Felicja Blumental Archives - Brana Records

In Memorium

BRadmin — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 07:54:49 +0000

In Memorium (LP) features twelve songs by Fryderyk Chopin beautifully performed by Brazilian soprano Annette Céline accompanied on piano by her mother, Felicja Blumental. The limited edition vinyl also showcases original artwork by Céline and is an important addition to any collection.

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Chopin Waltzes (LP)

BRadmin — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:46:35 +0000

Recorded at the height of her artistic maturity, Felicja Blumental’s Chopin recordings stand as a hallmark of great pianism. Blumental was highly respected for her interpretation of Chopin’s work and this collection of waltzes show Blumental exploring her Polish background and demonstrating her technical agility and artistic intuition.

Chopin’s creative imagination and sophisticated technique developed the waltz from that of earlier composers and gave the form an artistic status. Chopin took advantage of the greater possibilities offered by the then-modern instrument to add virtuoso qualities to this dance form. Blumental embraces these virtuoso elements in this recording, offering a combined power and delicacy in her playing alongside rhythmic vitality, which has secured her status as a prolific interpreter of Chopin’s work.

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Piano Concerto No.1 in B-Flat Minor, Op.23 – LP

BRadmin — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:37:28 +0000

Felicja Blumental performs Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor (Op.23) with the Orchestra of the Vienna Musikgesellschaft, conducted by Michael Gielen. Originally recorded in 1957, the Concerto has been reissued on 180g vinyl and retains a vivid, transparent and spacious sound due to its remastering, whilst still preserving the authenticity of the original recording.

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Villa Lobos Live!

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:23:19 +0000

This CD presents Villa-Lobos conducting the Vienna Symphony Orchestra performing 5th Piano Concerto with pianist and dedicatee, Felicja Blumental. This disc also includes Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3 and other solo piano piano works.

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The Pupils of Beethoven

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 18:15:29 +0000

This CD partners the Piano Concertos of Carl Czerny and Ferdinand Ries, both of whom were pupils of the great master, Beethoven. “Both concertos do everything with good humour, and the dashings of glittering figuration has its own flavour.” Music&Vision.

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The Beethoven Mysteries

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:58:55 +0000

This CD presents a collection of works by Beethoven including the rarely heard Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 transcribed for the piano by the composer, his Piano Concerto in D major and the mysterious Rondo in B flat.

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Concerto in Brazilian Forms

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:51:49 +0000

This disc presents a rare recording of Hekel Tavares’ Concerto in Brazilian Forms, Isaac Albeniz’s vibrantly percussive Spanish Rhapsody, Op. 70 and ambitious Piano Concerto No. 1 (Concierto fantastico), Op. 78.

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Friends and Rivals: Beethoven and Hoffmeister

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:36:33 +0000

This second Friends and Rivals disc includes Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Hoffmeister’s rare Piano Concerto in D major (BR0009) featuring pianist Felicja Blumental with the Prague Chamber Orchestra and the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.

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Friends and Rivals: Mozart and Clementi

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:31:14 +0000

It is said that there was a rivalry between Mozart and Clementi that lasted for many years. Here, it continues via two works performed by Felicja Blumental of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 “jeune homme” and Clementi’s rare Concerto for Piano in C.

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Spanish and Portuguese Keyboard Music, Volume 2

BRadmin — Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:25:49 +0000

This is the second of two volumes of Spanish and Portuguese Keyboard Music recorded by pianist Felicja Blumental. This collection presents the keyboard works of by Iberian composers, Angles, Soler, Ferrer, Freixanet and Seixas.

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