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Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 Zurich, 23 May 1966 Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Christoph von Dohnányi Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963 Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2 Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963 | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 20 April 1963 |
Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982), born in Poland, requires no introduction – he was one of the greatest and most distinguished pianists of the 20th century with a large discography. These performances have never been issued before. They have an historical importance in that after 1914, Rubinstein never played in Germany again and therefore to have him with a German orchestra (KRSO) in Zurich in 1966 was a very rare event. The fill-up containing performances from Nijmegen in the Netherlands, on the German border, from 1963, was also similarly aimed at a German audience. Rubinstein caught live in 1966 rather than in the studio brings a much greater spontaneity in the Brahms, which is beautifully and excitingly played without any technical problems associated with live concerts. The orchestra under its then Music Director, Christoph von Dohnányi, on tour in Switzerland, brings a close collaboration to the partnership. The recital is the completion of the Nijmegen concert, the other part being issued on Medici Masters (MM029) to great critical acclaim. All these WDR-sourced tapes have been excellently preserved and remastered to the highest standards. “The orchestral sound is dated and cramped in Brahms's second concerto but Rubinstein's playing is wonderfully fresh, modern and inspired, wrong notes and all. That mercurial, unmannerly generosity extends to his readings of Chopin's Nocturne in D flat major (recorded in Nijmegen in 1963) and to Falla's exhilarating "Ritual Fire Dance".” The Observer, 20th March 2011 “he performs with an eloquence and exultance that are quite simply unique. Every inch a musical king, he makes no sentimental concessions but imperiously sweeps Brahms's outsize demands under the carpet. At the same time, his seamless legato, ravishing tone and soaring lyricism declare his identity throughout...The transfers are excellent and so one can hardly be sufficiently grateful for the issue of such musical and, above all, human treasure.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2011 “The Chopin items are chaste and tender perfection, every phrase caressed and yet totally without self-indulgence; and the Falla Ritual Fire Dance is a thrillingly unbridled encore.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2011 **** | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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As an eleven-year-old in 1895, Wilhelm Backhaus met and performed for D'Albert, Grieg, Nikisch and Brahms, among others. Here was a pianist who shunned hectoring gestures of the late Romantic era for economy and purposefulness. "His facial expression always remained steady, showing an unceasing concentration on the sounds his hands were coaxing from the instrument with such concentrated energy. Everything lay in the act of playing, just as the preoccupation of a great painter or sculptor would be not with technique as such, but with craftsmanship - that is, skill not as an end in itself, but as a vehicle for the idea - giving pleasure to those who were able to watch and hear how a true master would execute even difficult passages effortlessly," writes Walter Frei. This 2-CD set brings together Backhaus's recordings with Karl Bohm and the Vienna Philharmonic of the two Brahms Piano Concertos - the first recorded in 1953, the second in 1967 shortly after the pianist's 83rd birthday! They are coupled with a generous selection of the composer's piano pieces, performed with the same nobility and breadth. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Solomon plays Beethoven, Schumann, Bach, Chopin & Brahms
Bach, J S: | Italian Concerto, BWV971 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' | Brahms: | Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4 Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 | Chopin: | Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 |
The 1956 RIAS recordings of Solomon, made shortly before the tragic end of his career, are benchmark recordings even today thanks to their sonorous lucidity and structural transparency. Archive releases of recordings made by the English pianist Solomon (1902-1988) are particularly noteworthy – partly due to the tragic turning point in the life of this exceptional artist. In 1956, during recordings of the complete Beethoven sonatas and following recordings of the piano concertos by Grieg and Schumann for EMI-Columbia, he suffered a major stroke which forced him into silence for the rest of his life. The music world was thus robbed of an eminent pianist and artist who, with his technically and creatively superior interpretations, always managed to penetrate the core of the musical message. Solomon’s recordings of the classical and romantic piano repertoire document the highest artistic standing and, as such, take an immovable place in the history of pianism. This programme, recorded in February 1956 at the RIAS Berlin, is one of the last recordings made by Solomon. It is compiled in the same manner as his concert tours of 1955: two Beethoven sonatas form the centrepiece and are supplemented by works of Bach, Chopin, Schumann and Brahms. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | The Great Pianists Volume 8 - Arthur RubinsteinMasters of the Piano Roll series
These recordings were made in 1992 from the original piano rolls and were recorded on a brand
new Yamaha Concert Grand under Denis Condon’s supervision “Rubinstein's charismatic personality shines through this programme, ranging from a bristling Prokofiev 'Suggestion diabolique' and an ecstatic Debussy L'isle joyeuse, to authoritative Brahms, Chopin and Spanish works.” BBC Music Magazine, November 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Ruth Slenczynska In Concert 1984
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| |  | Great Pianists play Brahms
Piano roll ('Reproducing Piano') recordings from the early 20th century, replayed on a modern Steinway Concert Grand. “Wilhelm Backhaus is strong and lucid in the Paganini Variations while Dame Myra Hess is a sheer delight in the Intermezzi and Rhapsody in E flat!” Classic CD | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Solomon In Berlin
Bach, J S: | Italian Concerto, BWV971 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' | Brahms: | Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Intermezzo in E major, Op. 116 No. 4 Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 | Chopin: | Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 |
Two recitals recorded in Berlin in 1956 “Here is a most valuable set of solo performances... exceedingly well-reproduced... What makes this two-CD set really stand out... is the inclusion of some repertoire that he never recorded: a splendid Italian Concerto, a fine group of Brahms and the Chopin Nocturne, Op.9/1 and Second Scherzo – two sensational performances that have every right to be included in any pantheon of Chopin recordings.” Stereophile (USA) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Piano Classics
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux' | Brahms: | Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35 Gavotte after Chr. W. Gluck (arranged for piano) Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 Ballade, Op. 10 No. 1 ‘Edward' Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Intermezzo in B minor, Op. 119 No. 1 Rhapsody in E flat major, Op. 119 No. 4 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor Hungarian Dance No. 3 in F major Hungarian Dance No. 5 Hungarian Dance No. 10 in F major | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Prelude Op. 28 No. 20 in C minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 7 in A major Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 | Liszt: | Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 Two Concert Studies, S145/R6: Gnomenreigen; Waldesrauschen Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4) Legendes (2) for piano, S. 175 Mephisto Waltz No. 3 Vier Kleine Klavierstücke, S. 192 | Mendelssohn: | Caprice, Op. 33 No. 1 Andante and Rondo capriccioso in E major Op. 14 Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1 Study No. 2 in F major Prelude & Fugue for piano in F minor, Op. 35 No. 5 Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2 Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Characteristic Pieces (7), Op. 7: No. 7 Klavierstucke, No. 2 Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 6 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied' Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 4 in B minor Song without Words, Op. 53 No. 4 in F major Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 5 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied No. 3' Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 6 in A major 'Spring Song' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' Song without Words, Op. 85 No. 1 in F major Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 3 in C major Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 4 in G minor | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile' Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca' Piano Sonata No. 12 in F major, K332 Fantasia in C minor, K475 | Schubert: | 4 Impromptus, D935 Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94 Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3 | Schumann: | Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Carnaval, Op. 9 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 |
Piano Classics is the ideal introduction to the world of the keyboard. Over nine hours of critically acclaimed performances of keyboard masterworks by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Liszt. Artists featured include Bernard Roberts, Shura Cherkassky, Vlado Perlemuter and Martin Jones. Extensive booklet notes will open a world of discovery. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Murray Perahia - The First 40 Years
Bach, J S: | English Suites Nos. 1-6, BWV806-811 Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1-7 BWV1052-1058 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Concerto for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord in A minor, BWV1044 Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV1050 Italian Concerto, BWV971 Partitas Nos. 1-6, BWV825-830 | Bartók: | Piano Sonata, BB 88, Sz. 80 Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 74, Op. 20 Piano Suite, BB 70, Sz. 62, Op. 14 Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB89 Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussion, BB 115, Sz. 110 Sir Georg Solti (piano), Evelyn Glennie, David Corkhill (percussion) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds, Op.16 Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete) Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3 String Quartet No. 12 in E flat major, Op. 127 trans. for string orchestra Murray Perahia Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre' Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2 Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' | Brahms: | Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Members of the Amadeus Quartet Variations on a theme by Haydn for two pianos, Op. 56b 'St Anthony Variations' Sir Georg Solti (piano) Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 Rhapsody in E flat major, Op. 119 No. 4 Capriccio in B minor, Op. 76 No. 2 Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 Rhapsodies (2), Op. 79 Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118 Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119 | Bruch: | Eight Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 83 | Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Preludes (24), Op. 28 Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) Prelude Op. posth. in A flat major (No. 26) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta Ballades Nos. 1-4 Études (12), Op. 10 Études (12), Op. 25 | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' Keyboard Suite, HWV 435 (Chaconne) in G major Keyboard Suite, HWV 428 in D minor Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor Consolation, S. 172 No. 3 in D flat major Mephisto Waltz No. 1 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Two Concert Studies, S145/R6: Gnomenreigen; Waldesrauschen Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4) Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 | Mendelssohn: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 Piano Sonata in E major, Op. 6 Prelude & Fugue for piano in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1 Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 | Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491 Piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat major, K449 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan' Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 "Jeunehomme" Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466 Piano Concerto No. 11 in F major, K413 Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K414 Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K482 Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K246 "Lützow" Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453 Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456 Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K503 Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K175 Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K450 Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K451 Three Piano Concertos, K107 Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation' Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in D major, K382 Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A major, K386 Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 Piano Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, K238 Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K415 Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K37 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, K39 Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, K40 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, K41 Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K459 Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488 Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat, K452 Sonata for 2 pianos in D major, K448 Radu Lupu (piano) Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E flat, K365 Radu Lupu (piano) Concerto for Three Pianos & Orchestra, K242 arr. for two pianos by the composer Radu Lupu (piano) Fantasia in F minor for a mechanical organ, K608 Radu Lupu (piano) Andante and Variations in G for Piano Duet, K501 Radu Lupu (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310 Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 'Alla Turca' Piano Sonata No. 15 in F major, K533/494 Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 "Kegelstatt-Trio" | Rachmaninov: | Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K491 in D major Keyboard Sonata K27 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K247 in C sharp minor Keyboard Sonata K29 in D major Keyboard Sonata K537 in A major | Schröter, J S: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major | Schubert: | 4 Impromptus, D899 4 Impromptus, D935 Fantasie in F minor for piano duet, D940 Radu Lupu (piano) Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' Fantasie in C major, D605a 'Grazer' Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959 Winterreise D911 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone) Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958 Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959 Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960 | Schumann: | Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Études symphoniques, Op. 13 Papillons, Op. 2 Lieder (5), Op. 40 Sir Peter Pears (tenor) Gedichte (6) und Requiem, Op. 90 Sir Peter Pears (tenor) Liederkreis, Op. 39 Sir Peter Pears (tenor) Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Sir Colin Davis Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11 Kreisleriana, Op. 16 Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Introduction & Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92 Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Introduction and Allegro Op. 134 Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado Märchenerzählungen (4) for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, Op. 132 Harold Wright (clarinet), Boris Kroyt (viola) | Tippett: | Piano Sonata No. 1 'Fantasy Sonata' |
and excerpts/individual movements of Beethoven from the 'Immortal Beloved' album
On the occasion of Murray Perahia's 40th anniversary with Sony Classical in January 2013, we celebrate the fantastic pianist with this limited-edition set of all 67 CDs of his Sony Classical discography in original jacket facsimiles plus 5 DVDs and a 180-page book with new liner notes, rare photographs and complete discography - in deluxe box packaging. Explore the comprehensive overview of this extraordinary artist's recordings on Sony Classical. 67 CD + 5 DVD-set; DVDs packed separately in special rigid coverpak edition * Size: L 28.8 cm x W 20.8 cm x H 17 cm * Weight: 4.47 kg * Audio playing time: 55 hours, 27 mins * Includes a 5-DVD set * 3 performances for the first time on DVD * 2 BBC TV-programs previously unreleased * 3 "first time on CD" releases * All analogue and early digital recordings remastered
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