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Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Pathetique Sonata; Appassionata Sonata / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, from the haunting stillness of the opening adagio of the "Moonlight" to the scorching ferocity of the finale of the "Appassionata",...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 'Waldstein'; Piano Sonata No. 29 'Hammerklavier'

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-03-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The two sonatas featured on this release charted unprecedented paths of sonority and virtuosity, although the musical and pianistic aims radically differ. Vladimir ashkenazy re-recorded...continue...
Recording information: Kingsway Hall, London, UK....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos no 17 & 20 / Ashkenazy, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto

1 Super Audio CD / Octavia Records / 2009-09-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Padua and Veneto Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy's latest Mozart recording features him both playing and conducting. At the height of his musical maturity, he creates a fine harmony and sound...continue...

Ultimate Classical Dreams - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-04-21

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cava...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Berbie, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Fassbaender, Brigitte [M...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; Davis, Colin; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; Borodin Quartet; Weller Quartet

For Mother - A Classical Bouquet

4 CD / Decca Import / 2009-03-10

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Symphony no 2 in E ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Goossens, Marie; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Har...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

In time for Mother's Day comes this new box-set, a bouquet of classical gems for every mother's music library. This 4-CD set includes a wide-range...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Soantas / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2008-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

These recordings, made in East Berlin in October 1957, were among Ashkenazy's first, long before he became one of the world's most famous musicians. Looking...continue...

Ultimate Classical Relaxation - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731; Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Concerto for oboe, violin, strings & continuo in F major (recons...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Black, Neil; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Alfred; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; De Larrocha, Alicia; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Goo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Stokowski, Leopold; Agoult, Raymond; Schiff, Andras; Dart, Thurston; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Brown, Iona; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Czech Philharmonic Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Phil...

One of four 'Ultimate' releases for February 2008, this superb 5CD set 'Ultimate Classic Collection' features many popular favourites. The set includes two CDs devoted...continue...

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2007-08-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Variations (12) for Piano in A major on a theme of Wranitzky, WoO 71
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

To mark Vladimir Ashkenazy's 70th birthday year, Decca will release the only major piano work that this iconic pianist has not previously recorded-Beethoven's Diabelli Variations....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy - Personal Collection

8 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 24 in B minor (WTC I/24), BWV 869 (BC L103); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 24 in F...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Soderstrom, Elisabeth
Conductors: Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fistoulari, Anatole; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin

This personal collection, compiled with the full cooperation of the artist, focuses on the composers from Bach to Shostakovich who are of particular significance to...continue...

Ultimate Mozart - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G minor, K 550; Symphony no 41 in C major, K 551 "Jupiter"; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511; Concerto for...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Brown, Timothy; Damm, Peter; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Grafenauer, Irena [Flute]; Leister, Karl; Mathis, Edith; Pri...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Marriner, Sir Neville; Sillito, Kenneth; Schreier, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden State Opera Orchestra

Ultimate Beethoven - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto f...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ultimate Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Der Messias; MEDLEY; Tolomeo, HWV 25; Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben" BWV 147; Cantata no 208, "W...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Blyth, Bruce; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Boskovsky, Willi; Burrows, Stuart; Farnes, Richard; Flood, David; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Gruenberg, Erich; Howarth, Elgar; Jo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Guest, George; Munchinger, Karl; Morris, Wyn; Gamba, Piero; Serafin, Tullio; Karajan, Herbert von; Previn, Andre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Solti, Sir Georg; Anserm...
Ensemble: ; Vienna Mozart Ensemble

Decca's Ultimate Classics is a five-CD box set that presents the best-known pieces of classical music in a straightforward, no-frills program. Most of the selections are quite famous, taken from large...continue...

Ultimate Piano Classics - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212; Etude for piano no 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25; Polonaise for piano no 3 in A maj...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Davis, Ivan; De Larrocha, Alicia; Eden, Bracha; Gillespie, Rhondda; Katchen, Julius; Lupu, Radu; Nishry, Varda; Roge, Pascal; Sch...

Relaxing Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-09-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!" (Hunt) BWV 208; Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Léo Del...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bennett, William; Berbié, Jane; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Kipnis, Igor [Harpsichord/Piano]; Kulka, Konstanty; Lab&eg...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Munchinger, Karl; Solti, Sir Georg; Dutoit, Charles; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Cleobury, Nicholas; Masur, Kurt; Jorda, Enrique
Ensemble: ; Capricorn (Ensemble); Du Brassus; I Musici; Lausanne Pro Arte

This CD includes a great selection of "soothing and relaxing" music as well as a great introduction to the classics....continue...

Beethoven: Sonatas "Kreutzer", "Spring" / Perlman, Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2006-04-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Perlman, Itzhak

"Perlman's and Ashkenazy's [set of] violin sonatas...will be difficult to surpass. These performances offer a blend of classical purity and spontaneous vitality that it is...continue...

Lover's Adagio

2 CD / Decca Import / 2006-02-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Har...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Hasson, Maurice; Hurford, Peter; Jansen, Janine; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Krebbers, Herman; LaGoya, Alexandre; Ort...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; Karajan, Herbert von; Sillito, Kenneth; Khachaturian, Aram; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Bonynge, Richard; Kondrashin, Kirill;...

2 CD set. This is a great collection for lovers of classical music. Decca. 2006....continue...

Beethoven Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2005-05-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 6 in F ma...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Civil, Alan; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; McDonagh, Terence; Perlman, Itzhak; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk; Waterhous...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Solti, Sir Georg; Inbal, Eliahu; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; I Musici; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Essential Piano - The Ultimate Piano Collection

2 CD / Decca Import / 2005-03-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; De Larrocha, Alicia; Katchen, Julius; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lapu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Roge, Pascal; Schiff, And...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Davis, Colin; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: ; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2004-07-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in E flat major, BWV 1031; Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kempff, Wilhelm; Lupu, Radu; Magaloff, Nikit...
Conductors: Schiff, Andras; Segal, Uri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra (Orchestra); English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra)

Personnel: Mitsuko Uchida, Claudio Arrau, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Shura Cherkassky, Wilhelm Kempff, Radu Lupu, Nikita Magaloff, Pascal Rogé, András Schiff, Jean-Yves Thibaudet , Tamás V...continue...

Gemini - Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol 1 / Perlman, Ashkenazy

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in E flat major, Op. 1 no 1; Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Pia...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak

Gemini - Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol 2 / Perlman, Ashkenazy

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-06-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in D major, Op. 70 no 1 "Ghost"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on an Original Theme"; Trio for Piano and S...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Fantasy / Ashkenazy, et al

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus

The #1 Beethoven Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Minuets (6) for piano (or orchestra), WoO 10; Ruins of Athens, Op. 113; Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sha...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Beaux Arts Trio; Burrows, Stuart; Chicago Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Gilels, Emil; I Musici; Italiano, Quartetto; Kovacevich, Stephen; Leipzi...
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre; ; Fennell, Frederick; Barenboim, Daniel; Dorati, Antal; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; Masur, Kurt; Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Eastman-Rochester Pops; I Musici; Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Stephen Kovacevich; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Pilar Lorengar (soprano); Yvonne Minton (mezzo soprano); Stuart Burrows (tenor); Martti Talvela (bass voice); Itzhak Perlman, Pi...continue...

Midnight Adagios

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-05-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Concerto for Piano no...
Performers: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Cleveland Orchestra; Coker, Paul; English Chamber Orchestra; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Gillespie, Rhondda; Hollig...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Dutoit, Charles; ; Patanè, Giuseppe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Malcolm, George; Tate, Jeffrey; Bonynge, Richard; Hogwood, Christopher; Chailly, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Borodin Quartet; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; I Salonisti; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Phi...

This selection features both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Marisa Robles (harp); Joshua Bell, Nigel Kennedy (violin); Miklós Perényi , Janos Starker (cello); Heinz Holliger (ob...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no 14, 23, 8 / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-03-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Beethoven - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-02-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Minuets (6) for piano...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Burrows, Stuart; Gilels, Emil; Lorengar, Pilar; Minton, Yvonne [Soprano Vocals]; Mintz, Shlomo; Talvela, Martti; Ugorski, Anatol [Piano]
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Klee, Bernhard; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; I Musici; Philharmonia Orchestra

This selection contains both DDD and ADD recordings....continue...

Romantic Adagios II

2 CD / Decca / 2003-01-28

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Horn ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Dichter, Misha; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Harrell, Lynn; Hirons, Christopher; Jaap Schroder [Violin/Conductor]; Khaner, Jeffrey; La...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész, István; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Chailly, Riccardo; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Dutoit, Charles; Mehta, Zubin; Tuckwell, Barry; Karajan, Herbert von; Solti, Si...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Or...

Ovation - Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas / Perlman, Ashkenazy

4 CD / Decca / 2002-09-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Perlman, Itzhak

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Although Beethoven designated these works as 'for piano and violin', following Mozart's example, it's unlikely that he thought of the piano as...continue...

Evening Adagios - Over 2 1/2 Hours of Peaceful Evening Music

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Claude Debussy: Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque); Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma)...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Boskovsky, Willi; Breitenbach, Gunther; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Curzon, Clifford; Fassbaender, Brigitte [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Fernandez, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Forsberg, ...
Conductors: Fennell, Frederick; Zinman, David; Dutoit, Charles; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Tate, Jeffrey; David, Colin; ; Malcolm, George; Chailly, Riccardo; Kertész, Is...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Romantic Piano Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2002-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Sergey Rachmaninov: Conc...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; Cooper, Joseph; Haas, Werner [Piano]; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; ...
Conductors: De Waart, Edo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Davis, Colin; Wolff, Hugh; Segal, Uri; Maazel, Lorin; Galliera, Alceo; Schiff, Andras
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Sinfonietta; London Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo ...

The #1 Classical Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-05-14

Works: Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Gioachino Rossini: Guglielmo Tell; Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Eduardo di Capua: O sole mio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3 in D major, BWV 1068; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Domingo, Placido; Haselbock, Martin; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Loveday, Alan; Ortiz, Cristina; Pavarotti, Luciano; Schiff, Andr...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Chailly, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Chiaramello, Giancarlo; Munchinger, Karl; Végh, Sándor; Boskovsky, Willi; Kempe, Rudolf; Tate, Jeffrey; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoi...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berlin Radio Symphony Chorus; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philhar...

Movie Adagios / Solti, Tebaldi, Lupu, Schiff, Fleming, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2001-10-09

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Serenade for Winds no 10 in B flat major, K 361 (370a); Così fan tutte, K 588; Req...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brymer, Jack; Fassbaender, Brigitte; Fleming, Renée; Gürtler, Dietfried; Hasson, Maurice; Krause, Tom; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Popp, Lucia;...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Segal, Uri; Gardelli, Lamberto; Atzmón, Moshe; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mauceri, John; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ingman, Nick; Chailly, Riccardo; Marriner, Sir Neville; Kertész,...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields members; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; BBC Symphony Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Clevel...

Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2001-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Behrens, Hildegard; Brendel, Alfred; Ghazarian, Sona; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Johnson, Robert; King, James [Vocals]; Kovacevich, Stephen;...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Szell, George; Galliera, Alceo; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Davis, Colin; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gamba, Piero; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic Octet; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; Dresden Staatskapelle; Israel Philharmonic Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; L...

Eloquence - Meditation Music - Music for Relaxation

1 CD / Decca / 2001-05-08

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; de Peyer, Gervase; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Dutoit, Charles; Munchinger, Karl; Blomstedt, Herbert; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Mehta, Zubin; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maag, Peter
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; London Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

Eloquence - Mozart: Piano Concerto no 25 & 27 / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-04-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 27 in B flat major, K 595
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"...[Ashkenazy's] performances are big, bold, and lively. He makes Concerto 25 a virtuoso experience. Its discmate, the most serious and darkest-hued of Mozart's concertos, is...continue...

Violin Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-20

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1 in G minor, Op. 26; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for 2 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Brown, Iona; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Coker, Paul; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Hasson, Maurice; Josefowicz, Leila; Juillet, Chantal; Kennedy...
Conductors: Bonynge, Richard; Kempe, Rudolf; Marriner, Sir Neville; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Zinman, David; Chailly, Riccardo; Haitink, Bernard; Zukerman, Pinchas; ; Davis, Colin; Du...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony O...

Essential Mozart - 32 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, Emma; Kroisamer, Hubert; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Hill, David; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Romantic Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2000-06-13

Works: Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Erik Satie: Gymnop&...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bonell, Carlos [Guitar]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Cohen, Franklin; Goossens, Marie; Harrell, Lynn; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Lupu, Radu; Ortiz, Cristina; Rogé, Pascal; Si...
Conductors: Zinman, David; Bonynge, Richard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Khachaturian, Aram; Solti, Sir Georg; Segal, Uri; Agoult, Raymond; Kempe, Rudolf; Gavazzeni, Giana...
Ensemble: ; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Symphony Orchestra; Royal...

The Greatest Mozart Show on Earth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kroisamer, Hubert; Lupu, Radu; Pe...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Chung, Myung-...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winchester College Quiristers; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

The Art of Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-02-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Morceaux de fantaisies (5...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Maazel, Lorin; Previn, Andre; Zinman, David
Ensemble: ; Cleveland Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Mozart: Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 1999-04-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Gran Partita; Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622; Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Conce...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Brown, Iona; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; de Peyer, Gervase; Fujikawa, Mayumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Pay, Antony [Clarinet]; Schiff, Andras; Tuckwell,...
Conductors: Boskovsky, Willi; Végh, Sándor; ; Maag, Peter; Hogwood, Christopher; Weller, Walter; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Winds; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Mozart: Piano Concertos 20, 21, 23, 24 & 25 / Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Beethoven - Favourite Piano Sonatas / Vladimir Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tem...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Solti

3 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op....
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas / Vladimir Ashkenazy

10 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

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 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7; Sonat...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Mozart: The Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orch

10 CD / Decca / 1997-06-24

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 5 in D major, K 175; Concerto for Piano no 6 in B flat major, K 238; Concerto for 3 Pianos in F major, K 242; Concerto for Piano no 8 in C major, K 246 ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Ts'ong, Fou
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 / Ashkenazy, Mehta

1 CD / Decca / 1991-06-18

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Brown, James
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Cleveland Orch

3 CD / Decca / 1989-02-13

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; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Cook, Terry; Garrison, Jon [Tenor Vocal]; Shearer, Mary
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra Chorus