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SCHIFRIN / SCHULLER / SHAPIRO
Schifrin / Schuller / Shapiro: Piano Trios Eaken Piano Trio [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 15/Jan/2002 ] These three works are very enjoyable and mix well as a program. |
MALCOLM ARNOLD
The Best of Malcolm Arnold East Winds; English Piano Trio; Maggini Quartet; Raphael Wallfisch (cello); Carl Raven (saxophone); English Northern Philharmonia, etc [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Jun/2021 ] Sir Malcolm Arnold was one of the most gifted British composers of his generation. His music communicates directly with listeners through its rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration, with melodies that are eloquent, memorable and catchy. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 2 Eckerle Piano Duo [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Oct/2013 ] The demand for piano duet arrangements of concert music during Schumann's lifetime was very considerable. This is the second of seven volumes to include Schumann's entire orchestral works, and selected chamber ones, arranged for piano duet. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Schumann: Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 6 - Overture, Scherzo and Finale / Piano Concerto / The Bride of Messina: Overture Eckerle Piano Duo [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Oct/2021 ] In the days before sound recording, orchestral music was often arranged in versions for piano duet as a way for the public to hear, play and enjoy music by the great composers of the day. |
ROBERT SCHUMANN
Arrangements for Piano Duet, Vol. 1 Eckerle Piano Duo (Mariko Eckerle and Volker Eckerle) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2012 ] Piano arrangements were the main way for people to become acquainted with concert repertoire in Schumann's day, and publishers ensured that the huge demand for such versions was met. Otto Dresel's arrangement of the String Quartet, Op. 41, No. 3 was... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations Edmund Battersby (piano & fortepiano) [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2005 ] This recording explores the virtues and limitations of the modern Steinway Grand versus a replica of a a Konrad Graf fortepiano of 1825. |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Here he is, then, at his most sublimely poised and unruffled, at bargain price in beautifully restored sound." The Gramophone Classical Music Guide 2010 |
J. S. BACH
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2 Edwin Fischer (piano) [ Naxos Historical great Pianists / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Born in Basel, Switzerland on 6th October, 1886, Fischer's musical talent became evident at an early age when only four years old he struck a note on the piano and stated, correctly, "This is G." |
BEETHOVEN / WAGNER / FURTWANGLER
Furtwangler Vol. 2: Orchestral Concert (1937-1939) Edwin Fischer (piano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler (conductor) [ Naxos Historical Great Conductors / CD - released 18/Nov/2007 ] "This disc offers a good example of why Wilhelm Furtwängler is regarded by so many good musical judges as a great conductor. These are performances that will grace any collection and I strongly recommend this disc." -- John Quinn, MusicWeb, 4... |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 / Symphony No. 4 (recorded 1950-51) Edwin Fischer (piano) / Philharmonia Orchestra / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Wilhelm Furtwangler [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Here are two great Beethovenians, at the height of their powers, at work, offering masterful interpretations of music heard perhaps too often in routine or less than inspiring performances." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb Sept 2010) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Paganini and Handel Variations (1937-1940) Egon Petri (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 3/Mar/2002 ] The pianist Egon Petri was born in Hanover in 1881 and had his first violin lessons at the age of five from his father, the Dutch-born violinist Henri Petri, a favourite pupil of Joseph Joachim. |
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Einar Steen Nokelberg
Grieg:piano Music Vol.5 [ Naxos / CD ] |
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Einar Steen Nokelberg
Grieg:piano Music Vol.7 [ Naxos / CD ] |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Piano Music Vol.2. Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Einar Steen-Nokleberg has risen to the demands made on him. His playing is crisp and clear, brilliant when brilliance is needed, and he also has a feeling for the tender wistfulness and warmth, which surely Grieg put at the heart of his music." Clas |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Piano Music Vol.3 Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD ] "Einar Steen-Nokleberg has risen to the demands made on him. His playing is crisp and clear, brilliant when brilliance is needed, and he also has a feeling for the tender wistfulness and warmth, which surely Grieg put at the heart of his music" Class |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Piano Music Vol.4 Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
EDWARD GRIEG
Grieg: Piano Music Volume 8 (Lyric Pieces, Books 1-4) Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] "Steen-Nøkleberg is entirely inside this music. He manages to make the familiar pieces sound fresh, and the less familiar... are most imaginatively played." - Gramophone - May 1996 |
EDVARD GRIEG
Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Selection) Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] Among Grieg's works, the Lyric Pieces seem to have a special place with a special significance in their order. |
GRIEG
Piano Music Vol 1 (Piano Sonata, Four Piano Pieces) Einar Steen-Nokleberg (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2011 ] "The playing is full of imagination, character and sensitivity and the recordings... are very natural too. I would recommend them strongly even had they been at full price." (Gramophone) |
