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Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 14: Prokofiev: Sonata no 7; Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances; Suite, Op. 14; Bulgarian Dances / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 7 in B flat major, Op. 83; Béla Bartók: Romanian Folkdances (6) for Piano, Sz 56; Suite for Piano, Op. 14/Sz 62; Mikrokosmos, Sz 107; Allegro barbaro f...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"All the works [on this LP] require a pianist of true class, because each of them presents challenges demanding something quite different from traditional technique....continue...
Recording information: Wagram Hall, Paris, France (11/1961)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 13: Brahms: Handel Vars., Op. 24; Paganini Vars., Op. 35 / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Performers: Biret, Idil

"The young Turkish pianist Idil Biret, who only turned twenty yesterday, reveals a masterly touch in the Handel Variations on this album. Here we are...continue...
Recording information: Salle Wagram, Paris (11/1961)....continue...

Robert Schumann, Vol. 5 - Kreisleriana, Op. 16; Blumenstuck, Op. 19; Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Robert Schumann: Kreisleriana; Blumenstück for Piano in D flat major, Op. 19; Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
Performers: Biret, Idil

"The most exciting young pianist to come to Montreal in years. She has a personal magnetism that belongs only to a certain type of virtuoso...continue...
Recording information: Bilkent Symphony Hall, Anakra (01/2012)....continue...

Idil Biret Solo Edition Vol. 4 - Schumann: Sonata No. 2; "Abegg" Variations; Fantasie Op. 17; Toccata, Op. 7 / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-07-31

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22; Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7
Performers: Biret, Idil

'The most exciting young pianist to come to Montreal in years. She has a personal magnetism that belongs only to a certain type of virtuoso...continue...
Recording information: Bilkent Symphony Hall, Ankara, Turkey (01/2012)....continue...

Great Piano Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms Liszt, Chopin, Prokofiev et al. [10 CDs]

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-04-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jandó, Jenö; Nebolsin, Eldar; Selby, Kathryn; Thiollier, François-Joël [Piano]; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Ligeti, András; Antal, Mátyás; Wordsworth, Barry; Wit, Antoni; Petrenko, Vasily; Stankovsky, Robert; Lehel, György; Hayman, Richard

The Great Classics series from Naxos is the perfect introduction to myriad genres of classical music. Comprising both complete and compiled selections from the greatest...continue...

My First Lullaby Album / Halasz - Slovak PO

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-03-27

Works: Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 49; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61; Song Without Words for piano no 36 in E major, Op. 67/6; Arnold Bax: Lullaby, for piano; Ig...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Gens, Veronique; Jando, Jeno; Linell, Dorothy; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Rickards, Steven; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Veselka, Stefan; Wass, Ashley
Conductors: Breiner, Peter; Bramall, Anthony; Rahbari, Alexander; Clark, Keith; Judd, James; Casadesus, Jean-Claude

For centuries, babies and children all over the world have been rocked to sleep with a song to calm them. Whether parents sing or play,...continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 12: Rachmaninov

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-02-28

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Preludes, Op. 32
Performers: Biret, Idil

'My teacher Nadia Boulanger was absolutely against Rachmaninov's music, and when I was asked to play the Third Concerto, this was for her the worst...continue...
Recording information: Maronite Church, Rue d'Ulm, Paris (1972)....continue...

Idil Biret: Archive Edition, Vol. 11 / Saygun, Francaix, Alkan, Balakirev / Idil Biret, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-12-13

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Concerto for Piano no 1, Op. 34; Preludes (12) on Aksak Rhythms for piano, Op 45; Jean Françaix: Piano Sonata; Charles-Valentin Alkan: Le chemin de fer, etude for piano in D ...
Performers: Biret, Idil

'One notable aspect of the concert was the appearance on the podium of each composer in turn to conduct his own work: Messrs Cemal Resit...continue...

Liszt: 12 Grandes Etudes (1837) / Idil Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Franz Liszt: Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139
Performers: Biret, Idil

'Idil Biret was a thousand times right in playing the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz, in Liszt's transcription (at her Paris recital). With confounding technical skill...continue...
Recording information: Teije van Geest Studio, Heidelberg (04/2011)....continue...

My First Classical Music Album / various artists

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Gioachino Rossini: William Tell Overture; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring; John Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine, fanfare for orchest...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Devoyon, Pascal [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Nishizaki, Takako; Schuster, Jurgen; Thiollier, Francois-Joel [Piano]; Tichy, Georg
Conductors: Halász, Michael; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Alsop, Marin; Dvorak, Jaroslav; Drahos, Béla; Rondin, Mats; Müller-Brühl, Helmut; Bogár, István; Lenárd, Ondrej; Jean, Kenne...

'Da-da-da-DAAAAH, Da-da-da-DAAAAH': listen to track 7 and see if you recognize that music! It's one of the most famous pieces of classical music ever written....continue...

My First Piano Album / Piano music by Mozart for a young audience

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-11-15

Works: Edvard Grieg: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Vöglein (Little Bird), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/4; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43; Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee; B&eacu...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; de Hooge, Patrick; Gulda, Rico; Huang, Chu-Fang; Jando, Jeno; Kohn, Christian; Kollar, Zsuzsa; Matthies, Silke-Thora; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Peskanov, Alexander; Rubsam, Wo...

If you listen carefully to this CD, you will get to know one of best the composers in the world. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart lived 250...continue...

Idil Biret: Solo Edition, Vol. 2 / Franz Liszt

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-09-27

Works: Franz Liszt: Études (12) for piano, ("Op. 6"), S. 136 (LW A8); Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Konzertetüden (2), for piano, S. 145 (LW A218); Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigol...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Ritmo
The first, composed in 1826-Liszt he was only 15 years-are just that, mere pedagogical exercises with rather little musical interest. Biret however they are taken...continue...
Recording information: Tonstudio Teije van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany (04/2011)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 19: Beethoven Edition, Vol. 10

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-04-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 "A Thérèse"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklav...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas is emerging as a major statement in the field... She favors slow tempos and a light touch...continue...
Recording information: Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Idil Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2011-01-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Biret, Idil

'Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas is emerging as a major statement in the field, entirely different from the other cycles that have...continue...
Recording information: Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Idil Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 1: Franz Liszt

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Transcendental Etudes (6) after Paganini, S 140
Performers: Biret, Idil

"playing of a formidable power and assurance. Her fugue is more pedestrian than concentrated but the pages before the valedictory coda, with its glassy sighs...continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 8: Ludwig van Beethoven

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-12-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Biret, Idil

Allmusic.com - James Manheim
Turkish pianist Idil Biret's Beethoven sonata cycle, issued on her own Idil Biret Archive label and distributed by the energetic Naxos, has...continue...
Recording information: Augustinum, Stuttgart, West Germany (1985)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 17: Beethoven

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-11-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 11 in B flat major, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 16 in G major, Op. 31 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"
Performers: Biret, Idil

Recording information: Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Idil Biret plays Myakovsky, Liszt & Scriabin

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-10-26

Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 13; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 19; Franz Liszt: Nuages gris (Grey clouds); La Lugubre gondola I, for piano (in 6/8), S. 200/...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Recording information: Town Hall, New York....continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Chopin

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-09-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Etude for piano no 13 in A flat major, Op. 25/1, CT. 26; Polonaise for piano no 8 in D minor, Op. 71/1, CT. 157; Nocturne ...
Performers: Biret, Idil

Idil Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 5

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-08-31

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 56; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Serebrier, José; Tabakov, Emil

The Turkish pianist Idil Biret has completed three major projects. For the budget label Naxos, she has recorded about 40 CDs over the last decade,...continue...
Recording information: Bilkent Symphony Hall, Ankara, Turkey....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 6: Schumann, Brahms

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-06-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117
Performers: Biret, Idil

Recording information: Maronite Church, Rue d'Ulm, Paris (07/1959)....continue...

Idil Biret Edition, Vol. 5: Quartet for Piano & Strings

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-05-25

Works: Gustav Mahler: Quartet for Piano and Strings in A minor; César Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Biret, Idil

Recording information: CBS Studios, London, England (09/1980)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 4: Berg, Webern, Boulez

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-04-27

Works: Alban Berg: Sonata for Piano, Op. 1; Anton Webern: Variations for piano, Op. 27; Pierre Boulez: Sonata for Piano no 2
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Boulez's major contribution to the sonata literature is the 2nd... Biret's performance, reminds us of the music's fantastic side: she's more effective in the impressionistic...continue...
Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 3

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: André Boucourechliev: Archipel IV, for piano; Niccolò Castiglioni: Cangianti, for piano; Leo Brouwer: Sonata Pian e Forte, for piano; Ilhan Mimaroglu: Session, for piano
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Session (1975) by Ilhan Mimaroglu, for piano, electronic tape and speaking voices, is an intensely dramatic piece of agitprop music in the mode of Luigi...continue...
Recording information: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York (1976)....continue...

Idil Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 16

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-03-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 6 in F major, Op. 10 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale)
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...
Recording information: Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Easy Listening Piano Classics: Johannes Brahms

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for Piano, Op. 117; Hungarian Dances (21) for Piano 4 hands, WoO 1; Pieces (6) for Piano, Op. 118; Waltzes (16) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 39; Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Kohn, Christian; Matthies, Silke-Thora

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 2: Chopin, Scriabin, Prokofiev

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-02-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4, CT. 63; Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 10, Op. 70; Sergey Proko...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"This is the most successful direct-to-disc piano recording that I have heard. Having an artist as sensitive and accomplished as Idil Biret at the keyboard...continue...
Recording information: RCA recording studios, Studio A, New York (1976)....continue...

Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 1: Ravel, Stravinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2010-01-26

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sérénade grotesque; Gaspard de la nuit; Igor Stravinsky: Les Cinq doigts (The Five Fingers), very easy pieces (8) on 5 notes for piano; Valse pour les enfants, for piano;...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Talent is what Idil Biret has in prodigious measure. The Turkish pianist made that clear from the start in her recital at Alice Tully Hall......continue...
Recording information: 1975....continue...

Idil Biret Concerto Edition - Franz Liszt, Vol. 4

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil

"After the brilliant Liszt interpreter Lazar Berman, now we have another maestro of the piano with a special affinity for Liszt - Idil Biret." Berliner...continue...
Recording information: Bilkent Symphony Hall in Ankara, Turkey (06/2004/05/2007)....continue...

Idil Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol 12 - Piano Sonatas, Vol 6

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven’s style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 14 & 15 - Symphonies Vol 5 & 6 / Idil Biret

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 6 (III), transcription for piano in F major, S. 464/6 (LW A37c); Symphonies de Beethoven no 9, transcription for piano in D minor, S. 464/9 (LW A37c)
Performers: Biret, Idil

Beethoven Edition Vol 3 - Ravel, Saint-Saens / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"; Maurice Ravel: Concerto for Piano in G major; Concerto for Piano left hand
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Fournet, Jean
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Edition Vol 11 - Piano Concertos Vol 3 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-09-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Biret, Idil; Cayan, Gülben Özisik; Demir, Ethem; Gülsen, Ali Sinan; Gencer, Özgecan; Saygi, Can Serhat
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven Edition Vol 10 - Piano Sonatas Vol 5 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-08-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata f...
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...
Recording information: Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Concerto Edition Vol 1 - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3 / Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-06-30

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Tabakov, Emil
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"The Turkish pianist Idil Biret was one of the greatest child prodigies of the 20th century. Her recital at the Boston Conservatory demonstrated that she...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 13 - Symphonies Vol 4 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-06-30

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies (9) after Beethoven for Piano, S 464
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Listening to Beethoven through Liszt's keyboard transcriptions put a fresh perspective on these familiar symphonies. Idil Biret has taken up the complete cycle and I...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 9 - Symphonies Vol 3 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Listening to Beethoven through Liszt's keyboard transcriptions can put a fresh perspective on these familiar symphonies. Idil Biret has taken on the complete cycle, and...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 8 - Piano Sonatas Vol 4 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven’s style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...

Concerto Edition Vol 1 - Schumann, Grieg / Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-04-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"The Turkish pianist Idil Biret was one of the greatest child prodigies of the 20th century... This is the kind of playing that makes reservations...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 5 - Piano Sonatas Vol 3 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 25 in G major, Op. 79 "Cuckoo"
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Idil Biret gives an impressive performance. A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and technique permits Biret - a disciple of Alfred Cortot - to...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 6 - Symphonies Vol 2 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Idil Biret has recently recorded Liszt's transcriptions of Beethoven's nine Symphonies for EMI. Her superbly authentic performance of the 5th Symphony, heard at her Herkulessaal...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 7 - Piano Concertos Vol 2 / Antoni Wit, Idil Biret, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-02-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 2 - Symphonies Vol 1 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Franz Liszt: Symphonies de Beethoven no 1, transcription for piano in C major, S. 464/1 (LW A37c); Symphonies de Beethoven no 2, transcription for piano in D major, S. 464/2 (LW A37c)
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Universally gifted pianists like Idil Biret, who do not limit themselves to a cleverly selected repertory are nowadays very rare... With the recent release of...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 4 - Piano Sonatas Vol 2 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 10 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat, Op. 31
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Idil Biret has recently recorded Liszt's transcriptions of Beethoven's nine Symphonies for EMI. Her superbly authentic performance of the 5th Symphony, heard at her Herkulessaal...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 3 - Piano Concertos Vol 1 / Idil Biret, Antoni Wit, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Biret, Idil
Conductors: Wit, Antoni
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"Idil Biret gives an impressive performance. A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and technique permits Biret - a disciple of Alfred Cortot - to...continue...

Beethoven Edition Vol 1 - Piano Sonatas Vol 1 / Idil Biret

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 19 in G minor, Op. 49 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 20 in G major, Op. 49 no 2
Performers: Biret, Idil

"Biret grasps the size of Beethoven's style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the...continue...

Eternal Piano - Satie, Debussy, Beethoven, Chopin, etc

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-10-28

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Work(s); Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Mo...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Glemser, Bernd [Piano]; Jando, Jeno; Kormendi, Klara; Maso, Jordi; Nagy, Peter [Piano]; Scherbakov, Konstantin [Piano]; Sebestyen, Janos; Steen-Nokleberg, Einar
Conductors:
Ensemble: Aurora Duo

Cinema Classics

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Eine Kleine Nacht...
Performers: Biret, Idil; Chang, Hae-Won; Gauci, Miriam; Jando, Jeno; Martinucci, Nicola; Ottensamer, Ernst; Ramiro, Yordy
Conductors: Kosler, Zdenek; Rahbari, Alexander; Wildner, Johannes; Sobotka, Wolfgang; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Ligeti, András; Wit, Antoni; Stankovsky, Robert; Leaper, Adrian
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Academy

Classical Meditation

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for Violin no 2 in E major, BWV 1042; Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 6 in A minor, Op. 7/2, CT. 57; Joaquín Rodrigo:...
Performers: Balint, Janos; Biret, Idil; Camden, Anthony; Jando, Jeno; Kevehazi, Jeno; Kiss, Jozsef [Oboe]; Kormendi, Klara; Kovacs, Bela [Clarinet]; Kraft, Norbert [Producer/Guitar]; Mercz, Nora; Nishizaki, Taka...
Conductors: Oberfrank, Géza; Ward, Nicholas; Drahos, Béla; Dohnányi, Oliver von; Georgiadis, John; Antal, Mátyás
Ensemble: ; Capella Istropolitana; London Virtuosi

KDFC - Islands of Sanity 3 - 100% Natural

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-11-01

Performers: Barbagallo, James; Biret, Idil; Donohoe, Peter; Greed, David; Jandó, Jenö; Nagy, Péter; Nishizaki, Takako; Tóth, István; Thiollier, François-Joël; Yablons...
Conductors: Lloyd-Jones, David; Engeset, Bjarte; Yablonsky, Dmitry; Kamu, Okko; ; Leaper, Adrian; Nazareth, Daniel; Rahbari, Alexander; Amos, David; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Lenárd, Ondrej; Bátiz, En...
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Brussels Belgian Radio & TV Philharmonic Orchestra; Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra; English Northern Philharmonia; Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra; Iceland Symp...