Prices shown exclude VAT. (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to United States.)
See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Nelson Freire plays Chopin and Villa-Lobos
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Scherzi Nos. 1-4 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. Nocturne No. 6 in G minor, Op. 15 No. 3 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 | Villa-Lobos: | A Prole do Bebê, book 1 Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 for piano or orchestra As Três Marias Rudepoêma |
“[Freire’s] playing bristles with youthful virtuosity” International Record Review, January 2004 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Rafal Blechacz: Winner: 15th International Chopin Competition
Chopin: | Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 28 No. 8 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major Prelude Op. 28 No. 10 in C sharp minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 11 in B major Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Études, Op. 10 (selection) Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Waltz No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64 No. 3 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Mazurkas Op. 56 Nos. 1-3 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Antoni Wit Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 | Debussy: | Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque) |
“…the overall standard of his playing is exceptional. The qualities familiar from the studio disc are again evident here: specifically the innate projection of musical line, the sense of time and space for the music to breathe, itself allied to Blechacz's refined feeling for texture and voicing.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2006 **** | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
|
|
| |  | Chopin - Piano Works
Chopin: | Études (12), Op. 10 Études (12), Op. 25 Impromptus Nos. 1-4 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Mazurka No. 54 in D major Introduction and Variations on a German National Air, Op. post. Mazurka No. 58 in A flat major Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 |
| | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Vladimir Horowitz - The Romantic Era
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' | Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' 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 | Czerny: | Rode Variations Op. 23 | Horowitz: | Variations on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen | Liszt: | Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7) Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4) Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 6 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 5 in B minor Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 4 in D major | Saint-Saëns: | Danse macabre, Op. 40 | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960 | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei | Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 |
Recorded 1942-1953 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Chopin: | Études (12), Op. 10 Études (12), Op. 25 Preludes (24), Op. 28 Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Polonaise No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' |
| | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Tresors de Chopin
Chopin: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Emanuel Ax (piano) Eugene Ormandy Ballades Nos. 1-4 Emanuel Ax (piano) Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Peter Serkin (piano) Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Peter Serkin (piano) Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 Emanuel Ax (piano) Etude No. 26 in A-flat major, Op. posthumous Emanuel Ax (piano) Mazurka No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3 Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 17 in A flat major Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Jean-Marc Luisada (piano) Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Van Cliburn (piano) Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' Van Cliburn (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' John Browning (piano) Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' John Browning (piano) Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' John Browning (piano) Scherzi Nos. 1-4 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Emanuel Ax (piano) Eugene Ormandy Waltzes (selection) Geza Anda (piano) Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Van Cliburn (piano) |
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |  | Grigory Sokolov & Janusz Olejniczak play Chopin
Chopin: | Études (12), Op. 25 Grigory Sokolov (piano) Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Grigory Sokolov (piano) Preludes (24), Op. 28 Grigory Sokolov (piano) Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Polonaise, Op. posth Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 8 in A flat minor, Op. 7 No. 4 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 9 in C major, Op. 7 No. 5 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurkas, Op. 68 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurkas (4), Op. 24 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurkas (4), Op. 17 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurkas (4), Op. 30 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Janusz Olejniczak (piano) |
Celebrating the 2010 bicentenary of Chopin’s birth, pianists Grigory Sokolov and Janusz Olejniczak, both renowned Chopin greats, are brought together in a beautifully presented boxed set (4 CDs for the price of 1) featuring some of Chopin’s best-loved piano works. These beautiful, deeply moving performances (previously available as four separate albums from Opus 111) are among the finest available, making this the ideal boxed set for music lovers and pianists. Grigory Sokolov’s interpretations are poetic and highly individual, and his rhythmic freedom and elasticity of phrase are perhaps unequalled among pianists today. Janusz Olejniczak is an award-winning pianist and played Chopin in Andrzej Zulawski's film The Blue Note, and also appears as the hands of Wladyslaw Szpilman in Adrien Brody's role in the film The Pianist. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
|
|
| |  | The Art Of Geza Anda
Beethoven: | Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 | Chopin: | Preludes (24), Op. 28 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 | Liszt: | Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' arr. Busoni Waldesrauschen, S145 No. 1 Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960 | Schumann: | Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Études symphoniques, Op. 13 |
The great Hungarian pianist Géza Anda was born in Budapest in 1921, and studied with Dohnanyi, who provides a direct link to Brahms, and the great virtuoso composer pianist Eugen D’Albert. He died aged only 55 in 1976. Furtwangler called Anda ‘the troubadour of the piano’, and he was indeed a philosopher-virtuoso. His career was devoted to finding the perfect balance between head and heart, intellect and instinct. The first pianist to record all the Mozart concertos, he was also capable of producing a big heroic sound which led to him acquiring a large repertoire in which he could display his gift for panoramic sound painting. Two composers are especially associated with Anda – Bartók and Schumann, and it is the latter of these two masters that is featured on two of the CDs in this four CD set. CD4 contains two recordings of the fearsome Études symphoniques, made in 1943 in his firebrand youth and 20 years later, at the peak of his maturity. His mastery of Beethoven and Schubert is evident on CD1 where the transition from the classical to the romantic age is apparent in Anda’s extraordinary performance of Schubert’s last sonata. The Beethoven is startling, unconventional, thought provoking and in places uneven – intellect winning over instinct perhaps? Anda questions the composer, challenges the listener, and earns our respect in doing so. A must for all lovers of the piano and its great performers Recording details; Beethoven 1961 · Schubert 1963 · Chopin 1959 · Etude op25/5, Mazurka Nos. 47 and 49 1943 · Liszt La Campanella 1942 · Mephisto Waltz 1966 · Schumann 1966 Anda’s interpretations of these works was constantly evolving, so these performances will differ from those he made for EMI The Schumann recordings are among the greatest ever made of this repertoire. “Anda's concern for clarity and rigour and his sense of the fantastical in Schumann's piano writing were perfectly balanced...the performance of Davidsbündlertänze is arguably the greatest on disc... For those of us who never heard Anda in his prime, this set is a total revelation.” The Guardian, 28th August 2009 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |  | An Anthology of Polish Music
CD 1: 14th-18th century CD 2: Fryderyk Chopin CD 3: 19th century CD 4: 20th century Includes: anon.: | Bogurodzica (Mother of God) Stala Matka zalosciwa (The Mother Stood in Sorrow) Fulget in templo legifer Omnia beneficia Chwala Tobie Gospodzinie (Praise to Thee, O Lord) Rex Phantasia primi toni | Bacewicz: | Divertimento for String Orchestra | Bakfark: | The Black Cow (Czarna krowa) | Bauer, J: | Cello Sonata | Bazylik: | Madrosc Ojca Wszechmocnego (The Wisdom of the Almighty Father) | Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 | Gomólka: | Psalm 47 'Kleszczmy rekoma wszyscy zgodliwie' | Grudencz: | Predulcis eurus turbinis | Jarzebski: | Concerto terzo a 2 | Karlowicz: | Mów do mnie jeszcze Op. 3 No. 1 | Kilar: | Victoria | Krauze: | Music Box Waltz | Leopolita: | Kyrie from Missa paschalis | Melcer: | Nocturne | Mielczewski: | Benedictio et claritas | Moniuszko: | Bajka, fantastic overture | Paderewski: | Nad woda wielka i czysta (Over the Water Vast and Clear) Cracovienne fantastique, Op. 14 No. 6 | Penderecki: | Lacrimosa (1980) | Radomia: | Alleluia | Rohaczewski: | Canzona a 4 for organ | Surzynski: | Chant triste, Op. 36 No. 2 | Szarzynski: | Sonata for two violins & organ | Szymanowski: | Etude for Orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 4, No. 3 La Fontaine de Aréthuse Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 4 | Szymanski: | A due | Waclaw: | Modlitwa, gdy dziatki spac ida (Prayer for children going to sleep) | Wieniawski: | Légende in G minor, Op. 17 | Zebrowski: | Suscepit Israel from Magnificat |
plus movements of other works by Chopin, Dobrzynski, Elsner, Janiewicz, Karlowicz, Lipinski, Lutoslawski, Moniuszko, Palester, Panufnik, Tansman, Wieniawski, Zarebski
Roman Perucki (organ), Jan Stanienda (violin), Marek Stefanski (organ), Elzbieta Towarnicka (soprano), Marcin Zalewski (lute), Beata Bilinska (piano), Stanislaw Drzewiecki (piano), Kevin Kenner (piano), Marek Mizera (piano), Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Janusz Olejniczak (piano), Piotr Paleczny (piano), Ewa Podles (mezzosoprano), Zbigniew Raubo (piano), Tatiana Shebanova (piano), Stefan Wojtas (piano), Edward Wolanin (piano), et al. Ars Cantus, Ars Nova, Bornus Consort, Collegium Vocale, Il Canto, Il Tempo, Linnamuusikud, Orkiestra Kameralna Leopoldinum, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Opolskiej, Zespol Puzonow Renesansowych Trombastic, Sinfonia Varsovia, et al., Jan Stanienda, Boguslaw Dawidow, Grzegorz Nowak, et al. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
|
|
| |  | Evgeny Kissin... plays Chopin
Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Mazurka No. 30 in G major, Op. 50 No. 1 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Ballades Nos. 1-4 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Preludes (24), Op. 28 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Polonaise No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26 No. 2 Impromptus Nos. 1-4 Polonaise No. 4 in C minor, Op. 40, No. 2 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Nocturne No. 10 in A flat major, Op. 32 No. 2 Polonaise No. 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 44 |
| 
| | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
|
|
| |
|
