Mozart, Sonata in C minor, K.457; Sonata in A major, K.331; Sonata in A minor, K.310; Sonata in D major, K.284; Fantasia in D minor, K.397; Fantasia in C minor, K.475; Sonata for violin and piano in A major, K.526 (with M. Kozolupova); Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 (with State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, dir. A. Gauk).
Maria Yudina: Recital in Moscow, October 20, 1954. Moscow Conservatory Records SMCCD 0244/0245, 2020, 2 compact discs.
Beethoven, Sonata No.17, Op.31, no.2; Sonata No.26, Op.81a; Sonata No.32, Op.111. Brahms, Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5. J.S. Bach, Organ Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543; Italian concerto, BWV 971, 2nd movement. Brahms, Waltz in A-flat major, Op.39, no.15. Prokofiev, ‘Juliet the Young Girl’, from 10 pieces from Romeo and Juliet, arranged for piano, Op.75.
Maria Yudina: Rediscovered Recordings. Moscow Conservatory Records SMCCD 0270, 2020, compact disc.
Mozart, Sonata for violin and piano in F major, K.377 (with M. Kozolupova). Busoni, Duettino concertante, a reworking of the finale from Mozart’s K.459 for two pianos (with G. Kogan). Mozart, Fantasia in D minor, K.397; Fantasia in C minor, K.475; one movement from Sonata in C minor, K.457. Schubert, Impromptus, D.899, nos 2 and 4; Impromptu, D.935, no.2. Mozart, Sonata in C minor, final movement, K.457.
Maria Yudina Plays Bach: Live in Leipzig and Moscow 1950 & 1956. Moscow Conservatory Records SMCCD 0280, 2020, compact disc.
J.S. Bach, Toccata in C minor, BWV 911, in two performances; Four Preludes and Fugues from the Well-Tempered Clavier; Concerto No.1 in D minor for piano and orchestra, BWV 1052 (with All-Union Radio Symphony Orchestra, dir. K. Sanderling).
Maria Yudina: Polish Diary. Moscow Conservatory Records SMCCD 0281, 2020, compact disc.
Beethoven, Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, Op.73 (with the Symphony Orchestra of the Silesian Philharmonia, dir. V. Smetachek). Shostakovich, Preludes and Fugues in B minor and D minor, from Op.87. Lutosławski, Bukoliki. Serocki, Suite of Preludes. Chopin, Nocturne in C-sharp minor.
Maria Yudina Plays Russian Music of the XXth Century. Moscow Conservatory Records SMCCD 0282, 2021, compact disc.
Prokofiev, Chose en soi, Op.45a; Montagues and Capulets: Romeo Before Parting. Shaporin, Piano Sonata No.2 in F-sharp minor, Op.7. Sviridov, Partita No.1 in F minor. Kochurov, Adagio in G major, Op.5. Volkonsky, Musica Stricta (fantasia ricercata).
Other recommended recordings
Historical Russian Archives: Maria Yudina Edition. Brilliant Classics 8909, 2009, boxed set of 8 compact discs. Many of the CDs repeat repertoire from recordings available in the Melodiya and Moscow Conservatoire recordings cited above. I highlight those CDs offering different repertoire.
CD 4: Brahms, Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79, no.2; Intermezzo in A minor, Op.116, no.2; Three Intermezzi, Op.117; Six pieces for piano, Op.118, nos 1–4 and 6. Schubert, Three Impromptus.
CD 5: Taneyev, Piano Quartet in E major, Op.20; Piano Quintet in G minor, Op.30 (with the Beethoven Quartet).
CD 6: Prokofiev, Visions fugitives, Op.22, and instrumental sonatas.
CD 8: Hindemith, Sonata for viola and piano, Op.11, no.4. Honegger, Sonata for viola and piano, H.28 (with F. Druzhinin). Shaporin, Piano Sonata No.2 in F-sharp minor, Op.7. Martinu, various pieces. Jolivet, three pieces from the cycle Mana.
Maria Yudina: J.S. Bach, The Goldberg Variations (20–25). Melodiya MEL CD 10 01874, 2011, compact disc. Studio recording 1968.
More Yudina recordings
The Legacy of Maria Yudina. Vista Vera, 2004–15, 18 compact discs issued as volumes. Vol.2: Krenek, Piano Sonata No.2, Op.59. Hindemith, Sonata for two pianos (with M. Drozdova).
Vol.13: Mussorgsky, three pieces from Boris Godunov (transcribed for piano by A. Kamensky). Medtner, Sonata-Triad, Op.11. Prokofiev, Visions fugitives, Op.22. Vol.14: Mussorgsky, Pictures from an Exhibition. Shostakovich, Piano Sonata No.2 in B minor, Op.61.
Vol.15: Stravinsky, Concerto for two pianos (with V. Derevyanko); Duo Concertant for violin and piano (with V. Pikayzen); Sonata for two pianos (with M. Drozdova).
Grandi opere suonate da Marija Judina. Edizioni RC, 2010, compact disc. J.S. Bach, Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903. Mozart, Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488 (with State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, dir. A. Gauk). Brahms, Three Intermezzi, Op.117. Mussorgsky, Pictures from an Exhibition. Stravinsky, Piano Sonata.
Russian Piano Schooclass="underline" Maria Yudina. Venezia CDVE00515, 2013, boxed set of 16 compact discs. CD 3: J.S. Bach, The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988.
CD 9: Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.16 in G major, Op.31, no.1; Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor, Op.31, No.2; Piano Sonata No.22 in F major, Op.54.
CD 11: Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111; Piano Concerto No.4, Op.58, with Brahms cadenzas (with Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, dir. K. Sanderling).
CD 12: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.5 in E major, Op.73 (with National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, dir. N. Rakhlin); Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (with BSO choir and radio orchestra, dir. S. Gorchakov).
CD 14: Schubert, Piano Sonata No.21 in B-flat major, D.960. Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.12.
CD 15: Brahms, Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5; Waltz in A flat major, Op.39, no.15; Rhapsody in G minor, Op.79, no.2; Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24.
CD 16: Mussorgsky, Pictures from an Exhibition. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.1 in B minor, Op.23 (with National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, dir. N. Rakhlin).
Maria Yudina: A Great Russian Pianist. PragaDigitals PRD250342, 2016, compact disc. Beethoven, Variations and Fugue for piano in E-flat major, Op.35. Berg, Piano Sonata, Op.1. Bartók, eight pieces from Mikrokosmos. Stravinsky, Serenade in A major; Concerto for piano and wind instruments (with BSO radio orchestra, dir. G. Rozhdestvensky).
The Art of Maria Yudina. Scribendum SC813, 2018, boxed set of 26 compact discs. Unfortunately, the quality of the recording tends to be less good than on other labels. The date of recording given in the liner notes usually refers to the final date of editing, rather than the date of studio recording.
CD 4: Haydn, Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Hob.XVI.52, recorded 1951. Mozart, Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466, with Beethoven cadenza, recorded 1948 (with BSO radio orchestra, dir. S. Gorchakov); Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488, recorded July 1947 (with State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR, dir. A. Gauk).
CD 10: Beethoven, Variations and Fugue for piano in E-flat major, Op.35; 33 Variations on a waltz for Anton Diabelli, Op.120. Recorded 1961.
CD 16: Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.12, recorded 1951; Vogel als Prophet, Op.82, no.7, recorded 1952. Schubert, Trout Quintet, D.667, recorded from a concert, 11 November 1960 (with members of the Beethoven Quartet, double bass V. Khomenko).
CD 18: Brahms, Piano Quartet No.2 in A major, Op.26, recorded 1968 (with members of the Beethoven Quartet). Stravinsky, Concerto for piano and wind instruments, recorded 1963 (with BSO radio orchestra, dir. G. Rozhdestvensky).