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GABRIEL FAURE
Faure: Four Hand Piano Music Pierre-Alain Volondat, Patrick de Hooge (pianos) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] Faure's musical language bridged a gap between the romanticism of the nineteenth century and the world of music that had appeared with the new century, developing and evolving, but retaining its own fundamental characteristics. |
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GABRIEL FAURE
Fauré: Preludes And Impromptus Pierre-Alain Volondat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/1997 ] "Volondat makes the most of the built-in contrasts in the Preludes" BBC Music |
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Pietro De Maria
Clementi:piano Sonatas Op.40 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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PHILIP GLASS
Glass: Violin Concerto No. 2 'American Four Seasons' & Violin Sonata Piotr Plawner (violin), Gerardo Vila (piano) Berner Kammerorchester, Philippe Bach [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jan/2020 ] Philip Glass has become an iconic figure in American music. His works are often inspired by collaborations with other leading musicians, and the proposal of an ʻAmerican Four Seasonsʼ by the violinist Robert McDuffie to reflect Vivaldi's famous... |
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Poulenc
Piano Music Vol.2 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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FRANZ BERWALD
Berwald: Piano Trios Vol.1 - Nos 1 - 3 Andras Kiss (violin) / Csaba Onczay (cello) / Ilona Prunyi (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 24/Jul/2000 ] "These three mature piano trios echo the symphonies in their sharp originality, full of surprising twists and turns, often like a more quirky Mendelssohn. The second of the three is the most striking in a troubled F minor, with a broodingly intense... |
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Prutsman/Drury-Byrne/Fagan/Nat
Macdowell:piano Concertos 1&2 [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Nov/2000 ] |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano & Violin Music Vol.2 (Incls Silent Woods, Op. 68, No. 5) Qian Zhou (violin) / Edward Battersby (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 3/Feb/2002 ] "The performers appear to enjoy themselves enormously here (and for that matter throughout) and the partnership shows great unanimity and understanding." MusicWeb |
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Quaife/Vorster/Field/Dickinson
Falla;Songs And Piano Music [ Naxos / CD ] |
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PAUL CHIHARA
Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra Quynh Nguyen (piano) Rieko Aizawa (piano) / London Symphony Orchestra, Stephen Barlow [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 8/Sep/2023 ] Recipient of numerous notable awards and commissions, Paul Chihara is renowned for his film and television scores as well as for an extensive catalogue of orchestral, choral and chamber works. Composed for and in close collaboration with... |
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Rachel Heard
Haydn, Fj:piano Sons43/44/47 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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HAYDN
Piano Sonatas Nos. 43, 44 and 47 / Un piccolo divertimento Rachel Heard (Fortepiano) [ Naxos / CD - released 13/Jun/2006 ] Haydn's keyboard music was at first written for the harpsichord, with later works clearly intended for the pianoforte. His career coincided with changes in the standard keyboard instrument, as the fortepiano and then the pianoforte. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Chill With Rachmaninov Vytautas Sondeckis (cello) Bernd Glemser (piano) / Ireland National Symphony Orchestra / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] Sergey Vasilyevich Rachmaninov was born at Semyonovo, Russia in 1873, the son of aristocratic parents. However, his father's extravagant lifestyle depleted the family's fortunes to the extent that they were forced to sell off most of their estate and... |
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Ralph Van Raat
Lindberg: Complete Piano Music [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] |
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JOHN ADAMS
Adams: Complete Piano Music Ralph van Raat (piano) with Maarten van Veen (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 4/Mar/2007 ] The works on this disc span his entire career to date, and illustrate his many different styles of writing for the piano. Phrygian Gates and China Gates - "gate" here referring to a type of electronic switch - could be regarded as his first "minimal"... |
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HANS OTTE
Das Buch der Klänge, 12 pieces for piano Ralph van Raat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 27/Jan/2011 ] "Ralph van Raat's sensitive and technically refined performance has been captured very nicely on this CD, and while Hans Otte's own recording may ultimately be preferable I can't imagine anyone having any complaints about this disc at budget price.... |
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CHARLES KOECHLIN
Les Heures Pesanes Op. 65 Ralph van Raat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] A pupil of Massenet and Fauré, the prolific French composer and teacher Charles Koechlin expanded traditional harmonies and compositional techniques and was much admired by his contemporaries. Les heures persanes was inspired by Vers Ispahan, Pierre... |
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JOHN TAVENER
Piano Works (Incls 'Ypakoe' & 'Pratirupa') Ralph van Raat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] John Tavener's piano works are less well known than his large orchestral, vocal and choral works, yet at times seem to mark his stylistic and spiritual development on a more personal level. |
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BOULEZ / DEBUSSY / MESSIAEN / RAVEL
Rare French Piano Music Ralph van Raat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2020 ] This album of French piano rarities features seldom-heard and recently discovered works by composers who had an influence on Pierre Boulez, as well as the premiere recording of Boulez's Prélude, Toccata et Scherzo. |
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TAN DUN
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in watercolor / C-A-G-E-(In Memory of John Cage) / Film Music Sonata / etc Ralph van Raat (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] |