Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich

1. Poème-nocturne for piano, Op. 61
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

2. Guirlandes (Garlands), dance for piano, Op. 73/1
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

3. Vers la flamme, poème for piano, Op. 72
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

4. Fantaisie for piano in B minor, Op. 28
Composed by Alexander Nikolayevich Skryabin
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

5. Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

6. Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major ("War Sonata 1"), Op. 82
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

7. Pieces (10) for piano, Op. 12 No. 06, Légende
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

8. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 3: Allegretto
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

9. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 4: Animato
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

10. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 5: Molto giocoso
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

11. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 6: Con eleganza
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

12. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 8: Commodo
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

13. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 9: Allegretto tranquillo
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

14. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 11: Con vivacità
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

15. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 14: Feroce
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

16. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 15: Inquieto
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

17. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22 No. 18: Con una dolce lentezza
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

18. Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32 No. 1: Danza
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

19. Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 32 No. 4: Waltz
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

20. Pieces (6) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 102 No 2, Quarrel
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

21. Pieces (3) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 95 No 2, Gavotte
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

22. Pieces (10) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 97 No 3, Autumn Fairy
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

23. Pieces (10) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 97 No 6, Oriental Dance
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

24. Pieces (6) for piano (from the ballet Cinderella), Op. 102 No 1, Grand Waltz
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

25. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 14 in E flat minor, Op. 87/14 No. 14 in E flat
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

26. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 87/17 No. 17 in A flat
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

27. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 87/15 No. 15 in D flat
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

28. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 87/4 No. 04 in E minor
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

29. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 12 in G sharp minor, Op. 87/12 No. 12 in G sharp minor
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

30. Prelude & Fugue for piano No. 23 in F major, Op. 87/23 No. 23 in F
Composed by Dmitry Shostakovich
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter

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Richter the Master, Vol. 3: Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Richter the Master, Vol. 2: Mozart Richter the Master, Vol. 1: Beethoven Schumann: Papillons; Introduction & Allegro appassionato; Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat major, D. 960 Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22; Piano Concerto No. 27; Adagio & Fugue for String Orchestra, K 546 The Sofia Recital 1958 ASIN: B000O77PZM Release Date: 2007-05-08

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Richter recordings revisited.......2007-05-27

This is a masterful performance and I would recommend this release without reservation. However the NYTimes reviewed this as well as the other discs in this series by Decca and declared these as "new" releases. Not so! If you already own the Phillips series of "Authorized Richter recordings" you already own these performances.

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Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s, Volume 4 Sviatoslav Richter , Sergei Prokofiev , Dmitri Shostakovich , and Alexander Scriabin Manufacturer: Parnassus ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Bartók, Béla | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Richter, Sviatoslav | ( R ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950's, Vol. 5 Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s, Vol. 3 Sviatislav Richter in the 1950s, Vol. 2 Sviatislav Richter in the 1950s, Vol. 1 The Sofia Recital 1958 ASIN: B00005YGJ0 Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

1. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 9 in C, Op. 103: Allegretto
2. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 9 in C, Op. 103: Allegro strepitoso
3. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 9 in C, Op. 103: Andante tranquillo
4. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 9 in C, Op. 103: Allegro con brio, ma non troppo
5. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor
6. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 4 in E Minor
7. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 3 in G
8. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 3 in G
9. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 6 in B Minor
10. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 6 in B Minor
11. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 7 in A
12. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 7 in A
13. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 2 in A Minor
14. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 2 in A Minor
15. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 18 in F Minor
16. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 18 in F Minor
17. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 23 in F
18. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 23 in F
19. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 15 in D Flat
20. Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Fugue No. 15 in D Flat
21. Prokofiev: Gavotte from "Cinderella," Op. 95
22. Scriabin: Vers la flemme, Op. 72
23. Scriabin: Poeme, Op. 32 No. 1

Tracks:

1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Allegro con brio
2. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Largo
3. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Rondo: Allegro
4. Bartok: 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs
5. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Allegro moderato
6. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Allegretto
7. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Tempo di valtzer lentissimo
8. Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6, Op. 82: Vivace

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Volume 4 of Parnassus's Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s lives up to the standards set by its three predecessors. There are no additions to the Richter discography--such as Liszt's "Vallee d'Obermann" or Ravel's "Le Gibet"--which were highlights of the earlier volumes. It's just Richter at his best in performances--new even to aficionados of this pianist--that are often different from Richter at his best in performances familiar to us.

Take Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 in a 1954 performance with the USSR State Symphony led by the great German conductor Hermann Abbendroth. Like his first studio recording in the early 1960s (an out-of-print Deutsche Grammophon disc in which Richter is partnered by another distinguished German, Kurt Sanderling), this is a classically shaped performance. But we also hear some of the ferocious dynamism captured on a Praga disc that Richter displayed in 1956 when he played the piece with the Brno State Philharmonic and conductor Bretislav Bakala.

Parnassus's version of Prokofiev's Sixth Sonata shows the pianist operating at a white-hot intensity that surpasses even his performance on Volume 5 of Doremi's Richter series. As Leslie Gerber writes in the program notes, this 1956 performance "captures much of the same furious passion" that some of us heard when the pianist performed this work in Carnegie Hall more than 40 years ago. Everything on these two discs--particularly the pianist's phantasmagorically psychedelic version of Scriabin's "Vers la flamme"--will delight any one interested in the art of the piano. --Stephen Wigler

Average customer rating: SHURA CHERKASSKY - more 1940s delights resurrected!

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Few, if any, historic releases are as charming as Ivory Classics' Shura Cherkassky--The Historic 1940s Recordings. For Cherkassky--as for his teacher, Josef Hofmann--music was a vehicle for self-expression. Stories about Cherkassky's personal eccentricities are the stuff of legend, but he was not so much an eccentric pianist as an individualistic one. Unlike individualists of our own day, who seem to play "differently" simply to provoke and who merely sound quirky, the miracle about Cherkassky is that he usually sounded natural. You'll surely never hear a Brahms F Minor Sonata more original than the one reissued here. In the finale, the pianist discovers inner voices whose existence would have astonished Brahms himself. But despite the pianist's interest in luscious tone, polyphonic texture, and details within individual phrases, he never loses grasp of the overall shape of the work. Much of the rest of what's contained in these two discs is simply magical. In short, familiar pieces by Chopin and Liszt and, particularly, in lesser-known works by Medtner, Rebikov, Chaminade, and Scriabin, Cherkassky's pianism evokes the elegance and melancholy of a vanished era. --Stephen Wigler

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SHURA CHERKASSKY - more 1940s delights resurrected!.......2001-05-19

This excellent duo of CDs contains the same collection of early Vox and Swedish Cupol label recordings as on Pearl's `Piano Masters' series that Cherkassky made in 1946 and 1949. {see my review}. In addition to these rare and wonderful bonbons by Khachaturian, Shostakovitch, Liadov, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Rebikov, Glinka,Scriabin and Medtner etc., Ivory Classics also gives us the HMV historic 1940s recordings. Disc 1 begins with Saints-Saëns `Prelude and Fugue in F minor' in which the repeated chords of the Prelude shimmer delightfully at all dynamic levels from pianissimo through to fortissimo and the following Fugue sweeps along energetically with some brilliant octave playing. Cherkassky's Brahm's Sonata in F minor {a Vox recording} is also full of youthful passion, exuberance and grandeur. The Liszt `Liebesträume'{Electrola } is played with Cherkassky's full-throated cantabile and the HMV Chopin selection consists of: two Mazurkas, performed with a delightful feeling for their rhythmical dance origins - the second Impromptu in F sharp major played with Cherkassky's ravishing singing tone; the right hand scale passages fairly sparkle, as do those in the famous `Fantasie - Impromptu; Chopin's great Fantasie in F minor and two Etudes Op.10 {No: 12 & 4} which end disc 2 are brilliantly executed. Some critics have found Cherkassky's playing to be either `wilful' or `mannered'. On the contrary, these 1940s recordings are full of character and imagination - a quality that is in short supply these days! So do you purchase this Ivory Classics two CD set or the Pearl single CD? If you can afford it - buy both. The Pearl has a `live' recording of the second and third movts of Tchaikovsky's second piano concerto with Stokowski and the Hollywood Bowl SO . The Ivory Classics transfers are very good and their booklet is exemplary. Not only does it give detailed biographical notes of Cherkassky and all the composers featured but it also includes a fascinating selection of very rare photos of the great pianist as a boy and also at the time these recordings were made. I particularly like the photos taken of Cherkassky seated at the keyboard in his Hollywood home and one taken of him as a 13 year old wearing knee length boots and a large flat cap! An absolutely delightful tribute to a unique artist.

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Tracks:

1. Glinka: Tarantella in A minor
2. Rebikov: The Christmas Tree
3. Shostakovich: Prelude In C sharp minor, Op. 34 no. 10
4. Shostakovich: Prelude In D, Op. 34 no. 5
5. Tchaikovsky: Autumn Song
6. Khachaturian: Toccata
7. Liadov: Musical Snuff Box, Op. 32
8. Prokofiev: Suggestion diabolique, Op. 4 no. 4
9. Scriabin: Prelude for Left Hand Alone, Op. 9 no. 1
10. Medtner: Fairy Tale in E minor, Op. 34 no. 2
11. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 5 in E minor
12. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 6 in D flat
13. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 11 in A minor
14. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, no. 15 in A minor
15. Gould: Prelude and Toccata
16. Gould: Prelude and Toccata
17. Gould: Boogie-Woogie Etude
18. Poulenc: Toccata
19. Liszt: Gnomenreigen
20. Rachmaninov: Polka de W.R.
21. Chopin: Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53
22. Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44: Andante non troppo
23. Tchaikovsky: Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44: Allegro con fuoco

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SHURA CHERKASSKY - 1940s treasure-trove resurrected!.......2001-05-13

Recorded for early Vox and the small Swedish Cupol labels in 1946 and 1949, these very rare Cherkassky recordings of mainly short encore style pieces and more substantial works by Liszt {four Hungarian Rhapsodies}, Chopin's Polonaise in A flat Op.53; the second and third movts of Tchaikovsky's Second piano concerto in G major {Hollywood Bowl SO /Stokowski} the latter, the earliest recording of Cherkassky ` caught `live' on the wing', are a treasure - trove of delights. Cherkassky {like Emil Gilels} played Tchaikovsky 2 in the truncated version by Ziloti but as the cuts mainly affect the {for Tchaikovsky} melodically uninspired and meandering middle section of the `Andante' it is no great loss - especially as Cherkassky is imaginative and unique in the solo part. In 1946 this work that Cherkassky made very much his own,{ especially after his famous recording of both the first and second concertos for DG in 1956}, was a rarity! A great pity that on this occasion the big first movement with its thrilling cadenza {which probably influenced the composition of the cadenzas of Rachmaninoff's third and Prokofiev's second concertos} wasn't played. I heard Cherkassky give many magnificent performances of Liszt - the Sonata in B minor, First concerto, the Hungarian Rhapsody No:12 ; here he plays No:5, a funeral march and lament which builds to a very impassioned climax; No:6 in which the middle section has the requisite improvisational feeling { although the `friskas' final onslaught of octaves doesn't quite match the demonic virtuosity of Cziffra or Argerich}; No:11 with its cimbalom effects and brilliant finger work and No:15 {Rakoczy March} in which Cherkassky relishes the glissandi. He also plays his only recording of Gnomenreigen; although it is not as fast as the famous recordings by Barere {on APR} or Cziffra, the performance is alive with capricious and imaginative ideas. Cherkassky invariably ended his mammoth recitals with a bouquet of delightful encores. This selection of wonderful ` bon bons' includes pieces that Cherkassky either never essayed or recorded again! There is a lively `Tarantelle' by the father of Russian music Glinka; other Russian music{ in which Cherkassky excelled } includes Tchaikovsky's melancholy `October' form `The Months'; a hauntingly played Scriabin Prelude for left hand; Rebikov's wistfully charming `The Christmas Tree'; two characterfully played Preludes by Shostakovich; a slightly cut but brilliant Toccata by Khachaturian; a performance of Liadov's `Musical Snuff Box' - the gradual winding down of the clockwork imaginatively captured. There is also Medtner's Fairy Tale in E minor and a splendid non-metallic sounding Prokofiev ` Suggestion diabolique' played with great character virtuosity. Cherkassky played Gould's `Boogie -Woogie Etude' as one of his rapturously received encores at his 80th Birthday Recital in Carnegie Hall in 1991; here in 1949 he sounds even more effortless and obviously enjoying himself hugely in Gould's `Prelude and Toccata' dashed off with great style and elan as is Poulenc's dazzling Toccata. Although the recorded sound for the Tchaikovsky concerto is poor, the transfers of the solo items by Seth. B. Winner are exemplary. A must then for Cherkassky's many admirers and an ideal gift for all those listeners longing for a return to more characterful and stylish piano playing.

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Average customer rating: A must-have for any piano lover! A Rarified Talent

Emil Gilels Edition [Box Set] Manufacturer: Melodiya ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Pavanes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Medtner | Medtner, Nikolai | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Poulenc | Poulenc, Francis | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ravel, Maurice | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Robert Schumann | Schumann, Robert | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Variations | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Harpsichord | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Gilels, Emil | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Box Sets | Stores | Music ASIN: B000001HDS Release Date: 1997-02-11

Tracks:

1. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
2. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Adagio cantabile
3. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': Rondo. Allegro
4. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto
5. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Allegretto
6. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight': Presto agitato
7. Impromptu In F Minor, D 935 No. 1, Op. 142
8. Pavane pour une Infante defunte
9. Jeux d' eau
10. Sonata-reminiscenza In A Minor, Op. 38, No. 1: Allegretto tranquillo (Andantino con moto) - Svegliando - Tempo 1
11. Etude In A-Flat Major, Op. posthum
12. Etude In F Minor, Op. 25, No. 2
13. From 'The Love For Three Oranges', Op. 33: Scherzo
14. From 'The Love For Three Oranges', Op. 33: March

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1. Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Allegro maestoso
2. Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Romance. Larghetto
3. Piano Concerto No. 1, In E Minor, Op. 11: Rondo. Vivace
4. Concert Champetre In D Major: Adagio - Allegro molto
5. Concert Champetre In D Major: Andante
6. Concert Champetre In D Major: Finale. Presto tres gai

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1. Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Allegro
2. Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Andante amoroso
3. Piano Sonata In B-Flat Major, K.281: Rondo. Allegro
4. Paisiello's Opera 'I filosofi immaginarii', K.398: 6 Variations In F Major On A 'Salve tu, Domine'
5. Gluck's Opera 'Pilger von Mekka', K.455: 10 Variations In G Major On A 'Unser dummer Pobel meint'
6. Fantasia In D Minor, K.397
7. Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Allegro maestoso
8. Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Andante cantabile con espressione
9. Piano Sonata In A Minor, K.310: Presto

Tracks:

1. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 1 In C Major
2. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 2 In A-flat Major
3. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No.3 In F Minor
4. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 4 In C-sharp Minor
5. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 5 In F Minor
6. Moments musicaux, D 780, Op. 94: No. 6 In A-flat Major
7. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 1. Allegretto
8. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 2. Largo
9. Piano Sonata No. 2 In B Minor, Op. 64: 3. Moderato (con moto) - Allegretto con moto - Adagio - Moderato
10. Arabeske In C Major, Op. 18
11. Ballade No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 23

Tracks:

1. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 1. Drammatico
2. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 2. Allegretto
3. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 3. Andante
4. Piano Sonata No. 3 In F-sharp Minor, Op. 23: 4. Presto con fuoco
5. 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 1. Douloureux dechirant
6. 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 2. Tes lent, contemplatif
7. 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 3. Allegro drammatico
8. 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 4. Lent, vague, indecis
9. 5 Preludes, Op. 74: 5. Fier, beliqueux
10. Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 1. Allegro
11. Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 2. Scherzo. Assai vivace - Presto - Tempo 1
12. Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 3. Adagio sostenuto. Appassionate e con molto sentimento
13. Piano Sonate No. 29 In B-flat Major, Op. 106 'Grosse Sonate fur das Hammerklavier': 4. Largo - Allegro risoluto

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This wonderful five-disc set presents Emil Gilels in previously unpublished stereo recordings from live performances. One disc is devoted to concertos by Chopin (wonderful!) and Poulenc. The others are all solo piano, including a full disc of Mozart, three Beethoven sonatas (including the mighty Hammerklavier), major works of Scriabin, Schubert, and Shostakovich, and other shorter works. Gilels was one of the major pianists of our century. He played all of this music with great integrity and plenty of color. Melodiya's editors have selected well; there isn't a dud in the series, and some of the performances are truly magnificent. Highly recommended to pianophiles! -- Leslie Gerber

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A must-have for any piano lover!.......2004-07-30

Gilels publicly performed a limited number of pieces (he only played those with which he felt a "personal relationship," this set demonstrates the wide range Gilels had as a pianist. From the transcendent Mozart to the earthly 20th century Medtner, Gilels is always in total control of how he presents the music.
A previous reviewer claimed that Gilels "shaded" all of his playing the same way regardless of the composer or piece being performed. I emphatically disagree with this statement; if you listen to a lot of piano recordings, you become aware of the subtle nuances different performers have and how they present different pieces. Gilels very clearly differentiates the clarity of Mozart's classicism with the distinctly "Russian" music of Prokofiev. If you are interested in understanding the art of pianism, you will not be disappointed by this set.

A Rarified Talent.......2000-03-22

This is one of the better box sets I've seen lately. The choice of repetoire is wonderful, covering the classics, (Mozart, Beethoven) to the Romantics, (Schubert, Schumann, Chopin), to twentieth century masterpieces by Ravel, Shostakovich and Scriabin. The surprises of the set are the Medtner Sonata (Lovely!) and the Poulenc concerto. Absolute stunners both. My main hitch is with Gilels himself. While every performance is near definitive, it's Gilels who can't seem to see much difference between Mozart and Scriabin. He colors and shades everything almost exactly the same way and while it is fascinating, it just gets old sometimes. I'm just hard to convince that one mans personality can so ruthlessly crush that of the composers and be RIGHT everytime. It's not possible, especially in light of the great composers portrayed within. But it is fascinating to hear Gilels battle with the material in such a way, even if you just end up feeling sorry for the futility of it all. A fantastic buy at a little over $30.

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Prokofiev, Scriabin, Shostakovich: Complete Piano Sonatas (Box Set) Manufacturer: Brilliant ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004T013

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Jeux de Concert Manufacturer: Ild Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Paganini, Niccolò | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Prokofiev | Prokofiev, Sergei | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Satie | Satie, Erik | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Scriabin, Alexander | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Strauss | Strauss, Richard | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Shostakovich | Shostakovich, Dmitri | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Scriabin, Alexander | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000JRKD Release Date: 1999-09-14

Average customer rating: Serge Koussevitzky

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Serge Koussevitzky.......2005-08-10

Serge Koussevitzky was one of the most important of Russian classical directors in the first half of 20th century. He was the director of Berlin Philharmonic in 1908. A year later, he came back to Moscow and established the famous Koussevitzky Orchestra. In 1921, he came to Paris and founded the Concert Symphoniques Koussevitzky Orchestra. From 1924 to 1949, he was director of Boston Symphony Orchestra. In Boston, he developed the Tanglewood Festival, and Concert Hall (now is the Bershire Music Center). He was also one of persons who had built up a strong foundation for American classical music. Leonard Bernstein was one of his students.

This box set contains some major of Koussevitzky's works at BSO from 1928 to 1947. The sound is mono (of course), but clear and sharpness. Here you can see Koussevitzky gave the standard for Russian music, like the symphonies of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgky, and Rachmaninov, especially in Francesca da Rimini of Tchaikovsky. Beside, you can "feel" the difference of German classical (Symphonies of Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, and Strauss' work) from Russian side, it's so different to other German directors (like Walter, Mahler...).

Strongly recommend!

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1. Shostakovich: Symphony Nos. 1 & 9/Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.2/Mendelssohn: Fantasy In F/Rondo Capriccioso/Liszt:
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3. Silver Screen Classics, Vol. 10 [Box set] [Soundtrack]
4. Silver Screen Classics, Vol. 6 [Soundtrack]
5. Smetana: Ma Vlast / Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso / Slavonic Rhapsody, Op. 45/3 / Grieg: Symphonic Dances / Old Norwegian Romance with Variations / Berglund
6. Stravinsky: Petrouchka/Circus Polka For A Young Elephant/Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances
7. Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring; Apollon Musagète
8. Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Bartók: Piano Concertos
9. The Most Famous Marches
10. The Most Famous Movie Classics

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