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In a recording career of more than 50 years the Turkish pianist Idil Biret made over 80 LPs and CDs for 10 record labels in Europe and the USA including Véga, Decca, Atlantic (Warner), EMI and Naxos as well as recordings for many radio and television stations around the world. Idil Biret Archive was established in 2002 with the aim to make available to the public the many recordings Idil Biret made since she first entered the studios of Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française in Paris at the age of eight. As the copyrights are obtained old recordings are being released together with her new recordings. The IBA emblem embodies the engraving of an angel by Albrecht Dürer presented to Idil Biret by Nadia Boulanger with the following inscription: ‘To my little Idil. Christmas 1959. May the Angel protect her on the beautiful and dangerous path she has engaged herself in. With all my heart.’

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Album Title	Catalogue No.
BACH, J.S. / MOZART, W.A.: Idil Biret Bach and Mozart Edition (12-CD and DVD Box Set)	8.501206
BACH, J.S.: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue / Partita No. 1 / French Suite No. 5 / English Suite No. 3 (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 9)	8.571310
BACH, J.S.: Well-Tempered Clavier (The), Books 1 and 2 (Biret)	8.504062
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Best of Beethoven (Biret)	8.504055
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 / 32 Variations, WoO 80 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 20)	8.571407
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos / Choral Fantasy (Biret Beethoven Edition) (3-CD Box Set)	8.503069
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos, Vol. 1 (Biret) - Nos. 1, 2 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 3)	8.571253
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2 (Biret) - Nos. 3, 4 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 7)	8.571257
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 (Biret) - No. 5, "Emperor" / Choral Fantasy (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 11)	8.571261
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas (Biret Beethoven Edition) (10-CD Box Set)	8.501053
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas / Piano Concertos / Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano) (Biret Beethoven Edition) (19-CD and 1 DVD Box Set)	8.501901
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 and 29 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 8)	8.571283
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 14, 21, 23 (Biret) (NTSC)	2.110687
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 (Biret) - Nos. 1, 2, 19, 20 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 1)	8.571251
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 (Biret) - Nos. 3, 5, 18 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 4)	8.571254
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 (Biret) - Nos. 7, 21, 25 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 5)	8.571255
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 (Biret) - Nos. 23, 28, 31 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 8)	8.571258
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 (Biret) - Nos. 9, 10, 13, 14 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 10)	8.571260
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 (Biret) - Nos. 4, 8, 27 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 12)	8.571262
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7 (Biret) - Nos. 6, 12, 15 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 16)	8.571266
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (Biret) - Nos. 11, 16 and 17 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 17)	8.571267
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 9 (Biret) - Nos. 26, 30, 32 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 18)	8.571268
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 10 (Biret) - Nos. 22, 24, 29 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 19)	8.571269
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano) (Biret Beethoven Edition) (6-CD Box Set)	8.506027
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano) (selections) (Biret)	8.571290

Album Title	Catalogue No.
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 1 (Biret) - Nos. 1, 2 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 2)	8.571252
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 2 (Biret) - Nos. 4, 5 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 6)	8.571256
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 3 (Biret) - Nos. 7, 8 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 9)	8.571259
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 4 (Biret) - No. 3, "Eroica" (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 13)	8.571263
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 5, 6 (Biret) - Nos. 6, "Pastoral" and 9, "Choral" (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 14, 15)	8.571264-65
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphony No. 9 (arr. F. Liszt for piano) / Choral Fantasy (200th Anniversary of Beethoven 9th) (Biret, Wit) (2-LP set)	IBA-LP001-02
BERG, A.: Piano Sonata No. 1 / WEBERN, A.: Variations / BOULEZ, P.: Piano Sonata No. 2 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 4)	8.571277
BEST OF IDIL BIRET - Selections from The Complete Studio Recordings (6-CD Box Set)	8.506035
BIRET, Idil: 75th Anniversary Concert (NTSC)	2.110567
BIRET, Idil: Best of Chamber Music (4-CD Box Set)	8.504057
BRAHMS, J.: Cello Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 (Biret Chamber Music Edition, Vol. 2)	8.571319
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Music and Concertos (Complete) (Biret) (13CD Box Set)	8.501302
BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quintet in F Minor (Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 18)	8.571320
BRAHMS, J.: Solo Piano Music and Piano Concertos (Complete) (Idil Biret Brahms Edition) (Biret, Polish National Radio Symphony, Wit) (16-CD Box Set)	8.501602
BRAHMS, J.: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 4 (arr. I. Biret for piano) / Paganini Variations / Hungarian Dances (Biret Archive Edition, Vols. 16, 17)	8.571303-04
BRAHMS, J.: Symphony No. 4 (arr. I. Biret for piano) / Paganini Variations (Live Concert Recordings) (Biret)	8.571297
BRAHMS, J.: Variations on a Theme by Handel / Variations on a Theme by Paganini (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 13)	8.571295
CHOPIN, F.: 2 Mazurkas / SCRIABIN, A.: Piano Sonata No. 10 / PROKOFIEV, S.: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 and 7 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 2)	8.571275
CHOPIN, F.: Piano Music / Piano Concertos (Biret Chopin Edition) (15-CD Box Set)	8.501503
DEBUSSY, C.: 12 Études / Préludes, Book 1 / Images / Suite bergamasque (Idil Biret Solo Edition, Vols. 10-11)	8.571401-02
FRANCK, C.: Djinn (Les) / Symphonic Variations / Prélude, choral et fugue / Prélude, aria et final(Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 9)	8.571403
IDIL BIRET 20TH CENTURY PIANO EDITION (15-CD Box Set)	8.501504
IDIL BIRET CONCERTOS AND SOLO MUSIC EDITION (12-CD Box Set)	8.501207
IDIL BIRET LP ORIGINALS EDITION (1959-1986) (14-CD Box Set)	8.501402
IDIL BIRET THE COMPLETE STUDIO RECORDINGS (130-CD and 4-DVD Box Set)	8.501303

Album Title	Catalogue No.
J.S. BACH: Concertos for 1-4 Keyboards, BWV 1052, 1060, 1064, 1065 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 24)	8.571431
LISZT, F.: 12 Grandes Etudes, S137/R2a (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 3)	8.571287
LISZT, F.: Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique / Harold en Italie (Biret Archive Edition, Vols. 9, 10)	8.571284-85
LISZT, F.: Etudes / Rigoletto Paraphrase / Wagner - Tannhauser: Overture (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 2)	8.571286
LISZT, F.: Idil Biret Franz Liszt 200th Anniversary Edition (9-CD and 1 DVD Box Set)	8.509004
LISZT, F.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Totentanz (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 4)	8.571273
LISZT, F.: Schubert Song Transcriptions (Biret)	9.70871
LISZT, F.: Sonata in B Minor / Grandes Etudes de Paganini (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 1)	8.571282
LISZT, F.: Wagner Opera Transcriptions (Biret)	9.70872
MAHLER, G.: Piano Quartet / FRANCK, C.: Piano Quintet (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 5)	8.571278
MOZART, W.A.: Fantasia in C Minor / Piano Sonatas Nos. 11 and 14 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 15)	8.571300
MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 13 and 17 (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 6)	8.571306
MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 15, 24, 25 and 27 (Biret Concerto Edition, Vols. 7-8)	8.571349-50
MOZART, W.A.: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 and 22 (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 10)	8.571408
MUSSORGSKY, M.P.: Pictures at an Exhibition / GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Piano Sonata No. 2 / BALAKIREV, M.A.: Islamey (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 12)	8.571340
MYASKOVSKY, N.: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3 / SCRIABIN, A.: 5 Preludes / LISZT, F.: La lugubre gondola (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 7)	8.571281
Piano Music (20th Century) - BOUCOURECHLIEV, A. / CASTIGLIONI, N. / BROUWER, L. / MIMAROGLU, I. (New Line Piano) (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 3)	8.571276
Piano Recital: Biret, Idil - CHOPIN, F. / LISZT, F. / RAVEL, M. (Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 21 - Waltzes and Dances)	8.571428
PROKOFIEV, S.: Piano Sonata No. 7 / BARTOK, B.: Romanian Folk Dances / Suite, Op. 14 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 14)	8.571296
PROKOFIEV, S.: Piano Sonatas 2, 4, 7, 8, 9 / Toccata (Biret Archive Edition, Vols. 22-23)	8.571429-30
RACHMANINOV, S.: Moments musicaux / Variations on a Theme of Corell / Preludes (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 12)	8.571289
RACHMANINOV, S.: Piano Music / Piano Concertos (Complete) (Biret Rachmaninov Edition) (11-CD Box Set)	8.501065
RAVEL, M.: Gaspard de la nuit (3 Recordings) (Idil Biret plays Gespard de la nuit through Three Decades) (Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 20)	8.571413
RAVEL, M.: Gaspard de la nuit / STRAVINSKY, I.: 3 Movements from Petrushka (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 1)	8.571274
RAVEL, M.: Miroirs / Gaspard de la nuit / La valse (Biret)	9.70873

Album Title	Catalogue No.
RAVEL, M.: Miroirs / La valse / Le tombeau de Couperin (Idil Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 19)	8.571404
SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Piano Concerto No. 5 / RAVEL, M.: Piano Concerto in G Major / Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 3)	8.571272
SAYGUN, A.A.: Piano Concerto No. 1 / 12 Preludes / FRANCAIX, J.: Piano Sonata / ALKAN, C.V.: Le chemin de fer (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 11)	8.571288
SCHUBERT, F.: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12 and 13 / Impromptu in G-Flat Major / Wanderer Fantasy (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 13)	8.571333
SCHUMANN, R.: Abegg Variations / Piano Sonata No. 2 / Fantasie, Op. 17 / Toccata (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 4)	8.571291
SCHUMANN, R.: Bunte Blatter / Fantasiestücke (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 6)	8.571298
SCHUMANN, R.: Fantasiestücke / BRAHMS, J.: 3 Intermezzos, Op. 117 (Biret Archive Edition, Vol. 6)	8.571279
SCHUMANN, R.: Kreisleriana / Blumenstuck / Faschingsschwank (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 5)	8.571292
SCHUMANN, R.: Papillons / Carnaval / Arabeske / Waldscenen (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 7)	8.571301
SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Concerto / GRIEG, E.: Piano Concerto (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 1)	8.571270
SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Music / Piano Concerto, Op. 54 / Piano Quintet (Biret Schumann Edition) (Biret, Wit, Borusan Quartet) (8-CD Box Set)	8.508016
SCHUMANN, R.: Piano Quintet / Symphonic Etudes (Biret Chamber Music Edition, Vol. 1)	8.571305
SCRIABIN, A.: Etudes, Opp. 8 and 42 / Fantaisie, Op. 28 (Biret Solo Edition, Vol. 8)	8.571302
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Concert Fantasia / Piano Concerto No. 2 (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 5)	8.571280
TCHAIKOVSKY, P.I.: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 (Biret Concerto Edition, Vol. 2)	8.571271
TURKISH PIANO MUSIC (THE BEST OF) (Biret, Güneş, Saygun, G.E. Lessing, Şimşek, Tüzün)	8.504058