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J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier II András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Distinguished Bach specialist András Schiff returned to the BBC Proms in 2018 to present Book II of The Well-Tempered Clavier. This performance in the Royal Albert Hall was described as a musical meditation for our troubled times by the Independent. |
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BEETHOVEN / SCHUBERT / BACH / MOZART / HAYDN
Encores After Beethoven András Schiff (piano) [ ECM / CD - released 2/Dec/2016 ] "If you think of encores as lightweight, think again. These composers wrote many characteristic pieces that are less ambitious than full-dress sonatas but are not to be dismissed as miniatures." Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice, February 2017 |
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W.A. MOZART / REGER / BUSONI
Music for Two Pianos Andras Schiff and Peter Serkin (piano) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] ECM débuts for two of the greatest pianists of our time |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas (with Jorg Widmann: Intermezzi for piano) András Schiff (piano) Jörg Widmann (clarinet) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 2/Oct/2020 ] Two great artists, pianist András Schiff and composer/clarinettist Jörg Widmann, join forces for the first time on record, performing Brahms's late masterpieces, the clarinet sonatas op. 120, written in 1894. In between the sonatas Schiff plays... |
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J. S. BACH / BARTOK / BRAHMS / JANACEK / MOZART / SCHUBERT
András Schiff - Collector's Edition András Schiff (piano) [ EuroArts / Blu-ray Disc - released 24/May/2024 ] Experience the musical brilliance of Sir András Schiff with this exclusive Blu-ray Disc collection, a tribute to the life's work of one of the world's most celebrated pianists and conductors. |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
András Schiff plays Schubert I András Schiff (piano) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 29/Sep/2017 ] This recording, including Schubert's Piano Trios in B flat major and E flat major as well as his 'Arpeggione' Sonata, features three artists renowned for their interpretations of Schubert: pianist András Schiff, violinist Yuuko Shiokawa and cellist... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 6/Mar/2020 ] "a winning combination of the BBC's high production values and Schiff on peak form at full capacity in music that he profoundly cares about." Gramophone |
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J. S. BACH
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier I BLU-RAY András Schiff (piano) [ Naxos Blu-ray / Blu-ray - released 6/Mar/2020 ] Johann Sebastian Bach was undoubtedly the greatest musical thinker of his age. Dubbed 'the Old Testament of music' by the conductor and pianist Hans von Bülow, The Well-Tempered Clavier is acknowledged to be one of the most significant works ever... |
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J.S. BACH
Goldberg Variations Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 5/Oct/2003 ] ""Great" is not a word to be used casually when it comes to CDs, but no other term does justice. Lucidity, elegance and strength are all here and exquisitely balanced. The definitive Goldberg? As far as I'm concerned, yes." Ann Picard, Independent... |
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SCHUMANN
In concert: Robert Schumann (recorded in 1999) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM New Series / 2 CD - released 21/Aug/2007 ] "Few pianists could have made this programme work. They may not be Schumann's finest, but they have their own glories and Schiff, recorded live in the Tonhalle, Zurich, in May 1999, treats them with affection. An absolute winner." ***** Five Stars... |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: The Piano Sonatas Volume 2: Sonatas opp. 10 (nos 1, 2 & 3) and 13 'Pathetique' Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "Great Beethoven playing gives off shock waves, and the three Op 10 sonatas are rich in shock potential...András Schiff's new recording - part of his ongoing sonata cycle - suggests mischievous delight in their quirks and idiosyncrasies" Rob Cowan,... |
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BEETHOVEN
The Piano Sonatas Volume 7: Sonatas opp. 90, 101 & 106 Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] The simultaneous yet separate release of the last two volumes of Schiff's complete Beethoven sonatas in autumn 2008 finally offers the opportunity to oversee the pianist's approach to this unique repertoire segment in total. Part VII, recorded once... |
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BEETHOVEN
The Piano Sonatas Volume 8: Sonatas opp. 109, 110 & 111 [30, 31, 32] Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 10/Nov/2008 ] "The quality of the playing and the recording are such that collectors of the complete edition are unlikely to be disappointed..the presentation is gorgeous, with a few nice facsimiles of Beethoven's original sketches and the usual informative and... |
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JANACEK
A Recollection: Piano Music Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 3/Jun/2001 ] "(Schiff) combines extreme sophistication with a directness of utterance which is very close to the folk tradition. Schiff shows a keen understanding of the music's polyphonic aspect." (BBC Music) |
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J. S. BACH
Complete Keyboard Concertos András Schiff (piano), Peter Serkin (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Camerata Bern, András Schiff (directing from the piano) [ Decca Collectors Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 10/Aug/2012 ] "Schiff's control of colour and articulation never seeks to present merely a harpsichord imitation, and in the concertos his shaping of Bach's lovely slow movements brings finely sustained lines and a subtle variety of touch." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Heroic Beethoven (LP) András Schiff, Stephen Kovacevich, Rudolf Buchbinder (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Artemis Quartet / etc [ Warner Classics / 2 LP - released 22/May/2020 ] Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the towering heroes of music. As a composer, he became a transformational, sometimes revolutionary force. As a man of spirit and inspiration, he triumphed over deafness to produce a wealth of masterpieces. Over the... |
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DEBUSSY / MOZART
Songs Juliane Banse (soprano) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 26/May/2003 ] First recorded collaboration between one of the leading sopranos of our time, Juliane Banse, and the incomparable pianist András Schiff. |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Music for Piano and Violoncello Miklos Perenyi (violoncello) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Exploring Beethoven's cello-and-piano output gives us an outstanding set" - Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine Dec 2004 |
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BACH / BUSONI / BEETHOVEN
Bach Busoni Beethoven Yuuko Shiokawa (violin), Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM / CD - released 1/Dec/2017 ] Yuuko Shiokawa and András Schiff are heard here in an insightful - and delightful - programme of sonatas for violin and piano which begins with Bach's Sonata No.3 in E major, ends with Beethoven's Sonata No.10 in G major, and has at its centre... |
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Fantasie in C major for violin and piano, D934 / Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' Yuuko Shiokawa (violin) Andras Schiff (piano) [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Dec/2014 ] "Schiff is on superb form both as soloist and accompanist in this well-balanced programme." (Gramophone Editor's Choice December 2014) |