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Catalogue Number: PACD 96090
Number of Discs: 1 CD
Date/Runtime: Times 69:31 stereo 1960-63
Barcode: 5027822430285

]]> “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

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 in G Minor, Op.16 [30:45]
[1] I. Andantino—Allegretto 10:48
[2] II. Scherzo. Vivace 2:48
[3] III. Intermezzo. Allegro moderato 6:06
[4] IV. Finale. Allegro tempestoso 11:03
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Paris
René Leibowitz, conductor
 
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E-flat Major, L.51, Hob. XVI:38 [11:42]
[5] I. Allegro Moderato 4:27
[6] II. Adagio 4:17
[7] III. Finale. Allegro 2:58
recorded Paris,1960, Producers: Charles Gerhardt and Peter Dellheim
 
Bartók: Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz.110, BB 115 [27:04]
[8] I. Assai lento – Allegro molto 13:35
[9] II. Lento, ma non troppo 7:02
[10] III. Allegro non troppo 6:27
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano II; Ruslan Nikulin & Valentin Snegirev, percussion;
recorded in the Soviet Union, 1963; producer/engineer unknown
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