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! |
SCHUMANN
Piano Music [Incls kreisleriana & Humoreske] Alexander Ghindin (piano) / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy (Conductor) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/Oct/2004 ] |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) with various orchestras & conductors [ Decca / 50 CD Box Set - released 20/Jul/2014 ] Decca Classics releases 'Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca' on 4 March 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the label's remarkable 50-year recording partnership with Vladimir Ashkenazy. |
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". |
SHOSTAKOVICH
24 Preludes & Fugues Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Records / 2 CD - released 14/Jun/1999 ] *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
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) |
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. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Nocturnes and Ballades Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 15/May/2004 ] "In his sense of wonder Ashkenazy never disappoints. The magic and mystery of this music emerge in a way I can only describe as hypnotic." (Gramophone) |
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 |
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... |
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... |
RACHMANINOV
Romanovsky plays Rachmaninov Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] |
TCHAIKOVSKY / TANEYEV / LIADOV / BORODIN / RACHMANINOV / etc
Russian Piano Encores Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca Australian SBS Eloquence / CD - released 20/Sep/2015 ] "This wide-ranging conspectus of Russian piano miniatures spans Ashkenazy's career from 1963 to 2004. Fine playing, occasionally short on charm." (BBC Music) |
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Scriabin: Vers La Flamme Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] "more reflective and sometimes indulgent, very much viewing these pieces through the prism of Romanticism rather than that of modernism." (The Guardian) |
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) |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2 Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) [ Decca / 3 CD - released 13/Apr/2006 ] MARBECKS STAFF RECORDING OF THE YEAR 2006 - 'He brings a rewarding limpidity and lucidity of thought and texture to Bach's music' (BBC Music Magazine Disc of the Month May 2006) "Directness, articulation and absolute trust in the music's own... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Discover Beethoven Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Arthur Grumiaux (violin), Ingrid Haebler (piano), Henryk Szeryng (violin), Bernard Greenhouse (cello), Menahem Pressler (p [ Decca Virtuoso / CD - released 12/Dec/2019 ] Beethoven was a visionary genius whose trailblazing symphonies, sonatas and concertos paved the way for the Romantic era. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (complete) / Bagatelles Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti [ Decca Collector's Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 5/Aug/2013 ] "He is one of those pianists who so often seems to me to sound just right. No gimmicks, the music just speaks as it should . . . innate musicality, impeccable taste." Jed Distler, Gramophone (London) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Ultimate Classical Relaxation (Incls 'Air on a G string', Meditation from Thais, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik & Dance of the Hours) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Kyung Wha Chung (violin) Alicia de Larrocha (piano) / Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 25/Mar/2008 ] This set includes two CDs devoted to the music of J.S. Bach and one devoted to Tchaikovsky. The remaining two contain a sublime programme of music by Dvorák, Barber, Saint-Saëns, Bruch, Canteloube and many more. |
SHOSTAKOVICH
Piano & Chamber Music (Incls 24 Preludes & Fugues & Piano Quintet in G minor) Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) Lilya Zilberstein (piano) Olli Mustonen (piano) Lynn Harrell (cello) Fitzwilliam String Quartet / Beaux Arts Trio [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD - released 1/Jul/2006 ] Shostakovich wrote music in all genres but it is for the 15 Symphonies and 15 String Quartets that he is held in the highest esteem and for which he produced some of his greatest works |