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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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| |  | Great Pianists - Moiseiwitsch 11Chopin Recordings 1916-1927
Chopin: | Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Prelude No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28 No. 20 Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 American and English versions. Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Mazurka No. 51 in A minor 'Émile Gaillard' Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Waltz No. 14 in E minor, Op. post., KKIVa:15, B 56 Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Etude Op. 10 No. 11 in E flat major Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Étude Op. 10 No. 10 in A flat major Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Polonaise No. 9 in B flat major, Op. 71 No. 2 Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Electrical Recordings - 1925-1927 | Liszt: | SIX CHANTS POLONAIS S480 (1847-60) Arranged Chopin. Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 Meine Freuden (Nocturne) Arranged Chopin. Acoustic Recordings - 1916-1922 |
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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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| |  | Vladimir HorowitzThe Complete European Solo Recordings 1930-36
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein' (arranged Busoni) | Beethoven: | 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 | Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' First movement | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob. XVI/52 | Liszt: | Funérailles Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S173, No. 7 Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 | Prokofiev: | Toccata in C major, Op. 11 | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor | Rimsky Korsakov: | Flight of the Bumble Bee (arranged Rachmaninov) | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major | Schumann: | Presto passionato in G minor op.22 Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 Traumes Wirren (Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 No. 7) Toccata in C major, Op. 7 | Stravinsky: | Danse Russe (from Pétrouchka) |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) (2 CDs for the price of 1) "Self-respecting pianophiles will already have most of these seminal recordings. But, compared with earlier issues, APR reveal a fuller, richer piano sound where every nuance is crystal clear and in a judiciously-enhanced ambience…APR's presentation,as usual, leaves its peers standing, fully worthy of the great artist enshrined in these magical recordings." Classic CD | | APR - APR6004 (CD - 2 discs) Normally: £12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT) Special: £9.74 (£8.29 ex. VAT) |
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Byron Janis (piano) Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Vladimir HorowitzThe London recordings 1932-1936
Bach, J S: | Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein' (arr. Busoni) | Beethoven: | 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80 | Chopin: | Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 7 in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 Mazurka No. 27 in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 Mazurka No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1 | Debussy: | Études pour piano No. 11 - Pour les arpeges composes | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 52 in G major, Hob. XVI/39 | Liszt: | Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 Funérailles Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S173, No. 7 | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor Keyboard Sonata K125 in G major | Schumann: | Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Traumes Wirren (Fantasiestucke, Op. 12 No. 7) Presto passionato in G minor op.22 |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin - Piano Works
Recorded 1951-53, mono | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Solomon
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