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About the artist Nelson Freire

Born in Boa Esperança, Brazil, Nelson Freire began piano lessons at the age of three with Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, who had worked with a pupil of Liszt. He made his first public appearance at the age of five playing Mozart’s Sonata in A, K. 331. In 1957, after winning a grant at the Rio de Janeiro International Piano Competition with Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, he went to Vienna to study with Bruno Seidlhofer, teacher of Friedrich Gulda. Seven years later he won the Dinu Lipatti Medal in London and first prize at the International Vianna da Motta Competition in Lisbon. Freire has an extensive discography and was included by Philips in its historic series Great Pianists of the 20th Century, released in 1999. In March 2007, Nelson Freire was appointed a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Nelson Freire

CATALOGUE NR: 0184522BC  (barcode: 0782124845223)
RECORD LABEL: Berlin Classics
FORMAT: 8 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 33.95
RELEASE DATE: 12-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Dresdner Philharmonie
TRACKS: Symphony Number 7 in D minor opus 70 B141 (Dvorak). Serenade Number 2 in A opus 16 (Brahms). Piano Concerto in D major (Khachaturian). Violin Concerto Number 1 (Rosenfeld). Piano Concerto Number 20 in D minor K466. Piano Concerto Number 21 in C K467 'Elvira Madigan' (Mozart). Symphony Number 93 in D. Symphony Number 94 in G 'Surprise'. Symphony Number 95 in C minor (Haydn). Symphonie fantastique opus 14 Berlioz). Symphony Number 1 in in D 'Titan' (Mahler). Ruslan und Ludmilla : Overture (Glinka). Capriccio Espagnol opus 34 (Rimsky-Korsakov). A Night on the Bare Mountain (Mussorgsky). Romeo and Juliet : Overture (Tchaikovsky). Polovtsian Dances (Borodin). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 1 in E flat S124. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 2 in A S125. Totentanz S126 (Liszt).
ORCHESTRA: Dresdner Philharmonie
CONDUCTOR: Kurt Masur and Herbert Kegel
ARTISTS: Annerose Schmidt   Nelson Freire    

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CATALOGUE NR: 4781111  (barcode: 0028947811114)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 26-Jan-2009

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TRACKS: Preludes Book One : Danseuses de Delphes - Dancers of Delphi / Voiles - Veils or sails / Le vent dans la plaine - The Wind on the Plain / Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir - The sounds and fragrances swirl through the evening air / Les collines d'Anacapri - The Hills of Anacapri / Des pas sur la neige - Footsteps in the Snow / Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest - What the West Wind has seen / La fille aux cheveux de lin - The Girl with the Flaxen Hair / La serenade interrompue - Interrupted Serenade / La cathedrale engloutie - The Engulfed Cathedral / La danse de Puck - Puck's Dance / Minstrels. D'un cahier d'esquisses. Children's Corner : Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum / Jimbo's Lullaby / Serenade for the Doll / The Snow is Dancing / The Little Shepherd / Golliwogg's Cakewalk. Suite bergamasque : Clair de lune.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Apr-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Here there is beauty as well as darkness and one emerges with the sense of a great composer served entirely and completely.' - Feb-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording 'here is some memorable debussy playing, the decca piano sound is natural and warm, a marvellous disc.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4782728  (barcode: 0028947827283)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 04-Apr-2011

COMPOSER: Franz Liszt
TITLE: Harmonies Du Soir
TRACKS: Ballade Number 2 in B minor S171 / R16. Hungarian Rhapsody Number 3 in B flat S244. Hungarian Rhapsody Number 8 in F sharp minor S244 - Lento a Capriccio. Harmonies du soir - 12 Etudes d'execution transcendante S139. Valse oubliee in F sharp major S215. 2 Etudes de Concert S145 : Number 1 Waldesrauschen. Sonetto 104 del Petrarca - Annees de pelerinage II S161 Number 5. Au Lac de Wallenstadt - Annees de pelerinage I S160. Consolation Number 1. Consolation Number 2. Consolation Number 3. Consolation Number 4. Consolation Number 5. Consolation Number 6.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Jul-2011 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Aug-2011 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A magnificent contribution to the Liszt year from one of the greatest pianists.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564607082  (barcode: 0825646070824)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 13-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: Nocturnes
TRACKS: Nocturne Number 1 in B flat minor opus 9. Nocturne Number 2 in E flat opus 9. Nocturne Number 9 in B opus 32. Nocturne Number 19 in E minor opus 72. Nocturne Number 20 in C sharp minor opus posth. Nocturne Number 6 in G minor opus 15. Nocturne Number 7 in C sharp minor opus 27. Nocturne Number 8 in D flat opus 27. Fantasie in F minor opus 49.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4702882  (barcode: 0028947028826)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 08-Jul-2002

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Sonata Number 3 - Polish national edition of the works of Fryderyk Chopin edited by Jan Ekier. Etudes opus 25 - edition Salabert by Cortot. Trois nouvelles etudes - Wiener Urtext edition by Badura Skoda.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4782182  (barcode: 0028947821823)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.95
RELEASE DATE: 01-Mar-2010

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TITLE: The Nocturnes
TRACKS: Nocturne Number 1 in B flat minor opus 9/1. Nocturne Number 2 in E flat major opus 9/2. Nocturne Number 3 in B major opus 9/3. Nocturne Number 4 in F major opus 15/1. Nocturne Number 5 in F sharp major opus 15/2. Nocturne Number 6 in G minor opus 15/3. Nocturne Number 7 in C sharp minor opus 27/1. Nocturne Number 8 in D flat major opus 27/2. Nocturne Number 9 in B major opus 32/1. Nocturne Number 10 in A flat major opus 32/2. Nocturne Number 11 in G minor opus 37/1. Nocturne Number 12 in G major opus 37/2. Nocturne Number 13 in C minor opus 48/1. Nocturne Number 14 in F sharp minor opus 48/2. Nocturne Number 15 in F minor opus 55 Number 1. Nocturne Number 16 in E flat major opus 55/2. Nocturne Number 17 in B major opus 62/1. Nocturne Number 18 in E major opus 62/2. Nocturne Number 19 in E minor opus posth.72/1. Nocturne Number 20 in C sharp minor KKIVa/16.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- May-2010 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: BAC079  (barcode: 3760115300798)
RECORD LABEL: Bel Air Classiques
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 95 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 20.95
RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
TRACKS: Le Corsaire Overture (BERLIOZ). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 2 in F minor opus 21 (CHOPIN). Orfeo ed Euridice (GLUCK piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati). Symphony Number 3 in G minor opus 42 (ROUSSEL). Daphnis et Chloe Suite Number 2 (RAVEL).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lionel Bringulier
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 95 minutes / Recorded: live from the Royal Albert Hall London Aug-2010 / Booklet: English German French - Jul-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'All in all, a tremendous concert, one to return to with or without the pictures, and a souvenir of a stunning London debut by a conductor who is going to be around for a long time leading the world's greatest orchestras.'

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CATALOGUE NR: BAC479  (barcode: 3760115304796)
RECORD LABEL: Bel Air Classiques
FORMAT: DVD Video Blu-ray  DURATION: 95 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 21.95
RELEASE DATE: 11-Mar-2013

COMPOSER: Hector Berlioz  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
TRACKS: Le Corsaire Overture (BERLIOZ). Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 2 in F minor opus 21 (CHOPIN). Orfeo ed Euridice (GLUCK piano transcription Giovanni Sgambati). Symphony Number 3 in G minor opus 42 (ROUSSEL). Daphnis et Chloe Suite Number 2 (RAVEL).
ORCHESTRA: BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Lionel Bringulier
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: 1080i Full HD 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: PCM Stereo DTS HD Master Audio 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 95 minutes / Recorded: live from the Royal Albert Hall London Aug-2010 / Booklet: English German French - Jul-2013 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Jun-2013 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Bringuier's facial expressions and exuberant gestures remind one of Leonard Berstein without the terpsichorean extras. All in all, a tremendous concert.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4783533  (barcode: 0028947835332)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD  DURATION: 73 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 06-Aug-2012

COMPOSER: Heitor Villa Lobos
TITLE: Brasileiro: Villa-Lobos & Friends
TRACKS: Children's Carnaval - Carnaval das criancas : The Little Pierrot's Pony - O ginete do pierrozinho / The Little Devil's Whip - O chicote do diabinho / Pierrette's Ruse - A manha da pierrete / The Little Domino's Jingle Bells - Os guizos do dominozinho / The Little Ragpicker's Adventures - As peripecias do trapeirozinho / The Coquette's Mischievousness - As traquinices do mascarado mignon / The Fife of a Precocious Daydreamer - A gaita de um precoce fantasiado. Choros Number 5 Alma Brasileira. A Mare Encheu - Guia Pratico. Valsa da dor. Saudades das Selvas Brasilieras Number 2. Pobre cega. Cirandas. A Canoa Virou. A Lenda do Caboclo (Heitor Villa-Lobos). Dansa Negra. Ponteio Number 24. Toccata (Mozart Carmargo Guarnieri). Valse Lente (Henrique Oswald). Tango Brasileiro (Alexandre Levy). Minha Terra (Barrozo Netto). Tres Estudos em forma de Sonatina : Allegro con brio / Moderato / Allegro scherzoso (Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez). Prole do bebe Book 2 - Os Bichinhos : O Gatinho de Papelao (Heitor Villa-Lobos). Paulistana Number 1. Toccata (Claudio Santoro). New York Skyline W407 (Heitor Villa-Lobos). Valse Elegante. Quatro Pecas Brasileiras : Maroca. Congada (Francisco Mignone).
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Dec-2012 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Nov-2012 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'Nelson Freire imperceptibly assuming the mantle of the piano's elder statesman, is now in his late sixties.There are few works in his repertoire that he does not play better than any living pianist.' - Nov-2012 IRR Outstanding Recording

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CATALOGUE NR: 0927408372  (barcode: 0809274083722)
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 4.99
RELEASE DATE: 23-Jun-2003

COMPOSER: Heitor Villa Lobos
TITLE: Piano Works
TRACKS: A Prole do Bebe. Bachianas Brasileiras Number 4 - Preludio. As Tres Marias. Rudepoema.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 2564636762  (barcode: 0825646367627)
RECORD LABEL: Warner
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 14.99
RELEASE DATE: 18-Sep-2006

COMPOSER: Heitor Villa Lobos  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Piano Works
TRACKS: Prole do Bebe Number 1. Bachianas Brasileiras Number 4. As Tres Marias. Rudepoema (Villa Lobos). Nocturne Number 1 in B flat minor opus 9. Nocturne Number 2 in E flat opus 9. Nocturne Number 9 in B opus 32. Nocturne Number 19 in E minor opus 72. Nocturne Number 20 in C sharp minor opus posth. Nocturne Number 6 in G minor opus 15. Nocturne Number 7 in C sharp minor opus 27. Nocturne Number 8 in D flat opus 27. 4 Scherzos : Scherzo Number 1 in B minor opus 20 / Scherzo Number 2 in B flat minor opus 31 / Scherzo Number 3 in C sharp minor opus 39 / Scherzo Number 4 in E opus 54. Polonaise Number 6 in A flat opus 53. Ballade Number 3 in A flat opus 47. Berceuse in D flat opus 57 (Chopin).
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4778570  (barcode: 0028947785705)
RECORD LABEL: Deutsche Grammophon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 19-Oct-2009

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Salzburg Concert
TRACKS: Variations on a Theme by Haydn 'St Antoni Chorale' - 2 pianos opus 56b (Brahms). Symphonic Dances opus 45 (Rachmaninov). Rondo in A D951 'Grand Rondeau' (Schubert). La Valse (Ravel).
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Nelson Freire    

- Feb-2010 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Dec-2009 Gramophone Editor's Choice '… [Argerich] gives of her very best here, her imaginative leaps as jaw-dropping as ever, with Freire as always personifying the very soul of each composer he turns to.' - Dec-2009 IRR Outstanding Recording '…quite frankly, this is one of the most thrilling piano records…'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4757637  (barcode: 0028947576372)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 19.39
RELEASE DATE: 12-Jun-2006

COMPOSER: Johannes Brahms
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 1 in D minor opus 15. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 2 in B flat opus 83.
ORCHESTRA: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Chailly
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Proms-2006 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Gramophone 2007 Award Winner - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: SCSH026  (barcode: 7394218001007)
RECORD LABEL: Sanctus
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 16-Jan-2012

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Rites of Passage 1957 Nelson Freire
TRACKS: Piano concerto Number 5 : 1st movement allegro (Beethoven). Nocturne Number 7. Ballade Number 4. Etude Number 4. Valse Number 14. Mazurka in D major. Scherzo Number 1 (Chopin).
ORCHESTRA: Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro Orchestra
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

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CATALOGUE NR: 3073428  (barcode: 0899132000657)
RECORD LABEL: Euroarts
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 28-Jul-2008

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Martha Argerich - Evening Talks
TRACKS: A Film by Georges Gachot with works by - Beethoven / Piazzolla / Liszt / Chopin / Ravel / Schumann / Saint-Saens / Prokofiev.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Bernard Haitink and Erich Leinsdorf
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Claudio Arrau   Friedrich Gulda   Nelson Freire

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo Dolby Digital 5.1 / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 63 minutes & extras 38 minutes / Recorded: 1957-2001 / Subtitles: French English German Spanish Portuguese Japanese / Booklet Notes: English + international press articles in original languages - Aug-2008 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4758155  (barcode: 0028947581550)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.00
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2007

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven
TITLE: Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Piano Number 21 in C Major Opus 53 'Waldstein'. Sonata for Piano Number 26 in E Flat Major Opus 81a 'Les Adieux'. Sonata for Piano Number 31 in A Flat Opus 110. Sonata for Piano Number 14 in C Sharp Minor Opus 27/2 'Moonlight'.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

- Proms-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4739022  (barcode: 0028947390220)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.79
RELEASE DATE: 06-Oct-2003

COMPOSER: Robert Schumann
TRACKS: Carnaval op.9 : No.1 Préambule / No.2 Pierrot / No.3 Arlequin / No.4 Valse noble / No.5 Eusebius / No.6 Florestan / No.7 Coquette / No.8 Réplique / No.9 Papillons / No.10 A.S.C.H - S.C.H.A Lettres dansantes / No.11 Chiarina / No.12 Chopin / No.13 Estrella / No.14 Reconnaissance / No.15 Pantalon et colombine / No.16 Valse Allemande - Paganini - Valse Allemande / No.17 Aveu / No.18 Promenade / No.19 Pause / No.20 Marche des Davidsbundler contre les Philistins. Papillons op.2 : Introduzione / No.1 / No.2 / No.3 / No.4 / No.5 / No.6 / No.7 / No.8 / No.9 / No.10 / No.11 / No.12. Kinderszenen op.15 : Von fremden Landern und Menschen / Kuriose Geschichte / Hasche-Mann / Bittendes Kind / Glückes genug / Wichtige Begebenheit / Traumerei / Am Kamin / Ritter vom Steckenpferd / Fast zu ernst / Furchtenmachen / Kind im Einschlummern / Der Dichter spricht / Arabeske op.18.
ARTISTS: Nelson Freire      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4647322  (barcode: 0028946473221)
RECORD LABEL: Philips 50
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2001

COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov
TRACKS: Piano Concerto Number 3. Suite Number 2.
ORCHESTRA: Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Riccardo Chailly
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Nelson Freire    

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4758520  (barcode: 0028947585206)
RECORD LABEL: Decca The Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 11-Jun-2007

COMPOSER: Sergei Rachmaninov  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Suite Number 2 for 2 pianos opus 17 (Rachmaninov). La Valse transcription for two pianos (Ravel). Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos (Lutoslawski).
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Nelson Freire    

- Aug-2007 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4465572  (barcode: 0028944655728)
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Duo Piano Extravaganza
TRACKS: Andante and Variations in G - keyboard duet K501 (Mozart). Suite Number 2 - two pianos Opus 17 (Rachmaninov). Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra Sz115 (Bartok). En blanc et noir - two pianos (Debussy). Variations on a Theme of Paganini (Lutoslawski). Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion Sz110 (Bartok). Le Carnaval des animaux - 'Carnival of the Animals' (Saint-Saens). La Valse (Ravel).
ORCHESTRA: Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
CONDUCTOR: David Zinman
ARTISTS: Martha Argerich   Stephen Kovacevich   Nelson Freire   Gidon Kremer

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