Kalkbrenner, Frédéric

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations et al. / Andreas Staier, fortepiano after Conrad Graf

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-05-08

Works: Anton Diabelli: Waltz (Theme for the Variations); Carl Czerny: Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (v. 4), for piano (part of collaborative work); Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a waltz by Diabell...
Performers: Staier, Andreas [Keyboard]

In 1819, music publisher and composer Anton Diabelli sent a waltz of his own creation to all the important composers of the Austrian Empire, asking...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 56: Friedrich Kalkbrenner / Howard Shelley

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-03-13

Works: Frédéric Kalkbrenner: Concerto for Piano no 2 in E minor, Op. 85; Concerto for Piano no 3 in A minor, Op. 107; Adagio ed Allegro di bravura, for piano & orchestra, Op. 102
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: ; Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

If the name Friedrich Kalkbrenner is familiar at all, it is probably for his famous suggestion that Chopin would benefit from three years of study...continue...
Recording information: Federation Concert Hall, Hobart, Tasmania (06/23/2012-06/26/2010)....continue...

Chopin & His Contemporaries / Bart van Oort, piano

6 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

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

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

Transfigured Beethoven - Transcriptions by Heller, Friedman, etc / Petronel Malan

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2008-10-21

Works: Stephen Heller: Variations (33) on a Theme of Beethoven for piano, Op. 130; Giovanni Sgambati: Minuetto von Beethoven, for piano in G flat major; Frédéric Kalkbrenner: Fantasia for the ...
Performers: Malan, Petronel

The 'Transfigured' series has been the focus of South African pianist Petronel Malan and provides a singular perspective on music history. The theme of each...continue...

Biedermeier - Chopin, Czerny, Kalkbrenner, Pixis / Sello, Kropfitsch

1 CD / Stradivarius / 2008-09-09

Works: Carl Czerny: Duo Concertante for flute & piano, Op. 129; Frédéric Chopin: Variations on "Non piú mesta" from Rossini's La Cenerentola, for flute & piano in E major, KK Anh.Ia; Johann P...
Performers: Jess-Kropfitsch, Johannes; Sello, Luisa

World premiere and rare recordings of Romantic chamber music includes music from major figures of Beethoven's time: Czerny and Kalkbrenner....continue...

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 1 / Michael Ponti

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Adolf Henselt: Concerto for piano & orchestra in F, Op 16; Ferdinand Hiller: Konzertstück for piano & orchestra, Op. 113; Frédéric Chopin: Allegro de concert in A major, B 72/Op. 46; F...
Performers: Kann, Hans; Ponti, Michael; Rose, Jerome
Conductors: Mága, Othmar M. F.; Cao, Pierre; Schmidt-Gertenbach, Volke; Beissel, Heribert
Ensemble: ; Hamburg Symphony Orchestra; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra

Prelude: Music for Piano, One Hand

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-04-03

Works: John Branson: Prelude for the Right Hand, for piano; Frédéric Kalkbrenner: Four Voice Fugue, for piano, left hand; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Solfeggio, for piano in C minor, H. 220, Wq. 11...
Performers: Wiley, Adrienne

The Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 41 - Kalkbrenner / Shelley

1 CD / Hyperion / 2006-10-10

Works: Frédéric Kalkbrenner: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 61; Concerto for Piano no 4 in A flat major, Op. 127
Performers: Shelley, Howard
Conductors: Shelley, Howard
Ensemble: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

"Friedrich Kalkbrenner was a highly respected pianist in his day, though he was later eclipsed by the likes of Chopin and Liszt. Still, his First...continue...

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

4 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

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

Beethoven: Diabelli Variations; Liszt, et al / Melvin Chen

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-04-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (33) for Piano on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major, Op. 120; Johann Nepomuk Hummel: Variations on a waltz by Diabelli for piano, S. 161; Frédéric Kalkbrenner:...
Performers: Chen, Melvin

"Melvin Chen was born in Tennessee. He holds a doctorate in chemistry from Harvard and a double master's degree from the Juilliard School in both...continue...

Diabelli-Variationen - Schubert, et al / Evelyne Dubourg

1 CD / Tudor / 2001-01-01

Works: Anton Diabelli: Waltz (Theme for the Variations); Leopold Eustache Czapek: Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (v. 3); Carl Czerny: Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (v. 4), for piano (part of collaborat...
Performers: Dubourg, Evelyne

Nikolai Demidenko Live at Wigmore Hall

2 CD / Hyperion / 1998-11-01

Works: Jan Václav Vorísek: Fantasia for piano in C major, Op. 12; Franz Joseph Haydn: F Minor Variations; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352; Sonata for Harpsichord ...
Performers: Demidenko, Nikolai

'All these performances are a marvel of the most concentrated pianism, musical thought and emotion ... sound and presentation are fully equal to a very...continue...