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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | The Art of Youra Guller, 1895-1980A legendary pianist
Recorded at Nimbus Studios September 1975 "The Art of Youra Guller is magnetically compelling."
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| |  | Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (piano) Recorded June 4th 1991. Andras Schiff said of Horszowski’s Chopin: ‘It’s as though he had written the music himself. It’s unbelievably unpredictable, and yet it’s completely natural, and comes from within the composition. I learned a great deal
about rubato from Horszowski, because he uses it in a way that’s like Chopin must have done: he never loses the pulse, and yet it’s played with great freedom.’ “Schumann's Arabeske is played with a tender simplicity that entrances. Of the Chopin group, the B major Nocturne is an outstanding example of Horszowski's long-breathed cantabile…” Gramophone Magazine, August 2008 “…in Schumann's Träumerei - the perfect encore - Horszowski demonstrates why he was so revered by Murray Perahia and András Schiff.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 **** | 
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| |  | 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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| |  | Wilhelm Backhaus live at Carnegie Hall 1956
"Backhaus was a shy, unaffected, introspective personality whose astounding abilities were so unsensationally presented that a lay audience had no notion of his fabulous talents." That was written by the pianist and composer Abram Chasins after a Backhaus piano recital at Carnegie Hall. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin & Mendelssohn - The Late Recordings Volume 3
Chopin: | Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45 Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Trois Nouvelles Études Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 | Mendelssohn: | Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 |
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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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| |  | Mieczyslaw Horszowski - The Wigmore Hall Recital 1990
Mieczyslaw Horszowski (piano) “His greatness will be affirmed by anyone who acquires this sublime BBC Legends disc…the whole adds up to a 78 minute listening experience of pure joy.” (BBC Music Magazine) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Daniel Barenboim Live from the Teatro Colón 200050th anniversary of his debut recital
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| |  | Three Great Danish Women Pianists Vol. 2
Bach, J S: | Prelude from English Suite in G Minor | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' | Brahms: | Waltz in A, Op. 39, No. 15 | Chopin: | Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Prelude in D flat major, Op. 28 No. 15 Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post. Prelude No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 28 No. 17 Prelude No. 23 | Couperin, F: | Soeur Monique | Daquin: | Le Coucou | Fauré: | Trois Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 : III. Andante moderato | Grieg: | Nocturne Op. 54 No. 4 | Henriques: | Pieces from 'The Picture Book' | Liszt: | La Campanella Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 in A flat major | Mendelssohn: | Lied ohne Worte No 19 A flat major | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 18 in D major, K576 'Hunt' | Nielsen: | Humoresque-Bagatelles, Op. 11 (FS22) | Palmgren: | The Sea Tarantella | Prokofiev: | Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 No. 4 Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 | Ravel: | "Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes" - from Ma Mère L'Oye | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor Keyboard Sonata K159 in C major | Schubert: | Valses 14-18 from Op. 9b | Tarp: | Extracts from Op. 31 |
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| |  | Gilels Edition 4
Recorded in 1968, Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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