Ashkenazy
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Born / died
1937
Movement
20th-century classical
Location
Born in Nizhny Novgorod
Friends / contemporaries
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Alexander Melnikov, Alexander Vedernikov +3 more
role: unknown · 20%era: Modernmovement: 20th-century classical1937
Movement
20th-century classical
How this movement sounds
new harmoniesnew rhythmsneoclassicismatonalityminimalismsharp contrasts
20th-century classical listening cues: variety and experimentation. Some music keeps older forms (neoclassicism) but with sharper harmonies, leaner textures, and motoric rhythms.
Other strands move toward atonality (no clear tonal center) or explore new scales and sonorities; rhythm can become more complex, more mechanical, or more jagged.
Timbre and texture are often treated as structural elements: changes in sound color can function like 'harmonic' events.
A practical way to listen: instead of expecting a 'tune', track motives (tiny cells), rhythm, and register. Modern pieces often build form by transforming small units rather than by long melodies.
Minimalism is another common thread: repetition, gradual change, and a focus on pulse and process over long spans.
How Ashkenazy sounds
new harmonyrhythmic bitecolor & textureminimal patternsextended techniques
Modern/contemporary music varies wildly, but you will often hear experimentation with harmony, rhythm, and sound color as primary material.
Some strands emphasize rhythmic bite and sharp contrasts; others explore timbre and atmosphere; minimalism builds from repeating patterns and gradual change.
If the music feels less about singable melody and more about texture, pulse, or color, you are probably hearing a modern idiom.
Wikipedia
Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Владимир Давидович Ашкенази; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor.Wikipedia
Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, he has recorded a large repertoire of classical and romantic works.Wikipedia
His recordings have earned him seven Grammy Awards and he has been awarded three stages of Iceland's Order of the Falcon for his contribution to music.Wikipedia
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Play videoYouTube · published 2026-01-28 · 27m
Vladimir Ashkenazy - Mozart: Piano Concerto No.12, K.414 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Play videoYouTube · published 2025-07-16 · 34m
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 (Ashkenazy, Previn, London Symphony Orch.)
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Play videoYouTube · published 2025-07-10 · 40m
Beethoven Piano Concerto no 5 Vladimir Ashkenazy Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti
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Play videoYouTube · published 2024-08-27 · 49m
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Kyril Kondrashin, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra Rachmaninoff – Concerto No 2
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Play videoYouTube · published 2024-07-17 · 1h 32m
Solemn concert to celebrate 160 years since Dvořák's birth Vladimir Ashkenazy & Czech Philharmonic
20241h 32m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2023-07-15 · 39m
Vladimir Ashkenazy & The Moscow Philharmonic - Prokofiev's Concerto No. 2 / Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz
2023Concerto39m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2023-03-14 · 32m
Ashkenazy Bartók Piano Concerto No.2 Live
2023Concerto32m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2023-03-14 · 17m
Ashkenazy Franck Symphonic Variations Live
202317m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2021-08-13 · 26m
Vladimir Ashkenazy ~ Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 3 ~ 1969 live
1969Concerto26m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2021-05-29 · 29m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Prokofiev Piano Concerto no. 2 – live 1963
1963Concerto29m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2020-08-29 · 12m
RCM Symphony Orchestra: Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
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Play videoYouTube · published 2020-08-02 · 10m
RCM Symphony Orchestra: Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Berlioz Le carnaval romain
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Play videoYouTube · published 2020-03-14 · 32m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Sibelius Symphony No. 5
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Play videoYouTube · published 2019-08-30 · 32m
Recital. Vladimir Sverdlov-Ashkenazy. (Part I)
201932m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2019-08-30 · 29m
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 Vladimir Ashkenazy Chicago Symphony Orchestra Sir Georg Solti 1975
1975ConcertoSymphony29m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2019-08-29 · 45m
Recital. Vladimir Sverdlov-Ashkenazy. (Part II)
201945m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2019-03-15 · 26m
Ashkenazy: Mozart - Piano Concerto K. 414 (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
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Play videoYouTube · published 2019-02-13 · 58m
Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2 / Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy (2018)
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Play videoYouTube · published 2018-02-13 · 14m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Clair de lune of Debussy - LIVE!
201814m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2017-08-30 · 29m
RCM Symphony Orchestra: Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts Debussy, La Mer
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Play videoYouTube · published 2017-07-19 · 14m
Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasia op. 56, ll. Finale - Rustem Hayroudinoff/NHK , cond. Vladimir Ashkenazy
2017Op.14m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2017-03-19 · 1h 11m
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY live at BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 1967
19671h 11m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2016-08-30 · 1h 26m
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY, Live piano recital 14 Dec 1990 NEW YORK
19901h 26m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2016-04-14 · 34m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Chopin Etudes op. 25 and mazurka - live 1962
1962Op.34m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2016-03-20 · 25m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Prokofiev Piano Sonata no. 6 - live 1962
1962Sonata25m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2015-08-31 · 25m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Rachmaninoff Etudes-Tableaux op. 39 - live video
2015Op.25m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2015-02-14 · 45m
Ashkenazy, Zukerman, Harrell Trio Recital
2015Trio45m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2014-08-31 · 47m
Concert by Vladimir, Dimitri and Vovka Ashkenazy facilitated by the International Peace Foundation
201447m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2014-08-08 · 26m
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY - Mozart Piano Concerto No.12 in A major - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
2014Concerto26m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2013-08-31 · 47m
Concert of Vladimir Ashkenazy & sons at CCP facilitated by the International Peace Foundation
201347m
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Play videoYouTube · published 2013-07-02 · 26m
Mozart, Piano Concert Nr. 12 A-Dur KV 414 - Vladimir Ashkenazy
201326m
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Play videoYouTube · 1h 5m
Ashkenazy Observed (Documentary of 1987 about Vladimir Ashkenazy)
19871h 5m
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Play videoYouTube · 29m
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY- Mozart Piano Concerto # 21 ~ Philharmonia Orch. 1974
1974Concerto29m
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Play videoYouTube · 42m
Ashkenazy plays Beethoven Concerto 5: Emperor (complete)
Concerto42m
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Play videoYouTube · 38m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Chopin - Two Nocturnes Opus No. 1 & 3 / Polonaise
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Play videoYouTube · 2h 59m
Beethoven Piano Concertos Complete played by Vladimir Ashkenazy
Performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Play videoYouTube · 40m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Frédéric Chopin - 24 Préludes Opus 28
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Play videoYouTube · 47m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Piano Sonata Opus 106 (Hammerklavier)
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Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Sonata 8 Opus 13 (Pathéthique)
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Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Sonata 31 Opus 110
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Ashkenazy: Chopin - Sonata No.2 Opus 35
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Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Opus 110 & 111
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Vladimir Ashkenazy: Chopin - Two Nocturnes Op 27 / Piano Sonata in B minor Op 58
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“If you go for fame, you have a problem.” - Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Ashkenazy: Schumann - Papillons Op. 2 & Etudes Symphoniques Op. 13
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Play videoYouTube · 11m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven Piano Concerto 1 Mvt 2
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Ashkenazy plays Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 3/3
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Play videoYouTube · 42m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Op. 101 & 109
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Play videoYouTube · 47m
Vladimir Ashkenazy plays Chopin at Essex University
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Ashkenazy: Chopin - Nocturne Opus 15 No. 1 and No.2 & Sonata No.2 Opus 35
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Play videoYouTube · 26m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C minor Opus 111
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Ashkenazy plays Beethoven Concerto 2 (complete)
Concerto31m
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Play videoYouTube · 34m
Vladimir Ashkenazy: Modest Mussorgski - Pictures at an Exhibition - Part 3/3
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Vladimir Ashkenazy: Beethoven Piano Concerto 1 Mvt 1
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The 10 Most Beautiful Piano Pieces | Lang Lang, Hélène Grimaud, Vladimir Ashkenazy a.o.
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Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich and Vladimir Ashkenazy 1967
196750m
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