Schumann
Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Trois Nouvelles Études: Étude in A flat major Trois Nouvelles Études: Étude in F minor Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Kuriose Geschichte Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Hasche-Mann Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Bittendes Kind Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Gluckes genug Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Wichtige Begebenheit Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Am Camin Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Ritter vom Steckenpferd Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Kind im Einschlummern Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major Novelette, Op. 21 No. 2 in D major |
Piano roll ('Reproducing Piano') recordings from the early 20th century, replayed on a modern Steinway Concert Grand. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin: Mazurkas Op. 33
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 |
Marcin Koziak (fortepiano) “It is clear from the start that Koziak is very good, but not necessarily great...There are undoubtedly highlights. His “Revolutionary” etude is better and more refreshing than most, he selects a couple of the less popular mazurkas, and the scherzo Op.31 delivers great clarity and precision without leaving the emotion behind” MusicWeb International, December 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Yevgeny Sudbin Plays Chopin
Chopin: | Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 | Sudbin: | À la minute (a paraphrase on Chopin’s Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1) |
Critically acclaimed pianist Yevgeny Sudbin here presents a recital of music from Fryderyk Chopin. Sudbin opens this disc with the expansive Fantaisie in F minor – sometimes described as the composer's 'grandest work' – continuing with a selection of pieces from three genres that are strongly associated with Chopin: Mazurkas, Nocturnes and the Ballades Nos 3 and 4. Sudbin’s approach to Chopin’s music has been influenced by the composer’s own words regarding interpretation: 'Simplicity is the highest goal, achievable when you have overcome all difficulties.' In his own paraphrase of the composer’s Minute Waltz, entitled À la minute, Sudbin displays all of his skills that led Piano Magazine to describe him as 'a fearless technician with an all-encompassing command of his instrument; a musical dramatist of exceptional acumen and sophistication; a poet who moves seamlessly between unbridled rhetoric and extreme intimacy; a stylist who catches the particular spirit of everything he plays'. “Sudbin gets my vote right at the start here by opening his Chopin recital with the Fantasy in F minor, one of the pinnacles of the composer's art...Sudbin captures its improvisatory qualities and unexpected shifts of texture. It's a satisfying start to this disc by a thoughtful pianist. But he loses my vote in some of the Nocturnes and Mazurkas...He redeems himself with powerful, poetic performances of the Third and Fourth Ballades” BBC Music Magazine, December 2011 *** “Sudbin is at his most convincing in those larger musical canvases, whose sense of theatricality, emotional range and formal complexities he projects very vividly; the haunted, dark-hued account of the Fantasy is particularly impressive. But the smaller pieces respond less well to Sudbin's treatment: it's not heavy-handed, but places extra expressive weight on pieces that need a much more refined and delicately coloured approach” The Guardian, 24th November 2011 *** “This glorious disc confirms Yevgeny Sudbin as one of the most searching and inspired of today’s pianists...The playing is so beautiful, so full of life and so rich in imagination that all one really wants to do is sit back and listen to it over and over again without necessarily analysing what it is that makes it feel so “right” and so stimulating...This is a disc not to be missed. It is a triumph.” The Telegraph, 26th November 2011 ***** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Welte-Mignon Mystery Volume 16Joseph Lhévinne today playing all his 1906/1911 European interpretations
Beethoven: | The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113 arranged Saint-Saëns | Chopin: | Étude Op. 25 No. 10 in B minor Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Étude Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor | Czerny: | Etüde, Op. 740, No. 5 | Gluck: | Gavotte from Iphigenie in Aulis. Arranged Brahms | Godard, B: | En route, Scherzo B-Dur, Op. 107 | Liszt: | Die Lorelei Réminiscences de ‘Robert le Diable’ de Meyerbeer: Valse infernale | Mendelssohn: | Characteristic Pieces (7), Op. 7: No. 7 | Moszkowski: | Menuett G-Dur, Op. 17, No. 2 | Rubinstein: | Le Bal, Polka, Op. 14 Kamennoi-Ostrov Op. 10 No. 22 'Rêve Angélique' Barcarole c-Moll, Op. 104, No. 4 Album de Peterhof, Op. 75, No. 9 | Schlözer: | Etude in E flat major, Op. 1 No. 1 | Schulz-Evler: | Arabesques on themes from 'The Beautiful Blue Danube' | Schumann: | Toccata in C major, Op. 7 | Scriabin: | Nocturne for the left hand | Sgambati: | Quattro pezzi, Op. 18, No. 2 | Weber: | Perpetuum Mobile (Rondo from Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 24) |
The Welte piano rolls reproduced on this CD are the first examples of Lhévinne’s playing, made when he was in his mid-thirties and show what it was that so enthused the public. The CD includes works by Rubinstein, Chopin, Liszt and others. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Argerich plays Chopin
Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Recorded: 26 January 1959, RIAS Studio 7 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Mazurka No. 26 in C sharp minor, Op. 41 No. 1 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Recorded: 3 December 1967, RIAS, Studio Lankwitz Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Recorded live on 15 March 1967, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3 Recorded: 31 October 1967, Saal 2, WDR Köln |
“Not only one of the most talented virtuosi of her generation, she can do what at most only a dozen pianists in the world are capable of.” Joachim Kaiser (Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1967) A sensational solo Chopin recital for Chopin Year 2010 – previously unreleased radio recordings from 1959 / 1967 Includes works new to the Argerich discography (Ballade no.1, 4 Mazurkas, C# minor Etude) Taken from radio recordings made in Berlin and Cologne in 1959 and (mainly) 1967, here is over an hour of newly-discovered Martha Argerich solo recordings of Chopin, all released for the first time and including works otherwise not recorded by her (Ballade no. 1, Mazurkas opp. 24/2, 33 /2,41/1&2, C# minor Etude). From her epic First Ballade to the overpowering live Third Sonata — with exquisite performances of Mazurkas and Nocturnes in between — the recital demonstrates what a force of nature she already was in her first decade on the international music scene — “a veritable powerhouse of the emotions”, as Jürgen Otten writes in his liner notes. “Most notable of them all is a performance of the First Ballade, from 1959, when Argerich was 18, full of youthful fire and astonishing technical brilliance, while an account of the C sharp minor Etude, Op 10 No 4 from 1967 is equally dazzling.” The Guardian, 18th March 2010 ***** “...imbued with a youthful energy, particularly the dazzling, industrious Etude in C sharp minor which seems to encompass entire worlds within two minutes...a bravura display of technique in the service of emotion.” The Independent, 9th April 2010 **** “Of the playing here, I shall just say it's no wonder she won the Chopin Competition. Likewise in the three Mazurkas Op. 59...she captures their intimacy and lightning changes of mood to perfection....In the [concerto's] finale (for once truly agitato) she sweeps all before her with breathless exhilaration.” Gramophone Magazine, July 2010 “She was only 18 at the time, yet this belongs with other great interpretations for its mixture of poetry and virtuosity. At once shy and passionate, the performance is atmospheric in clean mono sound...Essential listening for anyone interested in Argerich, Chopin, or indeed the art of the piano.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2010 ***** “it captures the Argentine workhorse at her most powerful and alluring...Argerich, clearly focused, coaxes incredible narrative-led performances from these works...Exhausting, truthful and invigorating.” Daniel Ross, bbc.co.uk, 29th March 2010  CD Review
Critics' Disc of the Year - December 2010 |
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| |  | Impressions on Chopin
To celebrate the bicentennial of Fryderyk Chopin's birth, Naïve are proud to re-issue, ‘Impressions on Chopin’ - a fascinating, charming and refreshing album that sees the internationally acclaimed jazz pianist Leszek Mozdzer perform his own arrangements of well known works by Chopin. An outstanding pianist, composer and producer, multi-award winning Leszek Mozdzer is one of Poland’s best-loved and most successful jazz pianists. In Mozdzer’s world of music without nationality, the Polish mazurka works alongside ragtime, flamenco and Cuban calypso and the typically Chopin rubato is occasionally replaced by a swing pulse. The original harmony too becomes a field for experimentation, and with the piano significantly ’prepared’ the sound of the music is entirely different, indeed at times, light years from the Chopin of tradition. All arrangements are by Leszek Mozdzer, except tracks 4 and 15 which were arranged by Leszek Mozdzer and Madjid Khaladj. Following its initial release, ‘Impressions on Chopin’ garnered Mozdzer international acclaim and resulted in him being ranked as among the most outstanding pianists and virtuosos of his generation. “Though unabashedly provocative, this highly inventive recital should win more friends than enemies.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2010 *** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Chopin Recital
Chopin: | Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59 No. 1 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 |
Janina Fialkowska is a regular guest soloist with the world’s most prestigious orchestras and has worked with conductors such as Haitink, Metha, Solti and Slatkin. She was born in Montreal amd her career was launched by Arthur Rubinstein after her prize winning performances at the first piano competition held in his name in 1974. “As in the past everything is scrupulously worked and considered...In her curtain-raiser, the C sharp minor Polonaise, she is as keenly responsive to its robust clarion call to attention as she is to the central meno mosso's melting lyricism.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2010 “Fialkowska reveals herself as a great Chopinian poet who can make the piano sing and dance. Her immaculately judged rubato never sounds calculated, but respects the bel canto inspiration of Chopin’s haunting melodies...This is some of Chopin’s greatest music and the playing is sheer bliss.” Sunday Times, 16th May 2010 ***** “There is a new and unmistakable joie de vivre, an almost improvisatory abandon and, frequently, a sense of sheer unbuttoned fun not normally associated with either Fialkowska of Chopin...every subdivision is clear, shapely and dynamic.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2010 ***** “Fialkowska's affinity with the Romantic repertoire shines through in this live recording. These are sensitive and expressive performances.” The Independent on Sunday, 12th December 2010 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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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. “…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 “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...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.” The Telegraph, 10th June 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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