More By Artist: Idil Biret (piano)
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Hungarian Dances / Waltzes Op 39 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2013 ] "The Turkish-born pianist Idil Biret…is a wonderful Brahmsian in this literature. She has a big, firm technique that conveys authority; she is at home in all styles, whether in the strictly rhythmic and articulated Baroque-style dance pieces, or the... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Coffee & Classical Idil Biret (piano), Jenö Jandó (piano), Maria Lambros (viola), Soyeon Kate Lee (piano), Alon Goldstein (piano), Rachel Calin (double bass), Benjamin F [ Naxos / CD - released 22/Nov/2019 ] Enjoy this full-flavoured selection of music whilst sipping on a coffee from your favourite cup. Let our blended brew of aural aromas bring you down to earth from the days highs, and experience how our choice of works gives grounds for escape from... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Vol 1 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "An extraordinary number of pianists have recorded these Sonatas. Rather than comparing the present discs with them, I had rather simply welcome them as the work of a deeply serious musician of obvious technical mastery and understanding of the music |
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS
Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 Idil Biret (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra, James Loughran [ Naxos / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] "Saint-Saens' plano concertos require brilliance and panache and Idil Biret has those qualities ... Good support from the Philharmonia and James Loughran." - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY - 23 Sept 90 |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol 11 (Rondos, Mazurkas, Variations) Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/May/2001 ] "With world-class playing it's remarkable. And at (bargain price) it's astonishing. Who's inspiring the superlatives - Ashkenazy, Pogorelich, Pollini? No: Idil Biret." Classic CD |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Favourites, Vol. 1 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 5/May/1999 ] Fryderyk Chopin was born in 1810 at Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw. His father Nicolas Chopin was French by birth but had moved to Poland to work as an accounting clerk, later serving as tutor to the Laczynski family and thereafter to the family of Count... |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Piano Transcriptions - Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2019 ] "offers greater temperament and excitement than many of the orchestral versions. A pianistic tour de force" ClassicCD |
Idil Biret (piano), Irina Nikotina (violin, Massenet Concerto) Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, Alain Pâris
Massenet and Franck - Music for Piano and Orchestra [ Alpha Classics / CD - released 27/Nov/2006 ] French music of the late 19th and early 20th century abounds in fine symphonies and concertos that are rarely explored. During the symphonic revival initiated by Camille Saint-Saëns and César Franck, several famous virtuosos encouraged composers to... |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Schumann: Introduction and Concerto Allegro Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony, Antoni Wit [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Oct/2000 ] "A release well worth hearing." ClassicsToday |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Allegro appassionato Idil Biret (piano) / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Katowice); Antoni Wit, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Jun/2000 ] "The two Schumann works are fine bonuses, both rendered with the same commitment and insight from soloist and orchestra. In the end, one must assess all these performances as quite extraordinary and fully competitive with the best." ClassicalNet |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: J.: Waltzes / Cadenzas / Die schöne Magelone Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 12/Dec/1995 ] Johannes Brahms was born on 7th May 1833 in the Gängeviertel district of Hamburg, the son of Johann Jakob Brahms, a double-bass player, and his wife, a seamstress seventeen years his senior. |
JOHANNES BRAHMS / ROBERT SCHUMANN
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 Idil Biret (piano) Bernd Glemser (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] Born in Ankara, Idil Biret started to learn the piano at the age of three and later studied at the Paris Conservatoire under the guidance of Nadia Boulanger, graduating at the age of fifteen with three first prizes. |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Piano Favourites Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 9/Sep/1997 ] Fryderyk Chopin was born in 1810 at Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw. His father Nicolas Chopin was French by birth but had moved to Poland to work as an accounting clerk, later serving as tutor to the Laczynski family and thereafter to the family of Count... |
FREDERICK CHOPIN
Chopin: Complete Piano Music Vol. 14 - Piano Concertos 1 & 2 Idil Biret (piano) / Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Feb/1994 ] The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor was actually the second of the two to be composed and was written, like its companion, in Warsaw, before Chopin left Poland. The concerto was tried out in private and then given its first public performance in 1830 |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
Chopin: Mazurkas, Vol. 1 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 20/Apr/2008 ] Fryderyk Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola, near Warsaw, in 1810. His father, Nicolas Chopin, was French by birth, but had been taken to Poland in 1787, at the age of sixteen, working first as a clerk in a tobacco factory, before taking part in the... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-32 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / 10 CD Box Set - released 10/Oct/2011 ] Turkish pianist Idil Biret's series of Beethoven Sonatas prove the depth of her expression and performing power. Biret is one of the finest interpreters of her generation, and on this collection, favors slower tempos and a light touch, all the more... |
BERG / WEBERN / BOULEZ
Piano Sonatas / etc Idil Biret (piano) [ Idil Biret Archive Edition Volume 4 / CD - released 5/Apr/2010 ] |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Music, Vol. 9 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Dec/1996 ] "Idil Biret plays then with her customary skill" - Fanfare |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117 / Piano Pieces, Opp. 118-119 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "All told, this issue represents a real bargain and deserves the strongest recommendation" Gramophone |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Pieces, Op. 76 / Rhapsodies, Op. 79 / Fantasies, Op. 116 Idil Biret (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "This is all impressively characterized Brahms playing, and the recording does not lack sonority." Penguin Guide |
