Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esther Yoo – Tchaikovsky (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esther Yoo - Tchaikovsky (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Esther Yoo – Tchaikovsky (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:17 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Ltd.

Esther Yoo reunites with conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra for her latest release on Deutsche Grammophon.

“This album is special to me not only because of the musical vibrancy and depth in all of the works, but also because of what Tchaikovsky and his music symbolize,” says Esther. “His compositions represent how a person who endures hardships in life can create music that gives voice to feelings which cannot easily be expressed. Every young adult experiences challenging periods of searching for identity, encountering love and facing new obstacles. During such times, I often turned to Tchaikovsky’s music because I felt that he expresses the most tangible of human emotions.”

The release features Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto alongside five shorter works, including Pas de Deux and Danse Russe from Swan Lake, Sérénade Mélancolique, Valse-Scherzo, and Mélodie from Souvenir d’un lieu cher.
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Vladimir Ashkenazy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5, Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 (2020) [3x SACD] SACD ISO

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5, Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 (2020) [3x SACD]
SACD Rip | 3xSACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 03:40:15 min | Scans incl. | 8,83 GB
Genre: Classical | Publisher (label): Decca – UCGD-9079/81

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昨年演奏活動からの引退を表明したアシュケナージによるベートーヴェンのピアノ協奏曲全集を初DSDマスタリング。
ショルティ指揮シカゴ交響楽団とのこの演奏は、1974年度のレコード・アカデミー賞協奏曲部門賞を受賞しました。英『グラモフォン』誌は「アシュケナージの音の幅には並外れたものがあり、サー・ゲオルグ・ショルティはそれにぴったりと寄り添い、シカゴ交響楽団の深く美しい音色で録音されている」と、この録音を評しました。3枚目の余白には、アシュケナージにとって初めてのベートーヴェン・ピアノ・ソナタ録音となった「ハンマークラヴィーア」ソナタを収録。30代前半のアシュケナージによる、ベートーヴェン演奏の原点ともいえる録音が、ベートーヴェン・イヤーに甦ります。オリジナル・マスターから英Classic Soundで2020年に制作したDSDマスターを使用しています。

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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, Piano Concerto No. 6 (1968/2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/48kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy – Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20, Piano Concerto No. 6 (1968/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 53:46 minutes | 535 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd.

The two stereo Beethoven cycles, those of the Symphonies (1965–70) and the Piano Concertos (with Wilhelm Backhaus, 1958–59), form the core of this edition of the complete Decca recordings of Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt (1900–1973). It is distinguished by the Wiener Philharmoniker’s unique transparency of sound allied to a firm pulse and rhythmic drive which characterized Schmidt-Isserstedt’s conducting. Several of the recordings were produced by Erik Smith, the conductor’s son.

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Ingolf Wunder, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Tchaikovsky & Chopin (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ingolf Wunder, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Tchaikovsky & Chopin (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:40 minutes | 1,33 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Austrian pianist Ingolf Wunder won second prize at the 2010 Warsaw International Chopin Competition, demonstrating how skillfully he plays works by the great Polish composer. On this 2014 release, Wunder revisits his beloved Chopin and presents two of the greatest hits in the piano repertoire: Chopin’s and Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concertos, recorded live at St. Petersburg’s 2012 White Nights Festival. Wunder teams up with the supreme musicianship of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of legendary conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy.

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Sharon Bezaly and Vladimir Ashkenazy – Franck, Faure, Prokofiev: Flute Sonatas (2017) MCH SACD ISO + DSF DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Sharon Bezaly and Vladimir Ashkenazy – Franck, Faure, Prokofiev: Flute Sonatas (2017)
SACD Rip | SACD ISO | DST64 2.0 & 5.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 75:06 minutes | F/B Covers+PDF Booklet | 3,41 GB
or DSD64 2.0 Stereo (from SACD-ISO to Tracks.dsf) > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | F/B Covers + PDF Booklet | 2,96 GB
or FLAC Stereo (carefully converted & encoded to tracks) 24bit/96kHz | F/B Covers + PDF Booklet | 1,40 GB
Features Stereo and Multichannel Surround Sound | Label: BIS Records AB # BIS-2259

The flautist Sharon Bezaly has released many discs on BIS, recordings which have contributed to the international recognition that she enjoys. On this disc, however, she turns to core repertoire, although not necessarily that of her own instrument. The two sonatas by César Franck and Gabriel Fauré were composed with the violin in mind, and even though Prokofiev’s sonata was originally intended for the flute it is often heard in the composer’s own version for violin and piano. But joined by the legendary pianist and conductor Vladimir Askenazy, Sharon Bezaly now claims the three works for her own instrument, in eloquent performances that make the best possible case for the flute.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Scriabin: Vers la Flamme (2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy – Scriabin: Vers la Flamme (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:40 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

Vladimir Ashkenazy turns to the fine art of the piano miniature in this album, unlocking the poetic expression and vibrant colours of forty exquisite pieces by Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915). Vers la flame, released in April 2015 to mark the centenary of Scriabin’s death, opens with the C sharp minor Étude Op.2 No.1, written during its composer’s mid-teens, and comprises such late masterworks as the album’s title track and the five Préludes Op.74.

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Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Respighi: Roman Trilogy (2005) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Respighi: Roman Trilogy (2005)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:56 minutes | 1,23 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Exton / Octavia Records Inc., Japan

19世紀後半ら20世紀半ばを生きたレスピーギ。この時代はちょうどオーケストラの規模が大きくなり様々な音楽表現が可能になった時期であり、レスピーギはこのローマ三部作「ローマの松」「ローマの噴水」「ローマの祭」でその才能を華麗なオーケストレーションで開花させた。世界のアシュケナージとオランダ放送フィルによる奇跡のコラボレーションシリーズ第1弾。名手ぞろいの管楽器群、とりわけ優れたブラス・セクションを有するオランダ放送フィルが、絢爛豪華、華麗勇壮なレスピーギを聴かせてくれる

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NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2003/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2003/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:33:31 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Exton

This CD presents acclaimed conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy with the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo performing Maurice Ravel’s most famous orchestral works. The violinist Mayu Kishima joins the orchestra to perform the Tzigane. Ravel created this piece to suggest a Hungarian rhapsody, with a slow tempo in the first movement and a fast-paced second movement, Initially written for violin and piano, Ravel left this later arrangement for orchestra. Also included is the Bolero, Ravel’s last work for orchestra.

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Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Symphony No. 3 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, Symphony No. 3 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:17:31 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Signum Records

Marking their latest collaboration with their conductor laureate Vladimir Ashkenazy, the Philharmonia return to disc with a stellar live-performance of two late works by Rachmaninov – the Symphonic Dances and Symphony No. 3 in A Minor. This release is third and final in a new series of Rachmaninov’s symphonic works, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in live performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn – Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn – Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos; Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:38:19 minutes | 2,70 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

The Rachmaninov Piano Concertos performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by André Previn are among the most iconic recordings in the Decca Classics catalogue. For the first time in over 40 years, the recordings have been remastered in ultra-high quality 96kHz 24-bit audio at Abbey Road Studios.

A note on the remastering: To celebrate these iconic recordings, DECCA has gone back to the original tapes and used the latest techniques and extensive comparison with the first LP pressings, to make a definitive transfer. For the first time ever, all audio processing has been achieved in the 96kHz 24-bit domain.

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NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ravel: Orchestral Works (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz] Download

NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Ravel: Orchestral Works (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:33:31 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Octavia Records Inc.

This album presents acclaimed conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy with the NHK Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo performing Maurice Ravel’s most famous orchestral works. The violinist Mayu Kishima joins the orchestra to perform the Tzigane. Ravel created this piece to suggest a Hungarian rhapsody, with a slow tempo in the first movement and a fast-paced second movement, Initially written for violin and piano, Ravel left this later arrangement for orchestra. Also included is the Bolero, Ravel’s last work for orchestra.
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Mats Lidström, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Lidström: Rigoletto Fantasy – Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Mats Lidström, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy – Lidström: Rigoletto Fantasy – Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:02 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BIS

Vladimir Ashkenazy and Mats Lidström began their collaboration in London in the 1980s, during Ashkenazy’s tenure at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra where Lidström was principal cellist. They have since appeared together in concert as well as on recordings, including a recording of concertos by Kabalevsky and Khachaturian on BIS. They are here reunited, in front of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, in a performance of what has become a true modern classic: Dmitri Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No. 1. The concerto was composed in 1959, during the so-called Khruschev Thaw, but even though Soviet censorship and repression had relaxed somewhat following the death of Stalin, the approval from the mighty Composer’s Union was still needed before any public performances could take place. When the concerto was performed before the Union’s committee, Vladimir Ashkenazy – then in his early twenties – was present and has recounted how nervous and uncomfortable Shostakovich appeared while observing the reactions of the committee. The release opens with Mats Lidström’s own Rigoletto Fantasy, based on Verdi’s opera. Inspired by virtuosic violin pieces such Sarasate’s Carmen Fantasy, and with professional experience from the orchestra pit of the Royal Swedish Opera, Lidström has selected a string of highlights from Rigoletto, including of course the Duke’s La donna è mobile and Gilda’s Caro nome, joining them together in a virtuosic, dramatic and moving narrative.

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Mischa Maisky, Lars Anders Tomter, Czech PO, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Strauss: Don Quixote (2001/2009) SACD ISO + Hi-Res FLAC

Mischa Maisky, Lars Anders Tomter, Czech PO, Vladimir Ashkenazy – Strauss: Don Quixote (2001/2009)
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 67:20 minutes | Basic Covers | 2,7 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Basic Covers incl. | 1,21 GB

Mischa Maisky (cello), Lars Anders Tomter (viola) and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy performs Richard Strauss’ “Don Quixote (Fantastic Variations on a Theme of Knightly Character)” & “Symphonic Poem “Death and Transfiguration” on this Japanese SACD. A pure DSD recording.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2; Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 (1982/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2; Etudes Tableaux Op. 33 (1982/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 48:46 minutes | 1,49 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

Following the release of the Complete Solo Piano Recordings of Vladimir Ashkenazy in one edition for the very first time, Decca Records proudly presents selected offerings from Ashkenazy’s storied career!

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.

This edition features Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 36 and 9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33.

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Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninoff: 24 Preludes (1976/2022) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Vladimir Ashkenazy – Rachmaninoff: 24 Preludes (1976/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:20:38 minutes | 2,56 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Music Group Ltd.

Following the release of the Complete Solo Piano Recordings of Vladimir Ashkenazy in one edition for the very first time, Decca Records proudly presents selected offerings from Ashkenazy’s storied career!

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.

This edition features Rachmaninoff’s 5 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3, 10 Preludes, Op. 23, and 13 Preludes, Op. 32.

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