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Live in concert at
Lille Festival (France) on October 21, 1993

During this concert Idil Biret also played Beethoven's
Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein" (which we have already presented
for downloading) and as second encore a Bach transcription
by Wilhelm Kempff which unfortunately could not be recorded.
 

Johann Sebastian Bach

 

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor BWV 1052

Recorded live in Ankara on December 24, 1998
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Gürer Aykal, Conductor

This concert was given due to the 50th anniversary of the law
No. 5245 (Idil-Biret-Law) which created the prerequisite for a
formation abroad for the two child prodigies Idil Biret and Suna Kan.

    7,17 MB
Mvt. 1: Allegro  7:50

    8,40 MB
Mvt. 2: Adagio  9:10

   7,50 MB
Mvt. 3: Allegro (Applause)  7:34 (8:11)

 

Bela Bartok

 

Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz 95


Recorded live in Leipzig, GDR (former East Germany)
on April 26, 1985
Gewandhausorchestra Leipzig
Theodore Guschlbauer, Conductor

We do hope that you will be pleased with
the wonderful and unsurpassed acoutics.


    9,36 MB
Mvt. 1: Allegro  10:13

   13,10 MB
Mvt. 2: Adagio - Più adagio - Presto  14:19

    6,07 MB
Mvt. 3: Allegro molto  6:38

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Ludwig van Beethoven

 

Sonata No. 18 in E flat op. 31/3
(The Hunt)


Album: Piano Sonatas Vol. 3 (IBA004)
Recorded 11/2001 at St. Bavon Church,
Chaumont-Gistoux, Brussels
Recording Engineer: Michel Devos

  
  7,88 MB
Mvt. 1: Allegro  8:36



Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor op. 37

Recorded live on November 3,1998
 Bilkent Concert Hall, Ankara/Turkey
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
 Naci Özgüç, Conductor
 

  10,40 MB
Mvt. 2: Largo  11:22
 

Johannes Brahms / Idil Biret

 

Symphony No. 3 in F op. 90
(Transcription for Piano Solo)

Recorded (all four movements)
 by Radio France, Paris on March 26 & 27, 1997
(Scores: Idil Biret)

Althought Brahms has made own transcriptions of his
symphonies for two pianos and/or piano four hands, he
has never made any transcription for piano solo.
This one is coming from Idil Biret's pen


  14,30 MB
Mvt. 1: Allegro con brio  15:39

   6,90 MB
Mvt. 3: Poco Allegretto  7:32


from «Die Schoene Magelone" op. 33
(Song Transcriptions)

Recorded live on September 24, 2004
Finissage of ARTE TURCA Festival
Monastery Gerleve, Germany
Recording by / Courtesy of Reiner Schoenfeld, Coesfeld


  4,20 MB
No. 11: Wie schnell verschwindet  4:35

   3,74 MB
No. 12: Muss es eine Trennung  4:05

 

Frédéric Chopin



12 Etudes (Studies) op. 25

Recorded live on March 28, 2000
Aufseßsaal, Germanic National Museum
 Nurnberg/Germany

2,11 MB - 2'18 Etude No. 01 in A Flat Allegro sostenuto	4,42 MB - 4'49 Etude No. 07 in C Sharp minor Lento
1,43 MB - 1'34 Etude No. 02 in F minor Presto	1,22 MB - 1'20 Etude No. 08 in D Vivace
1,63 MB - 1'47 Etude No. 03 in F Allegro	1,06 MB - 1'09 Etude No. 09 in G Flat Allegro assai
1,53 MB - 1'40 Etude No. 04 in A minor Agitato	3,98 MB - 4'21 Etude No. 10 in B minor Allegro con fuoco
3,09 MB - 3'22 Etude No. 05 in E minor Vivace	3,55 MB - 3'53 Etude No. 11 in A minor Allegro con brio
1,70 MB - 1'51 Etude No. 06 in G Sharp minor   Allegro	2,69 MB - 2'56 Etude No. 12 in C minor Molto allegro con fuoco

Jean Françaix



Piano Sonata (1960)
dedicated to Idil Biret

Historic and first recording
broadcast by German Radio, 1960
(Scores: Schott Musik International, ED 5082)

1,50 MB - 1'38  1. Prélude	0,91 MB - 0'58   3. Scherzo
2,62 MB - 2'52 2. Elegie	2,07 MB - 2'15   4. Toccata

Wilhelm Kempff



G. F. Haendel
Menuet in G Minor (Transcription)

Live-recording during radio transmission
«Cordes Sensibles»
Radio France Musique, Studio Paris
on February 7, 2004
 

  4,03 MB
Menuett (Applause) 4:10 (4:24)


J. S. Bach
Siciliano from Flute Sonata in E
(Transcription of BWV 1031)

Recorded live on September 24, 2004
Finissage of ARTE TURCA Festival
Monastery Gerleve, Germany
Recording by / Courtesy of Reiner Schoenfeld, Coesfeld
 

  3,40 MB
Siciliano  3:42

 

Franz Liszt

 

Ludwig van Beethoven
Complete Symphonies
(Transcription for Piano Solo)

Recorded at St. Bavon Church
Chaumont-Gistoux, Brussels  (1985-86)
Recording Engineer: Michel Devos
previously issued: 6 LP digital, EMI 137-2704793
Copyright: Idil Biret
IBA 012-17 B  (6 CD box set)


  15,00 MB
Symphony No. 3 in E flat op. 55 «Eroica»
Mvt. 1: Allegro con brio  16:23

  5,20 MB
Symphony No. 4 in B flat op. 60
Mvt. 4: Allegro ma non troppo  5:41

  7,53 MB
Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67
Mvt. 1: Allegro con brio  8:13

  3,46 MB
Symphony No. 6 in F op. 68 «Pastoral»
Mvt. 4: Allegro (Gewitter - Sturm)  3:47


from «Légendes»
No. 1:  St. Francis of Assisi preaching to the birds

Recorded live (encore) on September 24, 2004
Finissage of  ARTE TURCA  Festival
Monastery Gerleve, Germany
Recording by / Courtesy of Reiner Schoenfeld, Coesfeld
 

  10,20 MB
Légende No. 1   11:14
 

Sergey Rachmaninov



Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini op. 43

Recorded live at Schauspielhaus East Berlin
on April 14, 1985
Radio Symphony Orchestra, Berlin
Heinz Roegner, Conductor

We do hope that you will be pleased with
the wonderful and unsurpassed acoutics.


   6,86 MB
Part I    7:29
Introduction - Tema - Variation 1 to 10

  5,12 MB
Part II    5:35     
Variation 11 to 15

  6,91 MB
Part III    7:33        
Variation 16 to 18

  6,97 MB
Part IV    5:32  (7:37)   
Variation 19 to 24 (Applause)

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Robert Schumann



Toccata in C op. 7

Live-recording during radio transmission
«Cordes Sensibles»
Radio France Musique, Studio Paris
on February 7, 2004
 

  7,70 MB
Toccata (Applause) 7:40 (8:25)