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DEBUSSY
Four-Hand Piano Music Jean-Pierre Armengaud, Olivier Chauzu (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 16/Apr/2013 ] The recent discovery (2008) of the Première Suite d'orchestre for piano, four hands, is a large-scale, sonorous work which reveals Debussy's interest in constantly evolving form. |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music Vol. 1 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 10/Aug/2014 ] "even [Casadesus and Cortot] could hardly have made a finer case for the composer than Jean-Pierre Armengaud, whose rich experience is reflected in well-recorded performances of outstanding vitality and expertise." (Gramophone) |
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ALBERT ROUSSEL
Piano Music, Vol. 2 Jean-Pierre Armengaud (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 29/Jan/2016 ] Though he is best known for his orchestral works, Albert Roussel wrote an important body of piano music. This second of three volumes of the complete piano works includes the composer's own reduction of his earliest orchestral work, Résurrection. |
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CUI
25 Preludes Op 64 Jeffrey Biegel, piano [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 14/Feb/2003 ] "Jeffrey Biegel delivers sensitive renditions of these works, alive to Cui's shifting moods. He has plenty of technique, if the limited technical expertise required by these preludes offers any chance to judge, and is capable of delicacy, a wide... |
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ANTIONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (arr. piano) / Mandolin Concerto RV 425 (arr. piano) / Lute Concerto RV 93 (arr. piano) Jeffrey Biegel (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Jul/2009 ] "Jeffrey Biegel's rendition of the terrific Piano Concerto is the best yet" - Classics Today on Jeffrey Biegel's performance of Leroy Anderson's Piano Concerto - available on Naxos 8.559313 |
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ELLEN TAAFE ZWILICH
Millennium Fantasy / Images / Peanuts Gallery Jeffrey Biegel (piano) / Read Gainsford (piano) / Heidi Louise Williams (piano) / Florida State University Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Jiménez [ Naxos American Classics / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The sonics are also excellent: bright, clean, and well-balanced. A splendid disc, then, in all respects, and a mandatory acquisition if you're interested in good contemporary music." (10/10 ClassicsToday) |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Perfect Piano: Best loved classical piano music Jenö Jandó, Idil Biret, Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, François-Joël Thiollier, Benjamin Frith, Boris Giltburg [ Naxos / CD - released 28/Feb/2020 ] For those who are new to an instrument, the first question is often: where to start? The 'Best Loved' series offers an easy answer to that question and a perfect introduction to the wonderful, varied world of classical music. Spotlighting individual... |
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ELGAR
The Very Best Of Elgar Jenö Jandó (piano), Takako Nishizaki (violin), Maria Kliegel (cello), Peter Donohoe (piano), Simone Lamsma (violin), Yurie Miura (piano), NZSO [ Naxos / 2 CD - released 2/Oct/2006 ] From raucous marches to private enigmas, the music of Elgar represents, for many, the ultimate symbol of England in the early 20th century, contrasting royal ceremonies with intimate family gatherings. This 2-CD set features Elgar's most frequently... |
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FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: Later Piano Music (Historical Hungarian Portraits) JenÅ‘ jando (piano) [ Naxos Liszt Piano Music Vol 54 / CD - released 20/Jan/2020 ] "I must give this Naxos disc a very high recommendation because of Liszt's great music, Jandó's excellent performances and the very generous timing. Lisztians and piano connoisseurs take note!" MusicWeb |
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MAURICE JACOBSON
Theme and Variations, The Music Room & Mosaic Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), Julian Jacobson (piano) & Mariko Brown (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Jun/2014 ] Maurice Jacobson was regarded in his lifetime as a "musician extraordinary" such was his versatility as a composer, performer and music administrator. His works are fundamentally classicist, varying from the timeless austerity of The Lord is my... |
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RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Jennifer Pike (violin), Sina Kloke (piano) / Chamber Orchestra of New York, Salvatore Di Vittorio [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Nov/2016 ] Vaughan Williams withdrew or destroyed many works from his earliest period, but he considered The Solent, with its haunting opening and luminous polyphonic textures, as among his 'most important works'. The Fantasia is his earliest known piece for... |
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Jeno Jan
Beethoven: Piano Son. 14,21 & [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
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Jeno Jando (piano)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 1 [ Naxos / CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Piano Music Vol.1 (Incls Sonata & Fifteen Hungarian Peasant Songs) Jeno Jandó (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] "You don't have to be Hungarian to play Bartok's music convincingly, but Jeno Jando seems born to it and strikes the ideal balance between impact and clarity." - ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (Nov 2001) |
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BELA BARTOK
Bartok: Piano Music Volume 6 (Incls '4 Piano Pieces' & 'Petits morceaux') Jeno Jandó (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Oct/2011 ] The early works presented here remind us that Bartók was also an influential concert pianist and thoughtful teacher. The expansiveness and exuberant sensuality of this youthful music comes as a surprise to anyone who is familiar only with the... |
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JOSEPH HAYDN
Haydn: Piano Sonatas (Vol 10) Nos 1-10 Jeno Jando (piano) [ Naxos / CD - released 15/Aug/2001 ] "I've started, so I'll finish." - Jenö Jandó |
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Jeno Jando, Piano
Schubert-Piano Sonatas D.850 (Gasteiner Sonate) & D.575 [ Naxos / CD - released 5/Sep/2002 ] "Jando is an extremely versatile fellow, convincingly playing works by fellow Hungarians Liszt and Bartók, by Beethoven and Schubert, and by many others. In sum, his repertory is comprised of a vast number of works by a variety of composers from... |
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Jeno Jando
Bartok: Piano Music [ Naxos / CD - released 31/Dec/2001 ] |
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Jeno Jando
Beethoven:piano Pieces Vol.1 [ Naxos / CD ] |