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Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58: Scherzo Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 | Liszt: | Grande Étude de Paganini, S. 141 No. 3 'La Campanella' Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124: Allegro Maestoso | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330: 1 - Allegro Moderato | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16: Scherzo | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K13 in G major | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 |
The first international compilation devoted to one of DG / Universal’s greatest young pianists, YUNDI. It started back in 2000, when he won the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and went on to record six albums as an exclusive DG artist. Now here’s a distillation of those recordings, both solo and concerto in a fascinating flow of virtuosic and dreamily romantic music. This midprice release includes the several selections from Chopin, Liszt and Schumann, as well as from the Ravel and Prokofiev piano concertos. There is also some Scarlatti and Mozart – over 80 minutes great music and exceptional playing in a seamless sequence. | 
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| |  | Schumann: Carnaval & Papillons
“Stefan Vladar accepts Schumann's invitation in these works to the dance. Visceral readings are caught in a brightly lit, up-close-and-personal recording - Vienna's Faschingsschwank (Carnival Scenes) is the belle of the ball.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2013 *** |
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| |  | Anastasia Voltchok plays Schumann, Chopin & Rachmaninov
Anastasia Voltchok (piano) "Anastasia Voltchok is a representative of the great Russian tradition of pianists. Her playing is powerful and fiery. There is no limit to her technical prowess. It is as though Richter's spirit were floating in the room." Le Temps, Geneva | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vladimir Sofronitsky in TuitionFrom the personal archives of his friend and former pupil, Pavel Lobanov, never-before-released recordings of the Russian Master's famed lessons
Debussy: | Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) Recorded 1954 | Liszt: | La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144 Recorded 1954 | Mendelssohn: | Etude in A Minor Op. 104b Recorded 1954 | Schumann: | Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded 4th March 1947 | Scriabin: | Prelude, Op. 11 No. 4 in E minor Lesson: 2nd October 1954 Prelude, Op. 11 No. 5 in D major Lesson: 2nd October 1954 Poème in F sharp major, Op. 32 No. 1 Lesson: 2nd October 1954 Prelude, Op. 22 No. 1 in G sharp minor Recorded 21st September 1954 Prelude, Op. 11 No. 4 in E minor Recorded 21st September 1954 Mazurka in E minor, Op. 25 No. 3 Recorded 21st September 1954 Prelude, Op. 22 No. 3 in B minor Recorded 21st September 1954 (first few notes missing, with first bar of Op. 22 No. 4 following) Prelude, Op. 13 No. 6 in B minor Recorded 4th March 1947 Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 'Black Mass' Recorded 1954 |
Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano/teacher), Pavel Lobanov (pupil) This CD brings over twenty-five minutes of Sofronitsky's teaching of three of Scriabin’s pieces as well as performances of four Scriabin pieces, all recorded privately at his Moscow apartment in 1954. The lessons are meticulously indexed with carefully labelled translations in the booklet. There's also a selection of private and live recordings from 1947 and 1954 of works by Scriabin, Schumann, Liszt, Debussy and Mendelssohn. WARNING: Although sonically challenged, these recordings have been available due to their profound historical significance. Also, the relatively extreme length [79.57] of this CD may cause reading problems in some early model players. “A fascinating glimpse into the teaching methods of a Russian master pianist...Sofronitsky’s charisma, the fascination he held for so many musicians...shine[s] through...Sofronitsky’s spontaneity and vitality can be enchanting; never more so than in the final section of ‘Promenade’ from Carnaval where Schumann leaves his dancing magic and glides into reverie.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2002 “The recording is primitive, but his points are all clearly caught, usually reinforced by demonstrations, and his unclichéing of his pupils' playing is meticulously indexed with carefully labelled translations in the booklet.” Irish Times, 29th August 2002 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Géza Anda plays works by Haydn, Schumann, Ravel, Liebermann, Chopin & Brahms
This is the second installment of Géza Anda’s recordings from the archives of the SWR. His early reputation was built upon his unrivaled mastery of the great Romantic repertoire. His infallible sense of form, and understanding of the inner workings of the music and his brilliant, unsentimental performing style have influenced subsequent generations of pianists. These are recordings from 1950, 1951 & 1955. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Recorded: Snape Maltings, May 1994 “Uchida's Schumann is a mercurial panoply of delights, abounding with wit, intelligence and intuition. And as if her ideal sensitivity to the composer's manic and depressive sides wasn't enough, the most intense pianistic textures remain crystal-clear. Magic.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2007 ***** “I have the impression that her aim was to make them wholly and uniquely her own ... much of what we hear is as refreshingly imaginative as it is pianistically exemplary ... she relishes the fantasy and caprice of Carnaval with an arrestingly vivid immediacy of characterization.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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‘Stunningly brought to life as by that genius of the piano, Marc-André Hamelin … a Schumann disc made in heaven’ (Classic FM Magazine) “Hamelin's combination of fleet-fingered delicacy and compelling drive suit Schumann's aesthetic ideally; but best of all is his gleeful sense of storytelling. He brings the masked ball guests in Papillons and Carnaval to life with the deft vividness of an award-winning film director.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2005 ***** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Evgeny Kissin plays Schumann
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| |  | Solomon plays Schumann and Brahms
“Solomon's 1952 recordings of Schumann's Carnaval and the Brahms Sonata in F minor are essential for the desert island, so this wellproduced compilation, generously filled out with Liszt, recommends itself. If you've heard tell of Solomon's reputation but don't know his work, or perhaps know only his Beethoven, snap it up.
The sound has come up astonishingly well, also in the Liszt pieces which were made in 1930 and 1932. Solomon's performance of 'Au bord d'une source' is a match for Liszt's poetic inspiration, as few recordings of it are. Technical address and refinement on this level constitute a small miracle.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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