Building a Library, Chopin (composer)
-
Chopin - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
RecommendedMartha Argerich (piano)
Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit
Martha Argerich's first commercially released recordings of the Chopin concertos were for DG; No 1 in 1968, No 2 in 1978. Here she revisits both concertos and offers an act of re-creative daring,... — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, October 2000, First Choice
-
Gramophone Awards, 1999, Winner - Concerto
-
Building a Library, September 2016, First Choice
-
Building a Library, March 2023, Recommended Recording
CD
$15.25Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
The Complete Chopin Edition
RecommendedKrystian Zimerman (piano), Claudio Arrau (piano), Anatol Ugorski (piano), Maurizio Pollini (piano), Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano), Maria João Pires (piano), Martha Argerich (piano), Rafal Blechacz (piano), Yundi Li (piano), Lilya Zilberstein (piano), Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Kurt Bauer, Heidi Bung (pianos),...
The quality, both of DG's chosen recordings and the set's general presentation, is just about as good as it gets. To have in one box such wonders as Zimmerman's Ballades, Pollini's Etudes,... — More…
Awards:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 26th April 2010
-
Building a Library, November 2010, First Choice
17 CDs
$63.75Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Offer,
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Schumann: Piano Concerto RecommendedAndrás Schiff (piano)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Antal Doráti
Awards:
-
Building a Library, April 2019, Recommended Recording
-
Building A Library, September 2023, Recommended Recording - Schumann
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Daniel Barenboim: The Chopin Concertos
RecommendedDaniel Barenboim (piano)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Andris Nelsons
Always authoritative, Barenboim is by turns graceful and gutsy, an especially good combination in the E minor Concerto - and his orchestra, the Berlin Staatskapelle (here under Andris Nelsons),... — More…
Awards:
-
Gramophone Magazine, August 2011, Editor's Choice
-
Building a Library, September 2016, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Emanuel Ax Plays Chopin
RecommendedEmanuel Ax (piano), Pamela Frank (violin), Yo - Yo Ma (cello)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras
Awards:
-
Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
-
Building a Library, March 2023, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 & other works for piano & orchestra
RecommendedEmanuel Ax (piano)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras
Awards:
-
Building a Library, March 2023, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Alfred Brendel: 1968-2001
RecommendedPreviously Unpublished Live and Radio Performances
Alfred Brendel (piano)
It would be foolish of a reviewer either to celebrate the oddness of these performances, or berate them for being perverse. They are the product of a searching and unquestionably 'interesting'... — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, June 2017, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 & other works for piano & orchestra
RecommendedEmanuel Ax (piano)
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Sir Charles Mackerras
Awards:
-
Building a Library, March 2023, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Chopin: Piano Concertos
RecommendedJanina Fialkowska (piano)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bramwell Tovey
She exaggerates nothing. Her playing is notable for its balance, its sense of proportion and naturalness...The approach is robustly classical, and effortlessly demonstrates that size in music... — More…
Awards:
-
Building a Library, September 2016, Also Recommended
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -
-
Awards:
-
Building a Library, April 2017, Historic Choice
Downloads
What are FLAC and MP3? -