CDs and DVDs
Wilhelm Backhaus, Arthur Schnabel, Edwin Fischer - many famous pianists have enjoyed recording on C. Bechstein grand pianos. Boris Bloch, Konstantin Lifschitz, Haiou Zhang, Shani Diluka, David Theodor Schmidt - still today there are many CDs recorded on Bechstein. Here you will find some piano CDs with Bechstein recordings.
CDs
Angelich / Dalberto
Fauré’s complete chamber music featuring Nicholas Angelich and Michel Dalberto on the Bechstein.
Michele Campanella
“Michele Campanella plays Liszt’s Bechstein” is the title of a new CD that was published in 2011.
Shani Diluka
Shani Diluka has recorded the first two Beethoven concertos on Bechstein
Severin von Eckardstein
Severin von Eckardstein performs Works by Schubert, Debussy, Medtner and others.
Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Abdel Rahman El Bacha performs the first book of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Edwin Fischer
Edwin Fischer's famous recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier on Bechstein
David Helbock
David Helbock improvises on songs by Prince on a C. Bechstein D 282 concert grand.
Vassily Lobanov
A wonderful rarity: Chausson's Concerto Opus 21 with Vassily Lobanov on the Bechstein
Pavel Gililov I
The Philharmonic Piano Quartet Berlin (with Gililov) plays Beethoven and Dvorák
Pavel Gililov II
The Philharmonic Piano Quartet Berlin this time with Mozart and Schumann
Grau & Schumacher
Impressive Bechstein CD with variations and fugues by Beethoven, Mozart and Reger
Motoi Kawashima I
Motoi Kawashima plays Bach-Busoni, Beethoven and Schubert compositions
Motoi Kawashima II
Motoi Kawashima performs works by Stravinsky, Khatchaturian, Prokofiev and De Falla
Paul Kuhn
Paul Kuhn, "Piano Man," here on the Bechstein grand piano, delights with swinging jazz
Maria Lettberg
Maria Lettberg performs early piano works by Alexander and Julian Scriabin on a C. Bechstein grand piano D 282.
Konstantin Lifschitz
Konstantin Lifschitz plays Bach's "Art of Fugue" - a timeless, beautiful document
Helge Lien
Helge Lien improvises expressive soundscapes on a C. Bechstein C 234 grand piano.
Jura Margulis
Jura Margulis devotes himself intensively to works of German-Austrian composers
Jascha Nemtsov I
Jascha Nemtsov on the Bechstein and violinist Tim Vogler discover Bartók and Saygun
Jascha Nemtsov II
Jascha Nemtsov plays preludes by Schostakowitsch and Zaderatsky
Steven Osborne
Steven Osborne on the Bechstein with Viviane Hagner (violin) and Alban Gerhardt (cello)
David Theodor Schmidt
Outstandingly reviewed debut CD by David Theodor Schmidt for Sony Classical
David Theodor Schmidt II
Second Bechstein CD featuring the young German pianist playing works by Schubert/Liszt and Schumann.
David Theodor Schmidt III
This new recording of German Romantic works is titled "Der Dichter spricht".
Jan Schultsz
Werner Güra sings Schubert’s Die schöne Müllerin with a piano accompaniment by Jan Schultsz.
Jan Schultsz II
Tenor Werner Güra and pianist Jan Schultsz on the Bechstein grand interpret Schumann’s Liederkreis and Dichterliebe.
Wibi Soerjadi
Wibi Soerjadi, the Dutch best-seller, with romantic character pieces
Vladimir Sofronitsky
Vladimir Sofronitsky’s live performance on a Bechstein grand piano in 1956 at Moscow’s Scriabin Museum.
Hai-Kyung Suh
Hai-Kyung Suh, one of the most popular pianists in Korea, on the Bechstein
Fumiharu Sumitomo
Fumiharu Sumitomo plays works by Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert/Liszt, and Elgar.
Amir Tebenikhin
Bechstein prize winner shines on the Bechstein with varied program recital
Dina Ugorskaja
Dina Ugorskaja interprets 15 inventions by Bach and the Préludes Opus 28 by Chopin
Franz Vorraber
Franz Vorraber plays the four Impromptus Opus 90 and the Wanderer Fantasy by Schubert
Anna Zassimova
Anna Zassimova (Bechstein grand piano) and Kyrill Rybakov (clarinet) play works by Johannes Brahms.
Haiou Zhang
Premiered on Bechstein and newly recorded on Bechstein by Haiou Zhang: Liszt's sonatas
Lilya Zilberstein I
Lilya Zilberstein with Beethoven's Sonatas No. 2 and No. 23 - first-class concert recording
Lilya Zilberstein II
Continuation with Brahms: Lilya Zilberstein plays the Variations Opus 21 and the Eight Piano Pieces Opus 76
DVDs
C. Bechstein - a living myth
The exciting history and present of the Bechstein company on DVD
Manufacturing a Bechstein grand piano
Look at our production process, experience piano construction at the highest level
C. Bechstsein - a love story
Pianists, directors and piano makers talk about Bechstein today.
From classic to pop - recordings on Bechstein
Since the beginning of sound recordings pianists have enjoyed recording on Bechstein. Inasmuch as the Bechstein grand piano was the most popular brand among famous pianists in Europe until the 1940s, piano music was largely recorded on Bechstein. Only it was usually not stated on record covers, on which instrument the piano music was recorded. Nevertheless, there are some high-quality recordings of pianists like Wilhelm Backhaus, Edwin Fischer, Wilhelm Kempff and Artur Schnabel, where Bechstein is a matter of record. Many recordings are still in circulation as piano CDs.
After the war, it was primarily Jorge Bolet who continued the great Bechstein recording tradition. To date, there are worldwide numerous piano music recordings on Bechstein (of which we in Berlin often learn nothing). Some selected piano CDs are presented in this brief overview. By the way, jazz musicians such as Joachim Kühn, Oscar Peterson, and more recently Paul Kuhn have been immortalized on Bechstein. And in the field of pop music, the Beatles as well as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Freddie Mercury (Queen), Supertramp and many others have recorded on Bechstein CDs.
After the war, it was primarily Jorge Bolet who continued the great Bechstein recording tradition. To date, there are worldwide numerous piano music recordings on Bechstein (of which we in Berlin often learn nothing). Some selected piano CDs are presented in this brief overview. By the way, jazz musicians such as Joachim Kühn, Oscar Peterson, and more recently Paul Kuhn have been immortalized on Bechstein. And in the field of pop music, the Beatles as well as David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Freddie Mercury (Queen), Supertramp and many others have recorded on Bechstein CDs.
