Tracklista: CD 1 1. Piano Quintet CD 2 1. Beneath an Ocean of Air 2. Still Hollow 3. Distant Waters 4. Spiral Paths

• Data premiery 2018-11-16
• Nośnik CD

Musorgsky's musical tribute to the painter and architect Viktor Hartmann has become his most familiar work, and this recording presents the original piano version of Pictures at an Exhibition. It is an extraordinary work, combining intense demands for virtuoso technique with an inexorable momentum which keeps what is fundamentally an impressionistic work in many movements moving towards its grand climax with the 'Great Gate of Kiev' finale. Prokofiev is one of those composers who would constantly reuse material from one work in another. However, although the Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet may seem at first glance to be merely a medley gleaned from the more famous ballet, it should not be forgotten that Prokofiev published the set independently and that it was first performed the year before the finished ballet, perhaps by way of an advertisement for the more challenging (financially, at least) work to follow. Also included here is Prokofiev's Toccata, written in 1912 while he was at the St Petersburg Conservatoire. The work was possibly conceived as a movement of the Second Piano Sonata, but Prokofiev evidently decided the work was worthy of publication in its own right.

• Wykonawca Demidenko Nikolai
• Data premiery 2012-04-01
• Nośnik CD

The arresting clarinet glissando at the start of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue is probably the most famous opening in American music. It also serves as a symbol for an important current in 20th century music – that of merging popular genres and art music into something wholly new – and as such becomes even more significant through the fact that it wasn’t even in the score when the composer first started rehearsals with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, before the première in 1924: this particular feature, oozing of smoky jazz clubs, was arrived at in collaboration with the clarinettist of the orchestra. At the time, Gershwin was was a mere 25 years old, but already a celebrated jazz pianist and songsmith, with a string of hits to his name. Due to a lack of time, he entrusted the orchestration to Ferde Grofé, the regular arranger of Whiteman’s jazz band. The immediate success of the work created a demand for a version for symphony orchestra, however, and for a long time that was the one most usually heard in concert and on disc. On the present recording, Freddy Kempf and the conductor Andrew Litton – himself a noted soloist in Gershwin’s works for piano and orchestra – have opted for the original orchestration, allowing the musicians of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra to revel in the role of a classic American big band. Following the première of Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin was commissioned to write a ‘proper’ piano concerto. He did so the following year, this time providing his own orchestration. Also highly successful with its original audience, Concerto in F employed the rhythms, melodic structures and bluesy harmonies of popular music, but its form is resolutely classical. Also included on the disc are Gershwin’s two remaining works for piano and orchestra, the Second Rhapsody (here in his own, original orchestration) and the infectious Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’. The performers on this disc have previously collaborated in a highly acclaimed recording of works by Prokofiev – a disc shortlisted for a Gramophone Award in 2010. The reviewer in International Record Review found it ‘an exciting performance, with soloist and conductor working as one’ with ‘wit as well as virtuosity in Kempf's playing’ – qualities that are in rich evidence in this new release too.

• Wykonawca Kempf Freddy
• Data premiery 2012-05-01
• Nośnik SACD

PIANO CONCERTOS NOS 3, 4 & 5

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2006-01-01
• Nośnik CD

THE MINIATURE IN THE CYCLE In just 40 minutes, the cosmos was created. To be sure, here we are talking solely about a pianistic cosmos: yet it is one that still, more than 170 years after its creation, remains breath-taking and arouses many diverse emotions, including unlimited admiration. The oeuvre in question is Frédéric Chopin’s Preludes, Op. 28. He wrote these 24 pianistic miniatures between 1836 and 1839, modelling them on the Preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach. However, he did not retain their “prologue-type” character: on the contrary, the variety of the works is more an indication of a secondary meaning of this term, i.e. fantasizing. Among the greatest composers of the 19th century, Chopin is probably the only one to write more or less exclusively for “his” instrument, the piano. During a period of some 20 years, he composed almost 200 solo works. Not a huge output, compared to other extremely prolific composers of the day (whose names and works have now justifiably been forgotten). Chopin polished away at his compositions, until each one was defined by its own unmistakable personality. In order to classify the special distinctive features of his sound, one should probably not only emphasize the international character of his particular piano style, but also – and especially – point out the various compositional stages through which he went in his diverse roles of improviser, pianist, piano teacher and composer. Together, these blended into a highly potent mixture. German musicologists have generally tended to categorize Chopin rashly as a “salon composer”, and thus make it impossible to view his music without prejudice. However, although Chopin most certainly encountered audiences for his music in the salon, the quality of his works undoubtedly soars far above that environment. Thus the “Chopineske” is the successful synthesis of a musical world view, which combines the operatic sweetness of Bellini, the calculated effect of Rossini, the contrapuntal gravity of Bach, as well as the harmony of Wagner in a jaunty, daring and calculating fashion. The Preludes Op. 28 are monothematic and the nuclei of their motifs frequently comprise only one bar (at times, in fact, of only part of a bar), from which the works are then developed. The order of the 24 Preludes was determined (at a later date) according to the quint circle and the related minor keys. This brings up the question, especially for interpreters, of whether or not this is a cycle. Many pianists consciously select individual pieces from the opus: however, they tend to overlook the fact that this entire opus of Don Quichote-type works is dominated by an all-encompassing sense of drama, thanks to its contrast and expression. The pieces alternate continuously between triumph and despair, brilliance and darkness, excitement and composure. The Prelude Op. 45, dating from 1841, is light years away from Op. 28 as regards style of composition. It is an “overcast” and poetic masterpiece, a bitter-sweet anticipation of the late Intermezzi by Brahms, interrupted by agonizing and tormenting transitions, a kaleidoscopic cadenza, and a coda of well-nigh operatic drama and declamation. Robert Schumann wrote his Papillons, Op. 2 between 1829 and 1832. The cycle consists of 12 concise fantasy images, based on notes from his study books, in which he jotted down his musical ideas. The aphoristic Schmetterlinge (= butterflies) received an additional cachet thanks to the literary association with Jean Paul’s Die Flegeljahren (= the years of adolescence). The two final chapters of the novel are entitled “Larven-Tanz” (= dance of the masks) and “Brief – Nachtwandler – Traum” (= letter – sleepwalker – dream). Here, Schumann demonstrates to the listener his “new approach to the variation form”: thus he presents the individual miniatures (dance, ballroom, masks) as strongly contrasting, yet derives both motif and theme from a common source. The thematic material of the waltz in No. 1 determines the course of the remainder of the work, in which Schumann varies all elements and levels of the music, and as such subjects the character and development of the moods to a permanent transformation.

• Wykonawca Arrau Claudio
• Data premiery 2007-01-01
• Nośnik CD

Album został wydany przez wytwórnię Hyperion (CDA 68295). Tracklista: Amy Beach 1. Piano Quintet in F sharp minor, Op. 67 Edward Elgar 2. Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84

• Wykonawca Ohlsson Garrick , Takacs Quartet
• Data premiery 2020-06-01
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista: Saint-Saens Camille1. IV. Marche Militaire Francaise2. III. Reverie Du Soir A Blidah Indy Vincent D'3. Tableaux De Voyage, Op. 33: IV. Lac Vert4. Poeme Des Montagnes, Op. 15: II. Danses Rythmiques Chaminade Cecile5. La Lisonjera (The Flatterer), Op. 50 Grieg Edvard6. 3 Pictures From Life In The Country, Op. 19: No. 2. Bridal Procession7. Lyric Pieces, Book 5, Op. 54: No. 2. Gangar (Peasant's March)Granados Enrique8. 12 Danzas Españolas, Op. 37, DLR I:2: No. 10. Danza Triste9. Improvisation On El Pelele, Goyesca10. Piano Sonata No. 9 In G Minor, DLR VI:1.9 (Arr. Of Scarlatti Keyboard Sonata, K.190/L.250/P.256) Brahms Johannes11. 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 2 In E Major - No. 15 In A - Flat Major12. 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 3. Ballade In G Minor (Abridged) Strauss II Johann13. Fruhlingsstimmen (Voices Of Spring), Op. 410 (Arr. A. Grunfeld) Grunfeld Alfred14. Soiree De Vienne - Concert Paraphrase From Strauss' Waltzes From Die Fledermaus And Others, Op. 56 Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus15. Symphony No. 39 In E - Flat Major, K. 543: III. Menuetto (Arr. J. Schulhoff For Piano) Schumann Robert16. Studien Fur Den Pedal - Flugel (Studies For Pedal Piano), Op. 56: No. 4 In A - Flat Major Chopin Fryderyk17. Fugue In A Minor18. Waltz No. 7 In C - Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 219. Polonaise No. 6 In A - Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic" Tchaikovsky Pyotr Il'yich20. 2 Morceaux, Op. 10: No. 2. Humoresque In E Minor Blow John / Bull John / Byrd William21. Lord Salisbury's Pavane - Fugue In C Major - The King's Hunting Jygge Grieg Edvard22. Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3. Puck Liszt Franz23. 2 Concert Etudes, S145/R6: No. 2. Gnomenreigen24. 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244/R106: No. 2 In C - Sharp Minor (Abridged)

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2016-03-11
• Nośnik CD

Tracklista:Let’s meet na dwa preparowane fortepiany / for two prepared pianos (2007) 1. I [2:39] 2. II [5:08] 3. III [3:14] 4. IV [2:43] Lutosławski Piano Duo: Emilia Sitarz, Bartłomiej WąsikOri na klarnet, wiolonczelę, akordeon i gitarę elektryczną / for clarinet, cello, accordion and electric guitar (2010) 5. I [3:43] 6. II [3:29] 7. III [4:17] Warsaw Contemporary Ensemble Maciej Frąckiewicz – akordeon / accordion Wojciech Błażejczyk – gitara elektryczna / electric guitar Magdalena Bojanowicz – wiolonczela / cello Oliwier Andruszczenko – klarnet / clarinet8. In Credo na perkusję i orkiestrę smyczkową / for percussion and string orchestra (2009) [6:27] Śląska Orkiestra Kameralna / Silesian Chamber Orchestra Przemysław Fiugajski – dyrygent / conductor9. Stara Rzeka na orkiestrę kameralną / for chamber orchestra (2011) [9:39] Śląska Orkiestra Kameralna / Silesian Chamber Orchestra Przemysław Fiugajski – dyrygent / conductor10. FGT (Flying garbage truck) [7:48] na saksofon, skrzypce, wiolonczelę, akordeon, fortepian i taśmę / for saxophone, violin, cello, accordion, piano and tape (2012)LUX:NM Ruth Velten – saksofon / saxophone Silke Lange – akordeon / accordion Ines Hu – skrzypce / violin Błażej Goliński – wiolonczela / cello Małgorzata Walentynowicz – fortepian / piano

• Wykonawca Sitarz Emilia , Wąsik Bartłomiej , Frąckiewicz Maciej , Błażejczyk Wojciech , Bojanowicz Magdalena , Andruszczenko Oliwier , Śląska Orkiestra Kameralna , Velten Ruth , Lange Silke , Hu Ines , Goliński Błażej , Walentynowicz Małgorzata
• Data premiery 2013-07-09
• Nośnik CD

1. Des Canyons aux étoiles, for piano & orchestra, I/51 1:32:06

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2006-03-07
• Nośnik CD

"More Classical Masterpieces" to eleganckie wydanie zawierające 10 płyt CD z największymi arcydziełami muzyki klasycznej. Wśród nich kompozycje takich geniuszy jak: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozzart, Piotr Czajkowski, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Nicolai Rimsky-Korssakoff i wielu innych!Tracklista:CD 1 JOHAN SEBASTIAN BACH1. Orchestra suite no. 1 in C major, no. 2 in B minor, no. 3 in D major CD 2 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN1. Symphony no. 4 in B flat major op. 60 & no. 5 in C minor op. 67CD 3 WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART1. Piano concerto no. 21 in C major KV 467, Violin concerto in D major, Horn concerto no. 2 in E flat majorCD 4 ANTON BRUCKNER1. Symphony no. 7 in E majorCD 5 GEORG FRIEDRICH HANDEL1. Water music suite no. 1 in F major, suite no. 2 in D major, suite no. 3. in G major, Fireworks music concerto grosso in D majorCD 6 NICOLAI RIMSKY-KORSSAKOFF1. Sheherezade - Symphonic suite op. 35 from "Thousand and one nights"; MODEST MUSSORGSKI Pictures at an ExhibitionCD 7 FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY1. A midsummer night's dream, Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 107CD 8 GUSTAV MAHLER1. Symphony no. 5CD 9 FRANZ SCHUBERT1. Trout quintet in A major op. 114, Fantasia in C op. 15, Waltzes from valses nobles op. 77 D 969CD 10 PETER TSCHAIKOWSKY1. Piano concerto no. 1 in B flat minor op. 23, Violin concerto in D major op. 35

• Wykonawca Various Artists
• Data premiery 2017-01-09
• Nośnik CD