Prices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.) See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Gabriela Montero - Recital & Improvisations
“No matter how jaw-dropping her miraculously clean-fingered negotiation of such as Liszt's Mephisto Waltz, it's what happens between the notes, the way she grippingly characterises everything she plays, that constantly arrests the listener's attention. not since George Cziffra's hey-day have such white-hot, volcanic eruptions of pianistic derring-do been captured on disc. ...Montero also magics her phrasing poetically, as witness Chopin's heavenly D flat Nocturne. But what sets the seal on this remarkable release is the bonus disc of Montero's self-penned improvisations, whose jazz-styled inflections will have all die-hard romantics misting over on contact. Her spine-tingling rethink of Rachmaninov's Vocalise is worth the price of the disc alone.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2005 BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - October 2005 |
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| |  | Piano Encores
Albéniz: | Seguidillas (Castilla), from Chants d’Espagne, Op. 232 | Bartók: | For Children, Sz42: The Peasant's Flute | Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Brahms: | Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major | Chopin: | Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin Préludes - Book 1: No. 12, Minstrels The Snow is dancing (from Children's Corner) Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) Golliwog's Cakewalk (from Children's Corner) Préludes - Book 1: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie | Liszt: | Un Sospiro from 3 Concert Studies, S144 No. 3 Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor | Schubert: | Waltzes, D145 Nos. 2 & 6 German Dance D365 No. 2 'Trauerwalzer' Valse Sentimentale, D779 No. 13 | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends' |
"a pianist of ditinction-rhythmic... majestic... dazzling... Rigoletto piece brings to ringing conclusion"
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| |  | Frédéric Chopin - Reminiscences
Chopin: | Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Waltz No. 17 in E flat major, Op. post., KKIVa:14, B 46 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Mazurka No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 24 No. 3 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 |
“The works chosen reflect a good balance of styles to show off Pizarro's skill, ranging from the brilliance of the Waltzes to the central Nocturnes which almost lull the listener to sleep.” Claire Rogers, bbc.co.uk, 27th January 2005 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin - The Complete Nocturnes and Impromptus
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| |  | Chopin: Waltzes & Impromptus
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| |  | The Best of Chopin
Chopin: | Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre': 3rd movement (Funeral March) Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 Impromptu No. 3 in G flat major, Op. 51 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Mazurkas Op. 59 Nos. 1-3 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' |
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| |  | Horowitz: The Last RecordingChopin, Haydn, Liszt & Wagner
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 35 in C minor, Op. 56 No. 3 Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49 | Liszt: | Variations on a theme from 'Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen' (J S Bach) for piano, S180 Isolde's Liebestod (after Wagner), S447 |
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| |  | Chopin - Œuvres Pour Piano
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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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| |  | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 | Piazzólla: | Adiós Nonino Encore |
Recorded live at Amsterdam's Concertgebouw on December 1, 2003 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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