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Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Filmed at the Barbican Centre, London, 29 March 1989 “This concert is beyond the impertinence of praise, one of the great musical experiences of a lifetime preserved despite Richter's hostility about the concert being filmed. His Mozart is muscular and intense, his Chopin astoundingly stormy or incredibly tender.” BBC Music Magazine, Proms 2008 ***** | 
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| |  | The Welte Mignon Mystery Volume 9
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1 (Adagio) | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' | Saint-Saëns: | Symphony No. 2 in A minor, Op. 55 (Adagio) Valse nonchalante, Op. 110 Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 (Act 1 Finale) Le Rouet d'Omphale, Op. 31 Mazurka for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 66 Suite algérienne, Op. 60 Suite for Piano in F major, Op. 90 Valse minonne in E flat major, Op. 104 | Schumann: | Der Abschied, Op. 82, No. 9 |
Saint-Saens (Welte-Mignon Piano) Camille Saint-Saëns playing his own music and that of Beethoven, Schumann and Chopin,
recorded in 1905 on the Welte-Mignon Piano.
Anyone searching for really unusual repertoire will find what they are looking for in Tacets Welte-
Mignon Mystery series. On this release we hear Camille Saint-Saens playing his own
compositions. It is documented that Saint-Saens was the only pianist whom Franz Liszt would
listen to… other than himself! |
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| |  | Sviatoslav Richter - The Sofia Recital 1958
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) “The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of atmosphere that Richter brought to a work he rated the most profound in Russian piano literature.” The Telegraph, 12th April 2008 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989)1949-1957 Recordings
Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Recorded 13th May 1950,Town Hall Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Recorded 23rd February 1957, Carnegie Hall Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Recorded 8th May 1952, Manhattan Center Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Recorded live 23rd April 1951, Carnegie Hall Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Recorded 29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20 Recorded 28th-29th April 1951, Hunter College Auditorium Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (withdrawn 1949 recording) Recorded 28th December 1949, Town Hall |
Vladimir Horowitz (piano) All tracks were recorded in New York City Although Horowitz’s concept of Chopin, characterised by extremes of dynamics and tempi, divided the critics over the years, as one of them wrote in 1958 of a disc containing the Barcarolle heard here, “If your choice in Chopin interpretation runs to largescale, grandiose treatments, magnificent panoramas of sound, delicacy and yet tremendous virility, obtain this record by all means. The overall effect is breathtaking.” “No pianist played closer to the edge than Vladimir Horowitz. And here, in this invaluable reissue of performances dating from 1949-57, you are once more made aware of that elemental violence and caprice that could leave his audiences in a state of stupefaction, provoked and seduced by his charismatic force and wicked ways. ” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008 “Horowitz delivers an unusually expansive but structurally convincing account of the first movement of the Second Sonata. Another highlight is the grandiose performance of he Barcarolle.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Paderewski - His earliest RecordingsThe complete European Recordings 1911-12
Chopin: | Waltz No. 2 in A flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 1 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40 No. 1 'Military' Nocturne No. 18 in E major, Op. 62 No. 2 Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary' Étude Op. 10 No. 7 in C major Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' The Maiden's Wish Op. 74 No. 1 (arranged Liszt) Étude Op. 25 No. 7 in C sharp minor Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 | Debussy: | Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) | Liszt: | Etude de concert No. 2 in F minor | Mendelssohn: | Songs Without Words, Op. 53, No. 4 Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 3 (Hunting Song) | Paderewski: | Minuet in G major, Op. 14 No. 1 Nocturne in B flat Op. 16 No. 4 Cracovienne fantastique in B minor, Op. 14, No. 2 | Paganini: | La Campanella
Hark, Hark, the Lark
(arranged Liszt) | Rubinstein: | Valse Caprice in E flat major | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (arranged Liszt) | Schumann: | Nachtstücke, Op. 23 No. 4 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends' Aufschwung, Op. 12, No. 2 Warum, Op. 12, No. 3 | Stojowski: | Chant d'Amour, Op. 26, No. 3 |
Ignace Jan Paderewski (piano) Paderewski was perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most highly paid, pianist who ever lived. In the years between 1890 and
the First World War his fame reached levels now only reserved for the biggest pop stars and when he became prime-minister of
Poland after the end of the war his deification was complete. He resumed his career in the 1920’s and continued to perform until his
death. Unfortunately most of his recordings were made later in life and do not capture his playing in its prime, a fact which has
somewhat damaged his posthumous reputation, so it is particularly important that these earliest recordings, which can redress the
balance, are made available complete for the first time. This is playing very different in style from what we are used to today, but
aside from its historic importance, taken on its own terms it is quite clear what a great communicator Padereswki was. And it’s good
to be reminded in works like Liszt’s La Leggierezza study that at this point in his career there was nothing lacking in technique either.
Several titles included are taken from Paderewski’s own test pressings of unissued discs held at the International Piano Archive,
University of Maryland, and this is their first release. A must for collectors! “There are many wonderful, even matchless, performances here that, in addition, provide a welcome antidote to the text-before-personality cult that prevails today. When you listen to Paderewski the pianist you are also experiencing Paderewski the man.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Volume 6 - "Sadness" and other Masterpieces for Piano
Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' |
Chopin grew up in Poland, before living as an exile in France. In his piano music he expressed an infinite palette of feelings and emotions, and used his legendary virtuosity to create musical poetry. In his works, which include Nocturnes and Mazurkas, we find gentleness and melancholy, expressiveness and passion | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Sviatoslav Richter - The Master Volume 9
Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Recorded - 1988-199 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Chopin & Mendelssohn - The Late Recordings Volume 3
Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Trois Nouvelles Études Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 | Mendelssohn: | Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 |
“This great artist was notoriously nervous, but these last recordings, of favourite works by Chopin and Mendelssohn, capture perfectly a Romantic atmosphere which was shortly to disappear, and are most valuable and loveable.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Piano Moodsa collection of romantic melodies
Bach, J S: | Prelude in C (from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV846) Andante (from Italian Concerto BWV971) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique' - Adagio cantabile Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' - Adagio sostenuto Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59) | Brahms: | Intermezzo in E flat major, Op. 117 No. 1 | Chopin: | Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 | Debussy: | Clair de Lune La fille aux cheveux de lin | Grieg: | Notturno from Lyric Suite, Op. 54 To Spring, Op. 43 No. 6 Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6 | Liszt: | Consolation No. 3 in D flat major Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 in A flat major | Mendelssohn: | Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19 No. 1 in E 'Sweet Remembrance' | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major | Satie: | Gymnopédie No. 1 | Schumann: | Traümerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15) |
Daniel Barenboim, Lang Lang, Alexis Weissenberg, Hélène Grimaud, Emil Gilels, Wilhelm Kempff, Tamás Vásáry, Andrei Gavrilov, Angela Hewitt, Martha Argerich, Dino Ciani, Yundi Li, Jean-Marc Luisada, Mikhail Pletnev On this CD selection, the most melodious keyboard treasures from Bach to Rachmaninoff are performed by many of the outstanding artists of our time. Enrich your life with more than two hours of relaxing, atmospheric piano music. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | The Very Best of Chopin
Chopin: | Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu' Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, BI 108 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre': 3rd movement (Funeral March) Mazurka No. 10 in B flat major, Op. 17 No. 1 Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor 'Lacrimosa' Étude Op. 25 No. 10 in B minor Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 (Finale) Mazurka No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30 No. 2 Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Waltz No. 1 in E flat major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 18 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 Nocturne No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 Étude Op. 25 No. 12 in C minor Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Mazurka No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4 Prelude in A major, Op. 28 No. 7 Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Prelude No. 24, Op. 28 |
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