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VIRTUOSO VIOLIN
Virtuoso Violin (Paganini, Wieniawski, Elgar, Sarasate, Hubay, Suk) Ruggiero Ricci (violin) Louis Persinger (piano) Ernest Lush (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/Dec/2000 ] A 2-CD set (3LPs) which formed some of Ruggiero Ricci's earliest Decca recordings. |
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OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Messiaen: La Nativité Du Seigneur / La Transfiguration De Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ Simon Preston (organ) Yvonne Loriod (piano), Westminster Symphonic Choir, National Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati [ Decca Enterprise / 2 CD Box Set - released 9/Apr/2012 ] The first public performance was on June 7, 1969, in Lisbon, Serge Baudo was the conductor. The United States premiere was on March 27-30, 1972 in Washington, DC with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Westminster Choir; Antal Dorati was the... |
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KARL JENKINS
Karl Jenkins: Piano Sir Karl Jenkins (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 13/Oct/2019 ] "Simple and honest renderings of Sir Karl's most familiar tunes, played by the man himself. It's a lovely disc which is let down by consistent room noise." BBC Music |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Romantic Piano Adagios [2 CD set] Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alfred Brendel, Radu Lupu, Pascal Roge (pianos) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 30/Jun/2009 ] An ideal collection for romantics everywhere! Over 2 1/2 hours of romantic piano music on one fantastic value double CD. |
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CHOPIN / SCHUMANN
Etudes Valentina Lisitsa (piano) [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 20/Dec/2014 ] Following her recent well-received Michael Nyman recording Chasing Pianos, Valentina now turns her attention to the Romantic Era and the Études of Chopin and Schumann. Chopin's Études were the first to be seen as true piano works rather than... |
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STOCKHAUSEN / BEFFA / STRAVINSKY
[R]evolution Vanessa Benelli Mosell (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/Jul/2015 ] "Mosell confronts [Stockhausen's] music fearlessly, shaping the smaller-scale pieces (the shortest, Klavierstück III, lasts just 38 seconds) as elegantly as she can, taking their technical challenges in her stride and above all conveying the sense of |
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SCHUBERT
Ultimate Schubert [Incls 'Rosamunde, Symphonies Nos 5, 8 & 9, & 'Death and the Maiden'] Vienna Philharmonic / Sir Clifford Curzon (piano) / Beaux Arts Trio / Quartetto Italiano / Weller Quartet / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Sep/2007 ] 5 CDs in presentation slip case at SUPER-BUDGET price. Great value gift purchase. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Works [Incls Piano Concerto Nos. 2 & 3] Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 10/Apr/2014 ] Classic Rachmaninov/Ashkenazy recordings on one double CD set. 144 minutes playing time! |
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SCHUMANN
Piano Music [Incls kreisleriana & Humoreske] Alexander Ghindin (piano) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (Conductor) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Piano: Includes the Moonlight Sonata, Ritual Fire Dance & Rondo all Turca Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alicia de Larrocha, Jorge Bolet, Andras Schiff, Radu Lupu and others [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD - released 20/Aug/2007 ] An outstanding collection of the great keyboard masterpieces featuring some of the world's greatest pianists. Substantially identical to "Pianomania". |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
24 Preludes & Fugues Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 14/Jun/1999 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas (10 CD set. ) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 10 CD Box Set - released 12/Oct/2004 ] "(Ashkenazy) delivers the music with songful grace as well as strength" (Gramophone) |
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SCHUMANN
The Works for Solo Piano (Incls 'Kreisleriana', 'Humoreske' & 'Carnival') [7 Cd set] Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Collectors Edition / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/May/2012 ] This seven CD Decca release brings together Schumann's solo works in recordings Ashkenazy made earlier in his career. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8 "Pathétique", 14 "Moonlight" & 23 "Appassionata" Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 27/Oct/2011 ] "All too rarely does one come across a record of popular, titled Beethoven sonatas which is as musically aware and as musically responsible as this" (Gramophone) |
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SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano Works (Incls Sonata No.2) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Records / SACD - released 5/Apr/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Preludes op.23, op.32, op.3 no.2 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Mar/2007 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1851-1900) - 'Perhaps what strikes home most of all is the sheer aristocracy of his playing...everything is beautifully moulded and proportioned, beautifully balanced and blended.' Gramophone... |
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CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / RAVEL
Recital (rec 1965) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] 'Ashkenazy plays it marvellously well, and seems oblivious of the difficulties [Gaspard]. His soft playing is really soft, and yet always full of atmosphere and tension. He is lazily relaxed in 'Ondine', hushed and mesmeric in 'Le Gibet', and what... |
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RACHMANINOV
Romanovsky plays Rachmaninov Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] |
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RACHMANINOV
Transcriptions Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) with Dody Ashkenazy (piano) & Alastair Mackie (trumpet) [ Decca Records / CD - released 15/Sep/2002 ] "Sparkling, affectionate performances in opulent sound." (Gramophone) |