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ID: KAI0013082
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Piano
Voices and Piano, written for Nicolas Hodges, is an extensive cycle of pieces, each for a single recorded voice, mostly of a well-known celebrity, and piano. The cycle is still in progress and should eventually include about 80 pieces/voices (arround 4 hours of music). The work is always meant to occur as a selection from the whole. At present I like to write works where the whole should not be presented at once. The whole should remain the whole, and what we hear is just a part of it. (Peter Ablinger) |
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ID: KAI0013022
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Violin
José Manuel López López, a composer with many long years of experience, stands out by virtue of his mature style of writing and the consistent way in which he adapts what he writes to the sound which he intends to produce. Since composing his initial musical works during the 1980s, his development has led from atonality to spectralism and, from there, on to experimentation with various temporal granulations. This CD brings together three symphonic works with solo instruments that exemplify this development. Written in the period between 1995 and 2005, they represent three distinctly different contributions to the contemporary orchestral repertoire.
(Horacio Vaggione)
Includes booklet with texts by Horacio Vaggione and José Manuel López López |
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ID: KAI0012372
CDs: 1
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
Wolfgang Rihm once said retrospectively of his piano oeuvre: "The music I have composed for piano is not a separate block within my production stream. In its own way, every piece shares in and belongs to the problematic of its wider context. The works Klavierstück Nr. 1 to Klavierstück Nr. 7 are not based on a cyclical concept." To summarise, let us reflect on Wolfgang Rihm's piano work, here in his own perspective: "Nr. 1 is a free development form, which, however, did not emerge freely, without constraints. The piece is wholly dominated by the expressive uncertainty which derived from what everyone was preaching, namely that everything be structured. So I integrated refrains, inserts, cross-references here and left and right. This technique becomes especially distinct in Klavierstück Nr. 4 and Nr. 5. Setting the part of the piano gradually turns into the setting of accents, which opens up possibilities of expression that I did not discover until Klavierstück Nr. 7. This is where the preoccupation with Beethoven's piano setting and his wild-gentle gestures, the so-called late Beethoven's, becomes the main driving force. (Wolfgang Hofer)
Includes booklet with text by Wolfgang Hofer |
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ID: DCD34126
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Piano
Track listing
CD 1
1-2 Prelude & Fugue I in C major
3-4 Prelude & Fugue II in C minor
5-6 Prelude & Fugue III in C sharp major
7-8 Prelude & Fugue IV in C sharp minor
9-10 Prelude & Fugue V in D major
11-12 Prelude & Fugue VI in D minor
13-14 Prelude & Fugue VII in E flat major
15-16 Prelude & Fugue VIII in D sharp minor
17-18 Prelude & Fugue IX in E major
19-20 Prelude & Fugue X in E minor
21-22 Prelude & Fugue XI in F major
23-24 Prelude & Fugue XII in F minor
CD 2
1-2 Prelude & Fugue XIII in F sharp major
3-4 Prelude & Fugue XIV in F sharp minor
5-6 Prelude & Fugue XV in G major
7-8 Prelude & Fugue XVI in G minor
9-10 Prelude & Fugue XVII in A flat major
11-12 Prelude & Fugue XVIII in G sharp minor
13-14 Prelude & Fugue XIX in A major
15-16 Prelude & Fugue XX in A minor
17-18 Prelude & Fugue XXI in B flat major
19-20 Prelude & Fugue XXII in B flat minor
21-22 Prelude & Fugue XXIII in B major
23-24 Prelude & Fugue XXIV in B minor
Total playing time over 2 CDs [121:18]
Peter Hill’s recording of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II wowed critics across the board in January 2012, prompting The Guardian to write: ‘With luck this is the first in a series of Bach recordings from Hill, and let’s hope Book I of the “48” follows soon.’
His performances of Bach’s first volume of masterpieces exhibit all the qualities that were identified by reviewers of Hill’s previous traversal - ‘warmth, clarity and insight’ (Classical Music Magazine,
Editor’s Choice), ‘vital communication’ (HiFi Critic),‘impeccable’ (BBC Radio 3 CD Review, Disc of the Week), ‘shimmering’ (BBC Music Magazine), ‘liquescent’ (International Record Review).
One of the leading British pianists of his generation, Peter Hill is known for his performances and recordings of twentieth-century and contemporary music as well as the classical repertoire. His complete cycles of Messiaen and of Berg, Schoenberg and Webern have received superlative acclaim. The Messiaen was described as ‘one of the most impressive solo recording projects of recent years’ (New York Times), and won Messiaen’s endorsement: ‘Beautiful technique, a true poet: I am a passionate admirer of Peter Hill’s playing’. Both sets feature in the book 1001 Classical Recordings You Must Hear Before You Die. |
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ID: DCD34119
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Piano
Track listing
Disc One
1-20 Passacaglia on DSCH
Disc Two
1 Passacaglia on DSCH (conclusion)
2 Promenade Pastorale*
3 Waltzes*
4-10 Fugue, Variations and Epilogue
on a Theme by Arnold Bax*
11 Nocturne (Homage to John Field)*
12-28 Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti*
29-30 Sonatina No 2 *
* premiere recordings
Total playing time (2 discs) [2:20:39]
Music of extraordinary range and power composed at the dawn of the Space Age, Ronald Stevenson’s Passacaglia on DSCH was long claimed as the biggest single stretch of music ever written for piano. It is a veritable world tour of styles as well as a single-minded exploration of its generating motif, and rising star James Willshire -- who received five-star acclaim in 2011 for his Delphian debut disc of music by Rory Boyle - has the technique and vaulting ambition to match both the work's grandeur and its immense wealth of detail.
Willshire gave the 1955 Variations on a Theme of Pizzetti its belated concert premiere just this year, and now commits it to disc as one of a number of premiere recordings. The more recent, and equally substantial Fugue, Variations and Epilogue on a Theme by Arnold Bax crystallises Stevenson’s lifelong devotion to a Celtic aesthetic as well as foregrounding his innovative approach to variation technique. A clutch of shorter works completes the picture, bringing to light some of Stevenson’s less often remarked qualities - charm, exuberance, wit and grace.
In 2000, at the age of fifteen, James was awarded an Educational Scholarship in the London International Piano Competition, the youngest British pianist to be thus recognised. He has performed at festivals throughout the UK and abroad, including the Lichfield, Cheltenham, and Winchester Festivals and many more. |
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ID: DCD34131
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Subcollection: Piano
Track listing
Disc One
1-4. Piano Sonata No 1
5-7. Piano Sonata No 2
8-11. Piano Sonata No 3
12. Variations
Disc Two
1. Prelude and Fugue
2. Improvisation and Fugue
3. Variations on a Chord
4-11. Little Piano Pieces
12. Homage to Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich*†
13-17. Five Aphorisms
18. Sonatina for piano (four hands)*
19-24. Cadenzas to Mozart's Piano Concertos K39, K467, K491 and K503
Total playing time [2:26:29]
[with *Richard Beauchamp and †John Cameron additional pianists]
In 2002 Simon Smith made his recording debut on Delphian in a disc of James MacMillan’s complete piano music, paired with Stuart MacRae’s Piano Sonata. Recordings of music by Hafliði Hallgrímsson and Thomas Wilson have followed. In this new, substantial outing Smith turns from music-making in Scotland to another of his lifelong loves, the music of Alfred Schnittke.
This two-disc set comprises Schnittke’s entire published output for solo piano (including one piece for piano duet and another for six hands at one keyboard). The Russian composer’s music often makes gargantuan demands of the player. Smith’s technical prowess, astonishing dynamic palette and heartfelt musicality make him its ideal exponent. |
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ID: DCD34101
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Baroque
Subcollection: Piano
A recognised authority in 20th century and contemporary music, Peter Hill turns for the first time on disc to another of his lifelong preoccupations - the music of JS Bach. On this new recording, Hill brings his customary scholarly acumen and crystalline musical intelligence to bear on Book two of the ‘48’ - music of ‘unsurpassed inventiveness’.
Track listing
CD 1
1-2 Prelude & Fugue I in C major
3-4 Prelude & Fugue II in C minor
5-6 Prelude & Fugue III in C sharp major
7-8 Prelude & Fugue IV in C sharp minor
9-10 Prelude & Fugue V in D major
11-12 Prelude & Fugue VI in D minor
13-14 Prelude & Fugue VII in E flat major
15-16 Prelude & Fugue VIII in D sharp minor
17-18 Prelude & Fugue IX in E major
19-20 Prelude & Fugue X in E minor
21-22 Prelude & Fugue XI in F major
23-24 Prelude & Fugue XII in F minor
CD 2
1-2 Prelude & Fugue XIII in F sharp major
3-4 Prelude & Fugue XIV in F sharp minor
5-6 Prelude & Fugue XV in G major
7-8 Prelude & Fugue XVI in G minor
9-10 Prelude & Fugue XVII in A flat major
11-12 Prelude & Fugue XVIII in G sharp minor
13-14 Prelude & Fugue XIX in A major
15-16 Prelude & Fugue XX in A minor
17-18 Prelude & Fugue XXI in B flat major
19-20 Prelude & Fugue XXII in B flat minor
21-22 Prelude & Fugue XXIII in B major
23-24 Prelude & Fugue XXIV in B minor
Total playing time [2 CDs] [161:00] |
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ID: DCD34050
CDs: 2
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
The original first-movement manuscript of Schumann's Fantasie in C has a number of differences from the editions commonly used today - significant tempo and textual changes which David Wilde has reinstated in a revelatory reading of this tumultuous love-poem to the young Clara. In contrast, Kinderszenen, a touching and vernal evocation of childhood, is given a performance of artless innocence that chimes with Wilde's conviction that ‘it shouldn't sound mature'. Carnaval's colourful cast of characters is viscerally and imaginatively brought to life, culminating in Wilde's fearsome ‘March against the Philistines'.
A veteran of the Romantic piano tradition, David Wilde brings six decades of intense experience to this recital. His playing harks back to a time when audiences expected much more from the performer. This is Schumann with personality - listeners searching for a ‘safe' experience will be disappointed.
Track listing
Disc One
1-3 Fantasie in C, Op 17
Track 1
Track 3
Disc Two
1-13 Kinderszenen, Op 15
Track 7
14-33 Carnaval, Op 9
Track 33
Total playing time (2 CDs) [89:18] |
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ID: BRIL92539
CDs: 2
Type: SACD
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Subcollection: Piano
Hybrid SACD |
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ID: SMCCD0119-122
CDs: 4
Type: CD
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Collection: Instrumental
Subcollection: Piano
Ekaterina Shishkina, piano (CD1: 5)
Dmitry Krutogolovy, piano (CD1: 6)
Alexandra Solomina, piano (CD1: 7)
Anton Mikitsky, piano (CD2: 1)
Anastasia Zhuravleva, piano (CD2: 2 - 4)
Sergei Iorov, piano (CD2: 5)
Grigory Rymko, piano (CD3: 1 - 3)
Ilya Kaigorodov, piano (CD3: 4)
Alexander Shaikin, piano (CD3: 5)
Mikhail Turpanov, piano (CD3: 6 - 9)
Irina Chistyakova, piano (CD4: 1)
Varvara Tarasova, piano (CD4: 2, 3)
Yuri Favorin, piano (CD4: 4, 5) |
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