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Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Murray Perahia: First 40 Years [63 CDs & 5 DVD-Videos]

73 DVD Video / Sony Classical / 2012-11-06

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form, WoO 6; Moderato; Songs (5) for voi...
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Brainin, Norbert [Violin]; Cole, Vinson; Corkhill, David [Conductor]; Cox, Michael; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Fleming, Renée; Frank, Pamela; Glennie, Evelyn; Kremer, Gidon; Kroyt...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Perahia, Murray; Mehta, Zubin; Haitink, Bernard; ; Davis, Colin; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: ; English Chamber Orchestra

In recognition of his 40th anniversary with the label, Sony Classical is proud to present Murray Perahia: The First 40 Years. This limited edition box...continue...

Satoshi Ishiyama plays Franck: Prélude, choral & fugue; Les plaints d'une poupée; Lekeu: Sonata / Satoshi Ishiyama, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-10-09

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Les Plaintes d'une poupée, for piano, M. 20; Guillaume Lekeu: Sonata for Piano in G minor
Performers: Ishiyama, Satoshi

Japanese pianist Satoshi Ishiyama studied in Tokyo as well as in France. He performs extensively as a soloist, with orchestras and in chamber music ensembles...continue...
Recording information: Studio de Meudon (2007-09-03_2007-09-05&2008-)....continue...

Franck: Piano Music / Dominique Cornil

5 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2012-02-14

Works: César Franck: Concerto for Piano no 2, in G minor; Variations brillantes sur la ronde favorite de Gustave III, for piano & orchestra; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Sonata for Violin and Piano ...
Performers: Blumenthal, Daniel; Bogart, Jacob; Cornil, Dominique; Eynden, Jean-Claude Vanden; Hardy, Andrew; Tsachor, Uriel
Conductors: Doneux, Edgard;
Ensemble: ; Academica Quartet; César Franck Ensemble (Piano Quintet)

Franck was a child prodigy and virtuoso pianist. At the age of only sixteen, he was awarded the "Premier premier prix pour piano". This boxed...continue...

Piano works by Joseph Jongen & César Franck / Hans Ryckelynck, piano

1 CD / Phaedra / 2012-02-14

Works: César Franck: Prélude, fugue, et variations, for piano & harmonium, or 2 pianos in B minor, Op. 18, M. 30a; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Joseph Jongen: Preludes (13) for pian...
Performers: Ryckelnych, Hans

This release links César Franck and Joseph Jongen, both born in Liège. The symbiosis of Germanic and Latin cultures was an essential element in the...continue...
Recording information: Academiezaal - Sint Truiden (12/21/2009-12/23/2009)....continue...

Arthur Rubinstein: The Complete Album Collection

144 CD / RCA Records / 2012-01-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Mazurka for piano no 35 in C minor, Op. 56/3, CT. 85; Concerto...
Performers: Courte, Robert; Dalley, John; Feuermann, Emanuel; Fournier, Pierre; Frezin, Adolphe; Heifetz, Jascha; Kochanski, Pawel; Mayes, Samuel; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Sandor, Arpad; S...
Conductors: Coates, Albert; Barbirolli, John; ; Ormandy, Eugene; Golschmann, Vladimir; Dorati, Antal; Mitropoulos, Dimitri; Steinberg, William; Toscanini, Arturo; Beecham, Thomas, Sir; Munch, Charles; Susskind, ...
Ensemble: ; Pro Arte Piano Quartet

From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records

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Cesar Franck: Piano Works / Demus

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Prélude, fugue, et variations, for piano & harmonium, or 2 pianos in B minor, Op. 18, M. 30a; L' Organiste, Vol. 1; L' Organiste, V...
Performers: Demus, Jorg [Piano]

Jörg Demus' landmark recording of Franck piano works from the 1970s captures the great Austrian pianist at the height of his insightful powers. In performances...continue...
Recording information: Vienna, Austria (1980)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter: Piano Recital 1994

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-05-31

Works: Edvard Grieg: Tak (Gratitude), lyric piece for piano, Op. 62/2; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71; Skovstilhed (Peace of the Woods), lyric piece for piano, Op. 71/4;...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

While there is no disputing Sviatoslav Richter's exceptional technique, what set his interpretations apart was his ability to immerse himself completely into the music he...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss, Rokokotheater (05/15/1994)....continue...

Cesar Franck: Prelude, Choral Et Fugue

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-04-27

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 45; Prélude, aria, et final, for piano, M. 23; Sympho...
Performers: Chamayou, Bertrand; Latry, Olivier
Conductors: Denève, Stéphane

The Guardian
This is an intriguing collection of CTsar Franck's five works involving a solo piano... [Chamayou] demonstrates that both the solo-piano PrTlude, Aria et Final...continue...
Recording information: MC2: Grenoble (France) & Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow (Scot (11/2009/12/2009)....continue...

French Piano Music / Grant Johannesen

3 CD / Vox Classical / 2010-03-23

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74; Impromptu for piano no 3 in A flat major, Op. 34; Impromptu for pi...
Performers: Johannesen, Grant
Conductors: Froment, Louis de

Voyage à Paris

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Francis Poulenc: Improvisation no 13 for piano in A minor (Allegretto comodo), FP 170/1; Improvisation for Piano no 15 in C minor, FP 176 "Hommage à Edith Piaf"; Claude Debussy: Préludes,...
Performers: McCallum, Greg

This recording explores the evolution of French piano music from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries. This era was one of the richest in...continue...
Recording information: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City (01/08/2008-06/24/2009)....continue...

Complete EMI Recordings 1950-1991 (Box)

56 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 2 in F major, K. 280 (K. 189e); Sonata for Piano no 9 in D major, K. 311 (K. 284c); Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Piano Sonata, K. 332...
Performers: Bacquier, Gabriel; Benoit, Jean-Christophe; Bertin, Pierre; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Deschamps, Hubert; Druart, Henri; Falcucci, Joseph-Marie; Gedda, Nicolai; Laurence, Marie; Lepauw, Roger; Mesple, ...
Conductors: Cluytens, André; Silvestri, Constantin; Halffter, Ernesto; Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]; Strauss, Paul; Baudo, Serge; Prêtre, Georges; Cambreling, Sylvain; Martinon, Jean; Jacquillat, Jean-Pierr...
Ensemble: ; Members of the Orchestre de Paris (Members); Soloists of the Lamoureux Concert Association Orch

This 56 CD collection contains numerous items which have become available for the first time (such as Mozart sonatas and Bach Inventions previously only released...continue...
Recording information: 1950-1991....continue...

Ivan Moravec Plays French Music

1 CD / Supraphon Import / 2009-06-30

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Préludes, Book 1; Les sons et les parfums tournent dans...
Performers: Moravec, Ivan

Nissman Recital Favorites Vol 2 / Barbara Nissman

1 CD / Pierian / 2009-02-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; Samuel Barber: Nocturne for Piano, Op. 33 "Homage to John Field"; César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; ...
Performers: Nissman, Barbara

This CD recording represents the second in a series of varied recital programs performed by Barbara Nissman. Each volume features a variety of composers and...continue...

Franck: Prélude, Fugue & Variation, etc / Alice Ader, et al

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2007-09-01

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation for Organ in B minor, Op. 18; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
Performers: Ader, Alice
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Ader

Gemini - Franck: Symphony, etc / Plasson, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-04-24

Works: César Franck: Symphony in D minor, M 48; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7; Sonata for Violin and Pia...
Performers: Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Dumay, Augustin [Violin]
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux - California 1941-52

13 CD / Music & Arts / 2007-03-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Consecration of the House, overture Op. 124; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84; Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c; Leo...
Performers: Blinder, Boris; Blinder, Naoum; Cherkassky, Shura; Cutner, Solomon; Kapell, William; Kraus, Lili [Piano]; Warenskjold, Dorothy
Conductors: Monteux, Pierre
Ensemble: Standard Symphony Orchestra

"Is this ever a generous sampling of Pierre Monteux and the San Francisco Symphony! Music and Arts' Sunday Evenings with Pierre Monteux collects broadcast performances...continue...

Around the Fugue / Lilia Boyadjieva

1 CD / Artek / 2007-01-30

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903; Felix Mendelssohn: Prelude & Fugue for piano in B minor, Op. 35/3; Franz Liszt: Fantasie & Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H, f...
Performers: Boyadjieva, Lilia

"Here's a recital centered upon how seven composers of different eras deal with fugal texture, featuring the Bulgarian-born, Russian-trained, Paris-based pianist Lilia Boyadjieva... A program...continue...

Fauré: Préludes Op. 103; Franck / Thyssens-Valentin

1 CD / Testament / 2006-12-12

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Prélude, aria, et final, for piano, M. 23; Gabriel Fauré: Préludes (9) for piano, Op. 103
Performers: Thyssens-Valentin, Germaine

"My review of Germaine Thyssens-Valentin's mono Faure recordings discussed this unsung French pianist's career and the appeal her extremely rare discs once held for specialist...continue...

Leonard Pennario - The Early Years 1950-1958

4 CD / MSR Classics / 2006-12-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major (...
Performers: Pennario, Leonard

"MSR Classics' four-CD tribute to the early career of Leonard Pennario celebrates a pianist whose star shone brightly for more than 60 years. Blessed with...continue...

Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, et al / Horszowski

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2006-06-27

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 10 in E minor (WTC I/10), BWV 855 (BC L89); Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 15 in G major (WTC I/15), BWV 860 (BC L94); Wolfgang Amadeus ...
Performers: Horszowski, Mieczyslaw

"His greatness will be affirmed by anyone who acquires this sublime BBC Legends disc...the whole adds up to a 78 minute listening experience of pure...continue...

Desert Island Collection - Beethoven, etc / Richter

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-06-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 37 "Grande Sonate"; César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and F...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

At the Piano - Liszt, Haydn, etc / Irena Friedland

1 CD / Romeo Records / 2005-11-01

Works: Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Leos Janácek: In the mists (V Mlhách), pieces (4) for piano, JW 8/22; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 31 in A flat major, H 16 n...
Performers: Friedland, Irena

Ms. Friedland studied for her Postgraduate degree at the Rubin Academy of Music at the Tel Aviv University where she graduated "summa cum laude. Ms....continue...

Dino Ciani in Concert - Franck, Debussy, Beethoven, etc

2 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2005-10-07

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for Piano no 6 in D flat major, Op. 63; Barcarolle for Piano no 5 in F sharp minor, Op. 66; Béla...
Performers: Ciani, Dino

As a new addition to its publications of some of the most memorable moments in the career of Dino Ciani, Istituto Discografico Italiano presents this...continue...

French Piano Music / Sergio Gallo

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-10-04

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Gabriel Fauré: Nocturne for piano no 3 in A flat major, Op.33/3; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit; Francis Poulenc: Intermezzo no ...
Performers: Gallo, Sergio

Living History - Bach, Schumann, Scriabin, et al / Wild

1 CD / Ivory Classics / 2005-07-26

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 1 in B flat major, BWV 825; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30; César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano,...
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]

"Earl Wild was 88 when he recorded this recital, and it's amazing how he's kept his legendary technique intact while continuing to evolve as an...continue...

Franck: Prelude, Aria & Fugue, Symphonic Variations, Etc.

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Prélude, aria, et final, for piano, M. 23; Prélude, fugue, et variations, for piano & harmonium, or 2 pianos in B minor, Op. 1...
Performers: Ciccolini, Aldo [Piano]
Conductors: Strauss, Paul

Recording information: Salle du Conservatoire, Liège (03/1969-04/1969); Salle Wagram, Paris (03/1969-04/1969); Salle du Conservatoire, Liège (1974-09-20&1974-12-07&1974-); Salle Wagram, Pari...continue...

Franck, Bloch, Giannini / Myron Silberstein

1 CD / Connoisseur Society / 2003-08-01

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Danse lente, for piano, M. 22; Ernest Bloch: In the Night, for orchestra (or piano); Piano Sonata; Vittorio Giannini: Prelude and Fughet...

Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Ivan Moravec

1 CD / Supraphon / 2002-01-01

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 2; Suite for Piano "Pour le piano"; Préludes, Book 1
Performers: Moravec, Ivan

Rubinstein Collection Vol 11 - Beethoven, Villa-Lobos, et al

1 CD / RCA Records Import / 2001-05-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat, Op. 31; César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Heitor Vil...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

"Beethoven's Farewell sonata is played straight with transparent textures, brisk tempos, and supercharge passagework. Rubinstein's endless capacity to colour the keys is apparent in Villa...continue...

Rubinstein Collection Vol 30 - Franck, Debussy, etc

1 CD / RCA Records / 2001-01-09

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Masqu...
Performers: Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]

His Franck, Faure, Debussy, Ravel and Poulenc are elegant, unmistakably Gallic in Flavor." -Chicago Tribune...continue...

César Franck: 4 Trios Concertants

2 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: César Franck: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1/1, M. 1; Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in B flat major, Op. 1/2, M. 2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in B minor, Op. 1/3...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Novanta

Laureate Series, Piano - Ashley Wass

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2000-01-01

Works: César Franck: Églogue, for piano, Op. 3, M. 11; Grand Caprice no 1, for piano, Op. 5, M. 13; Les Plaintes d'une poupée, for piano, M. 20; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Da...
Performers: Wass, Ashley

Franck: Piano Music / Stephen Hough

1 CD / Hyperion / 1997-03-01

Works: César Franck: Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21; Prélude, aria, et final, for piano, M. 23; Chorales (3); Danse lente, for piano, M. 22; Grand Caprice no 1, for piano, Op. 5, M. 13...
Performers: Hough, Stephen

"...Hough himself has a dream-ticket combination of virtues - astonishing agility, a faultless ear for texture, fine-tuned stylistic sensibility and an exceptional understanding of harmonic...continue...

Historical Danish Female Pianists play Liszt, Chopin, etc

2 CD / Danacord / 1996-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, K 282 (189g); Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3;...
Performers: Ellegaard, France; Galina Werschenska; Johanne Stockmarr

Franck: Music for Piano & Orchestra / Åberg, Kamu

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-22

Works: César Franck: Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchestra (also arr. for 2 pianos), M. 45; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21
Performers: Aberg, Kerstin
Conductors: Kamu, , Okko
Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

The Best of Cesar Franck

2 CD / Philips / 1994-08-16

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Pieces (3) for Organ; Chorales (3); Panis angelicus; Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46; Les Eolides, M 43; Prelude, Ch...
Performers: Bucquet, Marie- Francoise; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cochereau, Pierre; Gormley, Michael G.; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Hajdu, Istvan [Piano]; Pueyo, Eduardo del
Conductors: Harrer, Uwe Christian; Capolongo, Paul; Otterloo, Willem Van
Ensemble: ; Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra