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from notes by Gerald Larner © 2009
extrait des notes rédigées par Gerald Larner © 2009
Français: Hypérion
aus dem Begleittext von Gerald Larner © 2009
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel
Alfred Cortot stands as the greatest representative of 20th-century French pianism. This album focuses on the solo recordings he actually made in France, all recorded in Paris during World War 2, and originally only released locally. These wonderf ...» More |
Stephen Hough’s 2011 album of Chopin’s waltzes once more regains its ‘complete’ status with the inclusion of the ‘Valse’ found in a New York library in 2024. Yet further incentive to acquire some Chopin of ‘authority and panache … understanding an ...» More |
Stephen Hough has a unique affinity for the music of Chopin, whose music has always been a central part of his repertoire. Hough’s name has become synonymous with pianistic elegance, flawless technique and immense musicianship and he has become gl ...» More |
Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. This monumental recording project—first instigated by t ...» More |
The Hough discography is enhanced by this delightful recital disc from the winner of the Gramophone Gold Disc Award, acclaimed recently as ‘Britain’s finest pianist’ (The Sunday Times), and as one of the six greatest pianists performing in the wor ...» More |
This set brings together some of the earliest and rarest piano recordings ever made, not just in France, but worldwide, and includes the complete solo recordings of all the pianists featured except Wurmser. The French office of the Gramophone Comp ...» More |
Vassily Sapellnikoff (1868–1941) and Xaver Scharwenka (1850–1924) were among the earliest generation of pianists to record, and on this ground alone it is surprising that their complete recordings have never before been transferred for modern list ...» More |
‘Well filled set and plenty to arrest the imagination’ (MusicWeb International)» More |