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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Michael Zadora - The complete Recordings
| | Pastorale (Sonata, K.478) Scarlatti/Tausig Arietta, Se tu m'ami, se sospiri Pergolesi/Zadora Ecossaises Beethoven/Busoni La Passion Lamare Valse lente, from Sylvia Delibes/Zador Murmuring Zephyrs Op.21 No.4 Jensen/Zadora Barcarolle, from Tales of Hoffmann Offenbach/Zadora Larghetto, from Concerto in F Minor, Op.16 Henselt/Zadora Valse lente, from Coppélia Delibes/Zadora Pizzicati, from Sylvia Delibes/Zador | Bach, J S: | Sarabanda con partite, BWV 990 | Brahms: | Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 117 No. 2 | Busoni: | Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen) Sonatina No. 3: ad usum infantis Sonatina No. 5: in diem nativitatis Christi MCMXVII | Chopin: | Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Acoustic Recordings. Recorded early 1920s Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Acoustic Recordings. Recorded early 1920s Prelude Op. 28 No. 6 in B minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 28 No. 13 in F sharp major Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Electrical Recordings. Recorded 1929 - 1938 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Electrical Recordings. Recorded 1929 - 1938 | Debussy: | Pour le piano: Prelude Pour le Piano: Toccata | Field: | Nocturne No. 5 in B flat major | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Liszt: | Consolation, S. 172 No. 2 in E major Consolation, S. 172 No. 1 Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major Consolation, S. 172 No. 5 in E major | Prokofiev: | Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 | Raff: | La Fileuse Op. 157 No. 2 | Rubinstein: | Romance in E flat major, Op. 44 No. 1 'The Night' | Sgambati: | Prélude et Fugue, Op. 6 | Zadora: | Meine Puppe Tanzt Vienna Waltz The Prima Ballerina |
2 CDs for the price of 1. Michael Zadora is one of the most obscure pianists to have recorded prolifically in the 78rpm era. Only a handful of 78s have ever been reissued, and no LP or CD has ever been devoted to him. It would appear that his concert career was also not particularly high profile, yet from these recordings it seems he was a very significant artist. Perhaps the answer lies in his background. He was born in the New York of aristocratic Polish parents but returned to Europe to study and was a pupil of Leshetizky and Barth (who also taught Rubinstein). After the First World War he became a disciple of Busoni and indeed played for the great artist on his deathbed. Zadora seems to have been a rather reserved character, much more an intellectual than someone who enjoyed public performance and it is likely that family wealth allowed him the luxury of not have to pursue his career too aggressively. On the other hand, studio recording suited him very well indeed and he seems equally at home in the standard repertoire, such as Chopin, and in more rarefied material, such as the Busoni Sonatinas, where we are undoubtedly hearing an interpretation very close to that of the composer himself. Of particular interest are Zadora's own unusual transcriptions and also the works of 'Pietro Amadis' who was actually a pseudonym of the pianist. These very rare recordings should be of particular interest to all lovers of historic piano playing. “Whatever charms and sparkles is here in super-abundance. Nothing is set in stone and it is easy to imagine the spell such playing exerted in the wealthier American salons...This is a box of delights aimed principally at those who love music as entertainment, as diversion and enchantment.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Ivory Classics 5th Annniversary Issue
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Dame Moura Lympany (piano) Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 Ruth Slenczynska (piano) | Fauré: | Barcarolle No. 6 in E flat major Op. 70 David Korevaar (piano) Barcarolle No. 8 in D flat major Op. 96 David Korevaar (piano) | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 Albert Wong (piano) | Liszt: | Transcendental Study, S139 No. 5 'Feux Follets' Ruth Slenczynska (piano) | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 5 in A minor Shura Cherkassky (piano) | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' Ann Schein (piano) | Paderewski: | Fantaisie polonaise sur des themes originaux, Op. 19 Earl Wild (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler | Prokofiev: | Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 Nadia Reisenberg (piano) | Ravel: | Le Tombeau de Couperin: Toccata Ralph Votapek (piano) Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet Nadia Reisenberg (piano) | Turina: | Rapsodia sinfonica, Op. 66 Earl Wild (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Massimo Freccia |
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| |  | The Art of Earl WildThis CD presents Wild performing the works of eight phenomenal virtuosos of
the past, designed in each case to bring out that particular pianist's unique prowess, technical invention and style.
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| |  | Great Pianists - Women at the Piano Volume 2An Anthology of Historic Performances
Bach, J S: | Prelude and Fugue No. 36 in F minor Elsie Hall | Bartók: | Romanian Folk Dances for piano, Sz. 56, BB 68 Lili Kraus | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Irene Scharrer | Couperin, F: | Pièces de clavecin III: Ordre 18ème in F major: Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins Kathleen Long | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 Johanne Amalie Stockmarr | Garreta: | Sardana Blanche Selva | Goossens: | The Hurdy-Gurdy Man Claudette Sorel | Gould, John: | Boogie Woogie Etude Leah Effenbach | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 Lubka Kolessa | Ibert: | Le petit âne blanc (from Histoires) France Marguerite Ellegaard | Lecuona: | Suite Andalucía: Malagueña Olga Samaroff | Liszt: | Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 6 Marie-Aimée Warrot Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera Raie Da Costa Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 Galina Werschenska | Rachmaninov: | Barcarolle in G minor. Op. 10 No. 3 Madeleine de Valmalète | Schumann: | Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 Ania Dorfmann | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 8 No. 10 in D flat major Muriel Kerr | Villa-Lobos: | Chôros No. 5 'Alma Brasileira' for piano Ellen Ballon | Vogrich: | Staccato Caprice in F sharp major Yolanda Merö | Weber: | Perpetuum Mobile (Rondo from Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 24) Ginette Doyen |
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| |  | Hummel - Piano Works
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| |  | Three Great Danish Woman Pianists
Beethoven: | Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 (Menuetto) Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' Ecossaise in E flat major, WoO 86 | Brahms: | Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 France Ellegaard Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Galina Werschenska | Dohnányi: | Rhapsody No. 3 in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 | Grieg: | Norwegian Bridal Procession, Op. 19, No. 2 | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major K282 | Prokofiev: | Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 The Love for Three Oranges: March | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 in C minor | Scarlatti, D: | Pastorale | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 10 in C sharp minor | Wagner: | Summ' und brumm', du gutes Rädchen 'Spinning Chorus' (from Der fliegende Holländer) arr. for piano by Liszt |
Johanne Stockmarr, France Ellegaard and Galina Werschenska | | | (also available to download from $21.00) | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 2
Beethoven: | Andante Favori in F, Wo057 | Henselt: | Etude caracteristique, Op. 2 No. 6 | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Liszt: | La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Isolde's Liebestod (after Wagner), S447 (fragment) Ouvertüre zu R Wagners Tannhäuser S442 | Mendelssohn: | Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2 Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 4 'Grillen' Romance in F sharp major, Op. 28 No. 2 The Prophet Bird Op. 82 No. 7 | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 (arr. Tausig) |
“These recordings, made between 1925 and 1945, confirm Benno Moiseiwitsch (1890-1963) as one of the truly great pianists of the last century. With his awesome technical command, far-ranging repertoire and innate taste, he is that rare being whose playing is instantly recognizable” International Record Review | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Ignaz Friedman
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major Étude Op. 25 No. 6 in G sharp minor Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 | Friedman, I: | Elle danse, Op. 10 No. 5 | Gärtner: | Viennese Dance No. 1 | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Liszt: | Étude d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140 No. 3 (arr. Busoni) | Mendelssohn: | Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2 | Moszkowski: | Serenata in D major, Op. 15 No. 1 | Mozart: | Rondo alla Turca from Piano Sonata No. 11, K331 | Scarlatti, D: | Pastorale | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (arr. Liszt) |
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| |  | Great Hungarian Musicians: György Cziffra
Balakirev: | Islamey - Oriental Fantasy | Cziffra: | Improvisations on Valse Triste (Vecsey) | Field: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, H29: Rondo | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Khachaturian: | Sabre Dance from Gayane | Liszt: | Grand galop chromatique, simplified version, S219bis Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Waldesrauschen, S145 No. 1 Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4) Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Valse-Impromptu, S.213 Soirées de Vienne: valse-caprice No. 6 (after Schubert), D427 No. 6 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (selection) |
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| |  | Uncommon Encores
Albéniz: | Córdoba (from Chants d’Espagne Op. 232) | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 | Glinka: | The Lark | Hummel, J: | Rondo for piano in E flat major, Op. 11 | Khachaturian: | Toccata | Liszt: | DIE LORELEI (Second version), S532 (1861) | Mendelssohn: | Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 | Mompou: | Cancion y danza No. 5 | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330: 2 - Andante cantabile | Rachmaninov: | Polichinelle, Op. 3, No. 4 | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor | Schumann: | Der Nussbaum, Op. 25 No. 3 | Scriabin: | Waltz in A flat major, Op. 38 | Sgambati: | Melodie from Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice' | Shchedrin: | Basso ostinato | Siloti: | Transcription of J.S. Bach Prelude BWV 855 for piano in B minor |
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