75 Years Queen Elisabeth Piano Competition - (5CDs,2013)

CD1
1-3 Pyotr TCHAIKOVSKY [1840-1893] CONCERTO N. 1 IN B FLAT MINOR OP. 23 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 21’21 2. Andantino semplice 7’43 3. Allegro con fuoco 7’09 Valery AFANASSIEV (Russia, 1st prize 1972) National Orchestra of Belgium – René Defossez, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 1 JUNE, 1972 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
4-6 Franz LISZT [1811-1886] CONCERTO N. 1 IN E FLAT MAJOR 4. Allegro maestoso – Quasi adagio 8’53 5. Allegretto vivace 2’14 6. Allegro animato – Allegro marziale animato 5’08 Vladimir ASHKENAZY (Russia, 1st prize 1956) National Orchestra of Belgium – Franz André, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 1 JUNE, 1956 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
7-10 Franz LISZT [1811-1886) CONCERTO N. 2 IN A MAJOR 7. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai 7’40 8. Allegro moderato – Allegro deciso 7’49 9. Marziale un poco meno allegro 3’49 10. Allegro animato – Stretto (molto accelerando) 2’15 Pierre-Alain VOLONDAT (France, 1st prize 1983) National Orchestra of Belgium – Georges Octors, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 27 MAY, 1983 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
   total time          74’13
CD2
Vladimir Ashkenazy & John Browning Valery Afanassiev (p. 1)
75 YEARS YSAŸE & QUEEN ELISABETH PIANO COMPETITION
1-3 Sergey RACHMANINOV [1873-1943] CONCERTO N. 2 IN C MINOR OP. 18 1. Moderato 10’51 2. Adagio sostenuto 11’44 3. Allegro scherzando 12’05 Wolfgang MANZ (Germany, 2nd prize 1983) National Orchestra of Belgium – Georges Octors, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 24 MAY, 1983 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
4-6 Sergey RACHMANINOV [1873-1943] CONCERTO N. 3 IN D MINOR OP. 30 4. Allegro ma non tanto 17’23 5. Intermezzo : Adagio 10’42 6. Finale : Alla breve 14’54 Andrei NIKOLSKY (Russia, 1st prize 1987) National Orchestra of Belgium – Georges Octors, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 28 MAY, 1987 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
   total time          77’47
CD3
75 YEARS YSAŸE & QUEEN ELISABETH PIANO COMPETITION
1-3 Ludwig VAN BEETHOVEN [1770-1827] CONCERTO N. 4 IN G MAJOR OP. 58 1. Allegro moderato 18’50 2. Andante con moto 4’40 3. Rondo (Vivace) 10’25 Frank BRALEY (France, 1st prize 1991) National Orchestra of Belgium – Ronald Zollman, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 31 MAY, 1991 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
4-6 Johannes BRAHMS [1833-1897] CONCERTO N. 1 IN D MINOR OP. 15 4. Maestoso 20’29 5. Adagio 14’58 6. Rondo : Allegro 10’39 Leon FLEISHER (USA, 1st prize 1952) National Orchestra of Belgium – Franz André, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 26 MAY, 1952 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
   total time          80’07
CD4
75 YEARS YSAŸE & QUEEN ELISABETH PIANO COMPETITION
1-4 Johannes BRAHMS [1833-1897] CONCERTO N. 2 IN B FLAT MAJOR OP. 83 1. Allegro non troppo 18’37 2. Allegro appassionato 9’26 3. Andante 12’13 4. Allegretto grazioso 10’19 Denis KOZHUKHIN (Russia, 1st prize 2010) Royal Flemish Philharmonic – Edo de Waart, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 14 JUNE, 2010 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS (CLOSING CONCERT)
5-8 Sergey PROKOFIEV [1891-1953] CONCERTO N. 2 IN G MINOR OP. 16 5. Andantino – Allegretto 11’40 6. Scherzo (Vivace) 2’21 7. Intermezzo (Allegro moderato) 6’51 8. Finale (Allegro tempestuoso) 11’18 Anna VINNITSKAYA (Russia, 1st prize 2007) National Orchestra of Belgium – Gilbert Varga, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 30 MAY, 2007 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
   total time          82’52
CD5
75 YEARS YSAŸE & QUEEN ELISABETH PIANO COMPETITION
1-3 Sergey PROKOFIEV [1891-1953] CONCERTO N. 1 IN D FLAT MAJOR OP. 10 1. Allegro brioso 6’29 2. Andante assai 3’22 3. Allegro scherzando 3’59 Malcolm FRAGER (USA, 1st prize 1960) National Orchestra of Belgium – Franz André, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 1 JUNE, 1960 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS (1ST LAUREATE’S CONCERT)
4-6 Fryderyk CHOPIN [1810-1849] CONCERTO N. 1 IN E MINOR OP. 11 4. Allegro maestoso 16’23 5. Romanze (Larghetto) 10’23 6. Rondo (Vivace) 9’34 Jeffrey SWANN (USA, 2nd prize 1972) National Orchestra of Belgium – René Defossez, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 2 JUNE, 1972 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
7-9 Fryderyk CHOPIN [1810-1849] CONCERTO N. 2 IN F MINOR OP. 21 7. Maestoso 11’13 8. Larghetto 8’37 9. Allegro vivace 7’32 Cécile OUSSET (France, 4th prize 1956) National Orchestra of Belgium – Franz André, conductor LIVE RECORDING ON 1 JUNE, 1956 AT THE BRUSSELS CENTRE FOR FINE ARTS
   total time          77’43

75 Years Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition - (4CDs,2012)

TCHAIKOVSKY – Concerto in D major op. 35 / Vadim Repin (1st prize 1989)
SIBELIUS – Concerto in D minor op. 47 / Nikolaj Znaider (1st prize 1997)
ELGAR – Concerto in B minor op. 61 / Gidon Kremer (3rd prize 1967)
PAGANINI – Concerto n. 1 in D major op. 6 / Philippe Hirshhorn (1st prize 1967)
BEETHOVEN – Concerto in D major op. 61 / Kristóf Baráti (3rd prize 1997)
MENDELSSOHN – Concerto in E minor op. 64 / Miriam Fried (1st prize 1971)
SHOSTAKOVICH – Cto n. 1 in A minor op. 77 (99) / Yossif Ivanov (2nd prize 2005)
BARTÓK – Concerto n. 2 / Barnabás Kelemen (3rd prize 2001)
Orchestre National de Belgique, Orchestre Royal Philharmonique des Flandres, Orchestre Symphonique de la RTB / BRT
René Defossez, Georges Octors, Marc Soustrot, Daniel Sternefeld, Gilbert Varga