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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Artur RubinsteinRecording: Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963
This recital by Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) given in Nijmegen close to the Dutch border with Germany in 1963 can be considered an event of historical importance. Because of the pianist's refusal to play in Germany following the War, Rubinstein decided to give a concert as close to the border as feasible, which not surprisingly attracted a great deal of press attention at the time and because it was attended by many German music lovers who travelled from all over the Germany to see him. The recording made by the WDR in Cologne has never been available before either as a pirate or commercially. This is it's first ever release. The programme is a distillation from the full recital lasting over 90 minutes and has been overseen by the Rubinstein family. The titles are familiar to any Rubinstein collector but are given added vibrancy and presence by the excitement of the event caught live in excellent sound. This is far removed from the sometimes more careful Rubinstein of the recording studio. “Right from the first bars of Beethoven's Appassionata, you know you are in the presence of a master in this historic recording, never before released. It dates from a 1963 recital in Nijmegen in Holland. The great pianist refused to step foot in Germany after the war but agreed to play a bus ride from the border, even though he knew former Nazis could be in the audience. Digital technology has brought the old WDR recording to life, transmitting every moment of nervous creativity in a fascinating testimony to a talent that endures beyond the grave.” The Observer, 27th July 2008 | 
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| |  | Alfred Cortot - Encores
Albéniz: | Sous le palmier, Op. 232, No. 3 | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) (arr. Cortot) | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Part 2; (“Fragment from Ballade”) Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 | Handel: | Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430 Suite in E major 'Harmonious Blacksmith' | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera | Schubert: | Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 (arr. Cortot) | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 |
Recorded in Camden, New Jersey 1925-1926 A critic wrote after Cortot’s 5th January 1927 recital at New York’s Aeolian Hall: “He is one of those great musicians from whose readings of familiar works there is almost invariably something to learn and remember… it would be hard to surpass his sincerity, his feeling, his colouring, and declamation of the music. Nor are many as fortunate as he in striking the mean between what is nobly expressive and what is sentimental….” | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Cortot78 rpm recordings - volume 5
Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Recorded 7th June, 1929, London Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Recorded 11th March, 1929, London Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Recorded 19th March, 1929, London Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Recorded 17th October, 1951, London Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Recorded 20th April, 1948, London Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Recorded 17th October, 1951, London Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Recorded 9th October, 1947, London Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Recorded 15th October, 1947, London |
“The great French pianist famous for…. His magical touch and lovely singing tone and a flexibility of phrasing and movement as natural as breathing.” The Sunday Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin - Etudes & Ballades
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Maurizio Pollini (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Kletzki Recorded just after the Warsaw triumph, Pollini's is a masterly performance that reveals a Chopin player of real class - James Jolly, Gramophone 1000th issue | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Works
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 12Chopin Recordings Volume 2 (1938-1952)
Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano) This second volume of Moiseiwitsch’s Chopin recordings focuses on the complete Préludes, Op. 28, which the great pianist had attempted to record, unsuccessfully, with the acoustic process, and the Four Ballades. The recording of the complete Préludes is one of the most satisfactory on disc, as Moiseiwitsch captures perfectly the mood of each of these miniature masterpieces. The slower preludes in particular show Moiseiwitsch’s understanding of musical phrasing linked to harmonic progressions. The recording of the Ballade No. 4, his only 78rpm recording of the work, derives from a test pressing. All tracks were recorded in Studio 3, Abbey Road, London |
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| |  | Steinway Legends - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - The Original Piano Roll Recordings
Chopin: | Étude Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' 3rd movement Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Nocturne No. 9 in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Prelude No. 1, Op. 28 Largo, Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 10 Prelude, Op. 28, No. 21 Prelude No. 24, Op. 28 Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Nocturne No. 3 in B major, Op. 9 No. 3 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 |
Alfred Cortot, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Fanny Zeisler, Ignaz Friedman, Arthur Rubinstein, Vladimir de Pachmann, Leopold Godowsky, Guiomar Novaes, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Eugène d'Albert | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Emil Gilels - Early RecordingsOriginal Masters Twofers
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 rec. 1952, Moscow | Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 rec. 1949, Moscow | Liszt: | Grandes Études de Paganini S141 (1851) No. 5 in E major “La chasse”. rec. 1940, Moscow Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 9 in E flat major 'Pesther Carneval' No. 9. rec. 1951, Moscow | Loeillet: | Gigas - Arr. From Suite for Harpsichord No.1 in G minor arranged Godowsky. rec. 1935, Moscow | Medtner: | Piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 22 rec. 1952, Moscow | Mendelssohn: | Op.38/6 (Duetto) rec. 1947, Moscow | Prokofiev: | The Love for Three Oranges: March rec. 1947, Moscow | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K159 in C major rec. 1955, Moscow Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor rec. 1955, Moscow Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major rec. 1955, Moscow Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major rec. 1955, Moscow Keyboard Sonata K113 in A major rec. 1955, Moscow | Schumann: | Der Contrabandiste arrnaged Tausig. rec. 1935, Moscow Toccata in C major, Op. 7 rec. 1935, Moscow Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 7. rec. 1937, Moscow. |
“But my goodness, here was a boy – I remember it as if it happened yesterday – with a mass of red hair and freckles, who played …I can’t describe it. All I can say is, if he ever comes to America, I may as well pack my bags.” (Artur Rubinstein’s famous salute to the young Emil Gilels, prompted by a visit which Rubinstein made to Odessa, Gilels’s birthplace, in 1931.) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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