"The results, presented as they are here with such consummate technical
accomplishment, are really quite stunning." Gramophone
"Les résultats, présentés comme ils le sont ici, ave une telle perfection technique,
sont tout à fait étonnants." Gramophone
"Das Ergebnis, das hier mit einer derartigen technischen Vollkommenheit dargeboten
wird, ist wirklich ganz überwältigend." Gramophone
Recorded in Decca Studio No.3, West Hampstead, London, in July 1964 (Ballades)
and June/July 1967 (Scherzos and Prelude, op.45)
Producers: John Culshaw (Ballades), Erik Smith (Scherzos, Prelude)
Recording engineers: Gordon Parry (Ballades), Alec Rosner (Scherzos, Prelude)
曲目:
01 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ballade No.1 in G minor, op.23
02 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ballade No.2 in F major, op.38
03 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ballade No.3 in A flat major, op.47
04 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Ballade No.4 in F minor, op.52
05 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Prelude in C sharp minor, op.45
06 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Scherzo No.1 in B minor, op.20
07 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Scherzo No.2 in B flat minor, op.31
08 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor, op.39
09 Vladimir Ashkenazy - Scherzo No.4 in E major, op.54