阿胥肯納吉 自選錄音 / 阿胥肯納吉，鋼琴 (56CD)

鋼琴大師阿胥肯納吉自1963年加入DECCA的陣營至今，完成了超過150種的獨奏鋼琴與室內樂作品錄音。這些作品一直是他個人音樂事業的最大成就，也是DECCA最引以為傲的錄音寶藏之一。為慶賀大師80大壽，DECCA特別邀請他從數量龐大的錄音中挑選其個人最喜愛的獨奏鋼琴與室內樂錄音，並集結成這套最具個人特色的代表作。

大師於1937年7月6日在俄國高爾基出生，曾獲1955年第五屆「蕭邦鋼琴大賽」第2名、1956年「伊莉莎白皇后大賽」首獎及1962年「柴可夫斯基大賽」冠軍。他所灌錄的的曲目極多，已完成巴托克、貝多芬、莫札特、普羅可菲夫及拉赫曼尼諾夫的鋼琴協奏曲全集、全套的蕭邦鋼琴獨奏作品及舒曼的大部份作品。阿胥肯納吉與DECCA唱片公司自1963年合作至今，多方面的藝術才華以及眾多的錄音作品成就其今日的大師地位，他不但是笛卡唱片公司的重要瑰寶，更是全球樂迷鍾愛的音樂巨擘。

這套包裝精緻的合集共有56張CD，每一張專輯均保留原始的封面設計，並邀請樂評Jed Distler撰寫全新的解說。專輯由大師親自挑選收集橫跨50年的錄音成果，囊括多種曲式與風格的作品。除了獨奏鋼琴曲與室內樂，另外還收錄了他為聲樂伴奏的錄音及多張絕版許久的精品。與其合作的演奏家包括小提琴家帕爾曼（Itzhak Perlam）、大提琴家哈瑞爾（Lynn Harrell）與女高音索德絲聰（Elisabeth Söderström）、普烈文（André Previn）等人，而他的兒子沃夫卡（Vovka Ashkenazy）也名列其中。他們都曾與阿胥肯納吉長期合作，無論在音樂會現場或錄音室都有絕佳的默契表現。

BBC音樂雜誌表示：「阿胥肯納吉...揭示了潛藏在音符表面下最細微的音樂表現...他展現了獨立的思考與精神，讓人反思音樂的目的為何。」身為近代最受矚目的鋼琴家之一，60餘年的演奏生涯，大師始終維持著一致的高水準演奏功力，為每個世代的樂迷展示典範級的詮釋。透過這套由他親自點選的錄音，愛樂者將更能感受到真正貼近大師意志的完美演奏。

曲目:

CD1 CHOPIN: Four Ballades; Trois Nouvelles Etudes
CD2 CHOPIN: Scherzo No.4 in E, Op.54; Nocturne No.17 in B, Op.62 No.1 ∙ DEBUSSY: L'Isle joyeuse, L.106 ∙ RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit, M.55
CD3 SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C, Op.17; Etudes Symphoniques, Op.13 
CD4 BEETHOVEN: Beethoven: Piano & Wind Quintet, Op.16 ∙ MOZART: Piano & Wind Quintet, K.452
Jack Brymer, Terence Macdonagh, Alan Civil, William Waterhouse
CD5 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata in A Major, D.664; Piano Sonata in A Minor, D.784
CD6 CHOPIN: Prélude No.25 in C sharp minor, Op.45; Four Scherzi; Barcarolle in F sharp, Op.60 
CD7 PROKOFIEV: Piano Sonata No.7 in B flat major, op.83; 2 Pieces for piano from “Romeo and Juliet”, op.75 (arr. Prokofiev); Piano Sonata No.8 in B flat major, op.84
CD8 FRANCK: Sonata for violin and piano in A major ∙ BRAHMS: Horn Trio in E flat major, op.40
Itzhak Perlman, Barry Tuckwell
CD9 RACHMANINOV: Suites for Two Pianos No.1, Op.5 & No.2’ Op.17
André Previn
CD10 SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana, op.16; Humoreske, op.20
CD11 SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas Nos.3, 4, 5 & 9
CD12 RACHMANINOV: Corelli Variations, Op.42; 9 Études-tableaux, op.39
CD13 RACHMANINOV: Preludes Op.3, No.2; Op.23 & Op.32
CD14 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonata No.17, D.850; Four Dances, D.366
CD15-19 RACHMANINOV: Songs [Volumes 1-5] 
Elisabeth Söderström
CD20 RACHMANINOV: Symphonic Dances, Op.45; Russian Rhapsody for Two Pianos
André Previn
CD21 SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 7 & 10; Quatre Morceaux, Op.56
London Symphony Orchestra, Segal
CD22 RACHMANINOV: Piano Sonata No.2; Etudes-Tableaux, Op.33
CD23-24 TCHAIKOVSKY: Songs [Volumes 1-2]
Elisabeth Söderström
CD25 BRAHMS: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2 
Lynn Harrell
CD26 MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version) ∙ TANEYEV: Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, op.29 ∙ LIADOV: A Musical Snuffbox, op.32 ∙ BORODIN: Scherzo in A flat ∙ TCHAIKOVSKY: Dumka, op.59
First international CD release of complete programme
CD27 RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Valses nobles et sentimentales
CD28 SHOSTAKOVICH: Two Pieces for String Quartet; Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok, Op.127; Piano Quintet. Op.57
Fitzwilliam Quartet, Elisabeth Söderström
CD29  RACHMANINOV: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, Op.19; 2 Pieces, op.2; Melodie On A Theme By Rachmaninov; Lied in F Minor; Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 (Arr. for Cello)
Lynn Harrell 
CD30 SCRIABIN: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 6 & 8; Quatre morceaux, op.51
CD31-32 BEETHOVEN: Cello Sonatas 1-5
Lynn Harrell
CD33  SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Sonata in D minor, op.40; Moderato for cello and piano, op.40a ∙ PROKOFIEV: Cello Sonata in C major, op.119
Lynn Harrell
CD34  BRAHMS: Horn Trio in E flat major, op.40 ∙ SCHUMANN Andante & Variations in B flat major, op.46; Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, op.70
Radovan Vlatkovic, Georg Donderer, Mathias Donderer, Vovka Ashkenazy
CD35 BRAHMS: Handel Variations; Piano Sonata No.3
CD36 CHOPIN: 24 Preludes, Op.28; Piano Sonata No.3
CD37 SCHUMANN: Fantasie in C, Op.17; Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op.26
CD38 RAVEL: Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle ∙ DEBUSSY: Sonata in G Minor for Violin & Piano, L. 140; Sonata in D Minor for Cello & Piano, L.135
Itzhak Perlman, Lynn Harrell
CD39 PROKOFIEV: 10 Pieces for piano from “Romeo and Juliet”, op.75 (arr. Prokofiev); Waltz, op.96 no.1; 2 Pieces from The Love of Three Oranges, op.33b; 6 Pieces from "Cinderella”, op.102 (arr. Prokofiev)
CD40 PROKOFIEV: Sonatas Nos. 6-8
CD41 MOZART: Fantasia in C minor, K475; Sonatas Nos. 17, 14, & 9 (K570, K457, K311); Adagio in B minor, K540
CD42 ROBERT & CLARA SCHUMANN: Lieder
Barbara Bonney
CD43-44 SCHUBERT: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2 (Op. 99 & 100)
Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell
CD45-46 SHOSTAKOVICH: 24 Preludes & Fugues
CD47 TCHAIKOVSKY: Méditation, Op.72 No.5; Polka peu dansante, Op.51 No.2; Aveu passioné Tendres Reproches, Op.72 No.3; Berceuse, Op.72 No.2; The Seasons, Op.32a
CD48 SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Sonata No.2; Three Fantastic Dances; Five Preludes; Lyric Waltz; Short Piece; Spanish Dance; Nocturne; Aphorisms
CD49-51 J. S. BACH: 48 Preludes & Fugues
CD52 BEETHOVEN: Diabelli Variations 
CD53 RACHMANINOV: Piano Transcriptions
CD54 RACHMANINOV: Piano Trios Nos.1 & 2; Vocalise, op.34 no.14; Dream (Son), op.38 no.5
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, Mats Lindström
CD55 BLAKE: Walking in the air; Dances for 2 pianos, op.217a; Sonata for 2 pianos, op.130
Vovka Ashkenazy
CD56 SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2; Viola Sonata 
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay, Mats Lidström, Ada Meinich

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