Bach: Piano Concertos / David Fray, German Chamber Philharmonic

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for Harpsichord in A major, BWV 1055; Arioso; Concerto for Harpsichord in G minor, BWV 1058
Performers: Fray, David
Ensemble: German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

After his striking debut album of works for solo piano by Bach & Boulez, David Fray focuses on four of Bach's six concertos for keyboard,...continue...
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files....continue...

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no 1; Rachmaninov, Kabalevsky / Cliburn, Kondrashin, Moscow PO

1 CD / Testament / 2009-01-13

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Dmitry Kabalevsky: Rondo for piano in A...
Performers: Cliburn, Van
Ensemble: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

1958 was a red-letter year not only in music competition history but in the entire history of performance. In that year the USSR established the...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op 14, 26 & 28 / Murray Perahia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-01-06

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 "Funeral March"; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Piano Sonata No. 1...
Performers: Perahia, Murray

"Perahia is clearly at his best as a Beethoven player. There is a noble singing lyricism in his reading of the A flat major's opening...continue...

Flotow: Piano Concerto no 1 & 2, Jubel Overture, etc / Petersson, Wiesheu, Pilsen PO

1 CD / Sterling / 2008-11-16

Works: Friedrich von Flotow: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C minor; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A minor; Jubel Overture; Wilhelm von Oranien in Whitehall
Performers: Petersson, Carl
Ensemble: Pilsen Philharmonic Orchestra

Born in 1981 in Lund, raised in Helsingborg, Sweden, Carl Petersson started to play piano at the age of fifteen. Ten years later he graduated...continue...

Tippett, Hamilton, Wordsworth: Piano Works / Margaret Kitchin

2 CD / Lyrita / 2008-11-11

Works: Michael Tippett: Piano Sonata No. 1; Iain Hamilton: Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 13; William Wordsworth: Piano Sonata in D minor, Op. 13; Cheesecombe Suite, for piano, Op. 27; Ballade, for piano, Op. 41
Performers: Kitchin, Margaret

Karen Walwyn: Reflections on 9-11

1 CD / Albany Records / 2009-01-13

Works: Karen Walwyn: Reflections on 9/11, for piano
Performers: Walwyn, Karen

Robert Schulslaper, a writer for Fanfare Magazine stated: "Reflections is a large-scale work in seven movements and Walwyn has the concentration, intensity and technique to...continue...

Haydn: Concertos pour Piano / Staier, von der Goltz, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-11-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Keyboard in G major, H 18 no 4; Concerto for violin & keyboard in F major, H. 18/6; Concerto for Keyboard in D major, H 18 no 11
Performers: Goltz, Gottfried von der; May, Monika; Staier, Andreas
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"...The sounds of the Freiburg orchestra are thrilling in their raw energy and bite." -Gramophone / Gramophone Editor's Choice...continue...

Villa-Lobos plays Villa-Lobos - Nhapopé, A Lenda do Caboclo, etc

1 CD / Sanctus Recordings / 2008-11-11

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Preludes (5) for Guitar, W 419; Chôro no 1 for Guitar; Modinhas e cançoes, Album 1, W 365; Guriata; Cançoes típicas brasileiras (13), W 159; Chôro...
Performers: Rosenkreutzer, Beate; Villa-Lobos, Heitor

The original recordings on this CD were privately made between the mid-1920s and the early 1940s. No information on recording dates or venues has been...continue...

Villa-Lobos: Piano Music Vol 8 / Sonia Rubinsky

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-12-16

Works: Heitor Villa-Lobos: Guia Prático; Ibericarabe, symphonic poem for piano (adapted from orchestral version), A. 078; Suite infantil No. 1 (5), for piano, A. 053; Suite infantil No. 2, suite for pi...
Performers: Rubinsky, Sonia

This eighth and final volume of Villa-Lobos' complete solo piano music features Albums 10 and 11 from his 'Guia Pratico' (Albums 1-9 are available as...continue...

Saygun: Piano Concertos no 1 and 2 / Griffiths, Onay, Bilkent SO

1 CD / CPO / 2008-10-28

Works: Ahmet Adnan Saygun: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 34; Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 71
Performers: Onay, Gulsin
Ensemble: Bilkent Symphony Orchestra

"We probably won't get any more recordings of these pieces anytime soon, so it's a good thing that the performances here sound wholly fresh, idiomatic,...continue...

Haydn: Piano Sonata no 44; Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas no 2 & 8, Légende, Op 12 no 6, etc / Sviatoslav Richter

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2008-10-28

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 44 in F major, H 16 no 29; Sergey Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12; Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter has been a regular feature of the BBC Legends' catalogue since 1998 with twelve recordings released. This early recital...continue...

Fauré: Piano Quartets / Pinkas, Adaskin String Trio

1 CD / MSR Classics / 2008-12-09

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15; Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45
Performers: Pinkas, Sally
Ensemble: Adaskin String Trio

Faure's music has always stood somewhat apart, sometimes overlooked and misunderstood, due to his refusal to belong to any of the highly politicized camps (Wagnerians,...continue...

Bax: The Piano Music / Iris Loveridge

3 CD / Lyrita / 2009-01-13

Works: Arnold Bax: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor; Concert Valse, for piano in E flat major; Russian Tone Pictures, pieces (2) for piano; Toccata, for piano; The Princess's Rose Garden; In a Vodka Shop...
Performers: Loveridge, Iris

Bowen: Piano Music / Mark Tanner

2 CD / Priory / 2008-12-09

Works: York Bowen: Ballade for Piano no 1; Fantasia for Piano in G minor, Op. 132; Nocturne for Piano in A flat major, Op. 78; Turnstiles, Op. 98 no 3; Songs (3) without words, Op. 94; Suite no 2 for Piano ...
Performers: Tanner, Mark

Bowen's piano music has been described as "The English Rachmaninov," and while the similarities are undeniable, the connection with Chopin might be little more apt....continue...

Ireland: Piano Music Vol 1 / Mark Bebbington

1 CD / SOMM / 2008-12-09

Works: John Ireland: Piano Sonata in E minor; Decorations, pieces (3) for piano; London Pieces, pieces (3) for piano; Ballad, for piano; Piano Sonatina
Performers: Bebbington, Mark

John Ireland, a contemporary of Vaughan Williams, Holst, Coleridge-Taylor and William Hurlstone, made his living as an organist and choirmaster. His compositional style was much...continue...