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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Krystian Zimerman plays Chopin and Schubert
Krystian Zimerman (piano) Directed by Humphrey Burton and Horant H. Hohlfeld Krystian Zimerman - the youngest ever winner of the prestigious Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw at the age of eighteen – giving his Homage to Chopin and Schubert As a brilliant musician, a renown specialist in Romantic music Krystian Zimerman combines all the prerequisites for an authorative interpretation of Chopin´s works. Krystian Zimerman’s peerless artistry, filmed in 1987 by director Humphrey Burton. In 5.1 DTS Surround Sound “Zimerman's approach to playing the piano has greatness written all over it. It has intensity, majesty, intimacy, daring, and simplicity, and above all insight” The Times “Fascinating visual confirmation of the purely acoustical impression of Zimerman’s Chopin recordings...In the Schubert, flawless pianism, satisfying conceptions, lucid and deft – plus superb piano sound quality” FonoForum | 
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| |  | Friedrich Gulda Plays Schubert & Chopin
Friedrich Gulda plays Schubert & Chopin on various recordings made in 1954 and1956. |
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| |  | Hymne an die Nacht
In November 1822 , Schubert put the final touches to the 'Wanderer'
fantasy in C major, the fruit of a commission from his exact contemporary,
Emmanuel Karl von Liebenberg, a pupil of Hummel and most assuredly a
seasoned pianist, to judge from the formidable difficulties with which this celebrated piece is studded. Never
again did Schubert attain such virtuosity on the keyboard, and it was this virtuosity, as much as the novelty
of the work's intentions, that fascinated Liszt, who seized on the fantasy, which he frequently performed in
concert and transcribed for piano and orchestra. “French pianist Brigitte Engerer here explores a paradox - how music's supreme Lieder composer also launched, with a single work, the virtuoso Romantic piano tradition. She conjures some remarkable sounds from Liszt's transcriptions, from 'Die Stadt' in particular.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2008 **** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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After his first CD devoted to Mompou, which attracted much
favourable comment, Javier Perianes now turns to the 'short
pieces' of Schubert. However, what the composer called
'impromptus' or 'Klavierstücke' went so far beyond the bounds of
mere entertainment for amateurs that they were originally
rejected by publishers on account of their difficulty.These 'lieder
for solo piano', as one might term them, concentrate the myriad
emotions to which Schubert alone possessed the key.
Javier Perianes studied with Richard Goode, Alicia de Larrocha
and Daniel Barenboim, with whom he recently played Beethoven's
'Emperor' Concerto. He has appeared with many noted Spanish
and international orchestras, under conductors as varied as Paul
McCreesh, Kirill Petrenko, Josep Pons and Libor Pešek. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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