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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Paderewski - His earliest RecordingsThe complete European Recordings 1911-12
Chopin: | Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' The Maiden's Wish Op. 74 No. 1 (arranged Liszt) Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Debussy: | Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) | Liszt: | Etude de concert No. 2 in F minor | Mendelssohn: | Songs Without Words, Op. 53, No. 4 Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 3 (Hunting Song) | Paderewski: | Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 Nocturne in B flat Op. 16 No. 4 Cracovienne fantastique in B minor, Op. 14, No. 2 | Paganini: | La Campanella
Hark, Hark, the Lark
(arranged Liszt) | Rubinstein: | Valse Caprice in E flat major | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (arranged Liszt) | Schumann: | Nachtstücke, Op. 23 No. 4 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends' Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 Warum, Op. 12, No. 3 | Stojowski: | Chant d'Amour, Op. 26, No. 3 |
Ignace Jan Paderewski (piano) Paderewski was perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most highly paid, pianist who ever lived. In the years between 1890 and
the First World War his fame reached levels now only reserved for the biggest pop stars and when he became prime-minister of
Poland after the end of the war his deification was complete. He resumed his career in the 1920’s and continued to perform until his
death. Unfortunately most of his recordings were made later in life and do not capture his playing in its prime, a fact which has
somewhat damaged his posthumous reputation, so it is particularly important that these earliest recordings, which can redress the
balance, are made available complete for the first time. This is playing very different in style from what we are used to today, but
aside from its historic importance, taken on its own terms it is quite clear what a great communicator Padereswki was. And it’s good
to be reminded in works like Liszt’s La Leggierezza study that at this point in his career there was nothing lacking in technique either.
Several titles included are taken from Paderewski’s own test pressings of unissued discs held at the International Piano Archive,
University of Maryland, and this is their first release. A must for collectors! “There are many wonderful, even matchless, performances here that, in addition, provide a welcome antidote to the text-before-personality cult that prevails today. When you listen to Paderewski the pianist you are also experiencing Paderewski the man.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 | | APR - APR6006 (CD - 2 discs) Normally: £12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT) Special: £9.74 (£8.29 ex. VAT) |
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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….” | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Wilhelm Backhaus
Lugano, 11 June 1953 “A massive Emperor Concerto under the young Solti, with Backhaus still imperious and poetic. Perhaps even finer is his selection of Chopin Etudes, delicate, full of passion.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin & Godowsky - ÉtudesFor the first time on record, Boris Berezovsky plays Chopin’s original etudes and Godowsky’s versions side by side allowing listeners to compare them.
“Berezovsky's technical command in Godowsky is formidable” BBC Music Magazine, 1st November 2005 “the truest successor to the great Russian pianists...the most interesting Russian pianist since Emil Gilels [with] a technique that can sweep all preconceived notions or sense of musical propriety into oblivion...a prodigious virtuoso....a young Russian titan of the keyboard [who] takes even the mightiest virtuoso repertoire in his stride” The Times  BBC Music Magazine
Instrumental Choice - November 2005 |
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| |  | Maria Fotino
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| |  | Music for Solo Harp
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| |  | EncoresPianist performs works by Chopin, Debussy, Moszkowski, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Scarlatti, Schubert, Schumann, Scriabin and his own Variations on a Theme from Bizet’s Carmen.
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| | Chopin - Piano Favourites Volume 2
Chopin: | Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Prelude No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 28 No. 17 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Prelude No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 |
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| |  | Chopin - Piano Works
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