Piano Classics

Galina Ustvolskaya: Complete Piano Music / Ivan Sokolov, piano

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-03-12

Galina Ustvolskaya was Shostakovich's favorite pupil, to whom he is known to have said, "You are a phenomenon, while I am but a talent." Ustvolskaya's...continue...

Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4, Impromptus Nos. 1-4, Préludes Op.28, Nocturnes. Yuan Sheng, piano

3 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-03-12

Chopin is quoted as having said, "When I feel in good form and strong enough to find my own individual sound, then I need a...continue...

Liszt / Misha Dacic, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Präludium und Fuge über das Motiv B.A.C.H., for piano, S. 529/1 (LW A250/1); Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Grosses Konzertso...
Performers: Dacic, Misha

Misha Dacic's concerts at the Miami Piano Festival in recent years made a sensational impact, as is evidenced on YouTube. They show that appearances do...continue...
Recording information: Amaturo Theater, Broward Center for the Performing Arts (12/21/2011)....continue...

Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 2: The Complete Liszt Recordings / Sergio Fiorentino, piano [6 CDs]

6 CD / Piano Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Franz Liszt: Album d'un voyageur, S 156; Venezia e Napoli, S 162; Grandes Études de Paganini; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsod...
Performers: Fiorentino, Sergio
Conductors: Riede, Erich; Handley, Vernon

Piano Classics presents a second volume in their series of recordings by the great Italian pianist Sergio Fiorentino. This superb, specially-priced six disc set is...continue...
Recording information: 1958-1997....continue...

Chopin: 24 Preludes Op. 28; Piano Sonata No. 2 / Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"
Performers: Schmitt-Leonardy, Wolfram

German pianist Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy is one of the leading pianists of his generation. His Chopin interpretations on this new recording breathe an air of improvisation,...continue...
Recording information: Concert Hall of the University of Music and Performing (09/17/2011-09/18/2011)....continue...

Alexander Ghindin plays Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Rachmaninov: Morceaux; Tchaikovsky: Grande Sonatae

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-11-13

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Movements (3) from Pétrouchka; Sergey Rachmaninov: Andante semplice [fragment]; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Sonata for Piano in G major, Op. 37 "Grande Sonate"
Performers: Ghindin, Alexander

Alexander Ghindin is one of the foremost pianists in Russia today. Ghindin has been a winner in several international competitions including the Queen Elizabeth (2nd...continue...
Recording information: CMS Studio Moscow (06/2011/12/2011)....continue...

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations / Yuan Sheng, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Sheng, Yuan

International Piano Magazine considers Yuan Sheng to be, "China's premier Bach interpreter" and the New York Times describes his Bach playing as, "a model of...continue...
Recording information: Bejing Concert Hall, Bejing, China (01/11/2012)....continue...

Friedrich Gulda & Glenn Gould: Original Piano Works, incl. "So You Want to Write a Fugue?"

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Friedrich Gulda: Excercise no 5; Glenn Gould: Piano Sonata; Short Pieces (5), for piano; Pieces (2) for piano, Nos 1 & 2, complete; So you want to write a fugue?
Performers: Grynyuk, Sasha

Friedrich Gulda and Glenn Gould were two of the most controversial and fascinating pianists of the 20th century. Although justifiably famous for their musical abilities,...continue...
Recording information: I Musicanti Studio, Rome, Italy (11/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques; Piano Sonata No. 1 & Toccata / Nikolai Lugansky, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Études Symphoniques, Op. 13 Varients; Piano Soanta in F sharp minor, Op. 11; Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]

Tatiana Nikolaeva's prophesy about her pupil Nikolai Lugansky - "He is the next one"- has come true. Lugansky is now regarded as one of the...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk Amsterdam (02/22/1994-02/23/1994)....continue...

Espana: Music by De Falla, Granados & Albeniz / Michel Block, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Manuel de Falla: Piezas Españolas (4) for Piano; Enriqué Granados: Danzas Españolas; Escenas poéticas, Series 1, pieces (3) for piano, H. 55, DLR 5; Isaac Albéniz: Espa&nti...
Performers: Block, Michel [Piano]

Michel Block (1937-2003) gained international attention and fame when at the 1960 Chopin Competition jury member Artur Rubinstein was so outraged by the jury decision...continue...
Recording information: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (1991)....continue...

Luciano Berio: The Complete Piano Music / Francesco Tristano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Luciano Berio: Variazioni (5), for piano; Rounds, for harpsichord or piano; Brin, for piano; Leaf, for piano; Wasserklavier, for 1 or 2 pianos; Erdenklavier, for piano; Luftklavier, for piano; Feuerk...
Performers: Tristano, Francesco

The piano works of Luciano Berio span the entire life of the composer, and bear perfect witness of the style of this 20th Century genius....continue...
Recording information: Carré Saint-Vincent, Théâtre d'Orléans (02/2004)....continue...

Schubert: Piano Sonatas / Michelangelo Carbonara

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in E major, D 157; Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 845/Op. 42
Performers: Carbonara, Michelangelo

Michelangelo Carbonara is one of the most interesting and talented young Italian pianists. A student of the famous Imola Piano School he benefited from the...continue...
Recording information: Studio "I Musicanti", Roma, Italy (05/2011)....continue...

Scarlatti: Sonatas / Sergei Babayan, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in G minor, K 8/L 488; Sonata for Harpsichord in G major, K 454; Sonata for Harpsichord in A minor, K 54/L 241; Sonata for keyboard in G major, K. 547 (L. S...
Performers: Babayan, Sergei

Armenian pianist Sergei Babayan studied in Moscow with Mikhael Pletnev before settling in the US in 1989. He was a prizewinner in several important competitions...continue...
Recording information: Academy of Arts & Letters, New York (07/11/1995-07/12/1995)....continue...

Cyprien Katsaris Plays Liszt: Beethoven Symphonies 4 & 5; Benediction de Dieu; 4 Mephisto Waltzes

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Franz Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), ...
Performers: Katsaris, Cyprien

Cyprien Katsaris is without doubt one of the most remarkable pianists of the 20th Century. His almost limitless technique enables him to produce fascinating flights...continue...
Recording information: Teldec Studio, Berlin....continue...

Sergio Fiorentino Edition, Vol. 1: The Berlin Recordings

10 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-01-10

"He is the only other pianist," said the legendary Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli of Sergio Fiorentino (1927-1998). How is it that one of the greatest musical...continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Vladimir Sverdlov

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2012-01-10

Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Mily Balakirev: Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey"; Nocturne for piano no 1 in B flat minor; Vladimir Sverdlov: Pieces (4) for piano
Performers: Sverdlov, Vladimir

Vladimir Sverdlov was born in 1976 into a family with a long tradition of producing great artists. His grandfather David Ashkenazy, formidable composer and pianist,...continue...
Recording information: CMS Studio Moscow (02/2011)....continue...

Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; Fantasie, Op. 17 / Naum Grubert, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-12-13

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13; Symphonic Etudes in Variation Form (5), for piano (variants & corrections of Op. 13), WoO 6
Performers: Grubert, Naum

A native of Riga, Naum Grubert's principal studies were with the famous professor Gutman in Moscow. In 1978, he was a prizewinner in the Tchaikovsky...continue...
Recording information: Westvest Church, Schiedam, The Netherlands (02/02/2011-02/04/2011)....continue...

Liszt Bicentary Edition, Vol. 6: Don Juan Fantasy, Mephisto Waltz, Etudes / Earl Wild, piano

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-12-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Funerailles; Transcendental Etudes (12) for Piano, S 139; Ricordanza, etude for piano in A flat major (Transcendental Etude no 9), S. 139/9 (LW A172/...
Performers: Wild, Earl [Piano]

When Earl Wild passed away in 2010, the world bade farewell to one of the greatest pianists from the Golden Age of the Piano. A...continue...

Liszt Bicentary Edition, Vol. 7: Sonata in B minor; Transcendental Studies / Lazar Berman, piano

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-12-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Chapelle de Guilaume Tell, for piano (Années I/1), S. 160/1 (LW A159/1); Au lac de Wallenstadt, for piano (Années I/2), S.160/2 (LW A159/2);...
Performers: Berman, Lazar

Lazar Berman astounded the world with performances of superhuman dimensions. However, during the Soviet era, his talent was little known to the outside world. Once...continue...

Liszt Bicentary Edition, Vol. 5: Piano Concertos; Totentanz / Boris Berezovsky, piano

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-12-13

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; 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]
Conductors: Wolff, Hugh

After his studies in Moscow with Elisso Virsaladze, Boris Berezovsky has enjoyed a hugely successful international career, performing as a soloist and with all the...continue...

Liszt 200: Jorge Bolet / Transcendental Etudes; Consolations & Paraphrases

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Die Forelle (I), transcription for piano (after Schubert, D. 550), S. 563/6 (LW A109/6); Ständchen "Horch, horch!" (Schubert) for Piano, S 558 no 9; Polish Songs (6) for Piano (Chop...
Performers: Bolet, Jorge

It took a long time before the musical establishment recognized the genius of the great Cuban pianist Jorge Bolet. It was through his recordings for...continue...
Recording information: Casino De L'alianca del Poble Nou, Barcelona, Spain....continue...

Liszt 200: Alfred Brendel / Hungarian Rhapsodies; Paganini Studies & Paraphrases

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 15 in A minor (Rákóczi-Marsch III), S. 244/15 (LW A132/15); Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano no 17...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred

Claudio Arrau was steeped in the music of Liszt from his early teens, having studied in Berlin with the famous Martin Krause, himself a student...continue...

Liszt: Dante Sonata; Sonata in B minor / Arnaldo Cohen, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Scherzo and March for Piano, S 177; Aprés une lecture du Dante II, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano (Années II/7) S. 161/7 (LW 159/7); Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Cohen, Arnaldo

Arnaldo Cohen, one of Brazil's finest pianists, began his international career by winning the 1972 Busoni Competition. Since then he toured the world, hailed by...continue...
Recording information: Church of St. John of Jerusalem, Hackney, England (07/29/1989-07/31/1989)....continue...

Liszt 200: Claudio Arrau / Sonata, Dante Sonata, Piano Concertos [2 CD]

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aprés une lecture du Dante II, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano (Années II/7) S. 161/7 (LW 159/7); Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Claudio Arrau was steeped in the music of Liszt from his early teens, having studied in Berlin with the famous Martin Krause, himself a student...continue...

Chopin: Piano Works, Vol. 1 / Roberto Poli, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Mazurka for piano no 39 in B major, Op. 63/1, CT. 89; Mazurka for piano no 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT. 90; M...
Performers: Poli, Roberto

It takes courage to start a Chopin Edition in an overcrowded market, well after the Chopin festivities of 2010 and with a virtually unknown pianist....continue...
Recording information: Jordan Hall at New England Conservatory, Boston, MA (2003)....continue...

Schubert: Impromptus / Klara Wurtz, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90; Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142
Performers: Würtz, Klára

The Hungarian-born pianist Klára Würtz has made a name for herself through her international concert career and her numerous recordings, including award-winning sets of Mozart...continue...
Recording information: Onder de Linden, Valthermond, The Netherlands (02/11/2009); Westvest90-church, Schiedam, The Netherlands (02/11/2009); Onder de Linden, Valthermond, The Netherlands (12/09/2010)...continue...

Rachmaninov, Prokofiev & Scriabin: Piano Works / Alexander Gavrylyuk

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Vocalise; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53; Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 2; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for P...
Performers: Gavrylyuk, Alexander

At only 26, Russian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk can already boast of an impressive international career. After having won several prestigious competitions (first prize Hamamatsu Competition...continue...
Recording information: Westvest Church, Schiedam, The Netherlands (04/27/2011-04/28/2011)....continue...

Kabalevsky: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Dmitry Kabalevsky: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 6; Recitative and Rondo for piano, Op. 84; Sonata for Piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 45; Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 5; Sonata for Piano no 3...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

The talented Portuguese pianist Artur Pizarro gives full blooded and highly athletic performances of Kabalevsky's three Piano Sonatas. Among the finest keyboard works of the...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (05/1994)....continue...

Mozart: Piano Concertos 20, 23, 24 & 25 / Moravec

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 25 in C major, K 503
Performers: Moravec, Ivan
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

The great Czech pianist Ivan Moravec is one of the most highly regarded musicians of his generation. His sparkling and witty Mozart concerto recordings from...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (10/04/1995-10/06/1995)....continue...

Bach: Goldberg Variations / Koroliov

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
Performers: Koroliov, Evgeni

Evgeny Koroliov's recording of the Goldberg Variations has become a bit of a cult recording. Composer György Ligeti chose Koroliov's Bach as his desert island...continue...
Recording information: Festeburgkirche, Frankfurt am Main (04/25/1999-04/29/1999)....continue...

George Crumb: Makrokosmos Vols. I & II

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: George Crumb: Makrokosmos Vol 1 for amplified Piano; Makrokosmos II, for amplified piano
Performers: Groslot, Robert

George Crumb is one of the foremost composers of the American avant-garde. Belgian pianist Robert Groslot is heard here in Crumb's two-volume series Makrokosmos (a...continue...

Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage II / Dalberto

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Franz Liszt: Prelude "Weinen, Klagen..." (JS Bach) for Piano, S 179; Liebesträume, notturno for piano no 1 in A flat major ("Hohe Liebe"), S. 541/1 (LW A103/1); Liebesträume, notturno for p...
Performers: Dalberto, Michel

The first installment in Piano Classics' Liszt Bicentenary Series features French pianist Michel Dalberto playing a fascinating selection of the composers numerous masterworks....continue...
Recording information: Salle de Chatonneyre, Corseaux, Switzerland....continue...

Vorisek: Piano Works / Pizarro

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Jan Václav Vorísek: Fantasia for piano in C major, Op. 12; Sonata for piano in B flat minor, Op. 20; Variations for piano in B flat major, Op. 19; Impromptus (6) for piano, Op. 7; Rhapsodie...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

Portuguese virtuoso Artur Pizarro, is featured on Piano Classics' collection of music by Jan Vaclav Vorisek, whose music can be roughly described as a fusion...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London....continue...

Mussorgsky: Pictures; Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 1

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 35; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition
Performers: Ovchinnikov, Vladimir; Wallace, John [Trumpet]
Conductors: Shostakovich, Maxim
Ensemble: The Philharmonia

Winner of the 1987 Leeds competition, Russian virtuoso Vladimir Ovchinnikov offers up staggering performances of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and Shostakovich's first Piano Concerto....continue...

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...

Brahms: Piano Sonata 3; "Handel" Variations / Gelber

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Performers: Gelber, Bruno-Leonardo

Argentinean virtuoso Bruno-Leonardo Gelber has been a fixture in concert halls and recording studios ever since his dramatic performance of the Schumann concerto with Lorin...continue...
Recording information: Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, The Netherlands (07/09/1992-07/11/1992)....continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No. 2; "Corelli" Variations / Nikolai Lugansky, piano

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-06-14

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Moment Musicaux, Op. 16; Songs (12), Op. 21; Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3; Transcription of Tchaikovsky's "Lullaby for piano, Op.16/...
Performers: Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]

Nikolai Lugansky, now a household name on the international concert stages, began his recording career in his early twenties for the label Vanguard Classics. This...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherland (01/26/1993-01/28/1993)....continue...