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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A Surprise In Texas - The Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Nobuyuki Tsujii / Haochen Zhang / Yeol Eum Son (pianos) [ EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] "The atmosphere of the piano world's most demanding competition comes vividly across, as do the personalities of the finalists" (BBC Music) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 10 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "one of the most highly prized recording marathons of recent years…an unmissable benchmark." Gramophone |
RACHMANINOV
Corelli Variations / Transcriptions Olga Kern (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 20/Jun/2004 ] " All the virtuosity and panache you could want." - The Dallas Morning News |
CHOPIN
Piano Sonatas Nos 2 & 3 Olga Kern (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 10/May/2010 ] Frederic Chopin's Piano Sonatas No.2, 'Funeral March', and No.3 are the product of the composer's maturity and boundless invention. Here they receive incandescent performances by 2001 Cliburn Competition gold medalist Olga Kern. |
SAINT-SAENS
Sonata no.1 / Suite op.16 / etc Pascal Amoyel (violin) Emmanuelle Bertrand (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] Written when he was only 27 years old, the Suite for cello remained one of Saint-Saëns’s favourite children all his life. Ten years later, in 1872, he discovered a new passion for the instrument, which led to the monumental First Sonata. ‘Nowhere... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol 4 (Nos 5-7, 15, 19, 20, 26, 30-32) Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / 3 CD - released 23/May/2008 ] GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER 2008 - RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "Every one of Paul Lewis's now-complete Beethoven Sonatas series has been selected as an Editor's Choice. Deservedly so. This final instalment boasts all the virtues of its... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 (op.31 no.1, 2 & 3) Paul Lewis (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 19/Sep/2005 ] EDITOR'S CHOICE GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE Awards Issue 2005 "An epic Beethoven journey begins and this strong start promises well" |
BOULEZ / MESSIAEN / DUTILLEUX / JOLIVET / VARESE
La flute soliste au XXe siecle: Flute Sonatas Philippe Bernold (flute) Alexandre Tharaud (piano) [ Harmonia Mundi Musique d'abord / CD - released 1/Aug/2008 ] Five of the indispensable masterpieces in the contemporary flute repertoire |