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SCHUMANN
Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6 / Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 Mitsuko Uchida (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "...revelatory and supremely satisfying...Her account of the great C major Fantasie sits alongside some of the greatest committed to disc - Schumann the poet and virtuoso evoked in perfect balance" Sunday Times, 3rd October 2010 ***** |
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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op.16 / Carnaval, Op.9 Mitsuko Uchida (piano) [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Apr/2007 ] 'I have the impression that her aim was to make them wholly and uniquely her own...much of what we hear is as refreshingly imaginative as it is pianistically exemplary...she relishes the fantasy and caprice of Carnaval with an arrestingly vivid... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Mitsuko Uchida plays Schubert (Complete Sonatas and Impromptus) Mitsuko Uchida (piano) [ Decca Budget Boxes / 8 CD Box Set - released 15/Dec/2004 ] Celebrate the completion of Mitusko Uchida's outstanding cycle of Schubert solo piano works with this specially priced boxed set of all 8 discs. |
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SCHUMANN
Waldszenen / Gesänge der Frühe / Piano Sonata No. 2 Mitsuko Uchida (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 1/May/2014 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD NOMINATION 2014 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 / 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80 Mitsuko Uchida (piano) / Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfun. Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Kurt Sanderling [ Philips Collector's Edition / 3 CD - released 25/Aug/2005 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) "No surprise that a musician of such integrity and intelligence as Uchida has bided her time when it comes to Beethoven. Yet this set represents work in progress" MusicWeb Sept 2005 |
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RACHMANINOV / KHACHATURIAN
Moura Lympany - Decca Recordings 1951-1952 Moura Lympany (piano) New Symphony Orchestra of London / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Anthony Collins. Anatole Fistoulari [ Decca Original Masters / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] "… the orchestra in this version has some real body, and the piano is excellently reproduced … Miss Lympany gives a masterly performance." Gramophone March 1953 (Khachaturian) |
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SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / BRIDGE
Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete Decca Recordings Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Benjamin Britten (piano) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) English Chamber Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] 'On every count this is a triumphant record...it offers us Rostropovich's own superb playing...admirably partnered by Britten (who shows himself an outstanding chamber music pianist)...a splendid performance of the Debussy Sonata' Gramophone January... |
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Nelson Freire
Schumann: Piano Works [ Decca / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Harmonies Du Soir Nelson Freire (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] "Again and again one marvels at the spontaneity of Freire's playing, his ability to think in long paragraphs and bring an almost improvisatory air to proceedings" Gramophone Award Finalist 2011 - Instrumental |
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J. S. BACH
Nelson Freire: Bach Nelson Freire (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 11/May/2016 ] "A pianist half his age could feel elated with the pin-sharp, dancing articulation that so often trips from Freire's fingers" (BBC Music) |
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Piano works (Incls Preludes Book 1 & 'Clair de Lune') Nelson Freire (piano) [ Decca / CD - released 20/Feb/2009 ] Gramophone Award Finalist 2009: Instrumental - "Nelson Freire turns to Debussy for a disc of supreme naturalness and affection." Editor's Choice - Gramophone April 2009 |
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CHAUSSON
Symphonie, Piano Quartet, Poemes & Concert Pascal Roge (piano) Chantal Juillet (violin) Pierre Amoyal (violin) / Quatuor Ysaye. Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. Charles Dutoit [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2005 ] Chausson's musical output is not vast and his career was short-lived. His earliest works date from the late 1870s and his last were produced shortly before he was killed as a result of a cycling accident in 1899. |
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FRANCIS POULENC
Poulenc: Solo Piano & Chamber Works [5 CD set] Pascal Roge (piano) Jean-Philippe Collard (piano) Chantal Juillet (violin) AndrAC Cazalet (horn) Patrick Gallois (flute) etc [ Decca / 5 CD - released 26/Feb/2006 ] The name of Pascal Rogé is synonymous with French music and throughout his association with Decca which lasted some twenty-five years. |
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GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto / An American in Paris André Previn (piano & conductor) / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra [ Decca Originals / CD - released 25/Jan/2010 ] The popular Gershwin triptych features André Previn as both pianist and conductor in this 1984 recording, which now appears at mid-price for the first time |
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FAURE
Piano Quartets & Quintets Quatuor Ysaye / Pascal Roge, piano [ Double Decca / 2 CD - released 5/May/2005 ] Fauré's large musical output includes many solo piano pieces and songs but just a handful of chamber works; two violin sonatas and two cello sonatas; a string quartet; a piano trio and other small miscellaneous pieces and the four works included... |
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BRAHMS / BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN
The Complete Decca Solo Recordings (special price 10 CD set) Radu Lupu (piano) [ Complete Decca Recordings / 10 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2012 ] "This is playing of quite exceptional insight and naturalness...and this set as a whole is well worth seeking out." (Penguin Guide) |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas / 6 Moments musicaux / 2 Scherzi (special price) Radu Lupu (piano) [ Decca / 4 CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] Lupu is one of those rare artists who has achieved something approaching cult status and the release of these sets of discs is a timely reminder of the artistry of this very fine pianist. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor / 2 Rhapsodies, op.79 / Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor / etc (special price) Radu Lupu (piano) with London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edo de Waart (cond) [ Decca / 3 CD - released 11/Apr/2006 ] Lupu is one of those rare artists who has achieved something approaching cult status and the release of these sets of discs is a timely reminder of the artistry of this very fine pianist. |
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TCHAIKOVSKY
Ultimate Tchaikovsky: Includes Piano Concerto No.1, Symphony No.5 & 6 & The Nutcracker [selection] Rafael Orozco (piano) Henryk Szeryng (violin) / Chantal Juillet (violin) Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Montreal Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Decca Budget Boxes / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/May/2007 ] 5 CDs in presentation slip case at SUPER-BUDGET price. An outstanding collection of Tchaikovsky favourites. Great value gift purchase. |
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SATIE
Piano Music (Including 6 Gnossiennes, 3 GymnopACdies & Sonneries de la Rose-Croix Air de l'Ordre) plus bonus DVD Reinbert de Leeuw (piano) with Marjanne Kweksilber (soprano) [ Decca Bargain Boxes / 4 CD/DVD - released 20/Jul/2006 ] This collector edition makes Reinbert de Leeuw's digital recordings of a selection of Satie solo pieces available again. Also included are some of Satie's Mélodies (these making their first international CD appearance) with Marjanne Kweksilber. |