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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Lazar Berman - The 1988 Tokyo recital
Dynamic are proud to present this amazing historical document of Berman’s 1988 Tokyo concert, broadcast by the Japanese television, NHK and is available for the first time on DVD. The program of this Lazar Berman recital recorded in Tokyo in 1988 collects some of the artist’s most authoritative performances. Schumann’s Sonata in F-sharp minor, op. 11, was one of Berman’s most often-programmed works. It was frequently paired with important works of other composers or, as in this case, with a selection of Liszt pieces. In op.11, we find a deeply lyrical approach from the very opening of the first movement. Even with his students, Berman emphasized that the piano should “sing” in these passages, rather than merely reproduce the notes on the page. In connection with Schumann, he also stressed to his students that each level of the polyphonic texture should be presented with the proper separation, with the melodic beauty of each individual voice allowed to emerge – aspects that are executed to perfection in the performance on this DVD. The Liszt pieces in this recital also allow Berman to present the expressive side of the music, in addition to an astonishing virtuosity. The fantasy Après une lecture de Dante, one of Berman’s warhorses, is performed with generous scope, with particular emphasis on the three principal themes that Liszt would later elaborate in his B-minor Sonata. | 
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| |  | Schumann - Piano Works & Chamber Music IV
In this CD, the fourth volume of the complete works for the piano
and for chamber music with piano, Eric Le Sage takes four monuments
of Schumann's solo piano repertoire: the Humoreske Op. 20
and the Klaviersonate Op.11 (CD1), the Albumblätter (topped up by
three pieces from the Klavierstücke) and the Études in the form of
Variations Op.13 (CD2).The acoustic qualities of the Chauxde-
Fonds Hall is caught in all its magic by Jean-Marc Laisné.This set firmly establishes Eric Le Sage and his
Schumann project as a benchmark for Schumann interpreters.Vol.3 is Chamber Music Choice in the May issue
of BBC Music Magazine. “ While in [Le Sage's] previous collection of Schumann's chamber music with piano he showed himself to be an attentive collaborator, his solo piano playing never really suggests that he has strong enough views on Schumann to justify a whole series of discs. In the Humoresque, the F sharp minor Sonata and the Etudes Symphoniques, his playing is perfectly correct and musical, but ultimately just tepid; if the Bunte Blätter Op 99 fares better, it's because the 14 pieces are less memorable musically and expressively far less ambitious.” The Guardian, 6th July 2008 ** “Throughout this recital Le Sage is especially good at conveying the music's impulsiveness, but he also responds well to the more poetic side of Schumann. These are altogether exceptionally sympathetic and rewarding performances.” BBC Music Magazine, July 2008 **** “a really striking player…very musicianly in Schumann” CD Review |
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| |  | Schumann - Piano Works and Chamber Music II
“Le Sage gives often hard-hitting, always probing performances” The Guardian | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schumann - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3
Nikolai Demidenko (piano) ‘A pair of performances which can justly be described in terms of superlatives. Outstanding readings of remarkable works’ (Classic CD) “Demidenko brings unexpected clarity of texture and structure to two works that have often been criticised for being too orchestral in conception. The Finale of the fearsomely difficult Third Sonata is particularly impressive.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Schumann: | Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11 The Sonata in F sharp minor Op 11 was described by the composer to his beloved Clara Wieck as ‘a cry from my heart
to yours’. From the arresting opening to the bouncing Allegro vivace of the first movement and through to the majestic,
orchestral-sounding finale, Clara’s imprints are everywhere in the work and Angela Hewitt traces this influence in her
scholarly yet deeply personal booklet notes. Humoreske, Op. 20 Humoreske in B flat major was also written for Clara, and is a study of
changing and ambiguous moods, melancholy tempered with tenderness, interspersed with dazzling bravura moments
including one of the most difficult passages in all his piano works — a breathtaking emotional tour de force. |
Angela Hewitt’s recent Schumann performances in the concert hall were praised for their ‘urgency, jubilation and
introspection’ and ‘power and finesse’. Now for the first time she has recorded two of his greatest piano works for
Hyperion. Her clean, thoughtful, incisively musical playing which nevertheless allows a flow of passion to be released
is perfectly suited to this music. “Sonata, fantasia, humoresk: what's in a name when Schumann's lyric muse lets inspired ideas loose in such profusion? Never have they sounded easier or more natural than in Angela Hewitt's seemingly effortless but always adventurous interpretations.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| | | Schumann: | Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11 The Sonata in F sharp minor Op 11 was described by the composer to his beloved Clara Wieck as ‘a cry from my heart to yours’. From the arresting opening to the bouncing Allegro vivace of the first movement and through to the majestic, orchestral-sounding finale, Clara’s imprints are everywhere in the work and Angela Hewitt traces this influence in her scholarly yet deeply personal booklet notes. Humoreske, Op. 20 Humoreske in B flat major was also written for Clara, and is a study of changing and ambiguous moods, melancholy tempered with tenderness, interspersed with dazzling bravura moments including one of the most difficult passages in all his piano works — a breathtaking emotional tour de force. |
Angela Hewitt’s recent Schumann performances in the concert hall were praised for their ‘urgency, jubilation and introspection’ and ‘power and finesse’. Now for the first time she has recorded two of his greatest piano works for Hyperion. Her clean, thoughtful, incisively musical playing which nevertheless allows a flow of passion to be released is perfectly suited to this music. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Catherine Collard (piano) | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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