Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Monster Mash (Limited Edition Green Vinyl 7") [ Decca / 7in - released 6/Oct/2023 ] Originally released in 1962, the spooky halloween favorite is back on 7″ neon green vinyl LP, featuring the official Next Habit remix. |
Boris Giltburg; Mateusz Borowiak; Lukáš Vondrá?ek; Alberto Ferro
Queen Elisabeth Competition: Piano 2013 & 2016 [ Queen Elisabeth Competition / 4 CD - released 12/May/2023 ] This 4CD box set includes mostly unreleased performances of the First Prizes and winners of the audience prizes from the Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition in 2013 and 2016. You will find: Boris Giltburg (First Prize and Canvas-Klaraprijs 2013);... |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Boris Giltburg (piano) / Brussels Philharmonic, Vassily Sinaisky [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Apr/2023 ] Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto was composed while he was a student at the Moscow Conservatoire, then fully reworked before he left Russia in 1917 and again in 1919. It is hard to explain why it never achieved a higher level of popularity. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 3 & 4 Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Feb/2023 ] For 19th-century audiences Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 was the most loved of all his piano concertos, a work in which the balancing of high drama, tenderness, lyricism and humour is most pronounced and in which a coda resolves inner tensions... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 / String Quintet in G major Op.111 Pavel Haas Quartet, Boris Giltburg (piano), Pavel Nikl (viola) [ Supraphon / CD - released 13/May/2022 ] "Fiery passions and the crispest of rhythms mark outer movements, while slow movements bask in heartfelt nostalgia. Either way, everybody wins." Times |
PROKOFIEV / LISZT / BEETHOVEN / TCHAIKOVSKY / MENDELSSOHN / DEBUSSY / etc
Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition (Teldec & EMI recordings) Michel Beroff (piano) Boris Berezovsky (piano) Sharom Kam (clarinet) Klaus Konig (tenor) Sylvia McNair (soprano) Sarah Chang (violin), etc / Kurt Masu [ Warner Classics / 70 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2022 ] Kurt Masur's achievement is defined above all by his relationships with two orchestras exemplifying vastly different traditions. This 70CD set consolidates the entirety of the catalogues that Masur built for EMI and Teldec between 1974 and 2009. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' / Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4 Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Mar/2022 ] These works share the common key of E flat major but represent two very different stages in the composer's life. The Piano Concerto No. 0, WoO 4, written when Beethoven was 13 years old, is one of his earliest works. |
Boris
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / 9 CD Box Set - released 24/Sep/2021 ] Boris Giltburg is lauded worldwide as a deeply sensitive, insightful and compelling interpreter, with critics praising his impassioned approach to performance. |
TIGRAN MANSURIAN
Con Anima - Chamber Music by Tigran Mansurian Movses Pogossian (violin), Kim Kashkashian (viola), Boris Allakhverdyan (violin), Tatevik Mokatsian (piano) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 6/Nov/2020 ] Conceived jointly by violinist Movses Pogossian and violist Kim Kashkashian on the occasion of Tigran Mansurian's 80th birthday, the Con anima project brings together a dedicated cast of players to perform the Armenian composer's chamber music. |
RUDYARD KIPLING
Jungle Book & Just So Stories Read by Boris Karloff [ Alto / CD - released 25/Sep/2020 ] "Karloff ideal for children with characterful readings and a smiley inviting voice" |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 - 3 (Beethoven 32 Vol. 1) Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Aug/2020 ] Boris Giltburg has set out to study and film all 32 piano sonatas by Beethoven by the end of 2020. The project started as a personal exploration, driven by curiosity and his strong love of the Beethoven sonatas. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 4 - 7 (Beethoven 32 Vol. 2) Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos Beethoven Sonatas Vol 2 / CD - released 1/Aug/2020 ] Boris Giltburg has set out to study and film all 32 piano sonatas by Beethoven by the end of 2020. The project started as a personal exploration, driven by curiosity and his strong love of the Beethoven sonatas. |
GABRIEL PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev, (G.): Concerto for turntables No 1 / Cello Concerto Mr Switch (turntables) Boris Andrianov (cello) / Ural Philharmonic, Alexey Bogorad (cond) [ Signum / CD - released 22/May/2020 ] Concerto for turntables No 1 Sometimes composers write a piece that takes on a life of its own, and that's what has happened to this concerto. Much credit is due to the phenomenal skills of Mr Switch who has become the unofficial lead soloist. |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019) Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Mar/2020 ] Natalia Makarova's acclaimed production of this 19th-century classic ballet brings an exotic world of temple dancers and noble warriors to life. Featuring opulent sets by Pier Luigi Samaritani and beautiful costumes by Yolanda Sonnabend. |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Perfect Piano: Best loved classical piano music Jenö Jandó, Idil Biret, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, François-Joël Thiollier, Benjamin Frith, Boris Giltburg [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
LUDWIG MINKUS
Minkus: La Bayadère (complete ballet recorded in 2019) BLU-RAY The Royal Ballet / Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Natalia Osipova / Boris Gruzin (cond) [ Opus Arte Blu-ray / Blu-ray Disc - released 21/Feb/2020 ] "A very enjoyable release with a great deal to offer even if you already own another version." MusicWeb April 2020 |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Rondo, WoO 6 Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2019 ] "Here's a very promising start to what I assume will be a new Beethoven piano concerto cycle...Fine playing, fine conducting, fine engineering-in short, a really fine release generally." ClassicsToday |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante / La Leggierezza / Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Apr/2019 ] "Giltburg needs no introduction. His series of warmly received recordings… has secured him a deservedly prominent place on the map" Gramophone |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Préludes Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Apr/2019 ] Written over a period of 18 years, Rachmaninov's sets of Préludes are a mirror and a record of his compositional development. With so rich a variety of character, colour, texture and mood, no two préludes are fully alike, and differentiation of tempo... |