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Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Nocturnes, etc / Maurizio Pollini

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Nocturne for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 15/1, CT. 111; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; Nocturn...
Performers: Pollini, Maurizio
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Recording information: No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (04/20/1960-04/21/1960); Salle Wagram, Paris (04/20/1960-04/21/1960); No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London (1968-06-17_1968-06-21&1968-); Salle Wagr...continue...

Chopin, Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos / Malcuzynski, et al

1 CD / Guild / 2007-05-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Malcuzynski, Witold
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Despite formidable competition on record, including Arthur Rubinstein, this performance was highly praised (as the London Times said of Malcuzynski, "[he was] a masterly expositor...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Demidenko, Schiff, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2004-05-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Schiff, Heinrich
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

'In a class of their own. This is great Chopin playing' (CDReview)

'Demidenko nos propone los dos conciertos ... en unas versiones de exquisito lirismo, de...continue...
Personnel: Nikolai Demidenko (piano).

Recording information: 04/28/1993/04/29/1993....continue...

Beniamino Gigli - Songs (1949-1952)

1 CD / Testament / 1999-05-10

Works: Cittadini: Quando l'amore nasce; Alla danza; Umberto Giordano: Serenata malinconica; Ernesto de Curtis: Sona Chitarra! for voice & orchestra; Paese che 'ncatena!; Vito Carnevali: Ave Maria; Raffaele ...
Performers: Gigli, Beniamino
Conductors: Carnevali, Vito; Robinson, Stanford; Goehr, Walter; Olivieri, Dino; Sivieri, Enrico
Ensemble: Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Homage to Diaghilev / Igor Markevich, Philharmonia Orchestra

1 CD / Testament / 1997-07-10

Works: Carl Maria von Weber: Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65; Frédéric Chopin: Les sylphides, ballet (arrangement); Paul Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier; Manuel de Falla: Danza del...
Conductors: Markevitch, Igor
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

"...For all their chill, Markevitch's performances are never inhibited.On the contrary, their mixture of poison and poise is consistently gripping, often angry, sometimes overpowering: indeed,...continue...