Giacometti, Paolo

Compared, Vol. 1: Erard vs. Steinway - Ravel: Sonatine; Gaspard de la Nuit; Menuet antique; Tombeau de Couperin / Paolo Giacometti

2 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; Gaspard de la nuit; Menuet antique; Le tombeau de Couperin
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Pianist Paolo Giacometti presents a fascinating new recording of music by Maurice Ravel played on both modern and authentic instruments. Although trained on modern pianos,...continue...

Anton Eberl: Piano Concertos Op. 32 & 40 / Paolo Giacometti, Riko Fukuda

1 CD / CPO / 2012-02-28

Works: Anton Eberl: Concerto for Piano in E flat major, Op. 40; Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 32
Performers: Fukuda, Riko [Piano]; Giacometti, Paolo
Conductors: Willens, Michael Alexander
Ensemble: ; Kolner Akademie

In 1802, the author Julius Wilhelm Fischer ranked Eberl the composer next to Beethoven: "In piano compositions Beethoven and Anton Eberl are certainly now the...continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln (2008)....continue...

Chopin & Mendelssohn: Cello Sonatas / Pieter Wispelwey, cello; Paolo Giacometti, piano

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2011-11-08

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata for cello & piano no 2 in D major, Op. 58; Song without words for Cello and Piano in D major, Op. 109; Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 64; Sonata for C...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Pieter Wispelwey partners for a second time with Paolo Giacometti, this time in a program of Chopin and Mendelssohn. But there is another great musical...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, Netherlands (01/10/2011-01/12/2011)....continue...

Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat major, K 450; Concerto for Piano no 11 in F major, K 413 (387a); Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Giacometti, Paolo; Han, Derek; Lechner, Karin; Mayer, Stephen; Würtz, Klára
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; Wallberg, Heinz; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; van Beek, Arie; Plasson, Michel; Vásáry, Tamás; Sirenko, Vladimir; Marturet, Eduardo

The piano concerto emerged from the 18th century keyboard concerto as a display vehicle for the new instrument - the fortepiano, and the new breed...continue...

Milestones - 6 Cello Concertos / Peter Wispelwey, et al

4 CD / Channel Classics / 2010-12-14

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H. 7b/1; Symphony no 104 in D major, H 1 no 104 "London"; Concerto for Cello no 2 in D major, H. 7b/2 (Op. 101); Robert Schumann: Concerto for ...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: ; Tognetti, Richard; Renes, Lawrence; Steen, Jac van
Ensemble: ; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Cellist Pieter Wispelwey’s many excellent Channel Classics recordings have won the artist many fans. Milestones, a specially priced collection of cello works spanning 200 years,...continue...

Schubert: Fantasy in C; Duo in A; Arpeggione Sonata

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2010-02-09

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Fantasy for Violin and Piano in C major, D 934/Op. 159
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Recording information: Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven, Netherlands (07/07/2009-07/09/2009)....continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol. 6

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-10-13

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: work(s); Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227; Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6; Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet in E flat, Op. 64 no 6; Sonata i...
Performers: Beynon, Emily; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crowe, Lucy; Fan, Jing Ma; Giacometti, Paolo; Halls, Matthew; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinild; Meijer, Lavinia; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Van Rijen, Jorg...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Halls, Matthew; Fischer, Iván; Petrenko, Kirill; Hempel, Jurgen; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Combattimento Consort Amsterdam; Florilegium (Ensemble, UK); Holland Baroque Society; Meridian Arts Ensemble; Netherlands Bach Society

I was like Wow! / Jörgen van Rijen

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-05-12

Works: Arthur Honegger: Hommage du Trombone exprimant la tristesse de l'auteur absent, for trombone & piano, H. 59; Frank Martin: Ballade for trombone or tenor sax & piano; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Schu...
Performers: Beekman, Marcel; Damrow, Fritz; Giacometti, Paolo; Van Rijen, Jörgen
Conductors:
Ensemble: Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

Trombonist Jorgen van Rijen says regarding his inspiration for this disc, "I heard an American soldier say, 'I was like wow' when he was describing...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Paolo Giacometti, Arie van Beek, Rotterdam Young Philharmonic Orchestra

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo
Conductors: van Beek, Arie
Ensemble: Rotterdam Young Philharmonic Orchestra

Chopin: Favorite Piano Works

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-05-05

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Polonaise for piano no 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155; Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major,...
Performers: Bär, Alwin; Giacometti, Paolo; Nauta, Folke; Van de Laar, Frank; Van den Hoek, Martijn; van Winkel, Pieter

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Arabeske, Gesänge der Frühe / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2009-04-14

Works: Robert Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6; Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18; Gesänge der Frühe (5) for Piano, Op. 133
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

All the works on this CD are linked together by the powerful personal emotions of the composer. The Davidsbundler (League of David) was an imaginary...continue...

Mélodies sans paroles - Saint-Saëns / Schneemann, Giacometti

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-11-11

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Le lever de la lune; La feuille de peuplier; Tristesse; La mort d'Ophélie; Aimons-nous; L'attente; Mélodies persanes (6), Op. 26; Chanson triste; La cloche; L'...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Schneemann, Bart

Mendelssohn never added the words to his Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words). Bart Schneemann did the opposite with Saint-Saens' melodies (songs). He simply took...continue...

The Classical Box

4 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Jules Massenet: Meditation (from "Thaïs"); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute & Harp, K. 299 in C major; Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Concerto for Flute no 1 in G major, ...
Performers: Austbo, Hakon; Benko, Daniel; Bouskova, Jana; Crombach, Sara; Gandelsman, Yuri; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Mikhail; Graf, Maria [Harp]; Graf, Peter-Lukas; Grauwels, Marc; Herbert, Giselle; Jerie, ...
Conductors: Shipway, Frank; Labadie, Bernard; Haenchen, Hartmut; Butt, Yondani; Bennett, Dwight; Farrer, John; Bátiz, Enrique; Ermler, Mark; Feeman, Paul; Susskind, Walter; Davis, Carl; Lücker, Peter; ...
Ensemble: ; Les Violons du Roy

The Piano Concerto Collection - Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc

25 CD / Brilliant Classics Import / 2008-10-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 24 in C minor, K 491; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D major, K 40; Concerto for Piano no 13 in C major, K 415 (387b); Concerto for Piano no 15 in B flat ma...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Cattarino, Alexander; Giacometti, Paolo; Groot, Cor De; Han, Derek; Lechner, Karin; Lill, John; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Osorio, Jorge Federico; Prats, Jorge ...
Conductors: Feeman, Paul; Han, Derek; Oskamp, Gerard; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; van Beek, Arie; Manolov, Dimiter; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Gielen, Michael; Froment, Louis de; Marturet, Eduardo; Bátiz,...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 5

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 429/L 132; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 199 "Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut" BWV 199...
Performers: Adlam, Derek; Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Feng, Ning; Giacometti, Paolo; Hoppe, Thomas; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Jarnot, Konrad; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Mees, Reinhild; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Qiao, Ta...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet; Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Budapest Festival Orchestra; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Bach Society

Channel Classics' fifth mid-priced Super Artists on Super Audio sampler could not be more varied. The musical selections on this disc travel from Bach to...continue...

Forgotten Treasures Vol 4 - Wilms: Symphony & Solo Concerti / Willens, Giacometti, Sandhoff, et al

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2008-10-04

Works: Johann Willem Wilms: Concerto for Piano in C major, Op. 12; Symphony in E flat major, Op. 14; Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 24
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Sandhoff, Martin
Conductors: Willens, Michael A.
Ensemble: Cologne Academy

Had he been asked to name his favourite instrument, Johann Wilhelm Wilms would have surely replied "the orchestra". This might sound rather strange coming from...continue...

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 8 / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-06-12

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Les radis, for piano in A minor (Quatre hors d'oeuvres), QR xix/47; Les anchois (thème et variations), for piano in D major (Quatre hors d'oeuvres), QR xix/63; Les cornichons ...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

"Charming though the titles are, they have nothing to do with the actual music...but however you look at it, these pieces are genuine treats. Perhaps...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 4

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-03-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 16 in F major, Op. 135; Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 8 (Album de château); Un regret, un espoir, for piano in E major...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Giacometti, Paolo; Grimm, Anne; Mei, Yu Hong; Podger, Rachel [Violin]; Schneemann, Bart; Wadsworth, Matthew; Yan, Zhang; Zomer, Johannette [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Thompson, Candida; Fischer, Iván;
Ensemble: ; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Meridian Arts Ensemble; Netherlands Bach Society; Rombouts Quartet; Sfera Armoniosa

A new sampler means looking back to those recordings that have appeared since our last compilation. Every track represents a brief 'sample', not only of...continue...
Personnel: Matthew Wadsworth (lute); Zhang Hong Yan (pipa); Rachel Podger (violin); Yu Hong Mei (erhu)....continue...

Mozart: Quartets K 370, K 421, etc / Schneemann, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2007-02-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F major, K 370 (368b); Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, K 377 (374e); Quartet for Strings no 15 in D minor, K 421 (417b)
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Schneemann, Bart

"What I really wanted was a motor scooter, if I remember correctly. But on that memorable day when I turned 13, it turned out to...continue...

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 7 / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2006-11-14

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Prélude prétentieux, for piano in C minor/major (Péchés de vieillesse), QR x/1; Spécimen de mon temps, for piano in A flat major (Péchés de vieil...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

"The delightful titles of so many of Rossini's piano works suggest that they are all lightweight predecessors of Satie, but his Album de Château contains...continue...

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 6 / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-12-13

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Un cauchemar, for piano in E major (Péchés de vieillesse, book 7), QR xiv/104; Plein-chant chinois, scherzo for piano in A minor (Péchés de vieillesse, book 7),...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

This month marks the release of the sixth disc in Channel Classics' survey of Rossini's prolific output of compositions for piano. Paolo Giacometti brings out...continue...

Super Artists on Super Audio Vol 3

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Anonymous: Allegro; Ludwig August Lebrun: Concerto for Oboe no 3 in D major; Sofia Gubaidulina: The Canticle of the Sun; George Frederick Handel: Suite in G minor; Mariano Mores: Taquito militar; Mau...
Performers: Brüggen, Daniel; Cooper, Gary; Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Driever, Bertho; Dufour, Marc; Escalera, Katia; Gerritsen, Elsbeth; Giacometti, Paolo; Goldstein, Marleene; Groot, Peter de; Jacobs, ...
Conductors: ; de Vriend, Jan Willem; Reuss, Daniel; Dijkstra, Peter; Veldhoven, Jos van; Herbers, Werner; Fischer, Iván
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra; Ebony Band; Florilegium Ensemble; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Loeki Stardust Quartet Amsterdam; Netherlands Bach Society Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Ra...

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Widerkehr: Duo Sonatas / Schneemann, Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-09-14

Works: Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart: Ideen zur einer Asthetik der Tonkunst, prose; Jacques Widerkehr: Duo sonata for oboe & piano in E minor; Sonata for oboe & piano no 2 in C major; Duet (sonata) in...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Schneemann, Bart

Widerkehr's music richly melodius, with surprising turns of phrase, virtuosity, flashes of humor, and sparkling dialogues between the piano and oboe. The sweet sound of...continue...

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 5 / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2004-07-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 12 (Quelque riens pour album); Péchés de vieillesse, Book 7 (Album de chaumière)
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

'Sins of My Old Age', Rossini himself gave this facetious name to this collection of Piano works, which were written after a long spell of...continue...

Rossini: Quelques riens pour album Vol 4 / Paolo Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-07-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 12 (Quelque riens pour album)
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Super Artists on Super Audio - Channel Classics Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2003-05-01

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in G major, Op. 4 no 3/RV 301; Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("La stravaganza" no 11), Op. 4/11, RV; Robert Parsons: Ave Maria; César F...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Hauwe, Walter Van; Henstra, Siebe; Jonathan Manson [Cello/Viola da gamba]; Lazic, Dejan [Piano]; Marcucci, Alfredo; Pinnock, Trevor; van der Velden, Mieneke; Wilson, Glen; Wispelwe...
Conductors: ; Dijkstra, Peter; Tilkin, Michel; Veldhoven, Jos van
Ensemble: ; Arte dei Suonatori; Capella Figuralis; Diapente Viol Consort; Ensemble Piacevole; Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); German Chamber Philharmonic, Bremen; Locke Brass Consort; Love & Lament...

Rossini: Quelques riens pour album Vol 4 / Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics Import / 2003-03-30

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Quelques Riens pour album, for piano
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

"Giacometti, playing a fine-sounding 1837 Erard piano, has just the right touch, balance, and sense of humor of perform these. The only competition comes from...continue...

Schumann, Dvorak: Piano Concertos /Giacometti, Tilken, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2002-12-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo
Conductors: Tilkin, Michel

Franck, Brahms: Sonatas; Schumann / Wispelwey, Giacometti

1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2002-12-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Schumann, Dvorak: Piano Concertos /Giacometti, Tilken, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2002-10-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Piano in G minor, Op. 33/B 63
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo
Conductors: Tilkin, Michel

Franck, Brahms: Sonatas; Schumann / Wispelwey, Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2002-10-01

Works: César Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8; Robert Schumann: Adagio and Allegro for Cello and Piano in A flat major, Op. 70; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Schumann: Humoreske, Toccata, etc / Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2001-12-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op. 20; Toccata for piano in C major, Op. 7; Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 3 / Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 2000-11-05

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 10 (Miscellanée pour piano); Péchés de vieillesse, Book 9 (Album pour piano, violon, violoncelle, harmonium et cor); Péch...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Here we have a Rossini who was clearly enjoying the closing years of his life. One of the results of this freedom was an abundance...continue...

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 2 / Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1999-11-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Mon prélude hygiénique du matin, for piano in C major (Péchés de vieillesse, book 6), QR x/28; Une caresse à ma femme, for piano in G major (Péché...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Chopin, Fauré, Poulenc / Peter Wispelwey, Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1999-10-01

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Gabriel Fauré: Élégie for cello & piano or orchestra in C minor, Op. 24; Romance for cello & piano, Op. 69; Papillon, for cello & pia...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter

Rossini: Complete Works for Piano Vol 1 / Paolo Giacometti

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-09-01

Works: Gioachino Rossini: Péchés de vieillesse, Book 5 (Album pour les enfants adolescents)
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo

Schumann: Cello Concerto, etc; Hindemith / Wispelwey, et al

1 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Cello in A minor, Op. 129; Phantasiestücke (3) for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73; Stücke im Volkston (5) for cello (or violin) & piano, Op. 102; Paul Hindemith: P...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors:
Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Dvorák: Concerto for Cello; et al / Wispelwey, Renes

2 CD / Channel Classics / 1998-08-01

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile for Cello and Strings, Op. 11; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in B minor, Op. 104/B 191; Rondo for cello & piano in G minor, B. 171 (Op. 94); Fro...
Performers: Giacometti, Paolo; Komen, Paul; Shapiro, Lois; Wispelwey, Pieter
Conductors: Renes, Lawrence;
Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands); Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

"Pieter Wispelwey appears at ease with Dvorak's style...he powerfully conveys a tremendous sense of spontaneity encompassing the Bohemian folk harmonies tinged with regret and homesickness....continue...