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Marc-André Hamelin (piano)» More |
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Emmanuel Despax (piano)» More |
Alfred Cortot (piano)» More |
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano)» More |
Harold Bauer (piano)» More |
Moriz Rosenthal (piano)» More |
Moriz Rosenthal (piano)» More |
Eileen Joyce (piano)» More |
Vassily Sapellnikoff (piano)» More |
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)» More |
Frank La Forge (piano)» More |
Raoul Pugno (piano)» More |
Alexander Brailowsky (piano)» More |
Solomon (piano)» More |
Raoul Pugno (piano)» More |
from notes by Jim Samson © 2009
extrait des notes rédigées par Jim Samson © 2009
Français: Hypérion
aus dem Begleittext von Jim Samson © 2009
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel
![]() Described in 1840 by Robert Schumann as comprising ‘four unruly children smuggled under this name into a place they could not otherwise have penetrated’, Chopin’s Piano Sonata No 2 is now a stalwart of the repertoire, and for this new recording by ...» More |
![]() ‘Rosenthal had an inimitably seductive manner of playing … with Ward Marston’s superb restoration and remastering, APR’s exemplary annotation and ... ‘The artistry of Moriz Rosenthal (1862-1946) arguably stands head and shoulders above all recorded Liszt pupils’ (Classics Today)» More |
![]() ‘This will be a revelation to those who remember Brailowsky from his post-war recordings … here preserved in excellent transfers, he shows himsel ...» More |
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![]() ‘You will be hard pressed to find playing of such super-fine precision and sensitivity. This is undoubtedly one of the most crystalline and exclusive ... ‘Demidenko's free-flowing virtuosity in such comparitive rarities as the Allegro de concert and Tarantella carries all before it, perfectly off ...» More |
![]() Stephen Hough joins the celebrations for Chopin’s 200th birthday with a disc containing much of the composer’s most extraordinary music, written in the last years of his life where the possibilities of his art were constantly unfolding as he imbue ...» More |
![]() The great Marc-André Hamelin turns his attention to two mainstays of the Romantic repertoire: Chopin’s Piano Sonatas Nos 2 and 3. The results are simply staggering: playing of matchless brilliance and consummate artistry, stunningly recorded. The ...» More |
![]() Pianist Emmanuel Despax performs Chopin’s timeless collection of 24 Préludes alongside the Berceuse and Barcarolle.» More |
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![]() ‘Listening to Joyce is strangely addictive. One cannot wait, as it were, to read the next chapter. She shares with Kreisler and Tauber the same unteac ... ‘The quality that comes across in these performances is the sheer joy of playing. Joyce possessed a formidable technique and an interpretative mind th ...» More |
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![]() Olga Samaroff and Frank La Forge were amongst the earliest pianists to record for the US Victor label, both making most of their discs in the acoustic era before 1925. Samaroff was the greater virtuoso, as can be heard in her famous recording of W ...» More |
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![]() 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 |
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![]() 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 |
![]() As one of the great pianists of the 20th century, Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) needs no introduction. He recorded almost continuously from 1908 until his death, but this set, focusing on his earliest recordings, completes APR’s coverage (see also ...» More |