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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Chopin: The Mazurka Diary
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 1 Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 Mazurka No. 4 in E flat minor, Op. 6 No. 4 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Mazurka No. 9 in C major, Op. 7 No. 5 Mazurka No. 11 in E minor, Op. 17 No. 2 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1 Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2 Mazurka No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30 No. 1 Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30 No. 4 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Mazurka No. 36 in A minor, Op. 59 No. 1 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 46 in C major, Op. 68 No. 1 Mazurka No. 47 in A minor, Op. 68 No. 2 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 |
Frédéric Chopin was a devoted champion of the Mazurka. Anna Gourari has selected a programme of works illustrating his life, as if in a musical diary. She lends these triple-time pieces an irresistibly attractive pulse, painting an exquisitely defined and colourful image. In short, Anna Gouari’s performance is stunning. | 
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| |  | Paderewski - His final RecordingsThe complete HMV Recordings 1937 & 1938
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' recorded on 30 January 1937 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 recorded on 30 January 1937 Nocturne No. 17 in B major, Op. 62 No. 1 recorded on 15 November 1938 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 recorded on 15 November 1938 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 recorded on 15 November 1938 Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' recorded on 30 January 1937 | Haydn: | Andante & Variations in F minor, Hob.XVII:6 (Sonata - un piccolo divertimento) recorded on 29 January 1937 | Liszt: | Isoldes Liebestod (after Wagner), S. 447 recorded on 15 November 1938 | Mozart: | Rondo in A minor, K511 recorded on 30 January 1937 | Paderewski: | Melody in G Op. 8 No. 3 recorded on 15 November 1938 Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 recorded on 30 January 1937 | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 2 in A flat recorded on 15 November 1938 |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) A year ago we issued, to great critical acclaim. A double album of Paderewski’s first recordings, made in Europe in 1911-12 (APR6006). Between 1914 and 1931 the pianist recorded for Victor in the US but in 1937, after it appeared Paderewski had retired from the studio, he was persuaded to return to the HMV studios in London to make a final series of recordings. At first the plan was to record the repertoire which featured in the film ‘Moonlight Sonata’, a huge blockbuster success at the time which featured Paderewski playing himself, but in addition to this repertoire Paderewski went on to record works by Haydn and Mozart which were new to his discography. It has often been said that in later life Paderewski’s technique was not what it had been, and to an extent the is undoubtedly true, but this is not an issue in the classical works featured here, and the Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven in particular reveal the extreme poetry that had mesmerised audiences for fifty years and had made Paderewski the most famous pianist of his generation. This is the first time all Paderewski’s 1930’s HMV recordings have been assembled together and two unissued tracks from the 1938 sessions are also included. “Paderewski is Paderewski and this disc brings fascinating insights in terms of tempos, sound and imagination. He is technically past it in the Chopin A flat Polonaise, but there's enough magic in the Nocturnes to buy the disc just for those.” BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Paderewski - A Selection of his US Victor Recordings 1914-1941
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' - Adagio sostenuto | Chopin: | Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Mazurka No. 37 in A flat major, Op. 59 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 25 No. 8 in D flat major Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' | Debussy: | Préludes - Book 1: No. 12, Minstrels | Liszt: | Ständchen - Horch, horch! die Lerch (No. 9 from Zwölf Lieder von Franz Schubert, S558) La leggierezza Etude de concert No. 2, S144 Spinnerlied aus Der fliegende Holländer S440 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' | Paderewski: | Melody in G Op. 8 No. 3 Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 Recorded address on the observance of the golden anniversary of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s American début | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Schubert: | Impromptu in B flat major, D935 No. 3 | Schumann: | Warum, Op. 12, No. 3 | Wagner: | Tristan und Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 arr. by E. Schelling |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano) Jan Paderewski enthralled the world with his artistry for more than half a century. Immensely popular as a recitalist (he played in Madison Square Garden to 20,000 people), he came to recording as late as 1911, leaving an important legacy. These recordings, mostly from the 1920s and some unpublished on 78rpm, show Paderewski as a uniquely eloquent interpreter of Beethoven, his compatriot Chopin, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Rachmaninov, Debussy and his own compositions. Whether performing in grand Romantic style, with scintillating virtuosity, or as if confiding intimate secrets, Paderewski possessed what Henry James memorably described as “exhilarating goodness”. “Systematic treatment of Paderewski's large discography is long overdue….it is bound to entice historic piano recording collectors.” Classics Today “The oddities were odd: the out-of-synch hands, the sometimes bemusing understatement. But what artistry and grace… Gorgeous tonal range too (as in Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata) from the ageing master-pianist - surprisingly good sound.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2009 ***** “Despite (and often because of) such old-fashioned devices as the asynchronisation of hands and exaggerated rubato, there is playing of incomparable beauty on these 20 discs; many pianists today could learn much from listening to Paderewski's clarity of line, luminous tone and artful use of the pedals. All in all, much to treasure...” Gramophone Magazine, March 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Igor Lovchinsky - Debut Recording
“Lovchinsky… has the kind of poetic insight and technique that could make an important career. …a compellingly communicator with a complete grasp of the ecstatic and mystic elements of Scriabin's idiom.” Gramophone Magazine, January 2009 | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Shura Cherkassky
Berkeley, L: | Six Preludes for Piano, Op. 23, No. 5 Six Preludes for Piano, Op. 23, No. 6 Polka, Op. 5 | Chopin: | Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Nocturne No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 42 in G major, Op. 67 No. 1 | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 53 in E minor, Hob.XVI:34 | Hindemith: | Piano Sonata No. 3 in B flat major | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor | Rameau: | Gavotte and Variations | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: October ('Autumn Song') |
‘Always an idiosyncratic player, erratic but never dull, he represented a pianistic tradition part of which died with
him’ Telegraph “The Chopin… I doubt whether the F sharp minor Nocturne has ever been played as beautifully as here, and not even Hofmann could match Cherkassky's wistful introspection.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2007 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Pachmann: The Mythic Pianist -1907-1927 Recordings
Brahms: | Capriccio in C sharp minor, Op. 76 No. 5 | Chopin: | Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 (2nd half) Nocturne in E minor, KKIV/b Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 12 in G major, Op. 37 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Mazurka No. 24 in C major, Op. 33 No. 3 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major ‘Raindrop' Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor | Liszt: | Polonaise No. 2 in E major, S223 No. 2 (2nd half) | Mendelssohn: | Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 1 Song without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 in F sharp minor 'Venezianisches Gondellied No. 2' Song without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 in C major 'Spinning Song' or 'Bee's Wedding' | Raff: | La Fileuse Op. 157 No. 2 | Schumann: | Novelette in F major, Op. 21 No. 1 |
Vladimir de Pachmann (piano) | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Simon BarereThe complete HMV recordings 1934-36
Balakirev: | Islamey - Oriental Fantasy | Blumenfeld: | Etude for the left hand | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Waltz No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42 | Glazunov: | Etude in C, Op. 31/1 | Godowsky: | Renaissance - No. 12, Gigue in E (Loeillet) Renaissance - No. 6, Tambourin in E minor (Rameau) | Liszt: | La leggierezza Etude de concert No. 2, S144 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5) Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418 Valse oubliée No. 1 in F sharp, S.215 Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 | Schumann: | Toccata in C major, Op. 7 | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor |
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| |  | Chopin Recital, Volume 2
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 23 in D major, Op. 33 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 30 in G major, Op. 50 No. 1 Mazurka No. 39 in B major, Op. 63 No. 1 Mazurka No. 49 in F minor, Op. 68 No. 4 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 20 in D flat major, Op. 30 No. 3 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 |
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| |  | Chopin: Mazurkas
Chopin: | Mazurka No. 8 in A flat minor, Op. 7 No. 4 Mazurka No. 25 in B minor, Op. 33 No. 4 Mazurka No. 42 in G major, Op. 67 No. 1 Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Mazurka No. 22 in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 4 Mazurkas, Op. 6 Mazurka No. 16 in A flat major, Op. 24 No. 3 Mazurka No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 7 No. 1 Mazurka No. 6 in A minor, Op. 7 No. 2 Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 12 in A flat major, Op.17 No.3 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24 No. 1 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Mazurka No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24 No. 4 Mazurka No. 29 in A flat major, Op. 41 No. 4 Mazurka No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 50 No. 2 Mazurka No. 38 in F sharp minor, Op. 59 No. 3 Mazurka No. 43 in G minor, Op. 67 No. 2 Mazurka No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63 No. 2 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 |
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| |  | Chopin: Piano Music
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