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Gary Graffman


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American classical pianist, teacher of piano and music administrat. He was born 14 October 1928 in New York City, New York, USA.

ALBUMS


Strauss* - Blomstedt* · Ashkenazy* · Dorati* · Dutoit* · Masur* · Previn* · Sinopoli* · de Waart* · Belkin* · Graffman* · Schiff* · Thibaudet* · Tuckwell*
Complete Tone Poems & Concertos
2014, Box Set, 13x CD, ,
Romantic/Modern
Gary Graffman
The Complete RCA And Columbia Album Collection
2013, 24xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Contemporary/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Jennifer Higdon, The Lark Quartet, Gary Graffman • Blair McMillen • Todd Palmer
An Exaltation Of Larks
2013, CD, Bridge Records (4)
Gary Graffman Plays Schubert*
Wanderer Fantasy / Sonata In C Minor
2013, Vinyl, ,
Romantic
Charles Munch, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubinstein, Gary Graffman, Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch Conducts Romantic Masterworks
2011, 8xCD + Box, Comp, RCA Red Seal
Brahms*, Mendelssohn*, Graffman*, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Munch*
Concerto No. 1 / Capriccio Brillant
2006, CD, Comp, RE, RCA Red Seal, ,
Romantic
Prokofiev*, Gary Graffman, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra
Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
2006, CD DSD, ,
Modern
Henryk Szeryng & Gary Graffman
At The Library Of Congress
2005, CD, Bridge Records (4)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Henryk Szeryng, Gary Graffman
Sonatas
2005, CD, Bridge Records (4)
Tchaikovsky*, Gary Graffman
The Three Piano Concertos
2005, 2x CD, ,
Romantic
Gary Graffman, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra
Concerto Nicolo / Concerto For Orchestra
2004, HDCD, Wor, Reference Recordings,
Brahms*, Prokofiev* - Berl Senofsky, Gary Graffman
Sonatas
2002, CD, Album, Bridge Records (4)
Frédéric Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Gary Graffman
Chopin Ballades Piano Concerto No.1 Andante Spianato Grande Polonaise - Mendelssohn Capriccio Brilliant
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Newton Classics
Prokofiev*, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra, Gary Graffman
Symphony No.5, Op.100 / Piano Concerto No.3, Op.26
2000, CD, Comp, Sony Classical
Prokofiev*, Saint-Saëns*, Kenneth McKellar, Beatrice Lillie, Julius Katchen, Gary Graffman, London Symphony Orchestra, Skitch Henderson
Childrens Classics
1999, CD, Album, Decca
Kenneth McKellar • Prokofiev* • Saint-Saëns* • Beatrice Lillie • Julius Katchen • Gary Graffman • London Symphony Orchestra • Skitch Henderson
Nursery Rhymes / Peter And The Wolf / Carnival Of The Animals
1997, CD, Comp, Decca, Soundscapes (6)
Richard Strauss - Gary Graffman, Wiener Philharmoniker, André Previn
Symphonia Domestica / Parergon
1996, ,
Romantic
Tchaikovsky* / Rachmaninov* - Emil Gilels, New York Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta / Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2
1995, CD, Comp, Sony Records
Ned Rorem / The Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music, Gary Graffman, André Previn
Piano Concerto for Left Hand and Orchestra
1994, CD, Album, New World Records
Tchaikovsky* / Rachmaninov* - André Watts · Gary Graffman · New York Philharmonic · Leonard Bernstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano Concerto No. 2
1993
Liszt* / Rachmaninov* / Ravel*, André Watts · Gary Graffman · Columbia Symphony Orchestra · New York Philharmonic · Leonard Bernstein
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini / Piano Concerto In G Major
1992
Tchaikovsky* - Cleveland Orchestra*, George Szell, Philadelphia Orchestra*, Eugene Ormandy, Gary Graffman, David Oistrakh*, Leonard Rose
The Complete Concertos
1990
Rachmaninoff* - Philippe Entremont, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy - Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein - Lazar Berman, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
The Piano Concertos - Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
1985, 3xLP, Comp, RM + Box, CBS
Tchaikovsky*, Rachmaninoff* - Gary Graffman, Philadelphia Orchestra*, Eugene Ormandy
Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 - Rachmaninoff Polichinelle
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Mixed, RM, CBS Masterworks
George Gershwin, New York Philharmonic Conducted By Zubin Mehta, Gary Graffman
Music From The Woody Allen Film (Including Selections From The Original Soundtrack)
1980, 7", Single, Promo, CBS
George Gershwin - New York Philharmonic Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Gary Graffman
Music From The Woody Allen Film "Manhattan"
1979
Bartok* / Prokofiev* / Lees* - Gary Graffman
Suite, Op. 14 / Sonata No. 2 / Sonata No. 4
1978, LP, Columbia Odyssey
Beethoven*, Mozart*, Schumann*, Grieg*, Tschaikowsky* ; Leon Fleisher, Gary Graffman, Cleveland Orchester*, George Szell
Beliebte Klavierkonzerte
1976, 3xLP, Comp + Box, CBS
Gary Graffman, Beethoven*
Piano Sonatas
1976
Leonard Bernstein, Mendelssohn* / Ravel* / Rachmaninoff* / Tchaikovsky*, Gary Graffman, New York Philharmonic
In Concert
1973, LP, Comp, CBS
Gary Graffman
Graffman Plays Chopin
1973
Beethoven* • Gary Graffman
"Appassionata" And "Waldstein" Sonatas
1972, LP, Columbia Masterworks, ,
Classical
Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Gary Graffman, Philippe Entremont, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra
Piano Concerto No.3 / Piano Concerto in G Major
1972, LP, Comp, CBS/Sony, ,
Modern/Impressionist
Chopin*, Gary Graffman
Ballate (Complete) : Andante Spianato E Grande Polacca
1972, LP, RCA Victrola
Gary Graffman ♦ Eugene Ormandy ♦ George Szell, Philadelphia Orchestra* ♦ Cleveland Orchestra* - Tchaikovsky*
The Three Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos
1971, 2x Vinyl Pitman press, ,
Romantic
Tchaikovsky* - Graffman*, Szell*, Cleveland Orchestra*
Piano Concerto No. 1
1969
Rachmaninoff* / Leonard Bernstein / New York Philharmonic / Philippe Entremont / Gary Graffman / Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra*
Rachmaninoff's Greatest Hits
1969
Schumann*, Gary Graffman
Carnaval / Symphonic Etudes
1967
Chopin* - Gary Graffman
Ballate (Raccolta Completa) - Andante Spianato E Grande Polacca In Mi Bemolle Maggiore, Op. 22
1966, LP, Mono, RCA Victrola
Prokofiev* - Gary Graffman, George Szell / The Cleveland Orchestra
Piano Concertos Nos.1 / 3, Piano Sonata No.3
1966, Vinyl, ,
Modern
Tchaikovsky* - Gary Graffman, Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra*
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 And 3
1965
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Gary Graffman, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Concerto N.2 Para Piano e Orquestra - Rapsódia Sobre Um Tema de Paganini
1964, LP, Album, CBS Classics
Claude Debussy, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Franz Liszt, Robert Schumann, Philippe Entremont, Gary Graffman, Vladimir Horowitz, Ivan Davis
Columbia Home Concert Series Vol. VI N° 2
1964, LP, Comp, CBS, Columbia,
Rachmaninoff*, Gary Graffman, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Second Piano Concerto / Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
1964, Vinyl, ,
Romantic
Brahms*, Beethoven* - Gary Graffman, Berl Senofsky, Shirley Trepel
Trio No. 2 In C / Trio In G ("Kakadu" Variations)
1964
Gary Graffman
Play Russian Piano Music
1963, LP, Album, Mono, Columbia Masterworks
Gary Graffman, Sergei Prokofiev, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
Gary Graffman Plays Russian Piano Music
1963, Vinyl,
Gary Graffman
Moussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition ; Balakirev: Islamey
1962
Chopin* / Mendelssohn*, Graffman* / Munch* / Boston Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Capriccio Brillant
1961
Gary Graffman, Berl Senofsky
Debussy And Faure Sonatas
1961
Chopin* , Ses œuvres Les Plus Populairs Par José Iturbi, Alexander Brailowsky, Ania Dorfmann, Gary Graffman, William Kapell
Disque du cent cinquentenaire - Hommage à Chopin
1960, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA
Beethoven* - Walter Hendl, Gary Graffman, Chicago Symphony*
Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37
1960
Liszt* / Graffman*
The Virtuoso Liszt
1960
Graffman*, Chopin*
Chopin Ballades & Andante Spianato And Grand Polonaise
1959
Brahms* - Gary Graffman, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch
Concerto No. 1, In D Minor, Op. 15
1959
Schumann*, Gary Graffman
Graffman Plays Schumann
1958, LP, Album, Mono, RCA Victor Red Seal
Prokofieff* - Gary Graffman, Enrique Jorda*, San Francisco Symphony
Piano Concerto No. 3 / Classical Symphony
1957, Vinyl, ,
Modern
Gary Graffman, Schubert* / Prokofieff*
Wanderer Fantasie / Sonatas Nos. 2 And 3
1956
Gary Graffman ♦ Eugene Ormandy ♦ George Szell, Philadelphia Orchestra* ♦ Cleveland Orchestra* - Tchaikovsky*
The Three Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos
2xLP, Comp, RP, Columbia Masterworks, CBS Masterworks
George Gershwin - New York Philharmonic Conducted By Zubin Mehta With Gary Graffman
Music From The Woody Allen Film "Manhattan"
CD, Album, Sony, ,
Soundtrack
Tchaïkovsky* - Rachmaninoff* / Cleveland Orchestra* - Graffman* - Szell*
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Three Preludes
CD, Album, Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A.
Johannes Brahms : Emil Gilels, Gary Graffman, Fritz Reiner, Charles Münch*
Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 Und 2
Gary Graffman, Brahms*, Paganini*, Handel*
Brahms: Variations On A Theme By Paganini; Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel
Beatrice Lillie, Julius Katchen, Gary Graffman, Skitch Henderson, London Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev
Beatrice Lillie in Peter And The Wolf & Carnival Of The Animals

APPEARANCES +


Eugene Ormandy, The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Columbia Stereo Collection 1964-1983
2025, 94xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Comp, Sony Classical,
Choral/Baroque/Romantic/Modern
Various
Blissful And Glorious Classics
2020, 35xFile, MP3, Album, Bridge Records (4)
Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Los Angeles Philharmonic*, New Philharmonia Orchestra
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
2019, 94xCD, Comp, RM + 3xDVD-V, RE, NTSC + Box, Sony Classical,
Classical/Romantic/Modern/Opera
George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra / New York Philharmonic / Columbia Symphony Orchestra
The Complete Columbia Album Collection
2018, 106x CD, Box Set,
Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Impressionist/Modern/Interview
Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Complete RCA Album Collection
2016, 86xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Ltd, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical,
Baroque/Classical/Modern/Romantic/Opera
Brahms*
Musique De Chambre
2016, 12xCD, Comp + Box, Diapason
Julius Katchen
The Complete Decca Recordings
2016, 36xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Decca, ,
Classical/Romantic/Modern/Contemporary/Baroque
Various
Living Stereo 60 CD Collection Vol. 2
2014, 60xCD, Album, RM, Car + Box, Comp, Ltd, RCA Red Seal, Sony Music, ,
Baroque/Classical/Renaissance/Romantic/Modern/Impressionist/Opera/Contemporary/Choral
Eugene Ormandy / Tchaikovsky*
Eugene Ormandy Conducts Tchaikovsky
2013, 12xCD, RM + Box, Comp, RCA Red Seal, Sony Classical, Sony Music
Liszt*
Master And Magician
2012, 4xCD, Comp, Sony Classical
Nadia Reisenberg
Recital at Carnegie Hall 1947
2009, 2xCD, Album, Bridge Records (4)
Tschaikowsky*
Klavierkonzerte Nr. 1 und Nr. 2
2009, CD, Album, Sony Classical, ,
Romantic
Various
25 Songs Of Love & Hope - Commemorating Macy's Passport 25th Anniversary Of Fashion & Compassion
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, ,
Contemporary R&B/House/Disco/Downtempo
Various
Les Meilleurs Extraits Des Diapason D'Or De Septembre 2005
2005, CD, Comp, Smplr, Car, Diapason
Loriot
Gesammelte Werke
2003, 6x CD, ,
Spoken Word/Comedy/Baroque/Romantic/Modern/Opera
Frédéric Chopin
Super Hits
2000, CD, Comp, Sony Classical
Chopin*
La Passion
1999, CD, Album, Comp, Sony Classical, Sony Music Entertainment (France) S.A.
Frédéric Chopin
Essential Chopin
1999
Alfred Schnittke - The Lark Quartet
String Quartets Nos. 2 & 3; Piano Quintet
1998, CD, Album, Arabesque Recordings
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Nocturne II
1997, CD, ,
Modern/Romantic
Sergei Rachmaninoff*
Rachmaninoff Goes To The Cinema
1997, Cassette, ,
Romantic
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s Verden
1996, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Sony Classical
Sergei Rachmaninoff*
Romantic Rachmaninoff
1996, CD, Comp, Sony Classical,
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
Nocturne
1996, CD, ,
Modern/Romantic
Prokofiev*
Prokofiev
1993, CD, Comp, Sony Masterworks
London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Sir Malcolm Sargent Featuring Sir Ralph Richardson*, Sean Connery
Children's Classics
1993, CD, Comp, Belart
Pau Casals* / Schumann*
Concierto Para Chelo Y Orquesta
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Classical,
Schumann*
A La Rencontre de Schumann
1989, CD, Comp, Mono, CBS
Various
Children's Favourites The Carnival Of The Animals
1989, CD, ,
Romantic/Baroque/Classical
Tchaikovsky*
Tchaikovsky Concertos
1988, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Duet (4)
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
The Encore Collection
1988, CD, Comp, Promo, CBS Masterworks
Leonard Bernstein
The Encore Collection, Vol. III
1988
Various
Les Grandes Pages Pour Piano
1986, Box, Comp + 3xLP, CBS
Loriot
Loriots Peter Und Der Wolf, Der Karneval Der Tiere
1985
Various
Great Performances
1984, 10x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Romantic/Opera/Classical/Modern
Various
Classical Cats
1982, Vinyl, ,
Classical
Mendelssohn*
Great Men Of Music
1981, ,
Romantic
George Gershwin / New York Philharmonic
Music From The Woody Allen Film "Manhattan"
1979
Claude Debussy
Great Men Of Music
1976
Frédéric Chopin
Bonjour Chopin
1974, LP, RCA Victrola
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff’s Greatest Hits
1974, LP, Album, CBS Harmony
Various
Schumann's Greatest Hits
1974
Tchaikovsky*, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
Concertos
1973, ,
Romantic
Johann Sebastian Bach / Carl Maria von Weber / Frédéric Chopin / Robert Schumann / Richard Wagner / Bedřich Smetana / Igor Stravinsky
Stereo Carnival (Bach To Stravinsky)
1972, LP, Comp, RCA Special Products
Various
The World's Greatest Piano Concertos
1972, 3xLP, Comp + Box, CBS, ,
Classical/Romantic
Leonard Bernstein With New York Philharmonic And Eugene Ormandy With The Philadelphia Orchestra, Rachmaninoff*
Rachmaninoff's Greatest Hits
1969
Various
Audition Winter 1964/65 - The Quarterly Sound Magazine Of The Columbia Masterworks Subscription Service
1965
Various, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
The Columbia New Releaser, May 1963 / The Glorious Sound Of Wagner
1963, LP, Comp, Promo, Columbia, Columbia, ,
Classical/Interview
Conny Stuart / Luc Lutz
Peter En De Wolf / Het Carnaval Der Dieren
1961, LP, Album, Mono, Decca
Prokofiev* / Saint-Saëns* : Beatrice Lillie With London Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Skitch Henderson
Peter And The Wolf / Carnival Of The Animals
1960
Various
Meet The Artist
1959, ,
Classical/Romantic/Opera
Preben Uglebjerg Med Londons Symfoniorkester*
Peter Og Ulven - Dyrenes Karneval
LP, Album, Ace Of Diamonds,
Rachmaninoff*, Debussy*, Ravel*, Tchaikovsky*
Greatest Hits Of
4xLP, Album + Box, Comp, Columbia Masterworks
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Joy Of Classics (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
2xLP, Comp, CBS/Sony
Ravel*, Prokofiev*
Concerto In Sol Maggiore Per Pianoforte E Orchestra / Concerto N. 3 In Do Maggiore Per Pianoforte E Orchestra, Op. 26
LP, Comp, RCA Victrola Red Seal, RCA Victrola Red Seal
Leonard Bernstein, Tchaikovsky*
Piano Concertos
Various
Carnival
Various
The Real... Classical (The Ultimate Classical Collection)
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Mono, Sony Music
Various
Pure... Classical
2011, 4xCD, Comp, Sony Music
Various
Adagio
1999, CD, Comp, Sony Classical
Philippe Entremont, Various
Greatest Hits, The Piano, Vol. 3
1989, CD, Comp, CBS Masterworks
Various
Song Of Love - Themes From Bill Collins' Classic Movies
1989
Rachmaninoff*
Favourites
1986
Various
Die Ganze Welt Der Klassik 2
1981, 5xLP, Comp + Box, CBS
Various
A Treasury Of Great Classics
1978, 10xLP, Album + Box, Comp, Columbia Special Products
Various
Animals In Music
1975, LP, Comp, Decca
Various
Schumann's Greatest Hits
1974
Various
The Sound Of Genius: An Invitation To Great Listening/Winter, 1967
1967, LP, Comp, Columbia Masterworks
Various
Audition Winter 1966/67
1967, LP, Comp, Columbia Masterworks Subscription Service, ,
Promotional/Spoken Word/Baroque/Classical/Romantic/Modern
Various
Audition Autumn 1965 - The Quarterly Sound Magazine Of The Columbia Masterworks Subscription Service
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, Columbia Masterworks Subscription Service
Various
Stereo By The World's Greatest Artists
1961, 10xLP, Comp + Box, RCA Victor
Various
The Stars Speak For Radio
2xLP, Album, NAB (2)