Valery Pavlovich Afanassiev is a Russian pianist and novelist. He studied piano at the Moscow Conservatory under Dmitri Blagoi, Emil Gilels, and Yakov Zak. In 1969, he won 1st prize at the Bach Competition in Leipzig, followed by the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in 1972. Known for his interpretations of Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Mussorgsky, and Chopin, he first became known as Gidon Kremer’s duo partner and has also performed with Mischa Maisky, and is primarily associated with Romantic repertoire; he has also worked for a period as a conductor. Afanassiev is also the author of several novels written in French and English, as well as poetry and plays.
| Schubert: Drei Klavierstücke D. 946 & Piano Sonata No. 20, D. 959 |
| Schubert: Piaon Sonatas Nos. 13, 14 & 16 |
| Schumann: Kinderszenen & Symphonic Etudes |
| Brahms Late Piano Works |
| Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 30, 31 & 32 |
| Chopin: Waltzes & Polonaises |
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Schubert: Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894
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| Funérailles Beethoven・Liszt・Debussy・Chopin・Wagner-Liszt |
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Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata
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| Testament |
| Beethoven: Tempest |
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Valery Afanassiev Plays Mozart
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| Brahms: Symphony No. 2 & No. 4 / Afanassiev, New Japan Philharmonic |
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Tchaikovsky : Symphony No. 6 Pathetique& Romeo and Juliet-Fantasy Overture
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| Beethoven: Pathetique / Moonlight / Appassionata |