Idil Biret
About the artist
İdil Biret (born 21 November 1941 in Ankara, Turkey) is a Turkish concert pianist, renowned for her interpretations of the Romantic repertoire. She began her lessons at the age of five with Mithat Fenmen, who had studied under Nadia Boulanger and Alfred Cortot. When Biret was seven, the Turkish parliament passed a special law which enabled her to study abroad, at the Paris Conservatory in France, where she was educated under the tutelage of Nadia Boulanger.
Top songs
- Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
- Larghetto
- Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10, No. 3
- Nocturne No. 24 in b minor op. 119 (Live)
- 13 Preludes, Op. 32: 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 In G Sharp Minor: Allegro
- Nocturne No. 2 in E Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
- Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31
- 15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33 (arr. I. Biret): No. 11 Wie schnell verschwindet
- Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
- Nocturne No. 1 in B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
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- Ballade No. 3 in A Flat Major
- 01 - Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
- Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
- Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57
- Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39: 9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 9 In D Major: Allegro Moderato
- Morceaux De Salon, Op. 10: 7 Morceaux De Salon, Op. 10: No. 5 Humoresque In G Major
- 10 Preludes, Op. 23: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 2 In B Flat Major
- Morceaux De Fantaisie, Op. 3: 5 Morceaux De Fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2 Prelude In C Sharp Minor
- Fantaisie-Impromptu In C Sharp Minor, Op. 66
- 02 - Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
- 15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33 (arr. I. Biret): No. 12 Muss es eine Trennung
- 10 Preludes, Op. 23: 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 In G Minor: Alla Marcia
- Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 : 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 Andante Cantabile
- 03 - Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
- 04 - Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
- 15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33 (arr. I. Biret): No. 10 Verzweiflung
- 05 - Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
- 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2. Intermezzo in A major: Andante teneramente
- 13 - Cantabile in B flat major
- 10 - Galop Marquis in A flat major
- 09 - Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49
- 11 - Largo in E flat major, BI 109
- Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
- Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33, No. 2
- 15 Romanzen aus Die Schone Magelone, Op. 33 (arr. I. Biret): No. 14 Wie froh und frisch
- 06 - Trois nouvelles études, Op. posth., No. 1 in F minor
- Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
- Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33: 9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 8 In G Minor: Moderato
- Cantabile in B-Flat Major
- Marche Funebre
- Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
- 07 - Trois nouvelles études, Op. posth., No. 2 in A flat major
- 08 - Trois nouvelles études, Op. posth., No. 3 in D flat major
- 12 - Marche funébre
- Chopin: Nocturne #2 In E Flat, Op. 9/2, CT 109
- Waltz No. 19 in A minor
- Waltz No. 6 In D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, „Minute“
- Waltz No. 9 In A Flat, Op. Posth. 69, No. 1, „Farewell“
- Chopin: Prelude #15 In D Flat, Op. 28/15, "Raindrop"
- 01 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 1 in C major
- Cantabile in B flat major
- 04 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 4 in C sharp minor
- 02 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 2 in A minor
- 03 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 3 in E major
- 1-3. Rachmaninov Prelude No.12 In G Sharp Minor - Allegro Idil Biret
- 05 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major
- 02 - Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2
- 07 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 7 in C major
- 01 - Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9, No. 1
- 08 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 8 in F major
- 06 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 6 in E flat minor
- 09 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 9 in F minor
- 12 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor
- 10 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 10 in A flat major
- Prelude No. 15 In D Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15, „Raindrop“
- Chopin: Mazurka #5 in B flat, Op.7/1
- 2-6. Rachmaninov Prelude No.2 In C Sharp Minor (From - 5 Morceaux De Fantaisie Op.3) Idil Biret
- Polonaise No. 3 in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, "Military"
- 2-2. Rachmaninov Humoresque In G Major (From - 7 Morceaux De Salon) Idil Biret
- Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38
- 11 - Etudes Op. 10, No. 11 in E flat major
- Nocturne In B Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
- 03 - Nocturne in B major, Op. 9, No. 3
- Chopin: Nocturne #1 In B Flat Minor, Op. 9/1, CT 108
- 2-3. Rachmaninov Prelude No.2 In B Flat Major Op.23 Idil Biret
- 13 - Etudes Op. 25, No. 1 in A flat major
- 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 In A Flat Major
- 04 - Nocturne in F major, Op. 15, No. 1
- 2-8. Rachmaninov Prelude No.5 In G Minor - Alla Marcia (From - 10 Preludes Op.23) Idil Biret
- Nocturne In D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
- Chopin: Mazurka #23 In D, Op. 33/2, CT 73
- Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, 2
- 14 - Etudes Op. 25, No. 2 in F minor
- Fantasy on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: Air: Juz Miesiac Zaszedi: Andantino
- 12 - Nocturne in C sharp minor, BI 49
- 05 - Nocturne in F sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
- Chopin: Waltz #6 In D Flat, Op. 64/1, "Minute"
- Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
- Nocturne in E Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2
- Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, 1
- 06 - Nocturne in G minor, Op. 15, No. 3
- 16 - Etudes Op. 25, No. 4 in A minor
- 11 - Nocturne in C minor, BI 108
- 1-14. Rachmaninov Etude Tableaux No.9 - Allegro Moderato Idil Biret
- 15 - Etudes Op. 25, No. 3 in F major
- 17 - Etudes Op. 25, No. 5 in E minor
- Chopin: Etude #3 In E, Op. 10/3, CT 16, "Tristesse"
- Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55, No. 1
- 07 - Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
- 2-5. Rachmaninov Moment Musiceaux No.3 - Andante Cantabile Idil Biret
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