Alexis weissenberg 26 july 1929 8 january 2012 was a french pianist of jewishbulgarian descent. Artistic director of several record companies emi, deutsche grammophon, rca victor, philips, sony, he had more than a thousand discs recorded, including a hundred operas. Michael buble discography 20032018 2003 michael buble 2004 come fly with me 2004 sings totally blonde ost 2005 its time 2005 caught in the act live. During 1944 weissenberg and his mother spent three months in a prison camp, but made their escape to israel via. Alexis weissenberg artist hdtracks the worlds greatest.
He was born in sofia and had piano lessons from the age of three with pancho vladigerov. Geneva ap bulgarianborn french pianist alexis weissenberg, whose love of music from the age of 3 saved him and his mother from a germanguarded camp during world war ii and carried him to the. Alexis weissenberg wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Several members of her family were vienna conservatorytrained musicians, and weissenberg grew up in an environment where the sight.
Technically brilliant, his playing was often described as cold and precise. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Music also by gulda, kapustin, antheil, hamelin, weissenberg. Jan 10, 2012 alexis weissenberg alexis weissenberg, who has died aged 82, was a reclusive pianist who, more than almost any classical musician, was capable of polarising critical opinion.
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Alexis weissenberg july 26, 1929 january 8, 2012 was a bulgarianborn french pianist. Alexis weissenberg bachs instrumental works discography. Alexis weissenberg the complete rca album collection. Charismatic pianist alexis weissenberg has been dubbed one of the greatest performers of twentieth century music. Tchaikovsky edition brilliant classics 60cds 93980 rb. Alexis weissenberg alexis weissenberg the complete rca. Alexis weissenberg the complete rca album collection 7cds, 2016. Weissenberg is an ironwilled pianist who is noted for intense performances of rachmaninov, prokofiev, and bach.
The bulgarianborn pianist alexis weissenberg, who has died aged 82 after suffering from parkinsons disease, was a celebrated if controversial figure. In this capacity, he obtained several grammy awards in hollywood including beethovens nine symphonies by. Alexis weissenberg archive album categories weissenberg. Born into a jewish family in sofia, bulgaria, weissenberg began. Alexis weissenberg was born on july 26, 1929 in sofia, bulgaria. Stanislav bunin piano, garrick ohlsson piano, nelson goerner piano, daniel adni piano, martha argerich piano, alexis weissenberg orchestre. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Alexis weissenberg plays debussy sony classical originals. Alexis weissenberg is a pianist known for his virtuoso technique and his forceful, flamboyant performing style.
Sam rivers, alexis weissenberg, village voice, larance. The complete rca album collection by alexis weissenberg audio cd. Explore releases from annesophie mutter at discogs. Collected works of bach, mozart and many other world composers. Then there was that morning in my teens when i heard on radio 3 the emi lp of alexis weissenberg in piano concerto no. Jan 12, 2012 the bulgarianborn pianist alexis weissenberg, who has died aged 82 after suffering from parkinsons disease, was a celebrated if controversial figure. For now, we have digitized only those recordings in order to prevent their deterioration. Alexis weissenberg 1929 2012 was born in sofia, bulgaria. Through the course of his career he recorded composers which include rachmaninov, tchaikovsky, liszt, chopin, stravinsky and a beethoven concerto cycle with.
If one wanted to make a biographical feature film about a classical musician, the life of the bulgarianamericanfrench pianist alexis weissenberg would furnish ideal subject material. This refined collection features a diverse range of celebrated piano pieces from iconic composers, rachmaninoff and tchaikovsky. Glotz was a student of marguerite long and accomplice of francis poulenc with whom he had a long correspondence. This 10 cd collection has a diverse range of well know piano repertoire from bach to gershwin and illustrates weissenberg s brilliance and his exciting lyrical playing. Alexis weissenberg, rip solo sense of life objectivists. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v credits v related v.
Alexis weissenberg 1929 2011 alexis weissenberg s mother was a pianist who raised her only child alone. Alexis weissenberg the complete rca album collection brings together all of the pianist s 196770 rca victor sessions for the first time in one place and remastered from the original analog sources, along with his 1949 recorded debut that first appeared as a teninch columbia masterworks lp. Alexander scriabin, bela bartok, claude debussy, frederic chopin, joseph haydn. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from alexis weissenberg. View all records by alexis weissenberg for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. Alexis weissenberg music, videos, stats, and photos. George hurst conducting the complete nutcracker at paigntons seafront festival theatre also made its impact as did listening to a friends philips lps of igor markevitchs tchaikovsky symphonies. He was an actor, known for the darjeeling limited 2007, harold and lillian. He gave his first public performance at the age of eight. Weissenberg is an ironwilled pianist who is noted for. We have 76 herbertvonkarajan music torrents for you.
Explore releases from alexis weissenberg at discogs. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Weissenberg was born in sofia and in 1941 was sent to a concentration camp with his family. Jan 08, 2012 geneva ap bulgarianborn french pianist alexis weissenberg, whose love of music from the age of 3 saved him and his mother from a germanguarded camp during world war ii and carried him to the.
Jan 08, 2012 biography, bach discography and photos of the artist. Alexis weissenberg has left many unreleased recordings and others that have disappeared from the market. Jan 08, 2012 the bbc artist page for alexis weissenberg. Alexis sigismond weissenberg bulgarianborn musician.
Relax, piano, opera albums for listen and download. Weissenberg was chosen, not just because of his wonderful pianism which would obviate the need to have another pianists hands interpolated in pianoplaying scenes such as in song without end, in which jorge bolets hands appeared over dirk bogardes acting, but also because of his facial resemblance to rachmaninoff. Read alexis weissenberg s bio and find out more about alexis weissenberg s songs, albums, and chart history. A tribute to alexis weissenberg, pianist and composer. He studied at julliard with wanda landowska and artur schnabel, and would sign with emi and eventually deutsche grammophon. Beethovens coriolan and egmont overtures are great, as is rossinis william tell overture.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from annesophie mutter at the discogs marketplace. Alexis weissenberg biography, albums, streaming links. One such was the swedish director ake falck 19251974 whose film of the bulgarianborn virtuoso alexis weissenberg 19292012 playing the three movements from stravinskys petrushka had been brought to karajans notice. Simply click on pianist and start browsing through their complete discography with.
Later on, we will consider making the remaining recordings available. Alexis weissenberg, a charismatic bulgarianborn pianist known for his thundering aggressiveness and rational detachment at the keyboard, and for. Generally speaking, the bpo is at its very best here under karajan the brass quite literally blows every other orchestra away, and the strings are volcanic in their. Alexis sigismond weissenberg, bulgarianborn pianist born july 26, 1929, sofia, bulg. It was she who gave weissenberg his first piano lessons, and at the age of five he began lessons with pantcho vladigerov. Alexis weissenberg archive alexis weissenberg discography.
After this long run of great west coast jazz, marables discography thins out. Alexis weissenberg obituary alexis weissenberg funeral. Weissenberg unleashed a torrent of sonorities so dense and overwhelming that extramusical metaphors like niagara come to. Music profile for alexis weissenberg, born 26 july 1929. Alexis weissenberg bach goldbergvariationen 1982, vinyl. Discography bach bartok beethoven brahms cd chopin czerny debussy dvd ep franck gershwin haydn liszt lp montsalvatge mozart musical mussorgsky pop poulenc prokofiev rachmaninov ravel saintsaens scarlatti schumann scriabin soler strauss stravinsky tchaikovsky turina varia vocal weissenberg. Romanticism, impressionism, western classical music. Weissenberg is an ironwilled pianist who is noted for intense performances of. Find alexis weissenberg discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Alexis weissenberg albums, pictures naxos classical music. Jan 10, 2012 alexis weissenberg, a charismatic bulgarianborn pianist known for his thundering aggressiveness and rational detachment at the keyboard, and for his unapologetic defense of those traits in. January 8, 2012 lugano, switzerland, the noted jewishborn, french pianist of bulgarian birth, alexis weissenberg, was taught to play the piano by his mother. The blockbusters of the piano repertoire the rachmaninov and tchaikovsky concertos among them held no fears for him, since he had a prodigious and unquestionable technique. Deceptive cadence the dynamic pianist escaped the nazis to build a brilliant career.
Overview v biography v discography v compositions v credits v related. Alexis weissenberg was born in sofia, bulgaria on 26 july 1929. Find alexis weissenberg discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Born in sofia, into a jewish family of vienna conservatorytrained musicians, weissenberg started taking piano lessons at the age of four and he made his debut at the age of eight. Most were recorded on reeltoreel tapes or on 45 rpm ep and 33 rpm lp records. The site dedicated to classical pianists and their discographies. Exclusive releases and albums of various styles and music genres in high quality are available to you to listen, buy and download. He is considered to have been one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Jan 08, 2012 alexis weissenberg was a bulgarian pianist. If you see any errors or omissions in the cd information shown above, either in the musician credits or song listings cover song credits, live tracks, etc. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from michel glotz at the discogs marketplace. Born in sofia, into a jewish family of vienna conservatorytrained musicians, weissenberg started taking piano lessons at the. Several members of her family were vienna conservatorytrained musicians, and weissenberg grew up.
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