Art of Emil Gilels (5 CD box set, APE)

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CD1
Domenico Scarlatti (1685— 1757)
Sonatas for piano
1. Sonata (Toccata) In D Minor, L. 422 Presto
2. Sonata In F Major, L. 116 Allegro
3. Sonata (Aria) In D Minor, L. 423 Moderato
4. Sonata In F Minor, L. 118 Allegro Moderato
5. Sonata In A Major, L. 395 Andante
6. Sonata In В Minor, L. 449 Allegro
7. Sonata In G Major, L. 487 Vivo

C.P.E. Bach (1714— 1788)
Sonata In A Major
8. Allegro Assai
9. Poco Adagio
10. Allegro

Josef Haydn (1732— 1809)
Sonata In С Minor, Hob. XVI: 20
11. Moderato
12. Andante Con Moto
13. Finale. Allegro

CD2
Franz Liszt (1811—1886)
1. Sonata in B minor (1853)

Frederic Chopin (1810—1849)
Sonata № 2 in B flat minor, op. 35 (1839)
2. 1. Grave. Doppio movimento
3. 2. Scherzo
4. 3. Marche funebre. Lento
5. 4. Finale. Presto

Robert Schumann (1810—1856)
Sonata № 1 in F sharp minor, op. 11 (1835)
6. 1. Un poco adagio. Allegro vivace
7. 2. Aria
8. 3. Scherzo ed intermezzo
9. 4. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso

CD3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770—1827)
Sonate № 28 in A major, op. 101 (1816)
1. 1. Etwas lebhaft und der mit innigsten Empfindung
2. 2. Lebhaft. Marschmäβig
3. 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
4. 4. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit

Robert Schumann (1810—1856)
5. Presto passionatо in G minor, op. 22 bis (1835)
«Nachtstucke», op.23 (1839)
6. 1. Mehr langsam oft zurückhaltend
7. 2. Markiert und lebhaft
8. 3. Mit großer lebhaftkeit
9. 4. Ad libitum

Sergei Prokofiev (1891—1953)
Sonata № 8 in B flat major, op. 84 (1944)
10. 1. Andante dolce
11. 2. Andante sognando
12. 3. Vivace

CD4
Alexander Glazunov (1865—1936)
Sonata № 2 in E minor, op. 75 (1901)
1. 1. Moderato
2. 2. Scherzo. Allegretto
3. 3. Finale. Allegro moderato

Sergei Prokofiev (1891—1953)
Sonata № 2 in D minor, op. 14 (1912)
4. 1. Allegro ma non troppo
5. 2. Allegro marcato
6. 3. Andante
7. 4. Vivace

Mily Balakirev (1837—1910)
8. «Islamey», Oriental fantasy (1869)

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873—1943)
9. Moment Musicaux in D flat major, op. 16 № 5 (1896)
10. «Polichinelle», op. 3 № 4 (1892)

CD5

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – Alexander Siloti (1863-1945)
1. Prelude in В minor (arr. of Prelude in E minor,
from the «Well-Tempered Clavier», vol.1)

Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764)
2. «La Villageoise»
3. «Tambourin»

Muzio Clementi (1752-1832)
Sonata in С major
4. 1. Allegro con spirito
5. 2. Un poco andante quasi allegretto
6. 3. Allegro

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
7. «Alborada del grazioso» (from the «Miroirs», №4; 1905)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Suite «Pour le piano» (1901)
8. 1. Prelude
9. 2. Saraband
10. 3. Toccata
11. Etude № 11 «Pour les arpeges composes»
(from the «Etudes», book II; 1913)

Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
12. «Navarra» (Op. posth.)

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
13. «Pastourelle» (1928)

Manuel de Falla (1876-1946)
14. «Danza ritual del fuego»
(Fire Dance) from the ballet «Amor Brujo» (1914)

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
15. Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 №1 (1887)

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
16. Adagio from the ballet «Apollon Musagete» (1928)

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
17. Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 №5 (1903)

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Lemeshev: Romances by Rimsky-Korsakov and Balakirev (APE)

Performer: Sergei Lemeshev
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Rimsky-Korsakov
01. Редеет облаков летучая гряда
02. Певец
03. Красавица
04. В царство розы и вина приди
05. Моя баловница
06. Восточный романс
07. Где ты, там мысль моя летает
08. Цветок засохший
09. То было раннею весной
10. На холмах Грузии
11. О, если б ты могла
12. Запад гаснет в дали бледно-розовой
13. О чём в тиши ночей
14. Ненастный день потух
15. Октава

Balakirev
16. Испанская песня
17. Баркаролла
18. Ты пленительной неги полна
19. Введи меня, о ночь, тайком
20. Сон
21. Песня Селима
22. Обойми, поцелуй

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Historical Russian Archives - Alexander Gauk Edition (10 CD box set, APE)

Conductor: Alexander Gauk
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CD 01
D.Shostakovich
Symphony №5 (d-moll) op.47
1.Moderato
2.Allegretto
3.Largo
4.Allegro non troppo

S.Rachmaninoff
3 Russian Folk Songs, for Chorus & Orchestra op.41
5.Across the River
6.O Vanya, you bold fellow
7.Powder and Paint
8.Spring – cantata for Baritone, Chorus and Orchestra op.20

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Chorus
Evgeny Kibkalo – baritone

CD 02
D. Shostakovich
Symphony №11 (g-moll) op.103, “The Year 1905″
1. Adagio, “The Palace Square”
2. Allegro, “January”
3. Adagio, “In Memoriam”
4. Allegro non troppo, “Tocsin”

N. Rimsky-Korsakov
5. “The Song of Oleg the Wise” op.58
for 2 male voices, men’s chorus & Orchestra

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Chorus
Small Symphony Orchestra & Male Chorus of the All Union State Radio
Dmitri Tarkhov – tenor
Konstantin Polyaev – bass

CD 03
A. Khachaturian
Spartacus – suite
1.Introduction and Dance of the Nyphs
2.Introduction,Adagio of Aegina and Harmodius
3.Variations of Aegina and Bacchanalia
4.Scena and Dance with Crotala
5.Sword Dance of the Young Thracians
6.Spartacus proclaimed Leader
7.Death of the Gladiator
8.The uprising of the slaves
9.Via Appia and Dance of the Shepherd and Shepherdesses
10.Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
11.Dance of the Gaditanian Maidenes and Victory of Spartacus

M.Glinka
12.Premiere Polka, in B-dur
13.Kamarinskaya

Alexander Gauk – conductor
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
Grand Symphony Orchestra (12)
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra

CD 04
A.Khachaturian
Symphony №1 (e-moll)
1.Andante-maestoso con passione-allegro ma non troppo
2.Adagio sostenuto
3.Allegro risoluto

M.Glinka
4.”Memory of Friendship” – Theme & Variations on Nocturne in F-dur of Johann Nepomuk Hummel
5.Patriotic song

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
USSR State Symphony Orchestra

CD 05
N.Myaskovsky
Symphony №17 (gis-moll) op.41
1.Lento-allegro molto agitato
2.Lento assai-andantino ma non troppo
3.Allegro poco vivace
4.Andante-allegro molto animato

S.Prokofiev
5.Flourish, Mighty Homeland op.114, cantata for chorus & orchestra
6.Russian Overture op.72

N. Ivanov-Radkevich
7.Russian Overture

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State TV & Radio Symphony Orchestra
Grand Symphony Orchestra
Grand Symphony Chorus
State Symphony Orchestra

CD 06
P.I.Tchaikovsky
The Seasons, 10 excerpts op.37
1. “January, At the Fireplace”
2. “Fabruary, Carnival”
3. “December, Christmas”
4. “September, Hunting Songs”
5. “March, Song of the Lark”
6. “June, Barcarolle”
7. “July, Song of the Reapers”
8. “October, Autumn song
9. “November, Troika”
10. “April, Snowdrop”

M. Balakirev
11. “Islamey” (orhestration Alfredo Casella)

A. Glazunov
12. “Spring” – musical picture in D-dur op.34
13. Waltz in D-dur op.42 №3

A.Arensky
14. March, in memory of Suvorov
15. In the Fields, from: Characteristic Pieces for Piano op.36 №24
16. Waltz in F-dur,from:6 Children’s Pieces op.34

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

CD 07
P.I.Tchaikovsky
Hamlet – incidental music for soprano, baritone & orchestra op.67a
1.Overture
2.Moderato assai
3.Allegro vivo
4.Moderato assai
5.Allegro giusto ed agitato
6.Allegro semplice
7.Fanfare
8.Andante quasi allgretto
9.Andante non troppo
10.Andantino”Elsinore”, Mad Scene
11.Andantino
12.Marcia, moderaro assai
13.Allegro giusto
14.Allegro resoluto ma non troppo
15. Fatum, Tone-Poem for orchestra op.Posth.77

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Grand Symphony Orchestra

CD 08
P.I.Tchaikovsky
Snegourochka,Snow Maiden, incidental music to the Ostrovsky Play, op.12
1.Introduction
2.Bird’s Choir & Dance
3.Monologue of Frost
4.Shrovetide Procession Chorus
5.Melodrama
6.1st Act Entr’acte
7.2nd Act Entr’acte
8.Choir of the Blind Gusli-players
9.Melodrama
10.Chorus of People & Courtiers
11.Girl’s Round Danse
12.Dance of the Tumblers
13.Brusillo’s song
14.Appearance of the Forest Spirit and Apparition of the false Snow Maiden
15.3nd Act Entr’acte
16.Declamation of the Fairy of Spring
17.Tsar Berendey’s March and Choir
18.Finale

Alexander Gauk – conductor
Moscow Radio Chorus
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Orfenov – tenor
Zara Dolukhanova – alto

CD 09
F.Liszt
Eine Faust-Symphonie/Faust Symphony, version without chorus
1.Faust
2.Gretchen
3.Mephistopheles

P.Dukas
4.L’apprenti sorcier (The Socrecerer’s Apprentice)

Alexander Gauk – conductor
Grand Symphony Orchestra
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

CD 10
L.v.Beethoven
1.Coriolan – Overture

F.Mendelssohn
2.Ruy Blas – overture

G.Bizet
3.Patrie – overture op.19

A.Casella
4.Italia – Rapsodia per orchestra

G.Enescu
5.Romanian Rapsody №1

D.Milhaud
Suite Provencale
6.Anime
7.Tres modere
8.Modere
9.Vif
10.Modere
11.Vif
12.Lent
13.Vif

Alexander Gauk – conductor
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
USSR State Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra

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Karajan: The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Vol. 1: Orchestral (88CD boxset, APE)

# Performer: Hans Hotter, Otto Edelmann, Cecil James, Gunter Piesk, Manfred Braun, et al.
# Composer: Mily Balakirev, Bela Bartok, Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Georges Bizet, et al.
# Audio CD (April 1, 2008)
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Karajan: The Complete EMI Recordings 1946-1984, Vol. 2: Opera & Vocal, (72CD boxset, APE)

# Performer: Erich Kunz, Boris Christoff, Hans Hotter, Heinz Rehfuss, José van Dam, et al.
# Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, Gaetano Donizetti, et al.
# Audio CD (April 15, 2008)
# Number of Discs: 72 CD box set
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Volume 1 tracklist

Volume 2 tracklist

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Steinway Legends (21 CD box set, APE)

# Audio CD (October 24, 2006)
# Number of Discs: 21 CD box set
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Claudio Arrau
CD01
01. L.V.Beethoven : Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor,op.27 ‘Moonlight’ : Adagio
02. Allegretto – attaca
03. Presto Agitato
04. W.A. Mozart : Rondo in A minor, K. 511
05. F. Schubert : Allegretto in C minor, D.915
06. F. Liszt : Sonata in B minor, S.178 : Lento assai – Allegro energico
07. Grandioso – Recitativo
08. Andante sostenuto
09. Allegro energico – Andante sostenuto – Lento assai
10. M. Balakirev : Islamey : Oriental fantasy

CD02
01. F. Chopin : Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29
02. Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36
03. Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, B 149/Op. 51
04. Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 ‘Fantaisie-Impromptu’
05. R. Schumann : Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 : Allegro. Vivace Assai
06. Romanze. Piuttosto Lento
07. Scherzino
08. Intermezzo. Colla Piu Grande Energia
09. Finale. Il Piu Vivace Possibile
10. L. v. Beethoven : ‘Eroica’ Variations op. 35

Mitsuko Uchida
CD03
01. W. A. Mozart : Rondo In A minor, K.511
02. Piano Sonata In D major, K.576 : I. Allegro
03. II. Adagio
04. III. Allegretto assai
05. Fantasia in D minor, K.397
06. F. Schubert: Improptu No.4 in A flat, D.899
07. Six German Dances, D.820 : No. 1 in A flat major
08. No. 2 in A flat major
09. No. 3 in A flat major
10. No. 4 in B flat major
11. No. 5 in B flat major
12. No. 6 in B flat major
13. Piano Sonata in C major, D.840 : I. Moderato
14. II. Andante

CD04
01. L. v. Beethoven : 32 Variations on an Original Theme, WoO 80
02. R. Schumann : Kreisleriana, Op. 16 : 1. Ausserst bewegt
03. 2. Sehr innig
04. 3. Sehr aufgeregt
05. 4. Sehr langsam
06. 5. Sehr lebhaft
07. 6. Sehr langsam
08. 7. Sehr rasch
09. 8. Schnell und spielend
10. C. Debussy : Douze Etudes pour piano : 11. Pour les arpeges composes
11. 10. Pour les sonorites opposees
12. 9. Pour les notes repetees
13. 8. Pour les agrements
14. A. Berg : Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Vladimir Horowitz
CD05
01. J.S. Bach : Chorale Prelude : ‘Nun komm, der hheiden Heiland’
02. D. Scarlatti : Sonata in E major, K.380
03. F. Liszt : Valse Oubliйe No. 1, S. 215
04. W. A. Mozart : Piano Sonata in B flat major, K.333 : I. Allegro
05. II. Andante cantabile
06. III. Allegretto grazioso
07. F. Schubert : Moments Musical No 3 in F minor, D 780
08. F. Liszt : Consolation No. 3 in D flat major, S. 172
09. F. Chopin : Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major, op.53 ‘Heroic’
10. F. Chopin : Mazurka no. 14 in A minor, op.17 no.4
11. F. Chopin : Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20
12. F. Schubert (arr. List) : Standchen ( Serenade)
13. F. Liszt : Impromptu ‘Nocturne’ in F sharp major
14. M. Moszkowski : Etude in F major, op. 72 no.6
15. M. Moszkowski : Etincelles, Morceau caracteristique, op. 36 no.6

CD06
01. F. Schubert (arr. Carl Tausig) : Mache Militaire in D flat major, D 733 no.1
02. W. A. Mozart : Rondo in D major, K.485
03. F. Schubert : Impromptu in B flat major, D 935 no.3
04. F. Schubert : Impromptu in A flat major, D 899 no.4
05. R. Schumann : Kreisleriana op.16 : 1. Auberst bewegt. Agitatissimo
06. 2. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
07. 3. Sehr aufgeregt. Molto agitato
08. 4. Sehr langsam. Lento assai
09. 5. Sehr lebhft.Vivace assai
10. 6. Sehr langsam. Lento assai
11. 7. Sehr rasch. Molto presto
12. 8. Schnell und spielend.Vivace e scherzando
13. A. Scriabin : Etude in C sharp minor, op.2 no.1
14. A. Scriabin : Etude in D sharp minor, op.8 no.12
15. S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G major, op.32 no.5
16. S. Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G sharp minor, op.32 no.12
17. S. Rachmaninoff : Polka de W.R.

Maurizio Pollini
CD07
01. L.v. Beethoven : Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major Op.53 ‘Waldstein’ : 1. Allegr…
02. 2. Introduzione.Adagio molto – attaca
03. 3. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – prestissimo
04. R. Schumann : Etudes symphoniques, Op.13, : 01.Theme
05. 02. Etude I
06. 03. Etude II
07. 04. Etude III
08. 05. Etude IV
09. 06. Etude V
10. 07. Variation I
11. 08. Variation II
12. 09. Variation III
13. 10. Variation IV
14. 11. Variation V
15. 12. Etude VI
16. 13. Etude VII
17. 14. Etude VII
18. 15. Etude IX
19. 16. Etude X
20. 17. Etude XI
21. 18. Etude XII
22. I. Stravinsky : Three Movements from ‘Petrouchka’ : 1. Danse russe. Allegro g…
23. 2. Chez Petrouchka
24. 3. La semaine grasse. Con moto – Allegretto – Tempo giusto – Agitato
25. A. Webern : Variations for Piano Op.27 : 1. Sehr massig
26. 2. Sehr schnell
27. 3. Ruhig, fliessend

CD08
01. R. Schumann : Arabesque, Op. 18
02. F. Chopin : Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
03. F. Chopin : Etude no. 1 in A flat major, ‘Aeolian Harp’, Op. 25
04. Etude no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 25
05. Etude no. 9 in G flat major, ‘Butterfly’, Op. 25
06. Etude no. 10 in B minor, Op. 25
07. Etude no. 11 in A minor, ‘Winter Wind’, Op. 25
08. Etude no. 12 in C minor, Op. 25
09. F. Liszt : Sonata in B minor, S. 178 : Lento assai
10. Allegro energico
11. Grandioso
12. Recitativo
13. Andante sostenuto
14. Quasi Adagio
15. Allegro energico
16. Piu mosso
17. Stretta quasi Presto
18. Presto Prestissimo
19. Andante sostenuto
20. Allegro moderato
21. Lento assai
22. C. Debussy : IX. Pour les notes repetees, from ’12 Etudes’
23. X. Pour les sonorites opposees, from ’12 Etudes’
24. XI. Pour les arpeges composes, from ’12 Etudes’
25. XII. Pour les accords, from ’12 Etudes’

Vladimir Ashkenazy
CD09
01. W.A. Mozart – Sonata in D major for two pianos, K. 448 I. Allegro con spirito
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro molto
04. F. Chopin – Prelude No. 25 in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
05. Mazurka No. 37 in A-flat major, Op. 59, No. 2
06. Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
07. P.I. Tchaikovsky – Dumka, Op. 59
08. A. Scriabin – Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 53
09. S. Rachmaninoff – Etude Tableau in C minor, Op. 39 No. 1
10. Etude Tableau in A minor, Op. 39 No. 2
11. Etude Tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5

CD10
01. L.v. Beethoven : Piano Sonata in E major, op.109 : I. Vivace ma non troppo
02. II. Prestissimo
03. III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
04. F. Schubert : Piano Sonata in D major, D 850 : I. Allegro vivace
05. II. Con moto
06. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
07. IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato
08. S. Prokofiev : Romeo and Juliet (Suite) op.75 : R.and J. before parting
09. Masks
10. S. Taneyev : Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, op.29

Emil Gilels
CD11
01. Beethoven : Sonata 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 : I. Allegro
02. II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
03. III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
04. IV. Presto con fuoco
05. F. Schubert : Fantasy in F minor, D. 940 (with Elena Gilels)
06. N.Medtner : Sonata No. 3 in Gminor, Op. 22 : I. Tenebroso, sempre affettando …
07. II. Inerludium. Andante lugubre
08. III. Allegro assai
09. J. Brahms : Ballade in D minor, Op. 10, no. 1 ‘Edward’
10. Ballade in D, major Op. 10, no. 2
11. W. A. Mozart : Fantasy in D minor, K. 397

CD12
01. F. Chopin : Sonata no. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 : I. Allegro maestroso
02. II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
03. III. Largo
04. IV. Finale. Presto, non tanto
05. E. Grieg : Lyric Pieces (Selection): Berceuse, Op. 38, no. 1
06. Butterfly, Op. 43, no. 1
07. Album-leaf, Op. 47, no. 2
08. Norwegian Dance : Halling, Op. 47, no. 4
09. Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
10. Grandmother’s Minuet, Op. 68, no. 2
11. At your feet, Op. 68, No. 3
12. Once upon a time, Op. 71, no. 1
13. Puck, Op. 71, no. 3
14. W.A. Mozart : Sonata no. 3 in B flat major, K. 281 : I. Allegro
15. II. Andante amoroso
16. III. Rondeau. Allegro

Martha Argerich
CD13
01. J.S.Bach / Toccata in C minor BWV911
02. R. Schumann- Piano Sonata no.2 in G minor op.22 / I. So rasch wie moglich
03. II. Andantino. Getragen
04. III. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert – attacca
05. IV. Rondo. Presto – Prestissimo Quasi Cadenza
06. J. Brahms / Rhapsody in B minor op.79 no.1
07. J. Brahms / Rhapsody in G minor op.79 no.2
08. F. Liszt / Hungarian Rhapsody no.6 S.244
09. F. Liszt- Sonata in B minor S178 / Lento assai – Allegro energico
10. Grandioso
11. Cantando espressivo
12. Pesante – Recitativo
13. Andante sostenuto
14. Quasi Adagio
15. Allegro energico
16. Piu Mosso
17. Cantando espressivo senza slentare
18. Stretta quasi Presto – Presto – Prestissimo
19. Andante sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Lento assai

CD14
01. F.Chopin – Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat w preceding Andante spianato …
02. Polonaise. Allegro molto
03. Prelude no.25 in C sharp minor op.45
04. Barcarolle in F sharp major op.60
05. Scherzo no.3 in C sharp minor op.39
06. Prelude in A flat major op. opsth.
07. M. Ravel – Jeux d’eau
08. M. Ravel – Gaspard de la nuit : Ondine. Lent
09. Le Gibet. Tres lent
10. Scarbo. Modere
11. S. Prokofiev : Toccata op.11
12. S. Rachmaninov : Non Allegro from Symphonic Dances op.45

Wilhelm Kempff
CD15
01. J. S. Bach : Three Chorale Preludes : 1. Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BW…
02. 2. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme BWV140
03. 3. Jesus bleibet meine Freude BWV147
04. W. A. Mozart : Fantasia in C minor K.475 / Adagio – Allegro – Andantino ..
05. L.v. Beethoven : Piano Sonata no.12 in A flat major op.26 : I. Andante con Va…
06. II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
07. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe
08. IV. Allegro
09. F. Schubert : Three Piano Pieces D.946 / 1. Allegro assai – Andante – Tempo I
10. 2. Allegretto
11. 3. Allegro
12. F. Chopin : Nocturne in B major op.9 no.3
13. F. Chopin : Impromptu no.3 in G flat major op.51

CD16
01. R. Schumann : Kinderszenen 1. Von fremden Landem und Menschen
02. 2. Kuriose Geschichte
03. 3. Hasche-Mann
04. 4. Bittendes Kind
05. 5. Gluckes genug
06. 6. Wichtige Begebenheit
07. 7. Traumerei
08. 8. Am Kamin
09. 9. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
10. 10. Fast zu ernst
11. 11. Furchtenmachen
12. 12. Kind im Einschlummern
13. 13. Der Dichter spricht
14. J. Brahms : Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. 4
15. J. Brahms : Piano Pieces, Op. 119 : 1. Intermezzo in B minor
16. 2. Intermezzo in E minor
17. 3. Intermezzo in C
18. 4. Rhapsody in E-flat
19. F. Liszt : Two Legends, S. 175 : 1. St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the b…
20. 2. St. Francis de Paola walking on the water
21. L. v. Beethoven : Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 ‘Pathetique’ : I. Grave
22. II. Adagio cantabile
23. III. Rondo

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
CD17
01. D. Scarlatti : Sonata in C minor, K.11
02. Sonata in C major, K.159
03. Sonata in A major, K.322
04. L. v. Beethoven : Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 7 : I. Allegro molto e con brio
05. II. Largo, con gran espressione
06. III. Allegro
07. IV. Rondo (Poco allegretto e grazioso)
08. J. Brahms: Ballade no.1 in D minor Op. 10
09. C. Debussy : 1. Reflets dans lґEau (Images, Book I)
10. 2. Et la Lune Descend sur le Temple qui Fыt (Images, Book II)
11. 3. Poissons dґOr (Images, Book II)
12. C. Debussy : Childrenґs Corner : 1. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
13. 2. Jimboґs Lullaby
14. 3. Serenade for the Doll
15. 4. The Snow is dancing
16. 5. The Little Shepherd
17. 6. Golliwogґs Cakewalk

CD18
01. F. Chopin : 1. Ballade in G minor, Op.23
02. 2. Scherzo in B flat minor, Op.31
03. 3. Mazurka in B minor Op.33, No.4
04. 4.: Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.45
05. R. Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26 : I. Allegro (Vivace assai)
06. II. Romanze (Piuttosto lento)
07. III. Scherzino
08. IV. Intermezzo (colla piu grande energia)
09. V. Finale (il piu vivace possibile)
10. F. Schubert: Sonata in A minor, D.537 : I. Allegro ma non troppo
11. II. Allegretto quasi andantino
12. III. Allegro vivace

Alfred Brendel
CD19
01. J. S. Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903
02. J. Haydn – Piano Sonata in C major, Hob. XVI:50 : I. Allegro
03. II. Adagio
04. III. Allegro molto
05. W. A. Mozart – Fantasia in C minor, K. 396
06. F. Schubert – Klavierstuck 2 in E flat major, D 946
07. F. Liszt – Nuages gris, S. 199
08. En reve. Nocturne, S. 207
09. Richard Wagner – Venezia, S. 201
10. Apres une lecture de Dante (Fantasia quasi sonata) ‘Annees de pelerinage’: De…

CD20
01. L. v. Beethoven : Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 ‘Appassionata’ : Alleg…
02. Andante con moto – attaca
03. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
04. Bagatelle in a minor ‘ Fur Elise’, WoO59
05. R. Schumann : fantasiestucke op.12 : Des Abends
06. Aufschwung
07. Warum?
08. Grillen
09. In der Nacht
10. Fabel
11. Traumes Wirren
12. Ende von Lied
13. W. A. Mozart : Piano Sonata no.10 in C major, K.330 : Allegro moderato
14. Andante cantabile
15. Allegretto

Bonus CD
CD21
01. H.Grimaud : Beethoven : Piano Sonata no.17 ‘ The Tempest’ : I. Largo – Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegretto
04. Yundi Li : Chopin : Andante spianato. Tranquillo
05. Grande Polonaise brillante op.22. Allegro molto
06. Lang Lang : Liszt : Hungarian Phapsody no.2 in C sharp minor, S. 244

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Hyperion: The Romantic Piano Concertos Series

The concept of The Romantic Piano Concerto series was born at a lunch meeting between Hyperion and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra sometime in 1990. A few months later tentative plans had been made for three recordings, and the first volume, of concertos by Moszkowski and Paderewski, was recorded in June 1991.

In our wildest dreams, none of us involved then could ever have imagined that the series would still be going strong twenty years later, and with fifty volumes to its credit.

These first fifty volumes include 131 works for piano and orchestra, 102 of which are titled ‘Concerto’, the remainder being generally shorter single-movement works or sets of variations. Fifty-nine of these works are premiere recordings and many other featured works have only been recorded once before, often in clearly inferior versions and frequently cut.

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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 01 – Moszkowski & Paderewski
Piers Lane (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

Piano Concerto in E major, Op 59 Moritz Moszkowski
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 17 Ignacy Jan Paderewski

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 02 – Medtner 2 & 3
Nikolai Demidenko (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 50
Piano Concerto No 3 in E minor, Op 60

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 03 – Mendelssohn Double Concertos
Stephen Coombs (piano), Ian Munro (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Concerto in A flat major for two pianos
Concerto in E major for two pianos

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 04 – Arensky & Bortkiewicz
Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor)

Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 2 Anton Arensky
Fantasia on Russian Folksongs, Op 48 Anton Arensky
Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat major, Op 16 Sergei Bortkiewicz

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 05 – Balakirev & Rimsky-Korsakov
Malcolm Binns (piano), English Northern Philharmonia, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 30 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 1 Mili Balakirev
Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat major, Op posth Mili Balakirev (1837-1910) & Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 06 – Dohnányi
Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Fedor Glushchenko (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor, Op 5
Piano Concerto No 2 in B minor, Op 42

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 07 – Alkan & Henselt
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto in F minor, Op 16 Adolph von Henselt
Variations de concert, Op 11 Adolph von Henselt
Concerto da camera in C sharp minor, Op 10 No 2 Charles-Valentin Alkan
Concerto da camera in A minor, Op 10 No 1 Charles-Valentin Alkan

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 08 – Medtner 1 & Quintet
Dmitri Alexeev (piano), BBC Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 33
Piano Quintet in C major, Op posth

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 09 – d’Albert
Piers Lane (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in B minor, Op 2
Piano Concerto No 2 in E major, Op 12

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 10 – Weber
Nikolai Demidenko (piano), Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in C major, J98 Op 11
Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat, J155 Op 32
Konzertstück in F minor, J282 Op 79

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 11 – Sauer & Scharwenka
Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 4 in F minor, Op 82 Franz Xaver Scharwenka
Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor Emil von Sauer

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 12 – Parry & Stanford
Piers Lane (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto in F sharp major Sir Hubert Parry
Piano Concerto No 1 in G major, Op 59 Sir Charles Villiers Stanford

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 13 – Glazunov & Goedicke
Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F minor, Op 92 Alexander Glazunov
Piano Concerto No 2 in B major, Op 100 Alexander Glazunov
Concertstück in D major, Op 11 Alexander Goedicke

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 14 – Litolff Concertos Symphoniques 2 & 4
Peter Donohoe (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)

Concerto Symphonique No 2 in B minor, Op 22
Concerto Symphonique No 4 in D minor, Op 102

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 15 – Hahn & Massenet
Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Yves Ossonce (conductor)

Piano Concerto in E flat major Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Piano Concerto in E major Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947)

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 16 – Huss & Schelling
Ian Hobson (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Concerto for piano and orchestra in B major, Op 10 Henry Holden Huss
Suite Fantastique for piano and orchestra, Op 7 Ernest Schelling

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 17 – Mendelssohn
Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op 22
Rondo Brillant in E flat major, Op 29
Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op 40
Serenade and Allegro giocoso in B minor, Op 43

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 18 – Korngold & Marx
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

Romantisches Klavierkonzert in E major Joseph Marx
Piano Concerto in C sharp, Op 17 for the left hand Erich Wolfgang Korngold

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 19 – Mackenzie & Tovey
Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto in A major, Op 15 Sir Donald Francis Tovey
Scottish Concerto, Op 55 Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 20 – Brüll
Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F major, Op 10
Andante and Allegro, Op 88
Piano Concerto No 2 in C major, Op 24

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 21 – Dreyschock & Kullak
Piers Lane (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Niklas Willén (conductor)

Piano Concerto in C minor, Op 55 Theodor Kullak
Piano Concerto in D minor, Op 137 Alexander Dreyschock

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 22 – Busoni
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Mark Elder (conductor)

Piano Concerto in C major, Op 39

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 23 – Holbrooke & Wood
Hamish Milne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 ‘The Song of Gwyn ap Nudd’, Op 52 Joseph Holbrooke
Piano Concerto in D minor Haydn Wood

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 24 – Vianna da Motta
Artur Pizarro (piano), Orquestra Gulbenkian, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto in A major
Ballada, Op 16
Fantasia Dramática

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 25 – MacDowell
Seta Tanyel (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor, Op 15
Second Modern Suite, Op 14
Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op 23

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 26 – Litolff Concertos Symphoniques 3 & 5
Peter Donohoe (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)

Concerto Symphonique ‘National Hollandais’ No 3 in E flat, Op 45
Concerto Symphonique No 5 in C minor, Op 123

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 27 – Saint-Saëns 2 CD
Stephen Hough (piano), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in D major, Op 17
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22
Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat major, Op 29
Wedding Cake. Valse-Caprice for piano and strings, Op 76
Piano Concerto No 4 in C minor, Op 44
Piano Concerto No 5 in F major, Op 103
Rapsodie d’Auvergne for piano and orchestra, Op 73
Allegro appassionato for piano and orchestra, Op 70
Africa. Fantasie for piano and orchestra, Op 89

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 28 – Stojowski
Jonathan Plowright (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 3
Piano Concerto No 2 in A flat major ‘Prologue, Scherzo and Variations’, Op 32

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 29 – Moscheles 2 & 3
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 2 in E flat major, Op 56
Piano Concerto No 3 in G minor, Op 58
Anticipations of Scotland ‘A grand fantasia’, Op 75

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 30 – Lyapunov
Hamish Milne (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major, Op 4
Rhapsody on Ukranian Themes, Op 28
Piano Concerto No 2 in E major, Op 38

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 31 – Fuchs & Kiel
Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto in B flat minor, Op 27 Robert Fuchs
Piano Concerto in B flat major, Op 30 Friedrich Kiel

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 32 – Moscheles 1, 6 & 7
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F major, Op 45
Piano Concerto No 6 in B flat major ‘Fantastique’, Op 90
Piano Concerto No 7 in C minor ‘Pathétique’, Op 93

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 33 – Scharwenka 2 & 3
Seta Tanyel (piano), Radio Philharmonie Hannover des NDR, Tadeusz Strugala (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor, Op 56
Piano Concerto No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 80

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 34 – Pierné
Stephen Coombs (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ronald Corp (conductor)

Piano Concerto in C minor, Op 12
Poëme symphonique in D minor, Op 37
Fantaisie-Ballet in B flat major, Op 6
Scherzo-Caprice in D major, Op 25

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 35 – Herz 1, 7 & 8
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in A major, Op 34
Piano Concerto No 7 in B minor, Op 207
Piano Concerto No 8 in A flat major, Op 218

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 36 – Moscheles 4 & 5
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 4 in E major, Op 64
Piano Concerto No 5 in C major, Op 87
Recollections of Ireland, Op 69

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 37 – Nápravník & Blumenfeld
Evgeny Soifertis (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Titov (conductor)

Concerto symphonique in A minor, Op 27 Eduard Nápravník
Allegro de concert in A major, Op 7 [13'54] Felix Blumenfeld
Fantaisie russe in B minor, Op 39 [12'19] Eduard Nápravník

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 38 – Rubinstein & Scharwenka
Marc-André Hamelin (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Michael Stern (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 32 Franz Xaver Scharwenka
Piano Concerto No 4 in D minor, Op 70 Anton Rubinstein

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 39 – Delius & Ireland
Piers Lane (piano), Ulster Orchestra, David Lloyd-Jones (conductor)

Piano Concerto in C minor, original 1904 version Frederick Delius
Piano Concerto in E flat major John Ireland

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 40 – Herz 3, 4 & 5
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 3 in D minor, Op 87
Piano Concerto No 4 in E major, Op 131
Piano Concerto No 5 in F minor, Op 180

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 41 – Kalkbrenner
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 61
Piano Concerto No 4 in A flat major, Op 127

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 42 – Alnæs & Sinding
Piers Lane (piano), Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Litton (conductor)

Piano Concerto in D major, Op 27 Eyvind Alnæs
Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op 6 Christian Sinding

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 43 – Sterndale Bennett & Bache
Howard Shelley (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 4 in F minor, Op 19 Sir William Sterndale Bennett
Piano Concerto in E major, Op 18 Francis Edward Bache
Caprice in E major, Op 22 [12'49] Sir William Sterndale Bennett

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 44 – Melcer
Jonathan Plowright (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Christoph König (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor
Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 45 – Hiller
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in F minor, Op 5
Piano Concerto No 2 in F sharp minor, Op 69
Piano Concerto No 3 in A flat major ‘Concerto espressivo’, Op 170

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 46 – Bowen
Danny Driver (piano), BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 3 in G minor ‘Fantasia’, Op 23
Piano Concerto No 4 in A minor, Op 88

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 47 – Draeseke & Jadassohn
Markus Becker (piano), Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Michael Sanderling (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in C minor, Op 89 Salomon Jadassohn
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 90 Salomon Jadassohn
Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op 36 Felix Draeseke

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 48 – Benedict & Macfarren
Howard Shelley (piano), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Howard Shelley (conductor)

Piano Concerto in C minor, Op 45 Sir Julius Benedict
Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op 89 Sir Julius Benedict
Concertstück in E minor Walter Macfarren

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 49 – Stenhammar
Seta Tanyel (piano), Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Manze (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 1
Piano Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op 23

The Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 50 – Tchaikovsky 2 CD
Stephen Hough (piano), Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä (conductor)

Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor, Op 23
Concert Fantasia in G major, Op 56
Solitude, Op 73 No 6
None but the lonely heart, Op 6 No 6
Piano Concerto No 2 in G major, Op 44
Piano Concerto No 3 in E flat major, Op 75
Piano Concerto No 2 in G major, Op 44 arr. Alexander Siloti
Piano Concerto No 2 in G major, Op 44 arr. Stephen Hough

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Alfred Brendel: The Complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings (35 CD box set, APE)

# Performer: Members of Hungarian Quintet
# Conductor: Antonio Janigro, Heinz Wallberg, Jonathan Sternberg, Michael Gielen, Paul Angerer, et al.
# Composer: Mily Balakirev, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Liszt, et al.
# Audio CD (September 30, 2008)
# SPARS Code: ADD
# Number of Discs: 35 CD box set
# Format: APE (image+cue)
# Label: Brilliant Classics
# ASIN: B001CW7LT8
# Size: 8.96 GB
# Recovery: +3%
# Scan: no
# Server: filesonic, uploadstation

This 35 CD box set collects all the solo recordings made by the great pianist Alfred Brendel for the US Vox and Vanguard companies between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s. (The set also includes a few duo piano recordings of Mozart by Brendel and his friend Walter Klien.) Brendel disavows these recordings today, when he mentions them at all, but I think they are priceless documents of a strikingly gifted and assertive young artist on the brink of a fabulous maturity. Some of the earliest recordings are mono, but the vast bulk are stereo recordings made by Vox between 1959 and 1966. Highlights include Brendel’s first complete traversal of Beethoven’s solo piano music (the 32 Sonatas, Variations, Bagatelles, etc.), as well as the five piano concertos; a handful of Mozart’s greatest concertos; Liszt’s concertos, opera paraphrases, and excerpts from the ‘Annees de Pelerinage’; rare recordings of Chopin polonaises and Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies (for Vanguard); and a marvelously spiky, thrilling recording of Arnold Schoenberg’s Piano Concerto. The orchestras are mostly under-rehearsed, ad hoc Viennese groups assembled to make recordings, although sometimes you get the glossier Vienna Symphony or, on one glorious occasion, the superb chamber orchestra I Solisti di Zagreb. The roster of participating conductors includes class acts like Michael Gielen and (for Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto) Zubin Mehta, but more often you get respectable but lesser podium luminaries of the 1960s Vienna scene like Wilfried Boettcher, Paul Angerer, and Heinz Wallberg. I note these ‘shortcomings’ only. They detract from Brendel’s achievements only incidentally and insignificantly. What I find most winning about almost all the performances in this giant set is the palpable sense of exploration, risk-taking, and discovery achieved throughout, coupled with a demonstration of superb technique and unflinching, flinty intelligence. Brendel was a pupil of Eduard Steuermann and Edwin Fischer, two of the most formidably gifted pianists of the first half of the 20th Century, and that heritage shows even in discs recorded in the earliest years of his career. And make no mistake: while Brendel’s later recordings for Philips reveal even more subtle and insightful encounters with his core repertory (Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt), these 35 CDs offer provocative, superbly projected performances that amaze, delight, and instruct. Also, the set offers some surprising repertory that Brendel never chose to revisit in later years, like Stravinsky’s “Three Movements from ‘Petrouchka’” and Prokofiev’s steely Fifth Piano Concerto. Brilliant Classics has done a fine job remastering these vintage recordings from 40 and 50 years ago. While almost all are individually available from the companies that currently hold the legal rights to the Vox and Vanguard catalogues, they by and large just sound better as presented in this set. For example, Brendel recorded the late Beethoven sonatas (nos. 27-32) at the beginning of his Vox cycle (ca. 1964), and they have always sounded terribly glassy and shallow. Somehow, Brilliant Classics has managed to tame the glassiness. The result? For the first time in 40 years I’ve been able to listen to Brendel’s Vox ‘Hammerklavier Sonata’ with real pleasure. Bravo! The set contains superb essays by noted writer Ates Orca that provide a wealth of information and insight about Brendel and his early recordings. Finally, the price: you simply cannot obtain these recordings for a price that is lower than that charged for this set. So with all due respect (and apologies) to Alfred Brendel: disregard his impatient dismissal of these early recordings. They constitute a distinctive, fascinating, and honorable chapter in the record of his most distinguished career. Buy them and enjoy! — T. Beers

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Svetlanov: Russian Moods (2 CD, APE)

# Conductor: Evgeny Svetlanov
# Composer: Anton Arensky, Mily Balakirev, Alexander Borodin, Alexander Glazunov, Vasily Kalinnikov, et al.
# Audio CD (June 17, 1997)
# SPARS Code: ADD
# Number of Discs: 2
# Format: APE (image+cue)
# Label: Melodiya
# ASIN: B000001HDE
# Size: 613 MB
# Recovery: +3%
# Scan: yes
# Server: hotfile, filesonic

Disc 1
01. Act IV: Nocturnal Intermezzo
02. 1. In a Monastery. Andante religioso
03. 2. Intermezzo. Tempo di Menuetto
04. 3. Mazurka. Allegro
05. 4. Mazurka. Allegretto
06. 5. Dreams. Andante
07. 6. Serenade. Allegretto
08. 7. Finale. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Nocturne: Andantino – Scherzo

Disc 2
01. 1. Religious Chant
02. 2. Carol. Kolyada – Malyeda
03. 3. Melancholy Song
04. 4. Humorous Song “I Danced with a Midge”
05. 5. Legend of the Birds
06. 6. Lullaby
07. 7. Dance Song
08. 8. Round Dance Song
09. 1. Préambule: Etude. Andante
10. 2. Mazurka. Animato
11. 3. Intermezzo: Nocturne. Lento
12. 4. Finale: Scherzo. Presto con fuoco

# Melancholy, for orchestra, Op 46/3
Composed by Eduard Napravnik
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Dubrovsky, opera, Op 58 Act IV: Nocturnal Intermezzo
Composed by Eduard Napravnik
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Dawn on the Moscow River, prelude for orchestra (from Khovanshchina), edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Dance of the Persian Slaves, for orchestra (from the opera Khovantschina), edited by Rmsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Lyric Poem for orchestra in D flat major, Op. 12
Composed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Petite Suite for orchestra (orchestrated by Glazunov)
Composed by Alexander Borodin
Performed by Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# At the Grave (Nad mogiloy), prelude for orchestra “in memory of M.P. Belyayev”, Op. 61
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Intermezzo for string orchestra in G minor, Op 13
Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Vocalise, transcription for orchestra, Op. 34/14
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# The Rock, symphonic poem for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands), Op. 7
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Russian Folksongs (8) for orchestra, Op 58
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Musical Snuffbox, for piano (or orchestra), Op 32
Composed by Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Serenade for string orchestra
Composed by Vasily Kalinnikov
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

# Suite on Pieces by Chopin, for orchestra
Composed by Mily Balakirev
Conducted by Evgeny Svetlanov

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Ultimate Classical Spectacular (5 CD box set, FLAC)

# Performer: Alan Loveday, Christopher Warren-Green
# Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Dresden Staatskapelle, Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra
# Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen, Gordon Kember, Sir Neville Marriner, Charles Dutoit, Vladimir Ashkenazy
# Composer: Peter Tchaikovsky, Mily Balakirev, Sergei Lyapunov, Alexander Borodin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Mikhail Glinka, Maurice Ravel, Alexis-Emmanuel Chabrier, Hector Berlioz, Paul Dukas, Charles-Camille Saint-Saens, Claude Debussy, Modest Mussorgsky
# Audio CD (April 21, 2009)
# SPARS Code: DDD
# Number of Discs: 5 CD box set
# Format: FLAC, CUE
# Label: Decca
# ASIN: B001UGIS9S
# Size: 1.06 Gb
# Recovery: +3%
# Scan: cover
# Server: uploadbox

CD 1
01. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
02. Balakirev: Islamey Orch. Lyapunov
03. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor. Dance Of The Maidens, Arr. Rimsky-Korsakov
04. Borodin: Polovtsian Dances From Prince Igor. Dances With Chorus, Orch. Glazunov
05. Borodin: In The Steppes Of Central Asia
06. Glinka: Overture To Ruslan And Ludmilla

CD 2
01. Ravel: Bolero
02. Glinka: Jota Aragonesa
03. Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
04. Chabrier: Espana

CD 3
01. Berlioz: Hungarian March – The Damnation Of Faust
02. Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Pavane For A Dead Infanta)
03. Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
04. Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre
05. Debussy: Prelude A I’apres-Midi D’un Faune
06. Chabrier: Joyeuse Marche

CD 4
01. Mussorgsky: Prelude To Khovanshchina Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov
02. Mussorgsky: A Night On The Bare Mountain, Arr. Rimsky-Korsakov
03. Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Festival Overture
04. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Promenade – Gnomus
05. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Promenade – The Old Castle
06. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Promenade – Tuileries
07. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Bydlo – Promenade
08. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
09. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
10. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. The Market In Limoges
11. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. Catacombs – With The Dead In The Language Of The Dead
12. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. The Hut On Fowl’s Legs
13. Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition, Orch. Ravel. The Great Gate Of Kiev

CD 5
01. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. I The Sea And Sindbad’s Ship
02. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. II The Story Of The Kalender Prince
03. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. III The Young Prince And The Young Princess
04. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade. IV Festival In Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck
05. Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar Saltan – Suite. I The Tsar’s Departure And Farewell
06. Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar Saltan – Suite. II The Tsarina In A Barrel At Sea
07. Rimsky-Korsakov: Tsar Saltan – Suite. III The Three Wonders
08. Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight Of The Bumblebee

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