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Evgeny Kissin Plays Chopin and Liszt

3 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56; Mazurka for piano no 40 in F minor, Op. ...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni
Conductors: Kitaenko, Dimitri

A former child prodigy who had already made his concerto debut by the age of 10, Russian pianist Evgeny Kissin is one of today's most...continue...

Christoph Eschenbach: The Early Recordings / Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Henze

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Frédéric Chopin: Prelud...
Performers: Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]
Conductors: Henze, Hans Werner; Ozawa, Seiji

Chief conductor of the Orchestre de Paris, Eschenbach (b.1941) is one of today's foremost conductor-pianists. This fascinating retrospective focuses on his brilliant early career as...continue...

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Balakirev: Complete Piano Works / Alexander Paley, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Reminiscences on "A Life for the Czar", for piano (2nd version of Fantasy on Glinka's themes); Phantasiestück, for piano in D flat m...
Performers: Paley, Alexander

Founder of the group of Russian composers called 'The Mighty Handful', Mily Balakirev is known for having helped create a distinctive Russian school of music...continue...

C.P.E. Bach, Benda, Chopin, Danzi: Flute Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Danzi: Concerto no 1 in G major for flute & orchestra, Op. 30; Concerto no 2 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 31; Concerto no 3 in D minor for flute & orchestra, Op. 42; Concerto no 4 in D...
Performers: Adorjan, Andras [Flute]; Baudet, Remy; Bruine, Frank de; Clerck, Paul de; Dewez, Luc; Dingfelder, Ingrid; Galasso, Ugo; Gorniak, Ulka; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Michel, Cat...
Conductors: Stadlmair, Hans; Munclinger, Milan; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Leonard, Laurence; ; Kieft, Roland; Leppard, Raymond; Dumortier, Georges; Vandernoot, Andre; Waterlot, Ulysse
Ensemble: ; Ars Rediviva Orchestra; Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Cordevento; English Chamber Orchestra; Modo Antiquo; Munich Chamber Orchestra

A 10CD set that traces the development of the flute from a traverse one keyed instrument of the 18th century through to the 8 keyed...continue...

Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 11 in F major, K 413 (387a); Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Giacometti, Paolo; Han, Derek; Lechner, Karin; Mayer, Stephen; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; Wallberg, Heinz; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel; Vásáry, Tamás; Sirenko, Vladimir; Marturet, Eduardo

The piano concerto emerged from the 18th century keyboard concerto as a display vehicle for the new instrument - the fortepiano, and the new breed...continue...

The Art of Géza Anda - Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Liszt

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano...
Performers: Anda, Geza

Furtwangler called Anda "the troubadour of the piano", and he was indeed a philosopher-virtuoso. His career was devoted to finding the perfect balance between head...continue...

Chopin & His Contemporaries / Bart van Oort, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: John Field: Nocturne no 1, for piano in E flat major, H. 24; Nocturne no 2, for piano in C minor, H. 25; Nocturne for Piano no 3 in A flat major, H 26; Nocturne no 4, for piano in A major, H. 36; Noc...
Performers: Groot, Cor De; Hoogland, Stanley; Mastroprimiano, Costantino; Oldenburg, Fred; Oort, Bart van; Vermeulen, Jan

This 6CD set charts not only the development of the Nocturne as a musical form, but also the development of the piano from the closing...continue...

Classical Top 100

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Concerto for Flute "Il Gardellino"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Carnival of the Animals; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 331; Eine ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Boer, Harmen de; Crombach, Sara; Geiger, Gyorgy; Goldstein, Misha; Grafova, Maria; Grauwels, Marc; Groop, Monica; Han, Derek; Hoek, Martijn van den; Holbling, Anna; Jerie, Marek; Jones...
Conductors: Warchal, Bohdan; Clark, Robert Haydon; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; ; Robev, Georgi; Sándor, János; Kosler, Zdenek; Heyerick, Florian; Davis, Carl; Lenárd, Ondrej; Vandernoot, An...
Ensemble: ; Early Music Consort of London; London Baroque; Musica ad Rhenum; New York Harp Ensemble

This set is newly compiled, choosing the 100 very best tracks in the best available performances, including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Carl...continue...

Chopin: Early Works / Mastroprimiano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 5; Rondo for Piano in C minor, Op. 1; Mazurka for piano in G major, KK II/2, CT. 100 (B. 16/1); Mazurka for piano in B flat major, KK...
Performers: Mastroprimiano, Costantino

The young Chopin, a child prodigy if ever there was one, soon found his surroundings in his native Warsaw too narrow, and visited the cultural...continue...
Recording information: Montepulciano (SI), Palazzo Contucci (10/16/2009-10/17/2009)....continue...

Chopin: Polonaises / Folke Nauta

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22; Polonaise for piano no 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26/1, CT. 150; Polonaise for piano no 2 in E flat mino...
Performers: Nauta, Folke

The Polonaise was a peasant dance from Poland that gained popularity in the early 18th century among composers and high society. Chopin grew up with...continue...
Recording information: Rotterdam Conservatorium (06/21/1998/09/11/1998)....continue...

Chopin: Favorite Piano Works

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major,...
Performers: Bär, Alwin; Giacometti, Paolo; Nauta, Folke; Van de Laar, Frank; Van den Hoek, Martijn; van Winkel, Pieter

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Paolo Giacometti, Arie van Beek, Rotterdam Young Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo
Conductors: van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Rotterdam Young Philharmonic Orchestra

Alfred Brendel - Complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings

38 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano n...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Klien, Walter
Conductors: Janigro, Antonio; Angerer, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; ; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Sternberg, Jonathan
Ensemble: Hungarian Woodwind Quintet members; I Solisti di Zagreb; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-B; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Teacher's Choral Society; Vienna Chamber Orche...

Alfred Brendel retires this year from public performance. He will give his last recital in December 2008 at Vienna's Musikverein, in the city where he...continue...

Mozart, Schumann, Liszt, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, etc / Würtz

5 Super Audio CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Sonata for Piano no 12 in F major, K 332 (300k); Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c); Sonata for Piano no 14...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Historic Russian Archives - Kissin in Concert

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Dmitri Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E...
Performers: Kissin, Evgeni; Soustrot, Bernard
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery; Spivakov, Vladimir; Kitayenko, Dmitri
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Orchestra

Klára Würtz plays Romantic Piano Music

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Arabeske for Piano in C major, Op. 18; Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (2) for Pian...
Performers: Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra

Chopin, Field, Kalkbrenner, etc: Nocturnes / Bart van Oort

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: John Field: Nocturne for Piano no 1 in E flat major, H 24; Nocturne for Piano no 2 in C minor, H 25; Nocturne for Piano no 3 in A flat major, H 26; Nocturne for Piano no 4 in A major, H 36; Nocturne ...
Performers: Chabowska, Agnieszka; Van Oort, Bart

The Great Piano Concertos / Kissin, Gilels, Grimaud, et al

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Firkusny, Rudolf; Freire, Nelson; Gilels, Emil; Grimaud, Hélène; Kissin, Evgeni; Lugansky, Nikolai; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Shpiller, Ivan; López-Cobos, Jesús; Gergiev, Valery; Susskind, Walter; Kitayenko, Dmitri; Masur, Kurt; Sirenko, Vladimir; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Academic Symphony Orchestra St. Petersburg; Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra; Northwest German Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Russian State Academi...

Children's Corner - Piano Music for Children

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Les saisons, Op. 37b; Album pour enfants, Op. 39; Cla...
Performers: Austbö, Haakon; Bär, Alwin; Fergus-Thompson, Gordon; Lechner, Karin; Van de Laar, Frank; Van den Hoek, Martijn; Würtz, Klára; Warenberg, Alexander