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Nelson Freire

p, *1944 BR
Musician of Classical

Nelson Freire (born October 18, 1944) is a Brazilian classical pianist.Freire began playing the piano at age 3. He replayed from memory pieces his older sister, Nelma, had just performed. His teachers in Brazil were Nise Obino and Lucia Branco, former students of a pupil of Liszt. For his first public recital, at the age of four, Freire chose Mozart's Sonata in A major, K. 331.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Latin
Plays With
Jan Labordus
Jan Pustjens
Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Lyric Pieces; Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies; Polonaise No. 2Nelson Freire, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Adam Fischer2017Album
BrahmsJohannes Brahms, Nelson Freire2017Album
BachJohann Sebastian Bach, Nelson Freire2016Album
Bartók: Concerto For 2 Pianos, Percussion, And Orchestra / Kodály: Dances Of GalántaBéla Bartók / Zoltán Kodály / Martha Argerich • Nelson Freire • Jan Pustjens • Jan Labordus / Concertgebouworkest • David Zinman2015Album
Piano Concerto No. 2 - Ballade No. 4 - Berceuse - Polonaise HéröiqueNelson Freire, Frédéric Chopin2015Album
Chopin, Grieg, Tchaïkovski, Liszt, Schumann, BrahmsNelson Freire2015Compil.
The Complete Columbia Album CollectionNelson Freire2014Album
Nocturnes, Piano Pieces...Frédéric Chopin - Nelson Freire2014Compil.
Brasileiro Villa-Lobos & FriendsNelson Freire2012Album
Harmonies Du SoirNelson Freire, Franz Liszt2011Album
Piano Concerto No. 1Johannes Brahms - Nelson Freire, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly2011Compil.
The NocturnesFrédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire2010Album
DebussyNelson Freire2009Album
Sonata No. 2 • 12 Études, Op. 10 • Barcarolle Op. 60Nelson Freire, Frédéric Chopin2008Album
The Piano ConcertosJohannes Brahms - Nelson Freire, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly2008Album
Sonate Nr. 3 F-Moll, Rhapsodie Es-Dur Op 119/4, Capriccio H-Moll Op 76/2Johannes Brahms / Nelson Freire2008Album
Arias & Preludios Das Bachianas BrasileirasHeitor Villa-Lobos - Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira, Isaac Karabtchevsky, Leila Guimaraes, Nelson Freire2007Compil.
The Piano ConcertosJohannes Brahms - Nelson Freire, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly2006Album
Pianos Sonatas Opp.27 No.2, 53, 81a & 110Nelson Freire, Ludwig van Beethoven2006Album
Sonata No. 2 • 12 Études, Op. 10 • Barcarolle Op. 60Nelson Freire, Frédéric Chopin2005Album
Carnaval · Papillons · Kinderszenen · ArabeskeNelson Freire - Robert Schumann2003Album
Piano Sonata No.3 - Études Op.25Frédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire2002Album
Concertos Pour PianoRobert Schumann, Edvard Grieg, Nelson Freire, Rudolf Kempe2002Album
Carnaval Des AnimauxCamille Saint-Saëns / Alan Ridout, Martha Argerich - Nelson Freire, Gidon Kremer, Mischa Maisky2001Album
Piano Concerto No. 3 / Suite No. 2Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Riccardo Chailly2001Album
Music From SaratogaBéla Bartók - Franz Liszt - Zoltán Kodály - Martha Argerich, Michael Collins, Nelson Freire, Chantal Juillet, Truls Mørk2000Album
Great Pianists Of The 20th Century 29: Nelson FreireNelson Freire1999Compil.
24 Préludes, Op. 28 / 4 BalladesFrédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire / Philippe Entremont1996Compil.
Duo Piano ExtravaganzaMartha Argerich - Nelson Freire - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich - Gidon Kremer - Tabea Zimmermann - Mischa Maisky - Georg Hörtnagel - Irena Grafenauer - Eduard Brunner - Concertgebouworkest - David Zinman - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff - Béla Bartók - Claude Debussy - Witold Lutoslawski - Camille Saint-Saëns - Maurice Ravel1995Compil.
Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; TotentanzFranz Liszt, Nelson Freire, Michel Plasson1995Album
Works For 2 Pianos & PercussionBéla Bartók, Maurice Ravel, Martha Argerich · Nelson Freire · Peter Sadlo · Edgar Guggeis1994Album
Wanderer Fantasy, Piano Sonata In A Major D 664, 4 Impromptus D 899Franz Schubert, Leon Fleisher, Nelson Freire1992Album
Concerto for 2 pianos, percussion and orchestra / Dances of GalántaBéla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Jan Pustjens, Jan Labordus, David Zinman, Concertgebouworkest1986Album
ChopinNelson Freire1986Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-dur Op. 73Ludwig van Beethoven1984Album
On 2 Pianos / An 2 KlavierenMartha Argerich, Nelson Freire1983Album
Quintett Für Klavier Und Streichquartett F-Moll Op.34Johannes Brahms, Prazak Quartet, Nelson Freire1983Album
Ao Vivo No Teatro Municipal do Rio De JaneiroNelson Freire1980Album
Vier Scherzi Prelude cis-moll Drei EcossaisenFrédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire1978Album
NocturnesFrédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire1978Album
KlavierwerkeFrédéric Chopin, Nelson Freire1975Album
KlavierwerkeHeitor Villa-Lobos - Nelson Freire1974Album
Nelson Freire Plays Villa-LobosNelson Freire1974Album
Sonata No. 3 In B Minor B-Minor SonataNelson Freire - Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt1972Album
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Piano ConcertoNelson Freire, Rudolf Kempe, Münchner Philharmoniker - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Edvard Grieg1970Album
Carnaval / Impromptus Op. 90Nelson Freire - Robert Schumann / Franz Schubert1969Album
Schumann Klavierkonzert A-Moll op. 54, Grieg Klavierkonzert A-Moll, op. 16Nelson Freire, Rudolf Kempe1968Album
Sonata / Rapsodia / CapriccioJohannes Brahms / Nelson Freire1968Album
Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-dur Op. 73 "Emperor"Ludwig Van Beethoven / Nelson Freire1966Album
A New Star In The Pianistic HeavenNelson Freire1959Album
Die Grossen H-moll Sonaten Op 143 ∙ Op 58Franz Liszt ∙ Frédéric Chopin, Nelson FreireAlbum
Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9 / Schubert: Vier Impromptus Op. 90Nelson FreireAlbum
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 / Rhapsody Op. 76-2Nelson FreireAlbum
Konzert Für Orchester / Konzert Für Zwei Klaviere, Schlagzeug & OrchesterMartha Argerich, Nelson Freire, Jan Labordus, Jan Pustjens / Concertgebouworkest / Antal Dorati, David Zinman - Béla BartókCompil.
Piano Concerto No. 2 • Ballade No. 4 • Berceuse • Polonaise HéröiqueFrédéric Chopin, Nelson FreireAlbum
The 24 PreludesNelson Freire / Frédéric ChopinAlbum
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