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Abbey Simon (Born: January 8, 1922, in New York City, New York, USA - Died: December 18, 2019) was an American classical pianist. He won the Naumburg competition in 1940. He taught at Indiana University for 10 years and at the University of Houston, where he had the Cullen Chair, and was a member of the Julliard Faculty.

ALBUMS


Rachmaninov*, Abbey Simon, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*, Leonard Slatkin
Symphonic Dances / The Isle Of The Dead / Caprice Bohémien / Scherzo
2024, CD, Comp, RM, VOX (6)
Sergey Rachmaninov*, Abbey Simon, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 / Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30
2023, CD, Comp, RM, VOX (6)
Rachmaninov*, Abbey Simon, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*, Leonard Slatkin
Concerto Nos. 1 And 4 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
2023, CD, Comp, RM, VOX (6)
Rachmaninov* - Simon*, Slatkin*
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
1993, CD, Award
Rachmaninov* – Abbey Simon, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3
1993, CD, Comp, RE, Award
Rachmaninov*, Abbey Simon, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra*, Leonard Slatkin
Rachmaninoff Works For Piano And Orchestra
1991, 2xCD, RM, VoxBox
Chopin* - Abbey Simon, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra*, Heribert Beissel
Complete Works For Piano And Orchestra
1990, 2xCD, Comp, VoxBox
Abbey Simon, Chopin*
Abbey Simon Plays Chopin Volume lll - 2 Sonatas ∙ Barcarolle In F-Sharp Minor
1990, CD, Album, Vox Unique
Abbey Simon, Chopin*
Abbey Simon Plays Chopin Volume ll
1990, CD, Album, Vox Unique
Ravel* / Abbey Simon / Orquesta de Radio Luxemburgo* / Louis De Froment
Concierto Para Piano En Sol Mayor, Concierto Para Piano En Re Menor (para la Mano Izquierda)
1987, LP, Album, Hispavox, ,
Impressionist/Modern
Frédéric Chopin, Abbey Simon, Walter Klien, Guiomar Novaes, Peter Frankl, Ingrid Haebler
Frederic The Great 12 Popular Works By Chopin
1987
Abbey Simon, Ralph Votapek, Lilian Kallir, Dame Moura Lympany, Michel Block, Earl Wild, Staffan Scheja
The Romantic Chopin
1986, LP, Reader's Digest
Ravel* / Vienna Symphony Orchestra* - Edouard Van Remoortel / Abbey Simon / Orchestre Symphonique De Paris* - René Leibowitz
Boléro - Funk & Wagnalls Family Library Of Great Music - Album 5
1984
Abbey Simon
The Piano Virtuoso
1983, LP, VOX/Turnabout
Abbey Simon, Chopin*
Sonate Per Pianoforte
1982, LP, Promo, RCA
Chopin*, Abbey Simon
Abbey Simon Plays Chopin, Fantasy In F Minor, Op. 12 Variations, 4 Impromptus, Berceuse
1981, LP, Turnabout
Maurice Ravel, Abbey Simon, Orchestra Di Radio Lussemburgo*, Louis De Froment
Concerti Per Pianoforte
1981, LP, Promo, RCA
Ravel*, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Vienna* Diretta Da Edouard Van Remoortel, Orchestra Filarmonica Di Rochester* Diretta Da Theodore Bloomfield, Abbey Simon, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Radio Lussemburgo* Diretta Da Louis De Froment
Boléro / La Valse / Concerto Per La Mano Sinistra
1981
Abbey Simon, Alfred Brendel, Felicja Blumental, Rudolf Firkušný
Los Grandes Conciertos Para Solista y Orquesta - Vol. 2 / El Piano (II)
1980, 3xLP, Comp, VOX (6)
Abbey Simon
Plays Chopin, The 4 Ballades & Barcarolle
1980
Frédéric Chopin, Hamburger Symphoniker, Heribert Beissel, Abbey Simon
Concierto para piano y orquesta Núm 2 en Fa menor, Op. 21
1979, LP, Comp, Los Grandes Maestros De La Música Clásica
Beethoven* - Abbey Simon, Richard Woodhams, George Silfies, George Berry, Roland Pandolfi / Jacob Berg (2), Max Rabinovitsj, Darrel Barnes
Quintet For Piano And Winds / Serenade For Flute, Violin And Viola
1979
Chopin*, Abbey Simon, Orchestra Sinfonica Di Amburgo*, Heribert Beissel
Concerto N.2 Op. 21 / Grande Polacca Brillante Op.22
1979
Rachmaninoff*, Abbey Simon, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
All the Works for Piano and Orchestra (The 4 Piano Concerti & Paganini Variations)
1978
Rachmaninoff*, Abbey Simon, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin
Concerto No. 2 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
1977, Vinyl, ,
Romantic
Abbey Simon Plays Chopin*
Etudes Opp. 10 & 25
1977
Chopin* - Abbey Simon, Heribert Beissel, Hamburg Symphony Orchestra*
Piano Concerto No. 1
1976
Abbey Simon, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, Rachmaninoff*
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30
1976
Abbey Simon
Piano Concerto No. 2; Variations On Mozart's "La Ci Darem La Mano"
1975, LP, Album, Quad, Turnabout
Ravel*, Abbey Simon, Orchestra Of Radio Luxembourg, Louis De Froment
Piano Concerto In G / Piano Concerto In D For The Left Hand
1975
Chopin*, Abbey Simon
Waltzes
1975
Chopin* / Mendelssohn*, Abbey Simon
The 4 Scherzi / Variations Sérieuses
1974
Ravel* / Abbey Simon
Complete Music For Solo Piano
1974
Ravel*, Abbey Simon
Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales / Gaspard De La Nuit
1971, ,
Impressionist
Schumann*, Abbey Simon
Carnaval, Op. 9 / Fantasia, Op. 17
1971
Chopin*, Abbey Simon
Sonata No. 2 In B Flat Minor / Sonata No. 3 In B Minor
1969, ,
Romantic
Grieg* / Brahms* - Abbey Simon, The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra*, Willem van Otterloo*
Piano Concerto In A Minor / Three Pieces For Piano
1960, LP, Comp, Mono, Philips, Philips
Abbey Simon
Liszt Paganini Studies, Frank Prelude, Chorale And Fugue, Schumann, Abegg Variations Played By Abbey Simon
1959
Chopin* - Abbey Simon, Royal Philharmonic*, Sir Eugene Goossens
Concerto No. 1 In E Minor / Concerto No. 2 In F Minor
1958
Grieg* / Rachmaninoff* - Abbey Simon With Willem Van Otterloo Conducting The Hague Philharmonic
Concerto In A Minor / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
1956, LP, Mono, Epic
Brahms* - Abbey Simon
Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel Op. 24 / Variations On A Theme By Paganini, Op. 35, Books I and II
1954
E. Grieg* - Abbey Simon, The Residency-Orchestra (The Hague)*, Willem van Otterloo
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16
1954
Johannes Brahms - Abbey Simon
Capriccio d-moll Op. 116, 1 - Romanze F-dur Op. 118, 5 / Capriccio g-moll Op. 116, 3 - Rhapsodie Es-dur Op. 119, 4
7", EP, Philips
Chopin*, Abbey Simon
Nocturnes (Complete)
2xLP, Album, Vox Cum Laude
Chopin*, Sviatoslav Richter, Walter Klien, Peter Frankl, Ingrid Haebler, Rena Kyriakou, Abbey Simon, Orazio Frugoni
My Favorite Chopin - His Most Famous Works
5xLP + Box, Comp, Sine Qua Non
Abbey Simon
Brahms Ballads Op.10 Nos. 3 And 4
7", Philips
Chopin*, Abbey Simon
Valzer - Edizione Integrale
LP, Album, Durium Concerto
Maurice Ravel, Abbey Simon
Complete Piano Music Of Ravel
3xLP + Box, Comp, Murray Hill Records
Brahms* - Abbey Simon
Balladen Op. 10 Nr. 2, 1 / Capriccio Op. 116 Nr. 7
7", EP, Philips
Grieg* — Erna Spoorenberg , Sopran / Abbey Simon , Klavier - Das Philharmonische Orchester Den Haag*, Willem Van Otterloo
Peer-Gynt-Suiten Nr. 1 Und 2 / Klavierkonzert
Dohnányi* / Rachmaninoff* – Abbey Simon Piano, Willem Van Otterloo Conducting The Hague Philharmonic Orchestra*
Variations On A Nursery Song / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Abbey Simon, Hamburger Symphoniker, Heribert Beissel
Chopin All The Works For Piano & Orchestra Abbey Simon

APPEARANCES +


Hephzibah Menuhin
Homage
2021, 9xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RE, RM + 2xDVD-V + Box, C, Warner Classics
Various
Classics For Relaxation
2018, 5xCD, Comp, Newbourne Media, Newbourne Media, Newbourne Media, Newbourne Media, Newbourne Media, Newbourne Media,
Various
Romantic Piano Concertos
2016, 40xCD, Comp + Box, Brilliant Classics
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Complete Edition
2015
Various
Ambiance Piano
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, Sélection Du Reader's Digest, ,
Easy Listening/Ballad/Smooth Jazz/Light Music/Romantic/Classical/Modern/Baroque
Various
A Night In Vienna
2010, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest, ,
Romantic
Willem Van Otterloo, Residentie Orkest
The Original Recordings 1950 - 1960
2005, 13xCD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Box, Challenge Classics
Rachmaninoff*
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 • Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini • Piano Works • Vocalise
2002, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Doublemaster, ,
Romantic/Neo-Romantic
Various
25 Intimate Chamber Favorites
1999, CD, Comp, SPJ Music, Inc.
Various
25 Concerto Favorites
1997, CD, Comp, Vox Cameo Classics
Various
25 Beethoven Favorites - Over 70 Minutes Of Music
1996, CD, Comp, Cameo Classics,
Various
TV Classics
1996, CD, Comp, Vox Cameo Classics, ,
Baroque/Romantic/Classical/Opera/Neo-Romantic
Various
50 Years Of Vox Recordings 1945-1995
1995, 3xCD, Comp, RM, VoxBox, ,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Various
Water (Highlights From The HMV Classics Collection)
1995, CD, Comp, HMV Classics, ,
Romantic/Modern/Baroque
Ravel*
Bolero
1995
Various
Pianoforte - Grandi Compositori, Grandi Interpreti - 10
1994, CD, Comp, Fabbri Editori
Various
Paganini Variations
1992, 3xCD, Comp, VoxBox
Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn
Chamber Music For Winds
1992, 3xCD, Album, VoxBox,
Various
The Best Of Ravel & His Time Vol. 1-4
1992
Ravel* ; Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Complete Works For Orchestra Vol. 2 (Also Includes Piano Concerto For The Left Hand)
1991, 2xCD, Comp, VoxBox
Ravel*, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Complete Works For Orchestra, Vol. I
1991, 2xCD, Comp, VoxBox
Various
Rarities Of Piano Music At 'Schloss Vor Husum' (From The 1990 Festival)
1991, CD, Album, Danacord,
Liszt*
Masterpiece
1990, CD, Album, Comp, EMI Studio 2000
Chopin*
Chopin: Piano Recital
1990
Sergei Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jonathan Winters / Efrem Kurtz (Conducting The) Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter And The Wolf / Carnival Of The Animals
1989
Prokofiev*, Saint-Saëns* - Britten*, Efrem Kurtz, Michael Flanders, Sir Charles Groves
Peter And The Wolf / The Carnival Of The Animals / Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra
1989, CD, ,
Story/Romantic
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin
1989
Sergei Rachmaninoff*
Piano Concerto No. 3 - Youth Symphony - Scherzo
1987
Various
Beethoven · Für Elise
1985
Various
Meisterwerke Aus Der Klassik / Ein Gala-Wunschkonzert
1983, 8xCass, Comp + Box, Das Beste Reader's Digest, Das Beste Reader's Digest
Chopin*
Los Grandes Exitos De La Musica Clasica
1981, LP, Comp, VOX (6)
Schumann*, Chopin*
Il Trionfo Del Pianoforte
1981, 8xLP, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Fabbri Editori
Rachmaninow*
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 C-Moll Op. 18 / Rhapsodie Über Ein Thema Von Paganini Op. 43
1981
Frédéric Chopin
Sonata N.2 Op.35, Scherzi Op.20 E Op.31
1980, LP, RE, Fabbri Editori
Chopin*
Concierto Nº2 Para Piano Nº2 - Gran Polonesa Brillante Op.22
1980, LP, Num, Promo, Servicios Editoriales Viscontea
Chopin*
Sonata Nº2 Op.35 - "Scherzi" Op.20 y Op.31
1980, LP, Num, Promo, Servicios Editoriales Viscontea
Ravel*
Bolero / La Valse / Concerto Para Mão Esquerda
1980
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff. Concierto N°2 Para Piano y Orquesta En Do Menor. Op.18. Rapsodia Sobre Un Tema de Paganini. Op. 43. Abbey Simon Al Piano. Orquesta Sinfonica De Saint Louis
1979, LP, Marfer
Beethoven*
Bravo! Beethoven
1979, Cassette Dolby System®, ,
Romantic/Classical
Chopin*
Magia Di Chopin
1978, 6xLP + Box, Comp, Selezione Dal Reader's Digest
Chopin*, Beissel*
Concerto No. 2 Para Piano E Orquestra, Opus 21 / Andante Spianato E Grande Polonaise Bilhante, Opus 22
1978
Various
Great Music's Greatest Hits
1977, 8x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Baroque/Modern/Romantic/Classical
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra
Romance : Classical Music For Lovers
1976
Frédéric Chopin
Los Mayores Éxitos De La Gran Música
1975, LP, Selecciones Del Reader's Digest,
Various
Great Music's Greatest Hits
1974
Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel
Debussy - Ravel
1973, 5x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Romantic/Impressionist/Modern
Various
A la Découverte de la Musique
1972, 5xLP, Comp, RCA
Various
El Mundo Mágico Del Vals
1972, Box, Comp, Club + 9xLP, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA,
Various
Valses De Frédéric Chopin Et Franz Liszt / Valses Pour Les Amoureux - Disque 5
1971, LP, Comp, RCA
Frédéric Chopin
Poeta Del Piano
1968, 4xLP, Comp, Club + Box, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA
Various
La Magia Del Piano
1965, 10xLP, Comp + Box, Club, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA, RCA
E. Grieg*
Peer Gynt, Suite N.º 1, Op. 46 / Peer Gynt, Suite N.º 2, Op. 55 / Concierto Para Piano Y Orquesta En La Menor, Op. 16
1965
Liszt* / Cesar Franck* / Schumann*
Liszt / Cesar Franck / Schumann
1962
Sinfonia Of London
Philharmonic Pops (No.1)
1959, 7", EP, His Master's Voice
Prokofiev*, Saint-Saëns* - Efrem Kurtz Conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter And The Wolf / Carnival Of The Animals
1959
Robert Irving (2) Conducting The Sinfonia Of London
Philharmonic Pops
1958, LP, Album, Mono, His Master's Voice
Robert Irving (2) Conducting The Sinfonia Of London
Philharmonic Pops
1958, LP, Album, Capitol-EMI, Capitol-EMI, Capitol Records
Robert Irving (2) Conducting The Sinfonia Of London
Philharmonic Pops
1958
Various
Philips' Basic-Twelve - The Basis Of Your Collection
10", Comp, Promo, Smplr, Philips, ,
Romantic
Various
心に残る名曲集 ホームコンサート9
Cass, Comp, C60, The Daiso
Various
Glazbeni Susreti 4. Vrste - Glazbeni Primjeri
3xCD, Comp, Profil International, ,
Vocal/Rock & Roll/Romantic/Modern/Experimental
Various
映画の中のクラシック 6 / Classical Music On Movie
CD, Comp, The Daiso, ,
Baroque/Classical
Various
映画の中のクラシック 9 / Classical Music On Movie
CD, Comp, The Daiso
Various
De Wervelende Wereld Van De Wals
6xLP, Comp + Box, Comp, Reader's Digest,
Various
The Greatest Ever Classical
5xCD, Comp, Bellevue Publishing
Prokofiev*, Igor Markevitch Conducting The Orchestre De Paris, Saint-Saëns* - Efrem Kurtz Conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra
Peter En De Wolf / Carnaval Van De Dieren
LP, Comp, His Master's Voice
Tschaikovsky* - Orchestre Of Radio Luxembourg*, Louis De Froment
Tschaikovsky
CD, Album, Musique d'Or
Robert Irving (2) & The Sinfonia Of London
The Quiet Hour
LP, Scr, Capitol Records, Capitol Records
Chopin*, Rachmaninoff*, Debussy*, Rubinstein*, Litolff*, Schumann*
Parelende Pianoklanken
LP, Mono, Reader's Digest
Various
Pianofortissimo (100 Celebri Fogli D'Album)
10xLP, Comp + Box, Selezione Dal Reader's Digest
Saint-Saëns*
Le Carnaval Des Animaux / Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op.28 / Havanaise, Op.83
LP, Comp, RE, Angel Records
Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op. 16
LP, Philips Gold Label Classical Favourites
Various
Sommer-Klassik 2
CD, Comp, Marshall Cavendish,
Frédéric Chopin
Klassische Kostbarkeiten
3x CD, ,
Romantic
Ravel*
Complete Orchestral Music Of Ravel
,
Modern/Impressionist
Chopin*
Poet Of The Piano
Various
Shacking Up To Chopin
2003, CD, Comp, BMG,
Various
Moonlight Moods
2002, 2xCD, Comp, VOX (6),
Various
Sandra Bezic's Passion To Skate
1999, CD, Comp, BMG Music Canada, Ariola, ,
Easy Listening/Smooth Jazz/Soul/Classical/Alternative Rock/Classic Rock
Chopin*
Klavierstücke
1996, CD, Marshall Cavendish
Chopin*
Récital Pour Piano
1993, CD, Marshall Cavendish
Frédéric Chopin
Favourites From The Classics - Chopin
1993, ,
Romantic
Various
Das Grosse Radio-Wunschkonzert - 100 Der Meistgewünschten Titel
1991
Various
Spotlight On Piano
1990, CD, Album, Comp, Smplr, Allegretto,
Chopin* - Various
Klavierstücke
1990
Various
Romantic Piano Moods
1989
Chopin*
The Romantic Moods Of Chopin
1987, Box, Comp + 4xLP, RCA Custom
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin Le Romantique (
1986, LP, Comp, Sélection Du Reader's Digest
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin Le Romantique
1986, Cass, Comp, RE, Sélection Du Reader's Digest,
Various
Le Romantisme N'a Pas De Frontière 2
1985, Cass, Comp, RE, Reader's Digest,
Various
Chopin's Greatest Hits
1982
Various
Lauantain Toivotut Klassikot. 92 Konserttimusiikin Helmeä
1975, ,
Classical/Opera/Nordic
Various
World's Great Piano Music
4xLP, Comp + Box, Reader's Digest
Various
These You Have Loved
8xLP, Album + Box, Comp, Reader's Digest,
Various
La Musiche Della Notte (Serenate, Notturni, Sinfonie)
10xLP, Comp + Box, Selezione Dal Reader's Digest, ,
Romantic
Various
Valses Inmortales De Todos Los Tiempos / La Música de Piano Más Bella Del Mundo
10xLP, Comp, Mono, S/Edition, Cie, Reader's Digest, Selecciones Del Reader's Digest, Semaphore/DynaGroove Trust Fund, Princeton, RCA,
Frédéric Chopin
The Great Composers Vol 3: Chopin Piano Recital
CD, Marchall Cavendish,
Various
La Musica De Piano Mas Bella Del Mundo
4xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, Selecciones Del Reader's Digest
Various
Great Music's Greatest Hits
Various
Temas Do Filme O Pianista
CD, Comp, Unofficial, CID