Released to celebrate the 70th birthday of Maria João Pires , this 20CD edition contains all her solo recordings made for DG. The edition includes outstanding interpretations of Bach, Beethoven and Schubert as well as Mozart’s complete piano sonatas and Chopin’s Nocturnes. This is the first out of three editions dedicated to the work of Pires.

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
4 Lieder
Zärtliche Liebe · Adelaide
Resignation · Der Kuß
Fritz Wunderlich
Hubert Giesen
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+ Schumann: Dichterliebe
Schubert: 9 Lieder
The Originals
Int. Release 06 Jan. 1997
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Dichterliebe, Op.48
1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai [1:33]
2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen [0:52]
3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne [0:32]
4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh' [1:23]
5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen [0:55]
6. Im Rhein, im heiligen Strome [1:45]
7. Ich grolle nicht [1:19]
8. Und wüßten's die Blumen, die kleinen [1:17]
9 9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen [1:31]
10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klingen [1:55]
11. Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen [1:02]
12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen [2:37]
13. Ich hab' im Traum geweinet [2:32]
14. Allnächtlich im Traume seh' ich dich [1:28]
15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es [2:31]
16. Die alten, bösen Lieder [4:08]
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
17 Zärtliche Liebe, WoO 123 "Ich liebe dich" [2:08]
18 Adelaïde, Op.46 [5:56]
19 Resignation, WoO149 [2:26]
20 Der Kuss, Op.128 [1:59]
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828)
21 An Sylvia, D.891 (Op.106/4) [3:00]
22 Lied eines Schiffers an die Dioskuren, D360 [2:46]
23 Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D.558 [1:17]
24 Der Einsame, D.800 [4:23]
25 Im Abendrot, D.799 [3:26]
Schwanengesang, D.957
26 Ständchen "Leise flehen meine Lieder" [3:46]
27 An die Laute, D. 905 (Op.81/2) [1:56]
28 Der Musensohn, D.764 (Op.92/1) [2:16]
29 An die Musik, D.547 (Op.88/4) [2:24]
Fritz Wunderlich, Hubert Giesen
Total Playing Time[1:05:03]

CD 1
J.S. BACH/BUSONI
1 Chaconne 13.41
SCARLATTI
2-3 2 Sonatas 6.22
BEETHOVEN
4-7 Piano Sonata No.3 Op.2 No.3 22.22
BRAHMS
8-15 Variations on a Theme by Paganini 16.38
GRIEG
16–17 2 Lyric Pieces 6.55
MOMPOU
18 Canción y Danza No.1 2.54
ALBÉNIZ
19 Malagueña 3.47
GRANADOS
20 Andaluza 4.59
CD 2
MOZART
1-3 Piano Concerto No.13 K415 25.57
4-6 Piano Concerto No.15 K450 26.01
7-9 Piano Concerto No.23 K488 26.33
CD 3
HAYDN
1-3 Piano Concerto in D 20.41
4-6 Piano Concerto in G 23.15
SCHUMANN
7-27 Carnaval 35.39
CD 4
RAVEL
1-3 Piano Concerto in G 21.51
RACHMANINOV
4-6 Piano Concerto No.4 24.33
SCHUMANN
7-9 Album für die Jugend Excerpts 12.00
CHOPIN
10 Mazurka Op.68 No.2 2.59
11 Scherzo No.2 Op.31 9.04
12 Waltz No.9 Op.69 No.1 3.14
DEBUSSY
13 Reflets dans l'eau 4.53

This is the fourth and last issue of the Piano Classics Fiorentino Edition, presenting the early recordings made between 1953 and 1966. Sergio Fiorentino (1927‐1998) was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, but remained largely unknown to the general public. His recordings show a stupendous virtuosity and command, and the natural understanding of an innate musical genius. Not for nothing did Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli call him “The only other pianist”. This 10‐CD set offers a wealth of repertoire, from magnificent Bach, barnstorming Beethoven, elegant and passionate Chopin, fantastic Schumann, robust Brahms and red‐hot Rachmaninov. The recordings were originally issued on the “Concert Artist” label . Sadly several of the master tapes have been lost, and the remastering of this set has been done with original LPs. Nevertheless the artistry of this wonderful pianist shines through every note!

在二十世纪钢琴演奏的辉煌舞台上，最受公众瞩目的也许要数钢琴家弗拉基米尔·霍罗维茨了。他那丰富的演奏技巧、铿锵有力的声音与个性化的音乐特点，使听众与评论家们将他奉为最为出色的钢琴艺术大师。此CD收录了霍洛维茨精彩演绎的舒曼的《童年情景》舒伯特《第二十一钢琴奏鸣曲》斯柯里亚宾练习曲等。

Mitsuko Uchida explores some of Schumann's lesser known piano works. The post-Classical Sonata No. 2 in G minor wedged in between the glorious 'Waldszenen' ('Forest Scenes' Op. 82) and the 'Fünf Gesänge der Frühe' ('Five Songs of the Dawn' Op. 133).

为纪念钢琴巨擘李赫特(Sviatoslav Richter, 1915 - 1997) 100周年诞辰，俄罗斯古典品牌旋律唱片(Melodiya)推出年度钜 献 - 《李赫特 - 百岁纪念套装》(50CD)，珍贵辑录大师1949~1979年间 :电台广播、独奏会、 家庭彩排、莫斯科音乐会…
For the 100th anniversary of Sviatoslav Richter, Firma Melodiya presents its arguably biggest project in its semicentennial history. The name of Sviatoslav Richter is inscribed in gold in the history of music. He was not just “more than a pianist,” he was even more than a musician. An owner of composing, conducting, artistic, directing and acting gifts, a connoisseur of literature, arts and philosophy, with a will of iron he made all his gifts serve the art of pianism. An “artist of planetary scale,” as of the critics put it, Richter was like that in everything – in his unbounded repertoire that he never stopped replenishing until his last years, in his priestly frenzy of hours-long rehearsals, in the geography and number of performances, – over 3 500 concerts in 770 places of the world for 55 years of his musical career! (“He was somewhat fathomless, Richter,” said one of his famous colleagues). However, after he conquered the world (almost literally), he remained indifferent to ovation and eulogies of the press, painfully experienced each of the “defects” he noticed in his performance, and at the end of his way confessed before the journalist Bruno Monsaingeon: “I don’t like myself.”