Idil Biret

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Idil Biret

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Turkish concert pianist, born November 21, 1941 in Ankara, Turkey.

She began playing the piano at the age of three and studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Nadia Boulanger, graduating at the age of fifteen with three first prizes.

She has also been a student of Alfred Cortot and Wilhelm Kempff and started her solo career as a concert pianist at the age of sixteen. She has appeared with many leading orchestras with a lot of well-known conductors.

Among other things, she has recorded over 60 discs with Naxos, including the first recording of Franz Liszt's transcriptions of all Beethoven's symphonies as well as the complete works of Johannes Brahms and Frédéric Chopin for solo piano.

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Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57

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Larghetto

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Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3

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Nocturne No. 24 in b minor op. 119 (Live)

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Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

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13 Preludes, Op. 32: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 In G Sharp Minor: Allegro

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Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31

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15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33 (arr. I. Biret): No. 11 Wie schnell verschwindet

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Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major

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Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2

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August 12, 1960

Auditorium Le Plateau

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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August 9, 1960

Auditorium Le Plateau

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

  • 1. Alborada del gracioso(Maurice Ravel cover)

  • 2. Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 83(Johannes Brahms cover)

  • 3. Rondes de printemps(Claude Debussy cover)

  • 4. Symphony no. 2 in C major, op. 61(Robert Schumann cover)

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Some of Idil Biret's most popular tracks include Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57, Larghetto, Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3, Nocturne No. 24 in b minor op. 119 (Live), Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.

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