Tracklista:1. Trio élégiaque No. 1 in G minor, Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor2. Moderato3. Quasi variazione4. Allegro risoluto
It was in October 1853 that the 20-year-old Johannes Brahms completed his Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, while staying with Robert and Clara Schumann in Düsseldorf. The work had occupied him for some months – at least since the summer of the same year, when he had encountered Franz Liszt, and had heard his recently completed B minor Sonata. Strictly speaking, he may only have heard parts of it: according to some reports, Brahms fell asleep during the performance… It is tempting to see the younger man’s sonata as a response to Liszt’s work, but whatever the case may be, its heroic scale, unconventional layout and high quality made it one of the most impressive sonatas since those of Beethoven and Schubert. Significantly, Brahms never wrote another piano sonata, as if he had said as much as he wanted to say in that genre. Instead he would go on to compose in more concentrated formats, but he also wrote a series of large-scale sets of variations, among which the Handel Variations must be considered his crowning achievement. Completed in September 1861 and dedicated to Clara Schumann, the work shows Brahms at the height of his powers, confirming his position as the preeminent preserver and representative of tradition. In fact even Wagner saw its significance when Brahms played it to him, commenting that it showed what could still be done with the old forms by someone who knew how to use them. Performing these landmarks in the19th-century literature for solo piano is the British pianist Jonathan Plowright, hailed in Gramophone as ‘one of the finest living pianists’, and here making his début on BIS.
Tracklista:1. I. Andante Grave2. II. Moderato3. III. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo4. I. Allegro Non Troppo5. II. Allegro6. III. Largo7. IV. Allegro8. Nocturne in D Minor9. Pezzo Capriccioso in B Minor, Op. 6210. Chant Du Ménéstrel, Op. 7111. Polovtsian Dances12. In the Style of Albéniz
Sony Classical zaprasza do wysłuchania 6 płytowego zestawu nagrań zatytułowanego Sir John Barbirolli - The Complete RCA and Columbia Album Collection. Sir John Barbirolli w latach 1936–1942 jako następca Arturo Toscaniniego dyrygował słynną orkiestrą Filharmoników Nowojorskich. Prezentowane Państwu nagrania pochodzą z okresu 1938 – 1940 z udziałem takich solistów jak: skrzypkowie Nathan Milstein i Mishel Piastro, wiolonczelista Joseph Schuster, cklarnecista Benny Goodman oraz pianista Robert Casadesus. Tracklista: CD 1 1. Purcell (arr. Barbirolli): Suite for Strings, Woodwind and Horns (Remastered) 2. Debussy: Images pour orchestre, L. 122: No. 2, Iberia (Remastered) 3. Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 (Remastered) 4. Respighi: Antiche danze et arie per liuto, Suite No.3 (Remastered) 5. Respighi: Fontane di Roma (Remastered) CD 2 1. Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C Minor, D. 417, "Tragic" (Remastered) 2. Schubert: 5 German Dances, D. 89 (Remastered) 3. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 (Remastered) CD 3 1. Sibelius: Symphony No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 39 (Remastered) 2. Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (Remastered) CD 4 1. Smetana: The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100: Overture (Remastered) 2. Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 (Remastered) with Mishel Piastro, violin; Joseph Schuster, cello 3. Ravel: La valse, M. 72 (Remastered) 4. Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9 (Remastered) 5. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Remastered) 6. Debussy: Petite Suite, L. 65, No. 4 "Ballet" (Remastered) 7. Debussy: Premičre rhapsodie, L. 116 (Remastered) with Benny Goodman, clarinet 8. Bach, J.S. (arr. Barbirolli): Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208, No. 9 (Remastered) CD 5 1. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 with Benny Goodman, clarinet 2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595 (Remastered) with Robert Casadesus, piano 3. Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183 (Remastered) CD 6 1. Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 (Remastered) with Nathan Milstein, violin 2. Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 3 in G Major, Op. 55: IV. Tema con variazioni. Andante con moto (Remastered) 3. Various (arr. Barbirolli): An Elizabethan Suite (Remastered)
Tracklista:1. No. 1. Largamente: Allegro 00:03:08 2. No. 2. Andantino 00:04:57 3. No. 3. Commodo 00:03:05 4. No. 1. Kun pihlaja kukkii (When the Rowan Flowers) 00:01:45 5. No. 2. Yksinainen honka (The Lonely Pine) 00:02:51 6. No. 3. Haapa (The Aspen) 00:02:19 7. No. 4. Koivu (The Birch) 00:01:46 8. No. 5. Kuus (The Spruce) 00:03:45 9. No. 1. Bellis (Kaunokki / The Daisy) 00:01:29 10. No. 2. Oeillet (Neilikka / The Carnation) 00:01:34 11. No. 3. Iris (Iiris / The Iris) 00:02:24 12. No. 4. Aquileja (Akileija / The Columbine) 00:01:46 13. No. 5. Campanula (Kellokukka / The Campanula) 00:02:23 14. No. 1. Kylakirkko (The Village Church) 00:03:20 15. No. 2. Soittoniekka (The Fiddler) 00:01:47 16. No. 3. Soutaja (The Oarsman) 00:02:34 17. No. 4. Myrsky (The Storm) 00:01:35 18. No. 5. Murheisena (In Mournful Mood) 00:02:17 19. Impromptu No. 1 in G Minor: Moderato 00:01:41 20. Impromptu No. 2 in G Minor: Lento: Vivace 00:01:44 21. Impromptu No. 3 in A Minor: Moderato (Alla marcia) 00:03:09 22. Impromptu No. 4 in E Minor: Andantino 00:02:42 23. Impromptu No. 5 in B Minor: Vivace 00:03:50 24. Impromptu No. 6 in E Major: Commodo 00:01:50 25. Finlandia, Op. 26 (arr. for piano) 00:07:59
Tracklista:1. No. 1 in F - Sharp Minor: Largo 00:04:29 2. No. 2 in B - Flat Major: Maestoso 00:03:41 3. No. 3 in D Minor: Tempo di minuetto 00:03:50 4. No. 4 in D Major: Andante cantabile 00:05:09 5. No. 5 in G Minor: Alla marcia 00:04:02 6. No. 6 in E - Flat Major: Andante 00:02:27 7. No. 7 in C Minor: Allegro 00:02:14 8. No. 8 in A - Flat Major: Allegro vivace 00:03:22 9. No. 9 in E - Flat Minor: Presto 00:01:52 10. No. 10 in G - Flat Major: Largo 00:04:14 11. No. 1 Elegie in E - Flat Minor 00:05:05 12. No. 2 Prelude in C - Sharp Minor 00:04:44 13. No. 3 Melodie in E Major 00:04:53 14. No. 4 Polichinelle in F - Sharp Minor 00:03:27 15. No. 5 Serenade in B - Flat Minor 00:02:51
Tracklista: Rowley: 1. Nocturne No. 5 in F Major Gurney: 2. Nocturne in A flat major Hill, Alfred: 3. Das Lebwewohl Field: 4. Nocturne No. 10 in E minor Liebermann, L: 5. Nocturne No. 4, Op. 38 Chopin: 6. Nocturne No. 21 in C minor, BI 108 7. Nocturne in C Minor, B. 108 Excerpt, Poulenc: 8. 8 Nocturnes 9. Nocturnes, FP 56: 10. No. 4 in C Minor "Bal fantôme" Louis Durey: 11. Nocturne, Op. 40 Palmgren: 12. Nocturne in 3 Scenes, Op. 72 Excerpt, Bartók: 13. Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB89
Tracklista:1. Water Music, HWV 348: I. Overture2. Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Overture3. La clemenza di Tito, K. 621: Overture4. Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066: I. Overture5. Collin’s Coriolan in C Minor, Op. 62: I. Overture6. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture7. Carmen, WD 31: Overture8. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71: I. Overture9. L’italiana in Algeri: Overture
Tracklista:1. Prelude No. 1 in C Major: Allegro maestoso 00:01:32 2. Prelude No. 2 in E Minor: Moderato assai 00:03:17 3. Prelude No. 3 in G Major: Allegro 00:01:22 4. Prelude No. 4 in B Minor: Allegro 00:02:23 5. Prelude No. 5 in D Major: Allegretto 00:03:04 6. Prelude No. 6 in F - Sharp Minor: Andante 00:05:17 7. Prelude No. 7 in A Major: Allegro non troppo 00:01:36 8. Prelude No. 8 in C - Sharp Minor: Allegro 00:02:37 9. Prelude No. 9 in E Major: Andantino 00:03:20 10. Prelude No. 10 in G - Sharp Minor: Allegro non troppo 00:02:00 11. Prelude No. 11 in B Major: Allegretto 00:01:45 12. Prelude No. 12 in E - Flat Major: Allegretto 00:02:36 13. Prelude No. 13 in F - Sharp Major: Andante 00:04:58 14. Prelude No. 14 in B - Flat Major: Moderato 00:02:03 15. Prelude No. 15 in D - Flat Major: Andantino 00:02:27 16. Prelude No. 16 in F Minor: Andantino 00:02:59 17. Prelude No. 17 in A - Flat Major: Larghetto 00:03:49 18. Prelude No. 18 in C Minor: Allegretto 00:02:12 19. Prelude No. 19 in E - Flat Major: Allegretto 00:01:23 20. Prelude No. 20 in G Minor: Allegro non troppo 00:02:08 21. Prelude No. 21 in B - Flat Major: Allegro 00:02:38 22. Prelude No. 22 in D Minor: Lento 00:06:23 23. Prelude No. 23 in F Major: Allegro non troppo 00:01:22 24. Prelude No. 24 in A Minor: Moderato 00:01:22 25. Prelude No. 25 in C Major: Allegro non troppo 00:02:25
Tracklista: 1. Sonata quinta 2. Sonata secunda 3. Sonata tertia 4. Passacaglia in D minor 5. Sonata sexta 6. Sonata prima 7. Sonata quarta