Maria João Pires – Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:36 minutes | 356 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Maria Joao Alexandre Barbosa Pires (Portuguese: [m’i. ww ‘pi]; born 23 July 1944) is a Portuguese classical pianist, widely considered to be one of the best interpreters of Mozart and Beethoven.
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Maria João Pires, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:11:31 minutes | 639 MB | Genre: Classical
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Beethoven’s turbulent Third Piano Concerto and the serene Fourth, the last of his concertos Beethoven played in public before his deafness became total, are the two works chosen by Maria João Pires for her first recording for ONYX Classics. Her penetrating and passionate interpretations are the fruit of many years of performing these works, resulting in an intimate and deeply personal relationship with Beethoven’s genius.
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Maria João Pires, London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 30:55 minutes | 649 MB | Genre: Classical
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The LSO join forces with revered conductor Bernard Haitink and the celebrated pianist Maria João Pires in this revelatory recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.2. Haitink and the LSO’s previous Beethoven recordings have been hailed as landmark interpretations, and this new addition is sure to be welcomed into the catalogue. BachTrack described the performance as ‘music-making of the highest quality.’
Piano Concerto No 2 was composed during the 1790s when the young Beethoven was seeking to establish himself as a virtuoso pianist and composer. Subject to various revisions, the work was not published until 1801, by which time he had also published his Piano Concerto No 1.
The three-movement work opens with triumphant orchestral statements, which appear throughout the first movement and provide much of its flavour and developmental force. The music that follows is full of drama and contrast, showing off the soloist’s skill and displaying the young Beethoven at his best.
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António Meneses, Maria João Pires – The Wigmore Hall Recital (2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:16:34 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
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Over four decades since securing worldwide recognition as one of the finest musicians of her generation, Maria João Pires continues to transfix audiences with the spotless integrity, eloquence and vitality of her art.
This recital, recorded live in the splendid Wigmore Hall acoustics, is clearly a red-letter event for chamber music connoisseurs. Pires is partnered by Antonio Meneses, cellist with the Beaux Arts Trio and artist of great wisdom and imagination.
Maria João Pires is one of the reigning pianists of our times, with numerous recordings spanning more than two decades on Deutsche Grammophon. One of the label’s flagship artists, she carefully handpicks her concert appearances and recordings projects, making this release a document of extraordinary value.
The album features a collection of some of the most intimately beautiful pieces, including the Songs without Words by Mendelssohn, the Intermezzi op. 117 and Cello Sonata op. 38 by Brahms, and the eternal “Arpeggione” Sonata by Schubert.
Pires’s abiding concern for poetic shading draws the listener towards the spiritual essence of the works she performs. An exceptional live encounter between two legendary musicians at the height of their powers, here documented for the first time.
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