Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 Vladimir Ashkenazy

Decca’s first FFRR concerto recording available for the first time: Eileen Joyce / Tchaikovsky 2nd Piano Concerto – never released on 78rpm and long thought lost, the test pressings were recently found at the International Piano Archives in Maryland.

Decca celebrates one of the world’s most prolific conductor-orchestra partnerships with a deluxe 108-CD box set marking both the 20th Anniversary of the passing of Sir Georg Solti and the 125th Anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. 108 CDs presenting Solti’s and the CSO’s complete recorded legacy together: from their very first recording at Medinah Temple in March 1970 of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony to their last at Orchestra Hall, Chicago in March 1997 of Shostakovich’ Symphony No.15.

The box set comprised 100 volumes featuring 72 pianists of the 20th century, each volume with two CDs and a booklet about the life and work of the featured pianist. The set contains a variety of composers from different eras, from Baroque to Contemporary classical.

Vladimir Ashkenazy - Complete Solo Recordings [89CDs Box Set] (2022)
MP3 320 Kbps | Run Time: 88:42:13 | 13.4 Gb
Genre: Classical, Piano | Label: Decca

Decca proudly present the Complete Solo Piano Recordings of Vladimir Ashkenazy in one edition for the very first time. An incredible 85 albums. The new 89CD & 1BDA edition will be released to mark the occasion of his 85th birthday (July 2022). Ashkenazy has been an exclusive artist on Decca for more years than any other, and it is his incredible devotion and commitment to his art that is on full show in this reissue. Paying tribute to one of the pianists he most admires, Sviatoslav Richter, Ashkenazy said that, 'It was his devotion and commitment to his art that will be his legacy'. Looking back at his long and distinguished career, this is surely a description which is equally true of Ashkenazy himself'.

Vladimir Ashkenazy - Complete Solo Recordings [89CDs Box Set] (2022)
MP3 320 Kbps | Run Time: 88:42:13 | 13.4 Gb
Genre: Classical, Piano | Label: Decca

Decca proudly present the Complete Solo Piano Recordings of Vladimir Ashkenazy in one edition for the very first time. An incredible 85 albums. The new 89CD & 1BDA edition will be released to mark the occasion of his 85th birthday (July 2022). Ashkenazy has been an exclusive artist on Decca for more years than any other, and it is his incredible devotion and commitment to his art that is on full show in this reissue. Paying tribute to one of the pianists he most admires, Sviatoslav Richter, Ashkenazy said that, 'It was his devotion and commitment to his art that will be his legacy'. Looking back at his long and distinguished career, this is surely a description which is equally true of Ashkenazy himself'.

Various Artists - 101 Relaxing Classics (2016) {6CD Box Set Decca 478 5074 rel 2013}
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Classical

With the stresses and strains of modern life to contend with, many turn to classical music for solace and this varied collection of over seven and a half hours of relaxing favorites is the perfect antidote to the pressures of modern life. The set is themed and starts with two CDs of choral music, many of which are vocal arrangements of familiar favorites. These are followed by CDs devoted respectfully to flute and harp, the classical guitar, piano and orchestral music. Those who enjoyed the 101 Adagios set will find much to enjoy here, and can be reassured that any duplication is kept to an absolute minimum and where it does occur, is in strikingly different arrangements. The artists at the helm of this relaxing journey include the choirs of King s College Cambridge and the New College Oxford, flautist William Bennett and harpist Marisa Robles, Pepe Romero, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Herbert von Karajan and Sir Georg Solti.

In 1956, Bernard Haitink conducted the Concertgebouworkest for the first time and together they would play more than 1,500 concerts across the globe. Besides his modesty, his humanity, his musical taste, and his honesty to the music, three words come to mind when one thinks of Haitink and his orchestra: Sound, Trust and Magic. Jörgen van Rijen, Principal trombone of the Concertgebouworkest, said at a memorial concert in February this year, “Every time with him [Haitink] the orchestra sounded warmer, deeper and richer, from the first moment he started to rehearse. How he did that is difficult to tell … he always gave us musicians the feeling he trusted you, that he was there to help, not to interfere.”

This magnificent collection spans almost half a century, from three of Rachmaninov's Op 39 Etudes-Tableaux that Vladimir Ashkenazy recorded in 1963, to his version of the First Sonata, which was released two years ago. It's wonderfully comprehensive, including the four piano concertos and the Paganini Rhapsody, the works for two pianos (the Suites and the Symphonic Dances with André Previn, some smaller-scale pieces with Ashkenazy's son Vovka), and all manner of occasional pieces and transcriptions as well as the major solo piano works.

Limited Edition. Renowned for his soaring melodies and dramatic style, Tchaikovsky was a master of many genres. This wide-ranging edition comprises his complete symphonies, orchestral suites and ballets, two celebrated operas, his great concertos, with significant excursions into his chamber and solo piano works, songs and sacred music - all interpreted by leading artists on Deutsche Grammophon and Decca.