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
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
BEETHOVEN, L. van: Symphonies (arr. F. Liszt for piano), Vol. 1 (Biret) - Nos. 1, 2 (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 2) 8.571252