Artist
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Personb. 1937 · Nizhny Novgorod, Iceland, Iceland
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Vladimir Ashkenazy is a Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor born in Gorky in 1937. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory and won the 1962 Tchaikovsky Competition. After leaving the Soviet Union in 1963 he settled in Iceland, later becoming an Icelandic citizen. Ashkenazy built a distinguished career as a solo pianist before focusing increasingly on conducting, serving as principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Czech Philharmonic. He is renowned for his recordings of Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Beethoven, and Shostakovich, many of which remain reference editions. Ashkenazy has collaborated with major orchestras worldwide and continues to appear as a guest conductor.
Popular tracks
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Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 1. Vivace
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- 27:39
Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20: 1. Allegro
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- 316:05
Overture 1812, Op. 49 - Choral version, edited by Andrew Cornall: Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral Version
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- 410:30
Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat, Op. 100 D.929: 2. Andante con moto
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- 50:58
Mazurka No. 4 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 6 No. 4. Presto ma non troppo
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- 611:02
Piano Concerto in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 20: III. Allegro moderato
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- 71:02
Mazurka in D Major, KK IVa/7
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- 88:31
Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 20: 2. Andante
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- 94:21
Violin Sonata, CD 148: I. Allegro vivo
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- 101:40
English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: Vb. Gavotte II (Musette)
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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Presto
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English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: Va. Gavotte I
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Albums
Scriabin: Le Poème de l'Extase; Piano Concerto; Prometheus
Album · 1971
Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Album · 1997
The Collected Recordings of Hélène Grimaud
Album · 2006
Shostakovich: Trios 1 & 2; Viola Sonata
Album · 2016
Debussy: Violin Sonata; Cello Sonata/Ravel: Piano Trio
Album · 1995
Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 4, 5 & 9
Album · 1975
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Serenade for Strings; Romeo & Juliet Overture etc.
Album · 1997
Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 7 & 10; 4 Morceaux, Op.56
Album · 1978
Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4 etc
Album · 1996
Schumann: Dichterliebe; Liederkreis
Album · 1998
Scriabin: Vers la Flamme
Album · 2015
Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 / Piano Concerto
Album · 1996