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ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze / Papillons / Carnaval Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Mar/2015 ] "[Schumann] was the undisputed master of miniature. But miniature is a misleading word, as these vivid, subtle performances by this Israeli pianist remind us." Sunday Times, 8th February 2015 |
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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 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 21 & 32 Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Oct/2015 ] Beethoven's piano sonatas have been recorded innumerable times, but Giltburg's programme stands out for its careful selection themed by key to create a mini-cycle, summing up Beethoven's entire creative life on a single CD. |
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SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux / Moments Musicaux Boris Giltburg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jul/2016 ] "His originality stems from a convergence of heart and mind, served by immaculate technique and motivated by a deep and abiding love for one of the 20th century's greatest composer-pianists." Gramophone Disc of the Month June 2016 |
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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. |
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DMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH
Shostakovich: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / etc Boris Giltburg (piano) / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko [ Naxos / CD - released 17/Dec/2016 ] "Much of the credit for this belongs to Vasily Petrenko as well, who continues his series of top-notch Shostakovich recordings for Naxos." 10 / 10 ClassicsToday Jan 2017 |
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ALNAR / TÜZÜN / BARAN / BALCI
Turkish Piano Trios Bosphorus Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Aug/2020 ] This album of piano trios by four Turkish composers, the first in a series, covers three generations of composers whose music combines traditional rhythms and modalities with established Western classical sonorities. |
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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Four-Hand Piano Music, Vol. 3 Christian Kohn (piano) Silke-Thora Matthies (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Speeds are sensibly chosen for the sonata, as they are in Brahms's own piano-duet version of the Haydn Variations, again clarified. Bright, clear sound to match." Penguin Guide |
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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. |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / PAUL PABST
History of the Russian Piano Trio Vol. 2 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2021 ] "This is a very satisfying recording of Tchaikovsky's Trio, and while the Pabst is a minor work, it's good to have it on disc. This looks like a promising series. Recommended." Fanfare |
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ANTON ARENSKY / SERGEY TANEYEV
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 4 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 14/May/2021 ] "These three Russian virtuosos present the two trios with equal conviction, summoning up different palettes of colours for some truly high-level music-making." Editor's Choice - Gramophone September 2021 |
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VLADISLAV ALIOZ / ALEXANDER WINKLER
History of the Russian Piano Trio, Vol. 7 The Brahms Trio [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jul/2025 ] The two composers featured on this album worked in Russia during a period when it had become part of international musical culture, with many European musicians choosing to make a living there. Famous Czech cellist, Vladislav Aloiz, whose... |
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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. |
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DOMINICK ARGENTO
Argento: The Andrée Expedition / From the Diary of Virginia Woolf Brian Mulligan (baritone) Timothy Long (piano) [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 7/Aug/2017 ] "Mulligan delivers Argento's plain-spoken, pensive setting with appropriate serenity. Throughout, he sings with gratifyingly clear diction…" Opera News Critics Choice |
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FRANK BRIDGE
Piano Music, Vol. 2 Ashley Wass (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 6/Jun/2007 ] Perhaps no other British composer of the first half of the twentieth century reveals a stylistic journey as varied as that of Frank Bridge, whose later style of composition, more experimental and demanding, and with no concessions to contemporary... |
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YORK BOWEN
Viola Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 The Bridge Duo: Matthew Jones (viola) & Michael Hampton (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "Admirers of Bowen will not have any pause for thought and certainly people who enjoy fine recitals of viola and piano playing will find much to give pleasure here." (MusicWeb March 2012) |
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BRIGHT SHENG
Bright Sheng: The Phoenix / Red Silk Dance / Tibetan Swing / H'un (Lacerations) Bright Sheng (piano) / Shana Blake Hill (soprano) / Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Gerard Schwarz [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] The Phoenix, co-commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and Danish National Symphony Orchestra, was inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen tale, the mythical bird symbolizing for Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng "the muse of all peoples."... |
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SCHUBERT
Schubert's Friends, Vol. 2 (Includes Der Knabe in der Wiege, D. 579 ) Brigitte Geller (soprano) Ulrich Eisenlohr (piano) [ Naxos Schubert Lieder Edition Vol 15 / CD - released 27/Jan/2004 ] In 1816 Franz Schubert, together with his circle of friends, decided to publish a collection of all the songs which he had so far written. |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
British Music: Green & Pleasant Land Christopher Maltman (Baritone) Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor) Graham Johnson (Piano) Nicholas Daniel (Oboe) / Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 30/Apr/2008 ] A delightful selection of English music with a pastoral theme featuring several individual tracks from award winning discs in the British Music series. Performed by the elite of British artists. |
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ERICH KORNGOLD
Korngold.: Songs, Vol. 2 Britta Stallmeister, Sibylle Fischer, Uwe Schenker-Primus / Klaus Simon (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] In his song settings, Korngold pursued the Romantic ideal and lavished considerable care and inventiveness on their composition. His seemingly effortless gift for melody is everywhere apparent in this second volume. |