FILTSCH / GUTMANN / MIKULI / TELLEFSEN
Piano Music by Pupils of Chopin Hubert Rutkowski (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] Of Carl Filtsch, who died aged only fifteen, Liszt said: "When this little one begins to tour, I will have to close up shop." |
HUMMEL
Flute Sonatas (Complete) Lise Daoust (flute), Elizabeth Dolin (cello), Carmen Picard (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Aug/2010 ] "The performers, all Canadians, are technically top drawer and altogether committed to playing the music for all it is worth." (Fanfare) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Piano Music Vol. 5 (Incls 5 Characteristic Impressions, Op. 103 ) Havard Gimse (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ] "Havard Gimse has proved a sensitive and imaginative advocate of this repertoire and here he is at his distinguished best. A highly recommendable and rewarding issue." BBC Music |
GRIEG
Piano Concerto / Symphonic Dances / In Autumn Havard Gimse (piano) / Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Bjarte Engeset, conductor, [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 7/Jul/2004 ] "Sweep away the glitz that usually surrounds the Grieg concerto, and you have this gorgeous performance from the young Norwegian pianist, Havard Gimse…Delicacy and superb technique” – Yorkshire Post |
LORD BERNERS
Berners: Songs & Piano Music Ian Partridge (tenor) Len Vorster (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] Lord Berners was essentially self-taught as a composer, profiting from experiences gained while travelling in Europe, and receiving advice and encouragement from Stravinsky. |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Variations Ian Yungwook Yoo (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 18/Oct/2010 ] The art of variation lies at the heart of much music, including that of Beethoven, who practised this demanding technique as both performer and composer at many stages throughout his career. For his 'Eroica' Variations Beethoven used a theme... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 4 - Nos. 4 and 8 Ib Hausmann (violin) / Maria Kliegel (cello) / Nina Tichman (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jun/2010 ] Composed in 1798, a few years after he settled in Vienna, Beethoven's Gassenhauer ('popular song') Trio gained this nickname from its set of variations on Pria ch'io l'impegno from Weigl's comic opera Il Corsaro. It opens with a finely crafted... |
JOHN CORIGLIANO
Music for violin & piano (Incls Violin Sonata) Ida Bieler (violin) Nina Tichman (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 30/Jan/2009 ] "Corigliano could have made a comfortable living churning out film scores: his versatility, orchestral wizardry and fluency are undeniable." BBC Music Magazine |
KRZYSZTOF PENDERECKI
Penderecki: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Ida Bieler (violin) Nina Tichman (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2006 ] "Bieler and Tichman are expert musicians, and there's nothing that they don't give to these performances, which were recorded in 2003 by German Radio." -Raymond Tuttle, classical.net |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas prove the depth of her expression and performing power. Biret is one of the finest interpreters of her generation, and on this collection, favors slower tempos and a light touch, all the more... |
Idil Biret
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volum [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] |
Idil Biret
Boulez:piano Sonatas 1-3 [ Naxos / CD ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonata No 3 / Ballades Op 10 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "These performances are full of character. Good recording, made in the Heidelberg studio." Penguin Guide |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Waltzes Op 39 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Music, Vol. 9 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Dec/1996 ] "Idil Biret plays then with her customary skill" - Fanfare |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 / Piano Pieces, Opp. 118-119 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "All told, this issue represents a real bargain and deserves the strongest recommendation" Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op. 76 / Rhapsodies, Op. 79 / Fantasies, Op. 116 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "This is all impressively characterized Brahms playing, and the recording does not lack sonority." Penguin Guide |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "a commanding and intelligent account of the C major Sonata" Penguin Guide |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Theme and Variations / Sarabandes / Gavottes Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "I have admired all the discs in Idil Biret's Brahms series and make no exception for this one" Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Variations, Opp. 9, 24 and 35 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "This gifted Turkish-born, French-trained pianist is a strong Brahms player" Fanfare |