Lill, John

Piano Collection - Anniversary Series / Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn, Mussorgsky et al.

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major (Waldstein), Op. 53; Johannes Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117; Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Vocalise; Franz Joseph Hayd...
Performers: Bax, Alessio [Piano]; Crossland, Jill; Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Lill, John; Nicolls, Sarah; Rhodes, James; Sweeney, Nicola; Vera, Ana-Maria; Williams, Llyr
Conductors:
Ensemble: Zoo Duet

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

Rough Guide to Classical Composers: Beethoven

2 CD / World Music Network / 2011-11-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/6; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 6, Op. 68; Fidelio, Op. 72; Quartet for Strings no 13, Op. 130; Quartet for Strings...
Performers: Jando, Jeno; Lienbacher, Edith; Lill, John; Moll, Kurt; Nielson, Inga; Pecoraro, Herwig; Vladar, Stefan
Conductors: Immerseel, Jos van; Norrington, Roger; Halász, Michael; ; Wordsworth, Barry; Best, Matthew
Ensemble: ; Gaudier Ensemble

Historical Russian Archives: Rudolf Barshai Edition / Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Bartok et al. [10 CDs] (live, 1956 - 1974)

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Don Giovanni; Jean-Philippe Rameau: Concerto no 6 in G minor (from 6ème Pièces de clavecin en concerts); Gavott...
Performers: Barshai, Rudolf; Dobrokhotov, Boris; Dokshitzer, Timofei; Korneyev, Alexander; Lill, John; Moreira-Lima, Arthur; Morozova, Irina; Reshetin, Mark; Smirnov, Yevgeny; Vishnevskaya, Galina
Conductors: Barshai, Rudolf
Ensemble: Moscow Chamber Orchestra

The Russian conductor Rudolf Barshai was born in 1924 and studied at the Moscow and Leningrad Conservatories. He quickly became part of a group of...continue...

Rise of the Masters: Supreme Classical Masterpieces / various artists

4 CD / X5 Group / 2011-10-25

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Prelude and Fugue in C major (The Well-Tempered Clavier); Orchestral Suite no 3; Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565...
Performers: Brautigam, Ronald; Collins, Finghin; Holzapfel, Maszella; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Kempf, Freddy; Knardahl, Eva; Kotnowska, Jadwiga; Lill, John; Lindberg, Jakob; Margulis, Vitalij; Masaaki Suzuki [Cond...
Conductors: Suzuki, Masaaki; Sparf, Nils-Erik; ; Genda, Shigeo; Warchal, Bohdan; Parry, David; Arp, Klaus; Nanut, Anton; Marturet, Eduardo; Ericsson, Magnus; Ingebretsen, Kjell; Bertrand, Loic; Markiz, Lev; Oska...
Ensemble: ; Arion Trio; Bach Collegium Japan; Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Pro Arte

Bringing legendary master composers back to life by giving a modern take on the classical music legacy. Some people consider classical music a relic from...continue...

Rachmaninov: The 4 Piano Piano Concertos et al. / John Lill, piano

3 CD / Nimbus Records / 2011-10-11

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op....
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Arguably Britain's most well-known pianist, who recently celebrated his 60th birthday with a series of concerts throughout the UK, John Lill first came to international...continue...

Rachmaninov: Piano Music / John Lill, piano

1 CD / Regis Records / 2011-09-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2
Performers: Lill, John

Essential Beethoven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donahoe, Peter; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gieseking, Walter; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor V...
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Dennis R.; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Karajan, Herbert von; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Melos Ensemble of London

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,...

Masterworks: Beethoven [Box Set]

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

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto f...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Brendel, Alfred; Doese, Helena; Lill, John; Moerdijk, Carlos; Schreier, Peter; Sugitani, Shoko; Verhey, Emmy
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert; Oskamp, Gerard; Vonk, Hans; Marturet, Eduardo;
Ensemble: ; Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio

Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos (Complete); Paganini Rhapsody

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

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto ...
Performers: Lill, John; Lugansky, Nikolai [Piano]; Prats, Jorge Luis
Conductors: Bátiz, Enrique; Shpiller, Ivan; Otaka, Tadaaki

Haydn: Piano Sonatas No 49, 32, 59, 62 / Lill

1 CD / Signum UK / 2007-07-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Keyboard Sonata in C sharp minor, H. 16/36; Sonata for Keyboard no 32 in G minor, H 16 no 44; Sonata for Piano no 59 in E flat major; Sonata for Keyboard no 62 in E flat major, H ...
Performers: Lill, John

Following on from his critically acclaimed account of Brahms and Schumann on Signum Classics, the UK's most respected pianist, John Lill, returns to take the...continue...

An Introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-09-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

This CD couples Beethoven's most famous symphony and most famous piano concerto - with the striking Prometheus Overture as a bonus. John Lill famous for...continue...

Brahms: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Lill, Loughran

2 CD / ASV / 2006-08-22

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Loughran, James
Ensemble: Hallé Orchestra

A new coupling of classic recordings of Brahm's two Piano Concerti, performed by John Lill, one of the world's most highly respected pianists, with the...continue...

Brahms: Handel Variations, Intermezzi; Schumann / John Lill

1 CD / Signum UK / 2006-04-02

Works: Robert Schumann: Fantasia in C major, Op. 17; Johannes Brahms: Intermezzi (3) for piano, Op. 117; Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Performers: Lill, John

Unanimously described as the leading British pianist of his generation, John Lill's career has taken him to over fifty countries, both as a recitalist and...continue...

Surround Yourself with Rachmaninov / Otaka, Lill

1 DVD Audio / Nimbus Records / 2005-05-10

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op. 27; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Songs (14), Op. 34
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

John Lill is widely considered the leading British pianist of his generation. He has been performing Rachmaninov his entire career, having given his first performance...continue...

Bear Essentials - Dining Classics

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-10-21

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"; Concerto for strings & continuo in D major, Op. 12/3, RV 124; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Australia, Soloists of; Barnert, Matthias; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra; Cantilena [Instrumental Ensemble]; City of Birmingham ...
Conductors: Shelley, Howard; ; Manze, Andrew; Thomas, Ronald [Violin]; Standage, Simon; Preston, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; Garforth, David; Shepherd, Adrian; Leppard, Raymond; Weller, Walter; Turovsky, Yuli; Bam...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; Ambache Chamber Ensemble; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Cantilena; Collegium Musicum 90; Concerto Copenhagen; English Chamber Ensemble; English Cha...

Rachmaninov: Great Works for Solo Piano / John Lill

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-04-03

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; 6 Etudes Tableaux; Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39;...
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

This four CD boxed sets brings together all of Rachmaninov's masterworks for solo piano at a special price. Pianist Johns Lill's success has been reflected...continue...

Meditations for All Seasons - Music for Spring, Summer, etc

4 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-03-06

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Hebrides Overture, in B minor Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland:...
Performers: Anderson, John; Ashton, Graham; Bennett, Elinor; Bowyer, Kevin; Cornes, Jeremy; Hall, Judith; Hamburger, Peter; Hodges, Maurice; Johnston, Robert; Jones, Martin [Piano]; Lawson, Colin; Leister, Karl;...
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Fischer, Adam; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon; ; Swierczewski, Michel; Tippett, Michael
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; Brandis Quartet; English Northern Philharmonia; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Scottish Cha...

Beethoven: Overtures, Leonora no 3, etc /Lill, Weller, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2000-09-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Weller, Walter
Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Rakhmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3, etc / Lill, Otaka

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-06-26

Works: Sergei Rachmaninov: Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Rakhmaninov: Prelude in C sharp minor, etc / John Lill

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-11-17

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3; Moment musical in E flat minor, Op. 16/2; Sonata for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Performers: Lill, John

"Romanticism's late fruits, rendered with noble vigor." -Classic CD...continue...

Rakhmaninov: Preludes Op 23 and 32 / John Lill

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1998-06-23

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for piano, Op. 23; Preludes (13) for piano, Op. 32
Performers: Lill, John

"Attention to detail is complete...and there's never any question of insensitivity." -BBC Music Magazine...continue...

Rakhmaninov: Piano Concertos no 1 & 2 / Lill, Otaka, BBC

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-06-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Performers: Lill, John

Rakhmaninov: Piano Concerto no 4, etc / Lill, Otaka, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40; Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42; Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
Performers: Lill, John
Conductors: Otaka, Tadaaki
Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Beethoven: Complete Bagatelles / John Lill

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1993-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 33; Bagatelles (11) for piano, Op. 119; Bagatelles (6) for piano, Op. 126; Bagatelle for piano in C minor, WoO 52; Allegretto for piano in C major ...
Performers: Lill, John