Classical
Vladimir Ashkenazy
b. 1937. Icelandic pianist.
World-renowned Russian-born pianist and conductor; especially celebrated for Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, and Schubert. Extensive Decca discography. Also active as conductor.
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PIANO WORKS
Urania Records
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CD
$18.99
Jan 01, 2005
Classical Music
Flint Juventino Beppe: Remote Galaxy
2L
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$44.99
Nov 19, 2013
Can the dualism of life, nature and art be expressed in pure music? This is the question the multi-talented composer Flint Juventino Beppe - formerly known as Fred Jonny Berg - has set out to answer. The album Remote Galaxy is a journey in time and space, a journey given meaning by the album's music and philosophy. The music is uncompromisingly honest, with a genuine power of it's own. Using well-known acoustic technology, the composer takes US to some unusual and, for most of us, unknown places. Remote Galaxy continues the journey of 2L's Grammy nominated album Flute Mystery, and again the Philharmonia Orchestra is conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy to interpret these adventurous scores. The composer's deep spiritual interest in nature, philosophy and space is as central in the universe of Remote Galaxy as it was in Flute Mystery. Beppe's music leaves a unique fingerprint in the artistic world: there is quite simply nothing like it. The individual and inventive nature of his orchestral works demands a rich palette of instruments and an extended use of woodwinds, brass and organ. As solo instruments, the intense but delicate sound of the clarinet, the scope of the flute's range of expression and the special characteristics of the rarely used viola da gamba make for an inimitable atmosphere captured in 2L's innovative surround sound technology. With the introduction of height channels, acoustic reflections create a natural sound presence originating from both around and above the listener.
SIBELIUS: Early Years (The) / Maturity and Silence (NTSC)
Christopher Nupen Films
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This DVD celebrates the musical quest of one of the great symphonists of the 20th century as seen through his music, letters, and words of his wife Aino, who was with him for more than 64 years.
Schubert: Piano Pieces, D. 946 - Wanderer Fantasy - Schumann
ICA Classics
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Captured at the BBC's Glasgow Studios in 1987 for their Music in Camera series, Ashkenazy demonstrates his versatility and musical skill through the extreme contrasts of the Impromptus, the lyrical, song-like grace and virtuosic flair of the Wanderer Fantasy, and the elegant yet exciting rendition of Schumann's innovative Piano Sonata No.1.
The Young Malcolm Frager
PARNASSUS
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$12.93
Jan 12, 2024
A master. There can be no doubt of his place among the top pianists of his generation. [New York Times] "Unbelievable technique, marvellous facility, poetry and a beautiful touch." [Le Figaro, Paris]
