Pizarro, Artur

The Super Audio Collection, Vol. 5 / A Linn Records Sampler

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2011-08-30

Works: Barb Jungr: Sara, song; Fernando Sor: Three Minuets, Op. 11; Nigel Clark: Moon Blue, song; Fiona Mackenzie: When the Sunny Sky Has Gone, song; Claire Martin: With Every Breath I Take, song; Francis P...
Performers: Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Bryan, Katherine [Flute]; Carter, William; Clark, Nigel; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Jungr, Barb; Kidd, Carol; Mackenzie, Fiona; Martin, Claire [Vocals...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Avison Ensemble; Classical Opera Company; Dunedin Consort; Magnificat (UK); Phantasm (Viol Consort); Retrospect Ensemble; The Prince Consort (Vocal Ensemble)

The fifth volume of the popular sampler series from Gramophone's current 'Label of the Year' features an appealing selection of tracks from its catalogue of...continue...

Vorisek: Piano Works / Pizarro

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-05-05

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...
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Kabalevsky: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3

1 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-05-05

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...
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Rarities of Piano Music 2009

1 CD / Danacord / 2010-11-09

Works: Egon Kornauth: Fantasie in E flat minor, for piano, Op. 10; Samuel Feinberg: Sonata for Piano no 2, Op. 2; Theodor Leschetizky: Meditation for piano "La Mélusine", Op. 19/1; Toccata, for piano, ...
Performers: Pascal, Denis; Pizarro, Artur; Plowright, Jonathan; Powell, Jonathan; Rodrigues, Eliane; Rutkowski, Hubert; Tichman, Nina; Weber, Janice

This recording is taken from live performances at the 2009 Festival at Schloss vor Husum in Denmark. Danacord has been releasing recordings of this festival...continue...
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Reminiscences - Chopin / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-07-20

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 9 in A flat major ("L'adieu") Op. 69/1, CT. 215; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat ma...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Beethoven: Piano Concertos no 3-5 / Mackerras, Pizarro, Scottish CO

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-06-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Pizarro, Artur
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra

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Kabelevsky: Piano Sonatas 1, 2 & 3; Four Preludes

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-06-08

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

'Despite the greatest imaginative freedom his performances have an imperious sweep and continuity while his sonority is gloriously rich and full-blooded throughout. These recordings are...continue...

Granados: Goyescas; Albéniz: Iberia

2 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-04-01

Works: Enriqué Granados: Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11; Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Suite, for piano, B. 47
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Artur Pizarro certainly sets himself some enormous challenges, both musically and technically. But as the Portuguese pianist points out in his fascinating sleevenotes, both...continue...
Recording information: Julius Blüthner Pianofortefabrik GmbH, Leipzig, Germany (09/02/2009-09/06/2009)....continue...

Ravel: Complete Piano Works Vol 2 / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Maurice Ravel: Prélude for Piano in A minor; Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn; Sonatine for Piano; Menuet antique; Valses nobles et sentimentales; A la manière de. . . , for piano; Pavane pour u...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Scriabin: Mazurkas Op. 3 & 40; Preludes

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-03-23

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Mazurkas (10) for piano, Op. 3; Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11; Mazurkas (2) for piano, Op. 40
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no 8, 14, 17, 23 / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; ...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Chopin: Piano Sonatas / Artur Pizarro

1 Super Audio CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Variations for Piano in B flat major on a theme from Hérold's "Ludovic", B 80/Op. 12; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March"; Barcarolle for P...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

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Linn Records: The Super Audio Collection, Vol. 4

1 CD / Linn Records / 2010-03-23

Works: Maeve O'Boyle: Pray It Never Happens; Claire Martin: Everything I've Got Belongs To You; Ian Shaw: A Good And Simple Man; Carol Kidd: Stars Fell on Alabama; Gareth Williams Power Trio: For Alun Lewis...
Performers: Kidd, Carol; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Martin, Claire [Vocals]; Moraghan, Mark [Composer]; O'Boyle, Maeve; Pizarro, Artur; Shaw, Ian; Thorby, Pamela; Trio, Retrospect
Conductors:
Ensemble: Dunedin Consort; Gareth Williams Power Trio; Hebrides Ensemble; Phantasm (Viol Consort)

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Flemish Connection V - De Greef: Orchestral Works

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Arthur de Greef: Humoresque, for orchestra (second version 1928); Chants d'amour (5), for soprano & orchestra; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat minor
Performers: Pizarro, Artur; Riedijk, Charlotte
Conductors: Nézet-Séguin, Yannick
Ensemble: Flemish Radio Orchestra

In the fifth disc of its survey of major Flemish orchestral works, Et'Cetera presents a program of De Greef's works, including a song cycle and...continue...

Great Interpreters play Liszt / Wild, Berman, Richter, Cziffra, Pizarro, Gilels, Brendel, Ovchinikov

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Hungarian Rhapsodies (...
Performers: Berman, Lazar; Brendel, Alfred; Cziffra, György; Gilels, Emil; Ovchinikov, Vladimir; Pizarro, Artur; Richter, Sviatoslav; Wild, Earl

A must have collection of Liszt's works for piano performed by some of the greatest interpreters of his music....continue...

Rodrigo: A Portrait

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-03-25

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Cançoneta for Violin and Strings; Juglares; Children's Pieces (5); Canción y danza; Zarabanda lejana y villancico; Preludio al gallo mañanero; Serenata espa...
Performers: Gallén, Ricardo; Goni, Antigoni; Lojendio, Raquel; McFadden, Jeffrey; Ovrutsky, Mikhail; Pizarro, Artur; Polo, Asier
Conductors: Bragado-Darman, Max; Valdes, Maximiano; Encinar, Jose Ramon
Ensemble: ; Castille and Leon Symphony Orchestra; Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra

Joaquin Rodrigo (1901–1999) was a prolific composer whose remarkable guitar concerto, the famous 'Concierto de Aranjuez', brought Spanish music to the attention of a wide...continue...

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Piano Music Vol 2 / Pizzaro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-05-29

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: Danza de la Amapola for Piano; El álbum de Cecilia, for piano ("6 piezas para manos pequeñas"); Danzas (3) de España for piano; Sonatas de Castilla (5) con toccat...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

"Pizarro's playing is certainly second to none, combining clarity with warmth and being unfailingly rhythmically alert. The music in itself also has much to offer...continue...

Liszt:: Hungarian Rhapsodies / Artur Pizarro

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

Spanish Classics - Rodrigo: Piano Music / Pizzaro

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2005-01-18

Works: Joaquín Rodrigo: A l'ombre de Torre Bermeja; Pieces (4) for piano; Pastoral for piano; Preludio de añoranza, for piano; Berceuses (2) for piano; Bagatela for piano; Estampas (4) andaluzas, ...
Performers: Pizarro, Artur

"Rodrigo's music is full of contrasts. He is very much at home in intimate, poetic miniatures. Where pieces are technically easy, they are musically challenging....continue...

Romantic Piano Concerto 24 - Vianna da Motta / Pizarro

1 CD / Hyperion / 2000-11-01

Works: José Vianna da Motta: Concerto for Piano in A major; Ballada, for piano, Op. 16; Fantasia Dramatica, for piano & orchestra
Performers: Pizarro, Artur
Conductors: Brabbins, Martyn
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon

'Pizarro performs prodigies in getting around these unfamiliar scores with hair-raising aplomb and the utmost conviction' (Piano International)

'Goza, además, de una toma sonora espl&ea...continue...

Milhaud: Scaramouche, La Libertadora, etc / Coombs, Pizarro

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-05-01

Works: Darius Milhaud: Scaramouche, Op. 165b; Kentuckiana, divertissement sur 20 airs du Kentucky, for 2 pianos, Op. 287; Le Bal martiniquais (2), for 2 pianos, Op. 249; Les songes (3), suite for 2 pianos, ...
Performers: Coombs, Stephen; Pizarro, Artur

'An entertaining and delightful issue' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

'A hugely entertaining new disc from Hyperion and a superb introduction to the work...continue...

Explore the Classics - Power

1 CD / Allegro Imports / 1998-03-31

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32/H 125; Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantasia and Fugue for Organ in G minor, BWV 542 "Great G minor"; Toccata and Fugue for Orga...
Performers: Anderson, Mark; Guillou, Jean; Pizarro, Artur
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Christophers, Harry; Mata, Eduardo; Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: ; Duke Quartet