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Idil Biret Archive

Paris Recordings - 1949, 1953, 1959

$30.99

Details

Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Francois Co
Artist
Idil Biret
Format
Vinyl
Label
Idil Biret Archive
Released
Jul 04, 2025
Catalog #
IBA-LP005
UPC
747313261925

About

After listening for a while (to orchestral music on the radio) Idil would detect the main melody and then play it on the piano with one finger. Afterwards, when she reached the age of four, she would play these with two hands and with the correct harmony. Bach preludes and fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier, for example, which even the talented musicians took considerable time to study and memorise, were mastered by Idil in only a few days after listening once or twice, after which she would play these without a single wrong note. (Leman Biret, 1988)

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Radio Interview (1949) 01:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    Radio Interview (1949)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Anonymous, İdil Biret
  2. 2 Solfeggio in C Minor, Wq. 117/2, H. 220 00:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Solfeggio in C Minor, Wq. 117/2, H. 220
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  3. 3 Soeur Monique 03:31
    Track
    3
    Title
    Soeur Monique
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  4. 4 Le tic-toc-choc, ou Les maillotins 02:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Le tic-toc-choc, ou Les maillotins
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    François Couperin
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  5. 5 Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, K.12/L.489/P.68 03:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, K.12/L.489/P.68
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Domenico Scarlatti
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  6. 6 7 Bagatelles, Op. 33: No. 1 in E-Flat Major 03:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    7 Bagatelles, Op. 33: No. 1 in E-Flat Major
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  7. 7 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848 03:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, BWV 848
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  8. 8 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903 10:40
    Track
    8
    Title
    Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
    Duration
    10:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  9. 9 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor 03:54
    Track
    9
    Title
    6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 6. Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  10. 10 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 01:53
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  11. 11 V. The Little Shepherd 01:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. The Little Shepherd
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    İdil Biret
  12. 12 Radio Presentation (1953) 04:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Radio Presentation (1953)
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    na Not Applicable
    Performer
    Anonymous, İdil Biret
  13. 13 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1. Des Abends - No. 2. Aufschwung - No. 3. Warum? - No. 5. In der Nacht - No. 7. Traumes Wirren 16:34
    Track
    13
    Title
    Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 1. Des Abends - No. 2. Aufschwung - No. 3. Warum? - No. 5. In der Nacht - No. 7. Traumes Wirren
    Duration
    16:34
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    İdil Biret