Vladimir Ashkenazy

Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist, Iceland, 1937 to present

Albums

Year Title Average Ratings
1963 Piano Concerto no. 3 in D Minor
1964 Mozart: Sonata for 2 Pianos / Schumann: Andante and Variations & Etude in Form of a Canon, Op. 56 No. 4
1964 Second Piano Concerto
1965 Bach: Concerto in D minor / Chopin: Concerto no. 2 in F minor
1965 Concerto Nº2 pour piano et orchestre
1965 Four Ballades / Trois Nouvelles Études
1966 Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments, K. 452 / Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Wind Instruments, op. 16
1967 Pictures at an Exhibition: original piano version / orchestral version (orch. Ravel)
1968 Hammerklavier Sonata in B-flat, op. 106
1969 Franck: Violin Sonata / Brahms: Horn Trio
1972 Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini / Piano Concerto No. 4
1972 The Four Piano Concertos / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
309 more releases
1973 Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
1973 The Five Piano Concertos
1974 Klavierkonzert Nr.4 G-Dur / Leonoren-Overtüre Nr. 3
1974 Violin Sonatas No. 9 "Kreutzer" & No. 2
1975 Side By Side, the Two Suites for Two Pianos
1975 Songs
1975 Music for Horn and Piano
1976 Piano Concerto No. 3 / Classical Symphony / Autumnal
1976 Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Volume 2
1976 Violin Sonatas, Op. 12 No. 3 & Op. 30 No. 3
1976 Songs, Volume 2
1977 Violin Sonatas, Op. 30 Nos. 1 & 2
1977 Violin Sonatas, Op. 12 No. 1 & Op. 96
1977 Songs, Volume 3
1979 Elisabeth Söderström Sings Songs for Children
1979 Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 · Russian Rhapsody
1979 Songs, Vol. 4
1979 Piano Sonatas nos. 13, 14 & 16
1980 Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 3
1980 Symphonie Nr. 5 e-Moll, op. 64
1980 Songs, Vol. 5
1980 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor / Franck: Symphonic Variations / Les Djinns
1981 Piano Trio in A minor, op. 50
1981 Symphony no. 4 / Finlandia / Luonnotar
1982 Konzert für Piano No. 2
1982 Piano Concertos 23 & 27
1982 Symphony No. 5 / Leonore Overture
1982 Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
1982 Tchaikovsky: Songs, Vol. 1
1982 Symphony no. 2
1982 Piano Sonata no. 2 / Études‐tableaux, op. 33
1983 Dvořák: Cello Concerto / Bruch: Kol Nidrei
1983 Piano Concertos no. 12, K. 414 and no. 13, K. 415
1983 The Violin Sonatas: "Kreutzer" / "Spring"
1983 Piano Sonatas: “Moonlight” / “Pathétique” / “Appassionata”
1983 Piano Concerto no. 1
1983 Songs, Vol. 2
1983 Symphony no. 3 / Youth Symphony
1983 Symphony no. 5 / En Saga
1983 Symphony no. 2
1984 Piano Concertos
1984 Piano Concertos no. 2 & 4
1984 Piano Concerto no. 2
1984 Piano Concerto no. 5, "Emperor"
1984 Piano Concerto no. 3 / Andante Favori / Für Elise
1984 Piano Concertos no. 15, K. 450 / no. 16, K. 451
1984 Piano Concertos Nos. 21, K. 467 & 17, K. 453
1984 Violin Sonatas no. 7, op. 30 no. 2 / no. 10, op. 96
1984 Symphony no. 7 / Coriolan Overture / Egmont Overture
1984 Symphony No.6 'Pathétique'
1984 The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29 / Symphonic Dances
1984 Symphony No. 1
1984 Wagner: Siegfried Idyll / Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
1984 Symphony no. 7 / Tapiola
1984 Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25
1984 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 “Emperor” (disc 4)
1984 "Archduke" Trio / Trio no. 7
1984 Piano Concerto no. 1 - 6 Bagatelles
1985 Cinderella
1985 Piano Concertos No.25, K503 & No.26, K537
1985 Violin Sonatas nos. 1-3
1985 Cello Sonatas: no. 1 / no. 2
1985 24 Preludes / Sonata No. 2
1985 Symphonies 3 & 6
1985 Ein Heldenleben
1985 Gaspard de la nuit and other piano pieces
1986 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Schumann: Piano Concerto
1986 Pictures at an Exhibition: original piano version / Ashkenazy orchestral version
1986 Piano Concertos: No. 18, K. 456 / No. 20, K. 466
1986 Piano Concerto no. 3
1986 Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
1986 Sonata for Cello & Piano op. 19 / Vocalise op. 34 no. 14
1986 The Bells / Three Russian Songs
1986 Ballades / Scherzos
1986 Nocturnes
1986 Sonatas 2 & 3 / Fantasie op. 49
1986 Songs / Mélodies / Lieder
1986 Piano Concerto No. 3
1987 Piano Concerto no. 2
1987 Symphony no. 5 / Dreams
1987 Piano Concerto no. 5 “Emperor” / Piano Concerto no. 2
1987 Piano Concertos no. 8, K. 246 / no. 9, K. 271 “Jeunehomme”
1987 Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1987 Violin Sonatas no. 4 op. 23 / No. 6 op. 30 no. 1 / No. 8 op. 30 no. 3
1987 Piano Sonatas Op. 31 nos. 1-3
1987 Sonata in B flat major, D 960 / Wandererfantasie, D 760
1987 Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
1987 Piano Concerto No. 3
1987 La mer / Nocturnes / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
1987 Sonata No. 2 / Nocturnes op. 15 nos 1 & 2 / Ballade No. 1 / Scherzo no. 2 / Barcarolle
1987 Mazurkas
1987 Preludes / Impromptus
1987 Barcarolle / Berceuse / Allegro de Concert / Sonata no. 1
1987 Piano Sonatas 1, 6 & 8 / 4 Pieces, op. 51
1987 Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
1987 Scheherazade / Tsar Sultan Suite / Flight of the Bumblebee
1988 Piano Works, vol. 2
1988 Piano Works, vol. 3
1988 Piano Concertos 3 & 4
1988 Piano Concerto No. 11, K. 413 / Piano Concerto No. 14, K. 449
1988 Piano Concertos 1 & 2
1988 Piano Concerto No. 5. Choral Fantasy
1988 Finlandia / Karelia / Tapiola / En Saga
1988 Eine Alpensinfonie / Till Eulenspiegel
1988 Tchaikovsky / Chopin
1988 Corelli Variations, op. 42 / Etudes Tableaux, op. 39
1988 Symphony no. 5 / Five Fragments
1988 Symphonies nos. 1 & 6
1989 Violin Concerto / Piano Concerto no. 1
1989 The 5 Piano Concertos
1989 Cello Sonatas
1989 Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
1989 Romeo & Juliet
1989 Le Poème de l'extase / Piano Concerto / Prometheus
1989 Cello Concerto op. 104 / Variations on a Rococo Theme
1990 Symphony in D minor / Psyche / Les Djinns
1990 Symphony in F minor
1990 Piano Works, Vol. 4: Phantasiestücke / Blumenstück / Davidsbündlertänze
1990 Piano Sonatas: Moonlight / Appassionata / Waldstein
1990 Brahms Piano Quintet, Clarinet Trio
1990 Piano Sonatas D894 & D784 / 12 Waltzes D145
1990 Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 19 & 24
1990 Symphony no. 4
1991 Le Divin Poème / Le Poème de l'extase / Rêverie
1991 Symphonies 5 & 7
1991 Symphony no. 10 / Chamber Symphony
1991 Symphonies 1 & 7
1991 Don Juan / Aus Italien
1991 Piano Concerto
1991 Piano Concertos nos. 4, 5 "Emperor"
1991 Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Andante for Horn & Piano / Introduction, Theme & Variations / Capriccio: final scene / Alphorn
1992 Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas nos. 7 & 8 / Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
1992 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Liszt: from Douze études d'exécution transcendante
1992 Handel Variations / Sonata no. 3
1992 Rachmaninov: Paganini Rhapsody / Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations / Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no. 1
1992 Symphonies 9 & 15
1992 Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 3
1992 Symphony no. 2 / Finlandia / Karelia Suite
1992 Le Sacre du printemps / Concerto / Sonata for 2 Pianos
1992 Beethoven Piano Concertos 3 & 4
1993 Klavierkonzert / Introduktion und Allegro appassionato, op. 92
1993 Michelangelo Verses / Captain Lebyadkin Verses
1993 Stravinsky Symphonies
1993 Violin Concerto / Oboe Concerto
1993 Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas 1 & 2 / Schumann: Fantasy Pieces
1993 Symphony No. 3 / Symphonic Dances
1993 Symphony No. 1 / The Isle of the dead
1993 Sonata no. 3 / Preludes op. 28
1993 Brahms: Horn Trio Op 40; Schumann Andante & Variations Op. 46, Adagio and Allegro
1993 Für Elise: Piano Favourites
1993 Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Dvořák: Othello Overture
1993 Symphonies 1 & 2
1993 Piano Concerto / Ebony Concerto / Capriccio / Movements
1994 Concerto no. 2 / Violin Sonatas
1994 Piano Sonatas, opp. 101 & 106 'Hammerklavier'
1994 Violin Sonatas nos. 9 “Kreutzer” & 10
1994 Etudes Op. 10 & 25
1994 Altenberglieder / 7 frühe Lieder
1994 Symphonies 1 & 2 / In the Steppes of Central Asia
1994 Symphony no. 2
1994 Symphony no. 4 / Variations & Fugue on a theme by Handel
1994 Piano Concerto no. 2 / Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
1994 Piano Trios Opp. 8, 87, & 101
1995 Symphonies 6 and 7
1995 Piano Concertos 1, 2 & 4
1995 Kabalevsky: Cello Concerto no. 2 / Khachaturian: Cello Concerto / Rachmaninov: Vocalise
1995 Prometheus / Symphony no. 1
1995 Symphony 1 / Symphony 5 "Reformation"
1995 Piano Concertos, Vol 9
1995 Sonata in A major, D. 664 / Sonata in A minor, D. 784 / Hungarian Melody, D. 817
1995 Also sprach Zarathustra / Till Eulenspiegel / Tod und Verklärung
1995 Ravel: Trio / Debussy: Sonatas for Violin & Cello
1996 Piano Concertos 1 & 3 Concert Fantasy
1996 Swan Lake / The Nutcracker / Romeo and Juliet
1996 Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / La Mer / A Conductor’s Guide with Gerard Schwarz
1996 Mazurkas
1996 Piano Sonatas Nos. 9, 14 & 17 / Fantasy in C minor / Adagio in B minor
1996 Piano Concertos 1 & 3
1996 Piano Concerto no. 4
1996 Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3
1996 Piano Concertos 3 & 5 / "Overture on Hebrew Themes" / "Autumnal"
1997 Symphony no. 2 / Piano Concerto
1997 Symphony no. 7 "Leningrad"
1997 Lieder
1997 Symphony no. 4 / Trio for violin, horn and piano, op. 40
1997 The Piano Trios: B-flat major, op. 99 / E-flat major, op. 100
1997 Forspill til en fauns ettermiddag
1997 Piano Sonata No. 20 in A, D 959 / 4 Impromptus, D 899
1997 Symphonies "Let It Be" & "I Am Jesus"
1997 Nocturnes / Ballades
1997 The Symphonies
1998 Piano Concertos 3 & 4
1998 Verlobung im Traum / Symphonie
1998 1812 Overture / Serenade for Strings / Voyevoda / Romeo and Juliet
1998 Piano Concerto No. 4 / Corelli Variations / Sonata No. 2 / Prelude in C-sharp minor
1998 Dichterliebe / Liederkreis, op. 24
1999 Prokofiev: Cinderella / Glazunov: The Seasons
1999 Preparation for the Final Mystery
1999 The Firebird Suite / Symphony no. 1 / Fireworks / Scherzo Fantastique
1999 24 Preludes & Fugues, op. 87
1999 Waltzes / 4 Scherzos / 26 Preludes
1999 The Seasons
1999 Finlandia / Valse Triste / Romance / Symphony No. 2
2000 Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 3
2000 Bruckner: Sinfonia f-molli / Adagio jousikvintetosta / Tanejev: Entr'acte
2000 Works for Violin & Piano
2000 Piano Concerto no. 3 "Gift of Dreams" / Autumn Gardens
2000 Symphonia Domestica / Don Juan
2000 The Best of Sibelius
2000 The 3 Symphonies / Le Poème de l'extase
2000 Ein Heldenleben / Tod und Verklärung
2000 Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4
2000 Klavierkonzerte Nr. 25 & 27
2001 Piano Concertos
2001 Piano Concerto No. 2 / Études-Tableaux, op. 33 / Prelude in G-sharp minor / Variations on a Theme of Corelli
2001 Ballet Music: Romeo and Juliet / Cinderella
2001 Preludes opp. 23 & 32
2001 Symphony no. 7
2001 Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra / Entr'acte / Oresteya Overture
2001 Don Quixote / Symphonic Poem “Death and Transfiguration”
2001 Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4, original versions
2001 Ballade no. 4 / Polonaise‐fantasie / Barcarolle / Berceuse
2001 Eine Alpensinfonie / Der Rosenkavalier: First Sequence of Waltzes
2001 Violin Concertos
2001 Symphony no. 6 “Tragic”
2002 Symphony no. 9 "From the New World" / In Nature's Realm / Carnival / Othello
2002 Piano Transcriptions
2002 Symphony no. 9
2002 The Bells
2003 Romeo and Juliet, op. 64
2003 Summer Night Suite, Op. 123 / Seven, They Are Seven / The Meeting of the Volga
2003 Symphonies no. 1 & no. 2
2003 The Perlman Edition: "Archduke" & "Ghost" Piano Trios
2003 Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2
2003 Piano Trios, Volume 1
2003 Piano Trios, Volume 2
2003 La Valse / Miroirs / Tzigane / Le Tombeau de Couperin / Boléro
2004 The Five Piano Concertos
2004 Piano Works
2005 Moments musicaux
2005 Pines of Rome / Fountains of Rome / Roman Festivals
2006 Shostakovich: Symphonies 5 & 7
2006 "Belfagor" Overture / "Belkis, Queen of Sheba" / "Church Windows"
2007 The Symphonies
2007 ラフマニノフ:ピアノ協奏曲第4番、パガニーニ狂詩曲 / アシュケナージ(ウラディミール)
2007 Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit / Debussy / Chopin
2007 Diabelli Variations
2008 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.2 & 7
2008 Études op. 10 & op. 25
2008 Piano Favourites
2008 Symphony no. 2 / Finlandia / Karelia
2009 Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4 / Les Fresques de Piero della Francesca
2009 Asrael
2009 Piano Concertos 2 & 3
2009 Music for Two Pianos
2009 Enigma Variations / In the South
2009 Pomp and Circumstance / Serenade for Strings
2010 Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5
2010 Symphony no. 1, op. 39 / Symphony no. 3, op. 52 / Orchestral Suite "Rakastava", op. 14
2010 The Sound of Vladimir Ashkenazy
2010 Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 / Ballade / Etudes / Mazurkas / Scherzo
2010 Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4 "Left Hand"
2010 6 Partitas
2010 Piano Pieces
2010 Violin Concerto / Octet
2011 Berlioz: Harold in Italy / Paganini: Sonata per la Gran Viola e Orchestra
2011 Russian Fantasy
2011 Violin Concerto / Valse-Scherzo / Sérénade Mélancolique / Souvenir
2012 Le Sacre du Printemps / Symphony in Three Movements / Agon
2012 Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2 / Symphony no. 9
2012 3rd Piano Concerto / 2nd Piano Sonata
2013 Piano Sonatas 6-8
2013 Symphony no. 6 “Pastoral”
2013 Italian Concerto / French Overture / Aria Variata
2013 Ashkenazy 50: Ashkenazy Plays Chopin
2013 Cello Concertos
2013 The Execution of Stepan Razin / Zoya Suite / Suite on Finnish Themes
2013 Piano Trios
2013 Remote Galaxy
2014 Walking in the Air: The Music of Howard Blake
2014 Monna Vanna (Act I) / Songs
2014 Tchaikovsky & Chopin
2014 Polovtsian Dances / Symphonies 1 - 3 / String Quartet No. 2
2015 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
2015 Symphonies no. 4 & no. 6 “Tragic”
2015 Vers la flamme
2015 Piano Concerto no. 3, 6 Moments musicaux
2016 Violin Concertos
2016 Piano Trios 1 & 2 / Viola Sonata
2016 Vyacheslav Artyomov: On the Threshold of a Bright World, Ave atque vale & Ave, crux alba
2017 Gute Fahrt: Klassik für unterwegs
2017 Tchaikovsky
2017 French Suites
2017 Violin Concerto / If You Will It, It Is No Dream / The Big Bang and Creation of the Universe
2017 Works for Flute & Piano
2017 From Darkness to Light
2018 シューマン: 子供の情景・クライスレリアーナ・森の情景 アシュケナージ
2018 Lidström: Rigoletto Fantasy / Shostakovich: Cello Concerto no. 1
2018 Ashkenazy plays Chopin, Rachmaninov, Liszt, & Prokofiev
2018 Préludes
2019 Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 2
2020 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 & Etudes, Op. 25
2020 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 80 & Violin Sonata in D Major No. 2, Op. 94bis
Piano Concertos No. 8 in C, K. 246 / Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271 / Rondo in A, K. 386
Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Overture on Hebrew Themes
Piano Concertos No. 20 / No. 21
The Well-Tempered Clavier
Piano Sonata No. 1, Chopin Variations
Rapsodie espagnole; La Valse; Ma mère l’oye; Valses nobles et sentimentales

EPs

Year Title Average Ratings
1963 Ashkenazy Plays Chopin

Live

Year Title Average Ratings
1990 Two Pieces for String Quartet / Seven Romances on Poems of Alexander Blok / Piano Quintet in G minor
1990 Ashkenazy in Moscow 2: The English Works
1990 Live in Moscow
2003 Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
2010 Song of the Earth
2010 Symphony no. 8 “Symphony of a Thousand”
2010 Symphony no. 1 / Blumine / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
2010 Symphony no. 5
2011 Symphony no. 7
2011 Symphony no. 6
2011 Symphony no. 4
2011 Symphony no. 3
8 more releases
2012 Symphony no. 2 “Resurrection”
2012 Symphony no. 9
2012 Symphony no. 10
2017 Symphony no. 1
2018 Symphony no. 2
2018 Symphonic Dances / Symphony no. 3 (live in concert)
2019 Recital of Vladimir Ashkenazy
2023 Piano Concertos Live