Louis Kentner

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Hungarian-British pianist. He was born 19 July 1905 in Karwin, Austrian Silesia (today Karviná, Czech Republic) and died 23 September 1987 in Zürich, Switzerland.
Until 1931 he was known internationally as Ludwig Kentner.

ALBUMS

Louis Kentner, Balakirev*, Lyapunov*, Liszt*

Louis Kentner Plays Balakirev, Lyapunov And The Liszt Sonata

2016, 2xCD, Album, RE, apr,

Modern/Romantic

Brahms*, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

The 3 Violin Sonatas

2016, 10xFile, MP3, Comp, 320, Warner Classics

London Mozart Players, Harry Blech, Louis Kentner, Philharmonia Orchestra

The Complete HMV Stereo Recordings • 2

2012, CD, Album, RM, First Hand Records

Louis Kentner, Liszt*

The Pioneering Liszt Recordings Volume 2

2009, CD, Album, Comp, RE, apr,

Louis Kentner, Liszt*, Chopin*, Walton*, Balakirev*

1938-1951 Recordings

2007, CD, Naxos Historical

Dvorak* - Kentner* - Holst* - Pini*

Piano Trio No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 90 ('Dumky')

2006, 6xFile, MP3, RE, RM, Pristine Audio,

J. S. Bach* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonaten Für Violine & Klavier

2006, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Documents

Johann Sebastian Bach, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonatas For Violin & Piano

Beethoven* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

2003, 3xCD, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, EMI Classics,

Romantic/Classical

Louis Kentner, Lyapunov*

12 Études D'Exécution Transcendante Op. 11

2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Appian Publications & Recordings

Plays Bartok And Liszt

2001, CD, Album, Pearl

Bach*, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Wanda Landowska

1999, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, EMI Classics

The Pioneering Liszt Recordings (1937-1941)

1996, CD, Comp, apr,

Frédéric Chopin, Martha Argerich, Yuval Fichman, Louis Kentner, Dang Thai Son, Adam Harasiewicz, Kemal Gekić, Jean-Marc Luisada, Jan Ekier

Great Chopin Performers

1992, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Solo Piano Music

1992, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, VoxBox

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sir Thomas Beecham, René Le Roy, Lily Laskine, Louis Kentner, Jascha Heifetz, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Flute And Harp Concerto, Kv299, Piano Concerto, Kv 414, Violin Concerto, Kv218

1991, CD, Comp, RM, EMI

Louis Kentner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt

Louis Kentner: Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt

1991, CD, Mono, Transcription, Pearl

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Gerald Moore, Hephzibah Menuhin, Alan Civil

Menuhin Edition - Brahms; Mendelsshon; Schubert

1991, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, EMI Classics

Mozart* - Melos Ensemble* • Kentner* • Menuhin* • Cassadó* • De Peyer* • Crowson* • Aronowitz*

Quintett KV452 / Klaviertrio KV542 / Kegelstatt–Trio KV498

Für Elise - Népszerű zongoradarabok

1988, LP, Album, RE, Hungaroton

Für Elise - Népszerű zongoradarabok

1988, Cass, Album, Hungaroton

Ludwig van Beethoven, Danielle Gerard, Mihály Bächer, Jenö Jandó, Louis Kentner

Mondschein-Sonate / Appassionata Pathetique

1987, CD, Comp, Master Digital (2),

Piano Favourites

Franz Liszt - Alfred Brendel, Louis Kentner, Jerome Rose, Abbott Ruskin, Michael Gielen

Ivo Pogorelich, Louis Kentner, Martha Argerich, Danielle Dechenne, Imre Rohmann, Maurizio Pollini

Liebestraum - Berühmte Klavierstücke von Liszt, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schubert u.a.

1984, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Capriccio (2)

Chopin*, Pogorelich*, Ashkenazy*, Dang Thai Son, Argerich*, Kentner*, Czerny-Stefańska*, Harasiewicz*, Pollini*, Ekier*

Chopin Festival

Johannes Brahms, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Liszt*, Louis Kentner, Jerome Rose

Estudios Trascendentales • Años De Peregrinaje

Für Elise - Piano Favourites / Für Elise - Népszerű Zongoraművek

1976, Cass, Album, Hungaroton

Litzt*, Louis Kentner

Les 19 Rapsodies Hongroises

1973, Box + 3xLP, VoxBox

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Liszt: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies

1972, 3xLP, Box, Vox (6),

Liapunov* - Louis Kentner

Transcendental Etudes, Volume I (Op. 11, Nos. 1-9)

1972, LP, Turnabout

Liapunov* / Balakirev* - Louis Kentner

Transcendental Etudes, Volume II (Op. 11, Nos. 10-12) / Piano Sonata In B-flat Minor

1972, LP, Turnabout

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Piano Music Volume II

1972, 3xLP, VOX (6)

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Hungarian Rhapsodies Volume 1 (1-7)

1971, LP, Turnabout

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Hungarian Rhapsodies Volume 2 (8-13)

1971, LP, Turnabout, Turnabout,

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Hungarian Rhapsodies Volume 3 (14-19)

1971, LP, Turnabout, Turnabout

Louis Kentner With Joan Havill

Spanish Rhapsody / Rumanian Rhapsody / Rhapsody On Hungarian Songs / Concerto Pathetique For Two Pianos

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Piano Music Volume 2

1969, LP, Album, Turnabout

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Liszt Piano Music Volume 1

1969, LP, Album, Turnabout, Turnabout

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Piano Music Volume 2

1968, LP, Turnabout,

Liszt*, Louis Kentner

Operatic And Dramatic Fantasies

Für Elise - Popular Piano Pieces

Beethoven Pianoforte Sonata No.29 In B Flat Major, Op.106

1964, LP, Album, Mono, Associated Recordings Company

Louis Kentner Plays Chopin*

The Four Ballades / Barcarolle In F Sharp Major Op.60

Schubert*, Louis Kentner, Hungarian String Quartet*

"Trout" - Quintet D. 667

Liszt* - Louis Kentner

From The Années De Pèlerinage

Brahms* / Yehudi Menuhin & Louis Kentner

Yehudi Menuhin And Louis Kentner, Brahms*, Schubert*

Sonata No.3, Etc

Chopin Etudes, Op. 10

1961, 7", EP, Mono, His Master's Voice,

Chopin Etudes, Op. 25

1961, 7", EP, Mono, His Master's Voice

Mozart* ‧ Louis Kentner ‧ Philharmonia Orchestra ‧ Harry Blech

Piano Concerto In C Minor, K.491 ‧ Sonata In D Major, K.576

Ravel*, Mozart* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner & Gaspar Cassadó

Ravel: Trio In A Minor / Mozart: Trio In E Major

Beethoven* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Violin Sonatas Nos. 8 And 9

Chopin*, Louis Kentner

Etudes - Op. 10 and Op. 25 (Complete)

1959, 2xLP, Mono + Box, Comp, Capitol-EMI

Brahms* / Schubert*, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

The Complete Brahms Sonatas For Violin And Piano. Schubert Fantaisie Op. 139, For Violin And Piano, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Louis Kentner, Beethoven*, Chopin*, Liszt*

1958, LP, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Mozart*, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonata in B Flat Major / Sonata in A Major

Brahms* / Louis Kentner, Sir Adrian Boult Conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra*

Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 83

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonatas No. 6 In A Major Op. 30, No. 7 In C Minor Op. 30

Franck* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonata In A Major For Violin And Piano

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal, Philharmonia Orchestra, John Pritchard, Chausson*, Vieuxtemps*

Chausson Concerto In D - Vieuxtemps Concerto No. 5

1955, LP, Album, Mono + Box, RCA Victor

Chausson*, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Quatuor Pascal

Concerto Op.21 For Piano, Violin, and String Quartet

Scherzo No. 4 In E Major (Op.54)

1954, Shellac, 12", Columbia

Chopin*, Louis Kentner

The Four Scherzi

1954, LP, Album, Mono, Columbia

Louis Kentner, Franz Liszt

Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos 2, 6, 12 And 15

Beethoven* / Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonatas For Violin And Piano, Op. 12

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, J.S. Bach*

Sonatas For Violin And Piano

1952, LP, RCA Victor, His Master's Voice,

J. S. Bach* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonatas For Violin And Piano (No. 1, In B Minor • No. 2, In A • No. 3, In E)

Nocturne In G Major / Nocturne In A Major

1946, Shellac, 12", Columbia

Louis Kentner, Sadler's Wells Orchestra

1940, 2xShellac, 12", Columbia, Columbia

Mozart*, Louis Kentner And The London Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted By Sir Thomas Beecham

Concerto In A Major (K.414)

Erica Morini, Ludwig Kentner*

Sonata in B Flat Major K.V. 454

1930, 3xShellac, 12", Album, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Koračnica / Marosszeki Ples

1929, Shellac, 10", 80 RPM, Edison Bell Penkala Record,

General Lavine (Prelude) / Minstrals (Prelude)

1929, Shellac, 8", Edison Bell Radio

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Bach*

Violin Sonatas No. 1 And 2

10", Mono, His Master's Voice,

Brahms* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Alan Civil

Trois Sonates Piano & Violon - Trio Piano, Violon & Cor

2xLP, Comp, La Voix De Son Maître

Beethoven* And Walton* — By Yehudi Menuhin And Louis Kentner

Sonata No. 1 — Sonata For Violin And Piano

LP, Comp, His Master's Voice,

Classical/Modern

Louis Kentner, Liszt*

Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Shellac, 12", Mono, Columbia,

Török Induló

Flexi, 6", S/Sided, Card, Fot, Colorvox

Polonaise In A Flat

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Schubert* / Louis Kentner, Hungarian String Quartet*, Alfred Brendel, Peter Maag, Philharmonia Hungarica, Susanne Lautenbacher, Würtenberg Chamber Orchestra*, Jörg Faerber, Ingrid Haebler

Schubert Masterpieces

5xLP + Box, Comp, Turnabout

Beethoven* - Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Violin Sonatas Nos. 2 And 4

LP, Mono, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice

Liszt*, Alfred Brendel, Louis Kentner

Opera Transcriptions

CD, Album, Comp, Turnabout, ArkivMusic, ArkivMusic

Liszt - Etudes De Concert nos. 2 & 3

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Schubert Impromptu In A-flat Op. 90 No. 4

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Alla Turca (Török Induló) / Für Elise

7", Mono, Qualiton

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Andante Spianato And Grande Polonaise Brillante (Op. 22)

2xShellac, 12", Columbia, Columbia

Beethoven*, Jeno Lener*, Louis Kentner

Sonata In F Major (Spring) For Violin And Piano

3xShellac, 12", Columbia Masterworks

Impromptu No. 2 In F Sharp Major / Fantaisie Impromptu In C Sharp Minor

Shellac, 12", Mono, Columbia

Beethoven*, Mozart*, Menuhin*, Louis Kentner

''Spring'' Sonata No. 5 / Sonata No. 40, In B-Flat, K. 454

LP, His Master's Voice

Impromptu In A Flat / Waltz No.7 In C Sharp Minor (Chopin - Ops. 29 & 64 No. 2)

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Chopin*, Louis Kentner

Bolero In C Major

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Brahms*, Yehudi Menuhin & Louis Kentner

3 Violin Sonatas

LP, Comp, RE, Seraphim

Schubert*, Louis Kentner, Hungarian String Quartet*

The Trout - Le Truite - Die Forelle

LP, Album, Mono, FONA, FONA

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Walton*

Sonata For Violin And Piano

3xShellac, 12", His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice, His Master's Voice,

Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Shellac, 12", Columbia

Ludwig van Beethoven, Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner

Sonates Pour Violon Et Piano

LP, Album, La Voix De Son Maître

Yehudi Menuhin, Louis Kentner, Ludwig van Beethoven

Violin Sonatas No. 5 In F Major Op. 24 "Spring", No. 10 In G Major Op. 96

Polonaise In A Major / Etude In C Minor

Dance Of The Gnomes / Liebesträume No.3

Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Louis Kentner

APPEARANCES +

Hephzibah Menuhin

2021, 9xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + 2xDVD-V + Box, C, Warner Classics

Milestones Of A Legend

2016, 13xCD, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Documents, The Intense Media

The Menuhin Century (Luxury Edition)

2016, Box, Dlx + 6xBox, Comp, RE, RM + 80xCD, Mono + 11x, Warner Classics, EuroArts, BBC, CNC (2), Arte France, INA, Idéale Audience,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

Unpublished Recordings And Rarities

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern

The Historic Recordings

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

The Virtuoso & His Landmark Recordings

Ferenc Fricsay Conducts Béla Bartók (The Complete RIAS Recordings)

2011, 3xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Audite, Deutschlandradio Kultur,

British Composers - A Celebration

2011, 2xCD, Comp, RM, EMI Classics,

Opera 125 - Éves Az Operaház (1884-2009)

2009, CD, Comp, Mono, Hungaroton Classic,

The Great EMI Recordings

2009, 51xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, EMI Classics,

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern

2008, 10xCD, Album, Mono + Box, Comp, Documents

Johann Sebastian Bach, Yehudi Menuhin

Bach - The 6 Violin Sonatas

Magical Piano Music

Vol.2: Live & Studio Recordings 1921-1940

2001, CD, Comp, RM, Doremi (2)

Wieniawski*, Mozart*, Sarasate*, Erica Morini

Volume 1: Live & Studio recordings 1921-1944

2000, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Doremi (2)

Yehudi Menuhin, Purcell*, Haendel*, Bach*, Viotti*, Franck*, Mozart*, Beethoven*, Grieg*, Spohr*, Chausson*, Bloch*, Martin*

Les Introuvables de Yehudi Menuhin

2000, 5xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + Box, Comp, EMI Classics,

Romantic/Classical/Modern/Baroque

Classical Masters: Frederic Chopin

1999, CD, Comp, LaserLight Digital,

A Romantic Serenade

1999, CD, Comp, Hungaroton Echo Collection, Hungaroton Classic,

Frédéric Chopin

Famous Piano Works I

The British Composers Centenary Collection

1997, CD, Comp, Mono, EMI Classics, EMI Classics,

1997, CD, Comp, Classic CD

Frédéric Chopin

Chopin's Greatest Hits

1996, 2xCD, Comp, Laserlight Classics

Elgar*, Vaughan Williams*, Walton*

To Diana And Griselda, Sonata For Violin And Piano

Remember The War Years

1995, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Jew, Castle Communications (Australasia) Limited

D-Day - A Commemoration In Sound. The Essential Collection Of Songs And Music From The War Years

1994, 5xCass, Comp, Conifer,

Music Hall/Musical/Vocal/Comedy/Public Broadcast/Spoken Word

A Romance With Piano

1994, CD, Comp, Vanguard Classics

The 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies

1994, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, VAI Audio

Klassik Top 100

1994, 10xBox + LP, Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3), Fidelio (3),

Baroque/Choral/Classical/Romantic/Opera

Klassik Top 100

Baroque/Choral/Classical/Romantic/Opera

Frederic Chopin - TRISTEZZA

1992, CD, RM, Èlite Classical,

Classical/Romantic

Reginald Kell - Weber*, Brahms*, Holbrooke*

Concertino Op. 26 / Clarinet Trio Op. 114 / Clarinet Quintet

1991, CD, Album, Testament

Frédéric Chopin

Die Grossen Meister Der Musik

1991, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Parnass, Delta Music GMBH,

1991, 5xCD, Comp + Box, EMI Classics

Reginald Kell, Mozart*

Reginald Kell Plays Mozart

1991, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, Testament,

Piano Favourites

1987, CD, Comp, RM, Hungaroton

Sternstunden Der Musik

1987, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Capriccio (2),

Sternstunden Der Musik

1987, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Capriccio (2)

Frédéric Chopin, Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Halina Czerny-Stefańska, Evelyne Dubourg, Jenö Jandó, Ivo Pogorelich, Maurizio Pollini

Nocturnes • Polonaises • Mazurkas • Etudes

1987, CD, Comp, Master Digital (2)

Sternstunden Der Musik

1987, 2xCD, Comp, Club, Capriccio (2),

The Music Of Franz Liszt

1986, 2xLP, Comp, GRT (3), His Master's Voice, GRT (3), His Master's Voice,

Sternstunden Der Musik

1986, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Capriccio (2)

Beethoven*, Brahms*, Sir Yehudi Menuhin*

Spielt Beethoven Und Brahms Auf Burg Rheineck Für Die Freunde Des Hauses P & M, Bonn.

1986, LP, Album, Not On Label

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sternstunden Der Musik

The Art Of Virtuoso Violinists

1984, 10xLP, Mono + Box, Comp, Angel Records,

Schubert Festival

Ausgesuchte Klassische Werke (Eine Festliche Gala Weltberühmter Interpreten Und Komponisten)

1983, 3xLP, Comp + Box, kce,

Classical/Contemporary/Opera/Romantic

Kodály* / Basilides*, Székelyhidy*, Palló*

Kodály Historicals On His Master's Voice

1982, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Hungaroton

A History Of Western Music / Norton Anthology Of Western Music - Album II

1980, 5xLP, Comp, Columbia Special Products,

Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera

Classic British Film Themes Of The 40s & 50s

Drawing-Room Pieces For Piano

Klassiek Verzoek Programma 2

1972, LP, Comp, RE, Discofoon, Discofoon

1971, 2xFlexi, 7", Comp, Zeneműkiadó, Budapest,

An Autobiography In Music

1966, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Angel Records, Angel Records,

Modern/Classical/Baroque/Romantic

Yehudi Menuhin At Fifty

London Symphony Orchestra

"Warsaw" Concerto

Humoresque / The Zephyr

1930, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice,

Concert Selectie: Uw Favoriete Klassieken Op Witte CD's

CD, Comp, RM, Smplr, White Label (8),

Baroque/Classical/Romantic

Ein Wunschkonzert Seiner Schönsten Melodien

2xLP, Comp, Delta (18)

Traum-Melodien Der Klassischen Musik

3xLP, Comp + Box, Delta (18),

Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Opera

Lieblingsmelodien Aus 150 Jahren (1835-1894)

4xCass, Club + Box, Comp, SR International,

Yehudi Menuhin, Beethoven*, Corelli*

Kreutzer Sonata / La Follia

LP, Album, Mono, His Master's Voice

Mozart*, Rossini*, Verdi*, Liszt*, Telemann*, Strauss*, Hummel*

Concert Favourites. Favoriete Klassieken Op Witte Cd's. Deel 2.

CD, Comp, RM, Smplr, White Label (8),

Romantic/Classical/Baroque

Klassik Für Kinder

4xCD, Comp, Membran Music Ltd.

Recordings For A History Of Western Music Fourth Edition And Norton Anthology Of Western Music Second Edition Volume II

5xCD, Comp, RE, Sony Music Special Products, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc,

Classical/Romantic/Modern

Trio In A Voor Piano, Viool En Violoncel

10", His Master's Voice,

Ein Wunschkonzert Seiner Schönsten Melodien

Cass, Comp, C60, Delta (18)

Mozart* / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Thomas Beecham

Sir Thomas Beecham's Mozart

Klaviertrio A-moll

Hifi Stereo 1+10

Play It Again, Sam!: Golden Piano Memories

2004, 3xCD, Comp, Dynamic Nostalgia,

Romantic Valentine Classics

1996, CD, Comp, Promo, CNR Music,

Baroque/Romantic

Weekend Classics - Chopin

1995, CD, Comp, Duet Music, Masters Of Music (4), Duet Music, Masters Of Music (4)

Bis - Settimane Musicali Di Ascona

Frederic Chopin - TRISTEZZA

1991, Cass, Comp, Èlite Classical

1990, 2xLP, Comp, Club, Parnass,

Für Elise - Die Schönsten Klavierstücke

Für Elise (Die Schönsten Romantischen Klavierstücke)

3xLP, Comp + Box, Delta (18),

Instrumental/Romantic

Romantische Pianomuziek

CD, Comp, RM, Sound-Products Holland B.V.

Das Schönste Der Deutschen Romantik

3xLP, Comp + Box, Delta (18)

70 Great Moments Of Music

4xLP, Comp + Box, Murray Hill Records,

Danielle Dechenne

Für Elise - Ein Galakonzert Der Bekanntesten Klaviermelodien

2xLP, Comp, Delta (18)

Schumann*, Debussy*, Bartók*, Tchaikovsky*, Prokofiev*

Clasicos Para Niños

4xCD, Comp + Box, Documents,

Romantic/Impressionist/Modern

Beroemde Romantische Pianomuziek

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