Waltzes, nocturnes played by nikita magaloff, peter katin, iliana vered, peter davis, etc. Classical music performed by claudio arrau on vinyl, cd. After the october revolution his family first moved to finland and later to paris. Nikita magaloff was a chopin specialist and a teacher whose students included martha argerich and a number of other wellknown pianists. He was born fryderyk franciszek chopin, of polish and french parentage, on 1st march 1810 in the village of zelazowa wola, poland. Although chopin did not invent the nocturne, he popularized and expanded on it, building on the form developed by. It was initiated in 1927 and has been held every five years since 1955. Chopins nocturnes form a central collection in the romantic piano repertoire, and with good reason. Listening to the b flat minor first nocturne, youll wonder why some called magaloff unsentimental or cold in his interpretive. The impromptus by bella davidovich are gracious, gentle pieces, and nikita magaloffs etudes and preludes sound as ferocious or calm as they should be. The impromptus by bella davidovich are gracious, gentle pieces, and nikita magaloff s etudes and preludes sound as ferocious or calm as they should be. The chopin nocturnes consist of 21 pieces for solo piano written by frederic chopin between 1827 and 1846. The nocturnes night pieces are among the most introspective and personal of chopins works.
Nikita magaloff was the first pianist to record all of chopins solo music, which he did between 1974 and 1978 for the philips label. Chopin dominated magaloffs repertoire and recitals, perhaps understandably since magaloffs teacher isidore philipp was a student of chopins. Rethinking chopins complete nocturnes the classical music. Magaloff perfectly interprets them better than ive ever heard before. One of the great specialist fo chopin, nikita magaloff play the masterpieces complete mellow compositions composed by chopin the nocturnes taken from the term created by john field but sublimed by chopin near mint dead stock copy unplayed blue label from 1975 philips might be the ed1 but i am not sure of it. Magaloff and his family left russia in 1918 for finland. His interpretations are really top notch without mannerism with an excellent sound quality. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. Rethinking chopins complete nocturnes the classical. He was born in saint petersburg to a georgian noble family named maghalashvili. It is one of the few competitions devoted entirely to the works of a.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from nikita magaloff at the discogs. It now reappears courtesy of newton classics ongoing reissues of out. Adam harasiewicz was a polish pianist, born on july 1, 1932. I have been listening to a fine french pianist lately, alexandre tharaud, and some of his chopin playing is truly exquisite. The study is based on a corpus containing the entire works of chopin performed by nikita magaloff at the age of 77, precisely measured and fully annotated with score information. Nikita magaloff was the first to record frederic chopins complete piano works. Find great deals on ebay for chopin and chopin nocturnes. He won the 5th international frederick chopin piano competition in 1955. From 1949 magaloff lived in switzerland, where he taught at the geneva academy. His musical interest first stimulated by family friend serge prokofiev, he studied with alexander siloti before. The complete piano music by nikita magaloff on amazon.
In 1997 philips reissued nikita magaloffs 197478 complete chopin piano works cycle as a budgetpriced, spacesaving boxed set that did not last in the catalog very long. Mazurkas new cd australia import see more like this new chopin ballades, mazurkas, polonaises piotr anderszewski cd, 2003 brand new. Konzertzyklus des russischen pianisten nikita magaloff eine einzigartige sammlung. Fryderyk chopin, notturniqui riuniti tre video di 71demy. Please do not add an arranger ar to this work, create a new arrangement work instead track 6. The nocturnes of chopin thesis unt digital library. Nikita magaloff piano, michael dalberto piano, wiener symphoniker, orchestre des concerts lamoureux, london symphony orchestra, willem van otterloo, roberto benzi, sir colin davis. About the chopin nocturnes, would say only the huangci and the shebanova ones could maybe compete, in a modern reading, with these gloomy magaloff. Nikita magaloff, chopin complete piano works amazon. These recordings, made in 1975, display an understanding of chopin gradually honed over decades and finally committed to disc near the end of his career. Record shops music gear books films comics posters. But just how did the inspiration for such an epic set of piano pieces come about.
He was not only a renowned chopin interpreter, but also a keen chamber musician. Magaloff, for example, preferred and recorded chopins own manuscript versions of. Nikita magaloff chopin a chopin recital 1969, vinyl. Fryderyka chopina, often referred to as the chopin competition, is a piano competition held in warsaw, poland.
There is a unique and innate quality to these nocturnes that make them different than all other works of chopin. The complete piano music by nikita magaloff on amazon music. The coda of claudio arraus fourth ballade could have been somewhat more ordened, but this is a minor thing. Chopins nocturnes are some of the most beautiful ever written. Nikita magaloff, chopin, haydn, liszt great pianists of the 20th century. Nikita magaloff was the first pianist to record all of chopin s solo music, which he did between 1974 and 1978 for the philips label. The nocturnes night pieces are among the most introspective and personal of chopins works, as he was influenced by john fields pieces of the same title. Chopin complete nocturnes for piano by nikita magaloff, lp.
The chopin complete piano music has been recorded between 1974 and 1977 by nikita magaloff rather an overlooked pianist. Frederic chopins nocturnes for the piano are probably one of the romantic periods bestknown relics. These recordings, made in 1975, display an understanding of chopin that he gradually honed over decades and finally committed to disc near the end of his career. Creating, analyzing, and using the magaloff corpus institute of. He won the fifth international chopin competition in 1955 and committed much chopin to philips discs.
Tchaikowsky chopin music cd by nikita magaloff gdi. These nocturnes were recorded in 1974 at the concertgebouw, amsterdam, but the sound is very clear and detailed. View all records by chopin nikita magaloff for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Frederic chopin works for the pianoforte scherzos and fantaisie. This collection of the nocturnes includes footnotes citing the differences between the manuscripts and the first editions. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Preface a nocturne is a night piece, or instrumental serenade, usually of a quiet lyrical nature, but sometimes as in chopins nocturnes it has a more agitated middle section. Preludes ballades etudes polonaises nocturnes impromptus scherzos mazurkas valses concertos berceuse. There is a 2cd set on the agora label of 18 chopin nocturnes with ciani and some other chopin. In 1997 philips reissued nikita magaloff s 197478 complete chopin piano works cycle as a budgetpriced, spacesaving boxed set that did not last in the catalog very long. Frederic chopin is currently considered a single author. Chopin complete nocturnes for piano by nikita magaloff, lp x. Magaloff, for example, preferred and recorded chopins own manuscript versions of the waltzes rather than the familiar. They are generally considered among the finest short solo works for the instrument and hold an important place in contemporary concert repertoire.
Chopin 51 mazurkas nikita magaloff pn decca eloquence 480 5378o 2 cds. Cortot studied with a chopin pupil, emile decombes, and recorded many chopin. Chopin the complete piano music nikita magaloff box. Nikita magaloff, chopin, haydn, liszt great pianists of the 20th.
Nikita magaloff samtliche complete nocturnes album art. They were part of the complete set of chopin works which magaloff recorded from 19741978 for philips. These recordings, made in 1975, display an understanding of chopin gradually honed over decades and finally committed to. Waltzes for piano chopin waltzes the greater chopin chopin mertke nocturnes chopin complete preludes nocturnes and waltzes the most complete chopin piano solos introduction to his piano works chopin preludes twentyone favorite chopin mazurkas etudes op. Nikita magaloff, chopin complete piano works music. Various artists, frederic chopin, nikita magaloff, ilana vered, peter.
Pdf chopin nocturnes complete download ebook for free. In 2011 newton classics reissued all of those in this one set. The genealogy eventually included such pianists as nikita magaloff, guiomar. This complete collection of the nocturnes includes a useful thematic index and footnotes citing the differences between the. He has recorded many works by chopin, particularly. Cmgers generally know me not to hold arrau in the highest esteem, particularly in his last decade or 15 years. Having used the paderewski which, by the way, was not edited by paderewski, pwmue edited by jan ekier, henle, and various other cheaper ones, i would say that the most accurate text would be jan ekiers editions, be it the old universal edition orange cover, also called wiener urtext or the present polish pwm in original polish or cheaper chinese version. Also included is an outstanding recording from the naxos label. It now reappears courtesy of newton classics ongoing reissues of outofprint items from universal classics back catalog.