About the conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy

In the years since Vladimir Ashkenazy first came to prominence on the world stage in the 1955 Chopin Competition in Warsaw he has built an extraordinary career not only as one of the most renowned and revered pianists of our times, but as an artist whose creative life encompasses a vast range of activities and continues to offer inspiration to music-lovers across the world. Conducting has formed the largest part of his activities for the past 20 years and, following on from his period as Chief Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic from 1998 to 2003, Ashkenazy took up the position of Music Director of NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo in September 2004. Alongside his position with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Ashkenazy continues to have a warm and rewarding relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra as their Conductor Laureate. Ashkenazy also holds the positions of Music Director of the European Union Youth Orchestra, with whom he tours each year, and Conductor Laureate of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. While conducting takes up a significant portion of his time each season, Ashkenazy continues to devote himself to the piano.

CDs and DVDs featuring the conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy

CATALOGUE NR: A09CND
RECORD LABEL: Christopher Nupen Films
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Oct-2008

TITLE: Vladimir Ashkenazy - Master Musician
TRACKS: The Vital Juices are Russian. Ashkenazy the conductor. Ashkenazy on musical gifts. Sergei Rachmaninov's Corelli Variations introduced and played by Vladimir Ashkenazy.
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Vladimir Ashkenazy      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 and 4:3 / Sound Format: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo & Dual Mono / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 100 minutes / Recorded: directed by Christopher Nupen / Subtitles: German English French Italian

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CATALOGUE NR: 4705312
RECORD LABEL: Philips Duo
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.75 including VAT, or £ 7.45 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 05-Aug-2002

COMPOSER: Alban Berg
TITLE: Essential Alban Berg
TRACKS: Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel'. Three Orchestral Pieces op.6. Piano Sonata op.1. Lyric Suite - 3 Pieces for String Orchestra. Lulu Suite. Wozzeck excerpts. Funf Orchesterlieder nach Ansichtskartentexten von Peter Altenberg.
ORCHESTRA: Bavarian Symphony Orchestra and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Colin Davis and Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Gidon Kremer   Alfred Brendel   Helga Pylarczyk   Brigitte Balleys

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CATALOGUE NR: 4366512
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 10-May-1994

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in E flat. Symphony No.2 in B minor. In the Steppes of Central Asia.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

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CATALOGUE NR: 4602992
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 8.75 including VAT, or £ 7.45 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 20-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin
TITLE: The 3 Symphonies
TRACKS: Le Poeme de l'extase op.54. Symphony No.2 in C minor op.29. Symphony No.1 in E major op.26. Symphony No.3 op.43 'Le devin Poeme'.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and German Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Brigitte Balleys   Sergei Larin    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'Ashkenazy shows a natural affinity for this music and draws eloquent playing from the Berlin Orchestra.' Classic CD - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4739712
RECORD LABEL: Trio
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 07-Jul-2003

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin
TRACKS: Le Poeme de l'extase op.54. Symphony No.2 in C minor op.29. Symphony No.1 in E major op.26. Symphony No.3 op.43 'Le devin Poeme'. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp minor op.20. Prometheus - Le poeme du feu op.60.
ORCHESTRA: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Peter Jablonski      

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: ODE9202
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 23-Mar-1999

COMPOSER: Anton Bruckner
TRACKS: Symphony in F minor. Adagio from String Quartet.
ORCHESTRA: Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'Ashkenazy conducts his Berlin orchestra in a strong and purposeful reading. His speeds are consistently fast, his manner direct but still expressive, so that he brings out the inner intensity of the fine slow movement'

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CATALOGUE NR: SU37092
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 17-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor op.53 (Dvorak). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major op.35 (Tchaikovsky).
ORCHESTRA: Czech Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Pavel Sporcl      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: live recording - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 8573806512
RECORD LABEL: Teldec
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 21-Aug-2000

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: No Limit
TRACKS: pieces by - Saint-Saens / Bruch / Massenet / Tchaikovsky / Gershwin.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Sergei Nakariakov      

- Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4674282
RECORD LABEL: Eloquence
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.50 including VAT, or £ 3.83 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 16-Oct-2000

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: La Mer / Nocturnes / Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune (Debussy). Rapsodie espagnole (Ravel).
ORCHESTRA: Cleveland Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

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CATALOGUE NR: 4701232
RECORD LABEL: Decca World of Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.50 including VAT, or £ 6.38 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 10-Sep-2001

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: World of Debussy
TRACKS: Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune. Petite Suite for piano duet. La plus que lente. Suite bergamasque - Clair de lune. Trois nocturnes - Fetes. Preludes - Premier livre: La fille aux cheveux de lin / La Cathedrale engloutie / Minstrels. Images pour orchestre - Iberia: III Le matin d'un jour de fete. Sonata for flute viola and harp - III Finale. Pelleas et Melisande: Mes longs cheveux. La Mer III Dialogue du vent et de la mer.
ORCHESTRA: Cleveland Orchestra and Montreal Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy and Charles Dutoit
ARTISTS: Katia Labeque   Marielle Labeque   Pascal Roge   Osian Ellis

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CATALOGUE NR: 4488142
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Jul-1997

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Symphony No.7 'Leningrad'.
ORCHESTRA: St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

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CATALOGUE NR: SIGCD135
RECORD LABEL: Signum Classics
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 7.99 including VAT, or £ 6.80 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 29-Sep-2008

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47. Festive Overture in A op.96.
ORCHESTRA: Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

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CATALOGUE NR: 4758748
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 12 CD Set
PRICE: £ 44.50 including VAT, or £ 37.87 excluding VAT
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RELEASE DATE: 11-Jun-2007

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Complete Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in F minor op.10. Symphony No.6 in B minor op.54. Festival Overture op.96. October op.131. Symphony No.2 in B op.14 'To October'. The Song of the Forests op.81. Symphony No.12 in D minor op.112 'The Year 1917'. Symphony No.3 in E flat op.20 'The First of May'. Symphony No.4 in C minor op.43. Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47. 5 Fragments op.42. Symphony No.7 in C op.60 'Leningrad'. Funeral and Triumphal Prelude op.130. Symphony No.8 in C minor op.65. Novorosiisk Chimes. Chamber Symphony in C minor op.110a (arr. Barshai). Symphony No.10 in E minor op.93. Symphony No.11 in G minor op.103 'The Year 1905'. Symphony No.13 in B flat minor op.113 'Babi Yar'. Symphony No.14 op.135. Symphony No.9 in E flat op.70. Symphony No.15 in A op.141.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic and NHK Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Joan Rodgers   Mikhail Kotliarov   Sergei Koptchak   Nikita Storojev

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1987-2006

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CATALOGUE NR: BISCD719
RECORD LABEL: BIS
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT

COMPOSER: Dmitry Kabalevsky  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Concerto No.2 for Cello and Orchestra op.77 (Kabalevsky). Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra (Khachaturian). Vocalise op.34 No.14 for cello and piano (Rachmaninov).
ORCHESTRA: Gotesborgs Symfoniker
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Mats Lidstrom   Vladimir Ashkenazy    

- Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: ODE9502
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 27-Mar-2000

COMPOSER: Einojuhani Rautavaara
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.3 'Gift of Dreams' (commissioned by Vladimir Ashkenazy). Autumn Gardens. Einojuhani Rautavaara in conversation with Vladimir Ashkenazy.
ORCHESTRA: Helsinki Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

'a particularly good buy for anyone just discovering Rautavaara' - Apr-2000 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Apr-2000 Gramophone Editor's Choice 'A piano concerto that's rather like a texturally augmented tone-poem - one that lifts you to ethereal heights.' - Penguin Guide 4 star 'the performances are exemplary and the recording is in the demonstration class. The disc also includes a conversation between Rautavaara and Vladimir Ashkenazy'

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CATALOGUE NR: ODE10792D
RECORD LABEL: Ondine
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: £ 12.50 including VAT, or £ 10.64 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 04-Sep-2006

COMPOSER: Einojuhani Rautavaara
TITLE: Angels and Visitations
TRACKS: Cantus Arcticus. Autumn Gardens : 3rd movement. Piano Concerto No.1 op.45 : 3rd movement. Clarinet Concerto : 2nd movement. Angel of Light : 3rd movement. Vigilia : excerpts. Apotheosis. Adagio Celeste. Dances with the Winds : 3rd movement. True & False Unicorn : excerpts. Anadyomene. Gift of Dreams 3rd movement. Symphony No.1 : 2nd movement. Halavan himmean alla - In the Shade of the Willow. Angels and Visitations.
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy and Leif Segerstam
ARTISTS: Patrick Gallois   Ralf Gothoni   Richard Stoltzman  

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CATALOGUE NR: 4709462
RECORD LABEL: Trio
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 15.99 including VAT, or £ 13.61 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 03-Jun-2002

COMPOSER: Felix Mendelssohn
TITLE: Complete Symphonies
TRACKS: Symphony No.1 in C minor op.11. Symphony No.2 in B flat op.52. Symphony No.3 'Scottish' in A op.56. Symphony No.4 'Italian' in A op.90. Symphony No.5 'Reformation' in D op.107.
ORCHESTRA: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the set has a great deal going for it, particularly at this attractive price, with characterfully shaped phrasing and vital playing'

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CATALOGUE NR: 0927487482
RECORD LABEL: Apex
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 4.88 including VAT, or £ 4.15 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 14-Oct-2002

COMPOSER: Frederic Chopin
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.1 in E minor op.11. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in F minor op.21.
ORCHESTRA: Czech Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Elisabeth Leonskaja      

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CATALOGUE NR: OACN0909D
RECORD LABEL: Opus Arte
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: £ 22.99 including VAT, or £ 19.57 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Gustav Mahler  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: We Want the Light
TRACKS: works by : Mahler / Bach / Schoenberg / Bruch / Schumann / Mendelssohn / Wagner / Schubert / Bloch / Waxman.
ORCHESTRA: Gurzenich Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Daniel Barenboim   Evgeny Kissin   Itzhak Perlman   Pinchas Zukerman

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: PAL 16:9 anamorphic / Sound Format: Dolby Stereo Dolby Surround / Region Code: All / Duration: 336 minutes / extended version of Christopher Nupen's award winning film

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CATALOGUE NR: 5008432
RECORD LABEL: EMI Triples
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: £ 9.49 including VAT, or £ 8.08 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 24-Sep-2007

COMPOSER: Heitor Villa Lobos
TITLE: Bachianas Brasileiras
TRACKS: Bachianas Brasileiras No.1. Bachianas Brasileiras No.2. Bachianas Brasileiras No.3. Bachianas Brasileiras No.4. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 for soprano and 8 cellos. Bachianas Brasileiras No.6. Bachianas Brasileiras No.7. Bachianas Brasileiras No.8. Bachianas Brasileiras No.9. Momoprecoce - Fantasy for piano & orchestra. Concerto for guitar & small orchestra.
ORCHESTRA: Royal Philharmonic and New Philharmonia Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Enrique Batiz and Vladimir Ashkenazy
ARTISTS: Jorge Federico Osorio   Barbara Hendricks   Cristina Ortiz   Angel Romero

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