Pi-Hsien Chen

Pi-Hsien Chen

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Chen Pi-hsien, born on November 15, 1950, is a Taiwanese-German classical pianist. She began piano lessons at age four and moved to Cologne at age nine to study at the Hochschule für Musik Köln, earning her diploma in 1970. Chen's breakthrough came in 1972 with prizes at the Concours Reine Elisabeth and the Rundfunkanstalten ARD International Piano Competition in Munich. Her discography includes recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations BW 988 (1986) and Boulez's Notations & Piano Sonatas (2005). Chen has performed at significant places such as London, Amsterdam, and Tokyo, collaborating with orchestras like the London Symphony Orchestra and conductors including Bernard Haitink. She became a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in 1983 and at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in 2004.

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Goldberg Variations
Johann Sebastian Bach
Tranquillity, Relax With the Classics
03:16
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach

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Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
℗ 2026 Maria de Alvear World Edition
16-06-2025
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
01
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Im Wunderschönen Monat Mai
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
01:46
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
02
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Aus Meinen Tränen Sprießen
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
01:05
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
03
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Die Rose, Die Lilie, Die Taube, Die Sonne
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
00:44
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
04
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Wenn Ich in Deine Augen Seh'
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
01:56
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
05
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Ich Will Meine Seel Tauchen
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
00:59
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
06
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Im Rhein, Im Heiligen Strome
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
02:34
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
07
Dichterliebe, Op. 48: Ich Grolle Nicht
Mona Burmann
Mona Burmann: Schumann@Home
01:49
Writer: Heinrich Heine / Composers: Robert Schumann
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Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
SMOOTH CLASSICAL
14-10-2016
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
01
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
03:13
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 1
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
00:52
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 2
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
00:57
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
04
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 3
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
01:52
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 4
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
00:46
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
06
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 5
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
00:47
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variation 6
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988
01:37
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
18-11-2014
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
01
Klavierstück I
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
02:40
Composers: Karlheinz Stockhausen
02
Klavierstück II
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
01:17
Composers: Karlheinz Stockhausen
03
Klavierstück III
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
00:37
Composers: Karlheinz Stockhausen
04
Klavierstück IV
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
02:46
Composers: Karlheinz Stockhausen
05
Sonate A-Dur, Op. 101: Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
04:05
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06
Sonate A-Dur, Op. 101: Lebhaft. Marschmässig
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
06:10
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
07
Sonate A-Dur, Op. 101: Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stockhausen: Klavierstücke & Beethoven: Sonaten
03:06
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
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Mozart Piano Works lll
(P) 2013 Sunrise International Entertainment Corp
10-01-2014
Mozart Piano Works lll
01
Piano Sonata in B flat major KV 333: I. Allegro
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
07:15
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
02
Piano Sonata in B flat major KV 333: II. Andante cantabile
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
09:57
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
03
Piano Sonata in B flat major KV 333: III. Allegretto grazioso
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
06:17
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
04
Fantasie in C-minor KV 475: Adagio - Allegro - Andantino - Piu Allegro - Tempo primo
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
13:28
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
05
Piano Sonata in C minor KV 457: I. Molto Allegro
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
08:08
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
06
Piano Sonata in C minor KV 457: II. Adagio
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
08:06
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
07
Piano Sonata in C minor KV 457: III. Allegro assai
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works lll
04:23
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart
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Mozart Piano Works
08-01-2014
Mozart Piano Works
01
Sonata C Major Kv279 (189d) - Allegro
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
07:02
02
Sonata C Major Kv279 (189d) - Andante
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
07:39
03
Sonata C Major Kv279 (189d) - Allegro
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
06:42
04
Rondo A Minor Kv511
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
11:13
05
Sonata F Major Kv280 - Allegro Assai
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
06:29
06
Sonata F Major Kv280 - Adagio
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
10:25
07
Sonata F Major Kv280 - Presto
Pi-Hsien Chen
Mozart Piano Works
04:28
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Changes
07-01-2013
Changes
01
Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 214
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
02:11
Composers: Domenico Scarlatti
02
Keyboard Sonata in C Minor, Kk. 226
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
02:18
Composers: Domenico Scarlatti
03
Music of Changes I
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
04:44
Composers: John Cage
04
Keyboard Sonata in A Minor, Kk. 149
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
01:24
Composers: Domenico Scarlatti
05
Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 24
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
02:17
Composers: Domenico Scarlatti
06
Music of Changes II
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
22:12
Composers: John Cage
07
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 235
Pi-Hsien Chen
Changes
02:20
Composers: Domenico Scarlatti
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Bach: Partiten
℗ 2012 phil.harmonie
01-10-2012
Bach: Partiten
01
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: I. Sinfonia
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
04:47
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
04:29
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: III. Courante
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
02:09
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
04
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: IV. Sarabande
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
04:30
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: V. Rondeaux
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
01:21
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
06
Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: VI. Capriccio
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
03:31
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
Keyboard Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827: I. Fantasia
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Partiten
02:02
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
(P) 2010 Wergo, a division of Schott Music & Media GmbH
21-10-2011
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
01
Ghina’û Hattab Nr. 1
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
02:38
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
02
Kama lbukharu minal manabeaa
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
00:33
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
03
Wie der Dampf aus den Quellen & Poem Nr. 1
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
02:26
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
04
Ghina’û Hattab Nr. 2
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
03:56
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
05
Nach grauen Tagen
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
02:35
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
06
Baada ayyamin ramadiyya
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
00:55
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
07
Sawton janaiziy
Pi-Hsien Chen
Stahmer: Gesänge eines Holzsammlers
01:17
Composers: Klaus Hinrich Stahmer
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Notations & Piano Sonatas
05-04-2011
Notations & Piano Sonatas
01
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Fantqsaue - Modéré
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:53
Composers: Pierre Boulez
02
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Très vif
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:21
Composers: Pierre Boulez
03
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Assez lent
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:47
Composers: Pierre Boulez
04
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Rythmique
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:29
Composers: Pierre Boulez
05
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Doux et improvisé
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:49
Composers: Pierre Boulez
06
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Rapide
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
00:28
Composers: Pierre Boulez
07
Douze Notations Pour Piano (1945): Hiératique
Pi-Hsien Chen
Notations & Piano Sonatas
01:01
Composers: Pierre Boulez
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Structures & Music for Piano
31-01-2011
Structures & Music for Piano
01
Music for Piano 42
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
05:31
Composers: John Cage
02
Structures, Premier livre: Structure 1a
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
03:29
Composers: Pierre Boulez
03
Structures, Premier livre: Structure 1b
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
11:37
Composers: Pierre Boulez
04
Structures, Premier livre: Structure 1c
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
03:23
Composers: Pierre Boulez
05
Music for Piano 4-19/53-68
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
09:08
Composers: John Cage
06
Structures, Deuxième livre: Chapitre I
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
09:03
Composers: Pierre Boulez
07
Structures, Deuxième livre: Chapitre II
Pi-Hsien Chen
Structures & Music for Piano
12:25
Composers: Pierre Boulez
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Bach: Goldberg Variations
℗ 2011 phil.harmonie
04-01-2011
Bach: Goldberg Variations
01
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
03:23
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 1. A 1 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
00:48
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 2. A 1 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
00:58
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
04
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 3. Canone all'Unisuono a 1 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
01:53
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 4. A 1 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
00:42
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
06
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 5. A 1 o vero 2 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
00:44
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. A 1 Clav.
Pi-Hsien Chen
Bach: Goldberg Variations
01:49
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
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Thomas: Lost Landscapes
(P) 2003 Emrick Music
04-07-2003
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
01
145 West 85th Street
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
19:10
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
02
Lost Landscapes, No. 1
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
02:08
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
03
Lost Landscapes, No. 2
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
02:35
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
04
Lost Landscapes, No. 3
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
03:44
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
05
Lost Landscapes, No. 4
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
03:59
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
06
Hafenlied, Nr. 1
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
01:25
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
07
Hafenlied, Nr. 2
Pi-Hsien Chen
Thomas: Lost Landscapes
05:57
Composers: John Patrick Thomas
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York Höller: Piano Works
℗ 2003 CPO
01-01-2003
York Höller: Piano Works
01
5 Pieces: No. 1, Ruhig - Etwas schneller
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
02:04
Composers: York Höller
02
5 Pieces: No. 2, Sehr zart, poco rubato
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
01:35
Composers: York Höller
03
5 Pieces: No. 3, Sehr energisch, durchaus schroff
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
01:30
Composers: York Höller
04
5 Pieces: No. 4, Pesante
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
02:26
Composers: York Höller
05
5 Pieces: No. 5, Toccata. In tempo ferreo
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
01:54
Composers: York Höller
06
Diaphonie
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
10:48
Composers: York Höller
07
Piano Sonata No. 1 "Sonote informelle": I. Sostenuto - Tempo I
Kristi Becker
York Höller: Piano Works
04:02
Composers: York Höller
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Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
01-01-1999
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
01
Drei Klavierstücke (1894): Andantino
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
01:56
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
02
Drei Klavierstücke (1894): Andantino grazioso
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
02:38
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
03
Drei Klavierstücke (1894): Presto
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
02:48
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
04
I Fragment eines Scherzos für Kalvier (vor 1900)
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
02:02
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
05
II Fragment eines Klavierstücks (vor 1900)
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
03:18
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
06
III Fragment eines Klavierstücks (1900/01)
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
02:49
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
07
IV Fragment eines Klavierstücks (1905/06)
Pi-Hsien Chen
Arnold Schonberg: Works for Piano For Two Hands
00:55
Composers: Arnold Schönberg
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Détendez-vous avec Bach
℗ 2003 (P) Naxos Special Projects - France
01-09-2003
Détendez-vous avec Bach
01
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Pi-Hsien Chen
Détendez-vous avec Bach
03:13
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
02
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo, ma non tanto
Alexander Jablokov
Détendez-vous avec Bach
06:51
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
03
Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After A. Marcello) [Arr. for Guitar]
Enno Voorhorst
Détendez-vous avec Bach
04:18
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
04
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C Major, BWV 564
Wolfgang Rübsam
Détendez-vous avec Bach
04:45
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
05
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air ("On a G String")
Kolner Kammerorchester
Détendez-vous avec Bach
04:57
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
06
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Erbarme dich, mein Gott
Magyar Kórusfesztivál
Détendez-vous avec Bach
07:14
Writer: Christian Friedrich Henrici - Bible / Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
07
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Bertalan Hock
Détendez-vous avec Bach
03:52
Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
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