Post Romantic Period > Ashkenazy, Vladimir

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...

Rachmaninov Rarities for Piano / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2013-03-05

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Morceaux (7) de salon, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano; Song without words for Piano in d; Piano piece (Canon), in D minor, TN ii/14; Fugue for piano ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Legendary Russian pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy is considered the pre-eminent interpreter of Rachmaninov's music, and as he marked his seventy-fifth birthday (6 July 2012), he recorded...continue...
Personnel: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano).

Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (03/14/2012-03/16/2012)....continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Classic FM Hall of Fame 2012

3 CD / Decca Import / 2012-04-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations; Concerto for Cello; Max Bruch: Concerto for Violin no 1; Giacomo Puccini: Tur...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Chung, Kyung-Wha [Violin]; Einaudi, Ludovico; Freni, Mirella; Gendron, Maurice; Johnson, Emma [Clarinet];...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Previn, Andre; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Kempe, Rudolf; López-Cobos, Jesús; Boskovsky, Willi; Khachaturian, Aram; Wordsworth, Barry; Dorati, Antal; Malone, Gareth; Leppard, ...
Ensemble: ; The English Concert

Russian Fantasy: Piano Duets by Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Glinka / Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-24

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Mikhail Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie, for piano in B minor, G. vi193; Alexander Scri...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka

Following their album of French music for two pianos, father and son Vladimir and Vovka Ashkenazy revel in their musical heritage with this dazzling programme...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (08/07/2011-08/09/2011)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 1; Chopin Variations / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2012-01-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, for piano, Op. 22; Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

The combination of Vladimir Ashkenazy and the music of Rachmaninov is one of the iconic partnerships of recorded music, with the piano concertos alone selling...continue...
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk (2010-10-10_2010-10-11&2011-)....continue...

The Decca Sound / Highlights from the 50 CD Special Editon [5 CDs]

5 CD / Decca / 2011-11-15

Works: Emmanuel Chabrier: España, rhapsody for orchestra (also vers. for 2 pianos); Giacomo Puccini: La fanciulla del West; Turandot; Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish"; O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Auger, Arleen; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Bonney, Barbara; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byram-Wigfield, Timothy [Organ]; Caballe, Montserrat; Carlin, Mario; Carreras, J...
Conductors: Argenta, Ataúlfo; Capuana, Franco; Maag, Peter; Martinon, Jean; Kertész, István; Willcocks, David; Ansermet, Ernest; Karajan, Herbert von; Monteux, Pierre; Britten, Benjamin; Fistoular...
Ensemble: ; Les Talens Lyriques; Matrix Ensemble; Melos Ensemble of London; New London Consort; Vienna Octet

Includes tracks from all 50 CDs in The Decca Sound box. 55 years of recording celebrating the glorious Decca Sound from the early days of...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...

Sibelius: Piano Pieces / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2010-09-14

Works: Jean Sibelius: Kuolema; Impromptu, for string orchestra in B minor (arrangement of piano work), Op. 5/5; Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 58; Pieces (5) for piano ("The Flowers"), Op. 85; Morceaux romantiq...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

After a series of symphonic recordings, one of the greatest musicians of our time completes his love of Sibelius with solo performances of the composer's...continue...
Recording information: 12/09/2007-12/11/2007....continue...

Essesntial Itzhak Perlman

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-10-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; Maurice Ravel: Tzigane; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Violin no 2 in G minor, Op. 63; Sonata for violin & piano no 1 in F minor, Op...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Garvey, David [Piano]; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Leinsdorf, Erich; Previn, Andre; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: ; Juilliard String Quartet

Itzhak Perlamn is one of the most celebrated virtuosos of our time. Born in Israel in 1945, he now lives in New York where he...continue...

Works for Two Pianos by Debussy & Ravel

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: En blanc et noir; Jeux; Lindaraja; Maurice Ravel: Sites auriculaires; Rapsodie espagnole; La valse
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka

Vladimir Ashkenazy, one of Decca's best selling artists, returns to the piano and is joined by his son on this disc of beautiful French "Impressionism"...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...

Vladimir Ashkenazy - Master Musician / Rachmaninov [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Christopher Nupen Films / 2008-10-28

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

This DVD presents Vladimir Ashkenazy as pianist, conductor, musical guide and master musician. Christopher Nupen has mad 26 productions with Vladimir Ashkenazy over the years,...continue...
Run Time: 160 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0, Dual Mono
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish, Italia...continue...

Original Jacket Collection - Itzhak Perlman

10 CD / Sony Classical / 2008-03-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 violins, strings & continuo in F major, RV 551; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for Piano in B mino...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Harrell, Lynn; Perlman, Itzhak; Stern, Isaac; Williams, John [Guitar]; Zukerman, Pinchas
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Leinsdorf, Erich; Previn, Andre; Williams, John

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...

The Originals - Chopin, Debussy, Ravel / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-07-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54; Nocturne for piano no 17 in B major, Op. 62/1, CT. 124; Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Gramophone
Ashkenazy plays it marvellously well, and seems oblivious of the difficulties [Gaspard]. His soft playing is really soft, and yet always full of atmosphere and...continue...

The Originals - Franck, Brahms / Perlman, Tuckwell, et al

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Johannes Brahms: Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Perlman, Itzhak; Tuckwell, Barry [French Horn]

BBC Music Magazine
Although Ashkenazy brings a soloist's attitude to the Franck, easily matching Perlman's passionate playing, it's Tuckwell's delivery that stays in the mind -...continue...

The Originals - Rachmaninov: Preludes / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2007-06-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"More significantly, the re-mastering allows the colors and nuances of Ashkenazy's performances to sound more cleanly and accurately. In the hard-charging B-flat major Prelude, the...continue...

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...

The Young Ashkenazy Vol 2 - Chopin, Liszt, et al

1 CD / Testament / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38; Mazurka for piano no 21 in C sharp minor, Op. 30/4, CT. 71; Mazurka for piano no 29 in A flat major, Op. 41/4, ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 4 / Ashkenazy, Haitink

1 CD / Decca Import / 2006-05-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"...beautifully recorded and there is unfailing sensitivity and musicianship..." -Penguin Guide to Compact Discs...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...

Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 Super Audio CD / Decca Import / 2005-07-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Andante semplice [fragment]; How Fair This Spot; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Rachmaninov: Moments musicaux, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2005-04-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Andante semplice [fragment]; How Fair This Spot; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Vladimir Ashkenazy's Decca discography, recorded over an amazing 40 year period includes many outstanding interpretations, but it is in Russian repertoire that he has been...continue...

Cello Adagios

2 CD / Decca / 2004-05-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the animals; Sergey Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34; Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19; Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Johann Sebast...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Canino, Bruno; Cleobury, Nicholas; Dorati, Antal; English Chamber Orchestra; Harrell, Lynn; Judd, James [Conductor]; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Lloyd Webber, Ju...
Conductors: Judd, James; Menuhin, Yehudi; Tortelier, Yan Pascal; Cleobury, Nicholas; Marriner, Sir Neville; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra (Chamber orchestra); London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Personnel: Lynn Harrell, Julian Lloyd Webber, Janos Starker (cello); Vladimir Ashkenazy, John Lenehan , Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2, Rhapsody on Paganini / Ashkenazy, Previn, LSO

1 CD / Universal Classics / 2003-06-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

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...

Rachmaninoff - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Decca / 2003-04-08

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; Con...
Performers: Arkadiev, Mikhail; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Berman, Lazar; Boshniakovich, Oleg; Cleveland Orchestra; Gergiev, Valery; Hvorostovsky, Dmitri; Karcykowski, Ryszard; Krause, To...
Conductors: Ahronovitch, Yuri; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Gergiev, Valery; Maazel, Lorin; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Cleveland Orchestra (Orchestra); London Symphony Orchestra; Mariinsky (Kirov) Theater Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Chorus; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersbu...

This selection contains both ADD and DDD 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...

Trio - Prokofiev: Complete Concertos / Previn, Dutoit, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 16; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bell, Joshua; Harrell, Lynn
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Dutoit, Charles; Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Montreal Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Trio - Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, etc / Ashkenazy, et al

3 CD / Decca / 2003-01-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

The #1 Piano Album

2 CD / Decca / 2002-11-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Brendel, Alfred; Cherkassky, Shura; De Larrocha, Alicia; Demus, J...

Rachmaninov: Piano Transcriptions / Vladimir Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite from the Violin Partita in E major; Transcription of Schubert's "Wohin?" from "Die Schöne Müllerin" for piano, TN iii/10; Transcription of Mendelssohn's "Scherzo" ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Mackie, Alastair

This is the first time that Vladimir Ashkenazy has recorded the Rachmaninov Transcriptions throughout his 30 year career with Decca. The transcriptions are based on...continue...

Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 7

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-05-31

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony no 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"; Autumnal Sketch, Op. 8; Overture on Hebrew Themes for Clarinet, String Quartet and Piano in C minor, Op. 34; Symphony no 5 in B flat ma...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Puddy, Keith
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Essential Rachmaninoff - 15 of his greatest masterpieces

2 CD / Decca Import / 2002-01-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Songs (14), Op. 34; Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Symphony no 2 in E minor, O...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Fleming, Renee; Kocsis, Zoltan; Lenehan, John [Piano]; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Mostovoy, Vladimir; Orozco, Rafael; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Rachmaninov, Sergei
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Tate, Jeffrey; Gergiev, Valery; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; De Waart, Edo; Fistoulari, Anatole; Korniev, Nikolai
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra; Kirov Theater Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; St. Petersburg Chamber Choir

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...

Eloquence - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no 2 & 4 / Ashkenazy

1 CD / Decca / 2001-04-10

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Russian Rhapsody for 2 Pianos in E minor
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Eloquence - Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

1 CD / Decca / 2001-03-27

Works: Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102; ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ortiz, Cristina
Conductors: Atzmón, Moshe; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre; Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Prokofiev: Cinderella; Glazunov: The Seasons / Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 2000-02-08

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Cinderella; Alexander Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

"Outstanding...The sound is tremendously vivid and as alive as is Ashkenazy's performance." -Gramophone This recording of Cinderella presents Prokofiev's complete score....continue...

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

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 2 & 3 / Ashkenazy, Kondrashin

1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

"Considering his playing, the orchestras, and the sound, I would call these the best Ashkenazy recordings of these concertos...These are from 1963--a great year for...continue...

Prokofiev: The 5 Piano Concertos / Ashkenazy, Previn

2 CD / Decca / 1997-08-26

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10; Concerto for Piano left hand no 4 in B flat major, Op. 53; Concerto for Piano no 5 in G major, Op. 55; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G ...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
While it's true that the Prokofiev piano concertos are an uneven body of work, there's enough imaginative fire and pianistic brilliance to...continue...

Scriabin: The Piano Sonatas / Vladimir Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca Import / 1997-08-26

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor, Op. 6; Sonata for Piano no 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19 "Sonata fantasy"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'âme"), Op. 23; Sona...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir

Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos, etc / Ashkenazy, Previn

6 CD / Decca / 1997-08-12

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos 1-4 / Ashkenazy, Previn

2 CD / Decca / 1996-02-13

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Conductors: Previn, Andre
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"...Naturally, you will have your own favourite individual performances (mine include Richter in the First and Second Concertos [CDM], Gilels in the Third and Michelangeli...continue...

Kabalevsky, Khachaturian: Cello Concertos / Lidström, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1996-02-03

Works: Dmitri Kabalevsky: Concerto for Cello no 2, Op. 77; Aram Khachaturian: Concerto for Cello in E major; Sergei Rachmaninov: Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Lidstrom, Mats
Conductors: Ashkenazy, Vladimir
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Rachmaninov: Music for Two Pianos / Ashkenazy, Previn

2 CD / Decca / 1995-11-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Suite for 2 Pianos no 1, Op. 5 "Fantaisie-tableaux"; Suite for 2 Pianos no 2, Op. 17; 6 Etudes Tableaux; Symphonic Dances, Op. 45; Russian Rhapsody for 2 Pianos in E minor; Variat...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]

Rachmaninov: 24 Preludes, etc / Vladimir Ashkenazy

2 CD / Decca / 1995-05-16

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir