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Idil Biret (piano)

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Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56, BB 68
Work length4:28
No. 1. Bot-tanc (Stick Dance)
Track length1:04
No. 2. Braul (Belt Dance)
Track length0:27
No. 3. Topogo (The Stomper)
Track length0:47
No. 4. Bucsumi tanc (Bucsumi Dance)
Track length0:43
No. 5. Roman polka (Romanian Polka)
Track length0:28
No. 6. Aprozo (Quick Dance)
Track length0:59
Bartók: Piano Suite, BB 70, Sz. 62, Op. 14
Work length8:22
I. Allegretto
Track length1:42
II. Scherzo
Track length1:30
III. Allegro molto
Track length2:01
IV. Sostenuto
Track length3:09
Excerpt,Bartók: Mikrokosmos Book VI
Work length8:34
Mikrokosmos, BB 105, Vol. 6: Nos. 148-153. 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm
Track length8:34
Bartók: Allegro barbaro, BB 63, Sz. 49
Work length2:26
Bartók: Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95
Work length30:51
I. Allegro
Track length10:05
II. Adagio - Più adagio - Presto
Track length14:04
III. Allegro molto
Track length6:42
Bartók: Two Elegies, BB 49
Work length14:47
No. 1. Grave
Track length7:10
No. 2. Molto adagio sempre rubato
Track length7:37
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
Work length18:38
I. Allegro, ma non troppo - Più mosso - Tempo primo
Track length6:31
II. Scherzo: Allegro marcato
Track length2:00
III. Andante
Track length5:41
IV. Vivace - Moderato - Vivace
Track length4:26
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83
Work length19:10
I. Allegro inquieto - Poco meno - Andantino
Track length8:25
II. Andante caloroso - Poco più animato - più largamente - Un poco agitato
Track length7:08
III. Precipitato
Track length3:37
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Work length31:21
I. Andante - Allegro
Track length10:10
II. Tema con variazioni
Track length9:52
III. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length11:19
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Version for Piano)
Work length54:42
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 1-3 March 2002
  • Recording Venue: Potton Hall, Westleton, Suffolk, UK
Introduction
Track length3:53
The Enchanted Garden of Kastchei
Track length2:49
Appearance of the Firebird, Pursued by Prince Ivan
Track length2:24
Dance of the Firebird
Track length1:44
Capture of the Firebird by Prince Ivan
Track length1:00
Supplication of the Firebird
Track length6:46
Appearance of the Thirteen Enchanted Princesses
Track length3:07
The Princesses' Game with the Golden Apples
Track length2:46
Sudden Appearance of Prince Ivan
Track length1:30
Khorovod (Round Dance) of the Princesses
Track length4:42
Daybreak - Prince Ivan Enters Kastchei's Palace
Track length2:00
Magic Carillon - Appearance of Kastchei's Monster Guardians - Capture of Prince Ivan
Track length2:59
Arrival of Kastchei the Immortal - Dialogue of Kastchei and Prince Ivan - Intercession…
Track length3:32
Appearance of the Firebird
Track length0:34
Dance of Kastchei's Retinue, Enchanted by the Firebird
Track length0:52
Infernal Dance of All Kastchei's Subjects
Track length5:21
Lullaby (The Firebird)
Track length2:49
Kastchei's Death
Track length1:44
Disappearance of Kastchei's Palace and Magical Creations - Return to Life of the Petrified Knights…
Track length4:10
Stravinsky: Les Cinq doigts
Work length7:37
Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
Work length16:19
No. 1. Danse russe (Russian Dance)
Track length2:44
No. 2. Chez Petrouchka (Petrushka's Cell)
Track length4:30
No. 3. La semaine grasse (The Shrove-tide Fair)
Track length9:05
Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 1
Work length10:24
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: January and February 1995
  • Recording Venue: Studio 106, Radio France, Paris, France
I. Lent - Beaucoup plus allant
Track length4:33
II. Assez large - Rapide
Track length5:51
Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 2
Work length27:27
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: January and February 1995
  • Recording Venue: Studio 106, Radio France, Paris, France
I. Extrêmement rapide - Encore plus vif
Track length5:29
II. Lent
Track length9:11
III. Modéré, presque vif
Track length2:05
IV. Vif - Très modéré… Très librement…
Track length10:42
Boulez: Piano Sonata No. 3
Work length25:54
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: January and February 1995
  • Recording Venue: Studio 106, Radio France, Paris, France
Glose
Track length2:12
Texte
Track length1:21
Parenthèse
Track length3:12
Commentaire
Track length3:28
Piano Sonata No. 3, Formant 3: Constellation - Miroir
Track length15:41
Ligeti: Études for piano, book 1 (études 1-6)
Work length23:28
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 17-18 February, 5-7 May and 14-15 June 2001
  • Recording Venue: Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany
No. 1. Désordre
Track length2:55
No. 2. Cordes à vide
Track length4:34
No. 3. Touches bloquées
Track length2:36
No. 4. Fanfares
Track length4:06
No. 5. Arc-en-ciel
Track length3:40
No. 6. Automne à Varsovie
Track length5:37
Ligeti: Études for piano, book 2 (études 7-14)
Work length30:11
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 17-18 February, 5-7 May and 14-15 June 2001
  • Recording Venue: Clara-Wieck-Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany
No. 7. Galamb Borong
Track length3:29
No. 8. Fém
Track length3:38
No. 9. Vertige
Track length3:54
No. 10. Der Zauberlehrling
Track length2:11
No. 11. En suspens
Track length2:44
No. 12. Entrelacs
Track length3:19
No. 13. L'escalier du diable
Track length6:50
No. 14. Coloana infinitå
Track length1:59
No. 14a. Coloana fara sfârsit
Track length2:07
Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Work length16:55
Webern: Variations, Op. 27
Work length7:50
I. Sehr mässig
Track length2:26
II. Sehr schnell
Track length0:39
III. Ruhig fliessend
Track length4:45
Excerpt,Schoenberg: Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Work length21:21
This work is only available as an album download.
Castiglioni: Cangianti
Work length10:20
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 1976
  • Recording Venue: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, USA
Brouwer, L: Sonata Pian e Forte
Work length9:14
  • Idil Biret (piano), Leo Brouwer (tape)
  • Recorded: 1976
  • Recording Venue: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, USA
Mimaroglu: Session
Work length10:38
  • Idil Biret (piano), İlhan Mimaroğlu (tape)
  • Recorded: 1976
  • Recording Venue: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, USA
Hindemith: Concert Music, Op. 49
Work length28:15
  • Idil Biret (piano), Olivia Coates (harp), Chelsea Lane (harp)
  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Recorded: February, December 2012 and January 2013
  • Recording Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
I. Ruhig gehende Viertel
Track length6:47
II. Lebhaft
Track length6:00
III. Sehr ruhig, Variationen
Track length7:32
IV. Mäßig schnell, kraftvoll
Track length7:56
Hindemith: Die vier Temperamente
Work length31:15
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Recorded: February, December 2012 and January 2013
  • Recording Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Theme
Track length6:34
Variation 1: Melancholisch
Track length6:18
Variation 2: Sanguinisch
Track length6:19
Variation 3: Phlegmatisch
Track length5:38
Variation 4: Cholerisch
Track length6:26
Hindemith: Piano Music with Orchestra, Op. 29
Work length19:15
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Recorded: February, December 2012 and January 2013
  • Recording Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
I. Einleitung: Maßige schnelle Halbe
Track length2:30
II. Sehr lebhafte Halbe
Track length3:14
III. Trio: Basso ostinato - Langsame Viertel, nur sehr wenig Ausdruck
Track length7:22
IV. Finale: Bewegte Halbe
Track length6:09
Hindemith: Kammermusik No. 2 Op. 36 No. 1 Klavierkonzert
Work length23:11
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Recorded: February, December 2012 and January 2013
  • Recording Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
I. Sehr lebhafte Achtel
Track length3:20
II. Sehr langsame Achtel
Track length11:56
III. Kleines Potpourri: Sehr lebhafte Viertel
Track length1:43
IV. Finale: Schnelle Viertel
Track length6:12
Hindemith: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Work length32:34
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Yale Symphony Orchestra
  • Toshiyuki Shimada
  • Recorded: February, December 2012 and January 2013
  • Recording Venue: Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
I. Maßig schnell
Track length10:09
II. Langsam
Track length10:38
III. Medley, "Tre Fontane"
Track length11:47
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
Work length11:50
Excerpt,Scriabin: Preludes (5), Op. 74
Work length6:21
Miaskovsky: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, Op. 13
Work length12:13
Miaskovsky: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 19
Work length12:55
Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Work length19:09
I. Allegro
Track length7:34
II. Andante
Track length5:50
III. Allegro
Track length5:45
Boucourechliev: Archipel 4, Op. 10
Work length13:14
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 1976
  • Recording Venue: Atlantic Recording Studios, New York, USA
Bach, J S: Chorale Preludes III, BWV651-668 'Leipzig Chorales' ('The Great Eighteen')
Work length4:50
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
18 Chorales, BWV 651-668, "Leipziger Chorale": Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length4:50
Bach, J S: 4-Part Chorales
Work length2:59
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit, BWV 307 - Nun freut euch, BWV 734 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length2:59
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Flute Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, BWV1031
Work length2:49
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length2:49
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV727 'Herzlich tut mich verlangen'
Work length2:34
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben'
Work length3:07
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length3:07
Bach, J S: In dulci jubilo, BWV 751 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Work length1:43
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Cantata BWV29 'Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir'
Work length4:20
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29: Sinfonia (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length4:20
Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. Minuet (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Work length3:13
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Chorale Preludes II, BWV645-650 'Schübler Chorales'
Work length4:28
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
6 Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length4:28
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056
Work length3:42
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length3:42
Excerpt,Bach, J S: Das Orgelbüchlein
Work length2:46
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 599-644: Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639 (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length2:46
Gluck: Orpheus and Eurydice, Wq. 30
Work length4:45
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Orphée et Eurydice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Track length4:45
anon.: Pastorale variée, K. Anh. 209b (arr. W. Kempff for piano)
Work length5:58
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
Kempff: Italian Suite
Work length15:19
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
I. Invocation
Track length3:28
II. Pastorale
Track length2:34
III. Lamento
Track length3:39
IV. Notturno
Track length5:38
Kempff: Piano Sonata in G Minor, Op. 47
Work length15:11
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: 30 November - 2 December 1991
  • Recording Venue: Tonstudio van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany
I. Praeambulum
Track length7:02
II. Scherzo
Track length1:48
III. Introduzione e Toccata
Track length6:21
Ravel: Miroirs, M.43
Work length29:31
No. 1. Noctuelles
Track length4:26
No. 2. Oiseaux tristes
Track length4:28
No. 3. Une barque sur l'océan
Track length6:16
No. 4. Alborada del gracioso
Track length6:59
No. 5. La vallée des cloches
Track length7:22
Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Work length22:48
I. Ondine
Track length6:34
II. Le gibet
Track length7:07
III. Scarbo
Track length9:07
Ravel: La Valse
Work length13:36
Fauré: Nocturne No. 13 in B minor, Op. 119
Work length8:30
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Work length25:23
No. 1. Prélude
Track length2:56
No. 2. Fugue
Track length3:33
No. 3. Forlane
Track length6:34
No. 4. Rigaudon
Track length3:26
No. 5. Menuet
Track length5:30
No. 6. Toccata
Track length3:24
Debussy: Children's Corner
Work length17:25
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Recorded: May 1993
  • Recording Venue: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Heidelberg, Germany
Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Track length2:20
Jimbo's Lullaby (Berceuse des éléphants)
Track length3:53
Serenade for the Doll (Sérénade à la poupée)
Track length2:27
The Snow is Dancing
Track length2:50
The Little Shepherd
Track length2:49
Golliwogg's Cake-walk
Track length3:06
Excerpt,Debussy: Images pour piano - Book 1
Work length12:54
Images, Book 1: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau - No. 2. Hommage à Rameau
Track length12:54
Françaix: Piano Sonata
Work length8:02
I. Prélude: Allegrissimo
Track length1:42
II. Elégie: Andantino con moto
Track length2:57
III. Scherzo: Vivace
Track length0:58
IV. Toccata: Allegretto
Track length2:25
Saygun: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 34
Work length28:31
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Orchestre Colonne
  • Ahmet Adnan Saygun
  • Recorded: 1958
  • Recording Venue: Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium
I. Deciso - Moderato - Vivo - Animato - Meno mosso - Cadenza: Rubato - Deciso - Moderato - Vivo - Molto vivo
Track length16:05
II. Andante con moto - Sostenuto - Tempo primo
Track length7:38
III. Allegro assai
Track length4:48
Saygun: 12 Preludes on Aksak Rhythms, Op. 45
Work length23:48
Prelude No. 1
Track length1:58
Prelude No. 2: Vivo
Track length1:27
Prelude No. 3
Track length1:31
Prelude No. 4
Track length3:12
Prelude No. 5: Pesante
Track length1:48
Prelude No. 6: Molto vivo
Track length1:07
Prelude No. 7: Moderato - Molto vivo
Track length2:22
Prelude No. 8
Track length3:55
Prelude No. 9: Presto - Largo - Tempo I
Track length1:49
Prelude No. 10
Track length2:28
Prelude No. 11: Allegro
Track length0:43
Prelude No. 12: Vivo
Track length1:28
Erkin: Piano Concerto
Work length23:49
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Idil Biret (piano)
  • Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası
  • Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
  • Recorded: 1960s
  • Recording Venue: Ankara, Turkey
Ateş Pars: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 64
Work length29:30
I. Allegro
Track length11:55
II. Larghetto
Track length6:57
III. Allegro
Track length10:38
Ateş Pars: Viola Sonata, Op. 57
Work length17:01
I. Allegretto
Track length7:09
II. Larghetto espressivo
Track length4:28
III. Allegro
Track length5:24
Tippett: Piano Concerto
Work length30:45
I. Allegro non troppo
Track length15:17
II. Molto lento e tranquillo
Track length7:27
III. Vivace
Track length8:01
Fırat: Ferenc Liszt'i Anış-Öngörülü Ama Erinçsiz Bir İnsan İçin Yakarış, Op. 77 (A Tribute to Franz Liszt, "An Appeal for a Visionary But Restless Man")
Work length16:12
Ferenc Liszt'i Anis-Öngörülü Ama Erinçsiz Bir Insan Için Yakaris, Op. 77 (A Tribute to Franz Liszt, "An Appeal for a Visionary But Restless Man")
Track length16:12
Fırat: 6 Movements for Piano, Op. 86
Work length51:02
I. Ecstatic Black Sea Fisherman
Track length6:28
II. Scorpion Wedding
Track length7:26
III. The Wind and the Rose
Track length3:46
IV. On the Frontier of the Unknown
Track length7:37
V. Waiting for the Barbarians: Allegro barbaro
Track length7:40
VI. Delana's Lament
Track length18:05
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