Schubert, Prokofiev and Beethoven
On this CD:
1. Andante for piano in F major ("Andante favori") WoO 57
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
Composed by Franz Schubert
3. Impromptu for piano in B flat major, D. 935/3 (Op. posth. 142/3)
Composed by Franz Schubert
4. Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor ("Grande Sonate"), D. 784 (Op. posth. 143)
Composed by Franz Schubert
5. Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major, Op. 103
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Schubert, Prokofiev and Beethoven, Music, Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergey Prokofiev, Franz Schubert, 20th/21st Century Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Andante for Keyboard, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Impromptu for Keyboard, Keyboard, Moment Musical for Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard
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- A Grand symphonic adventure
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ASIN: B0000058IU
Release Date: 1997-07-01 |
Tracks:
- No. 6, 'Pastorale' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- No. 29 In A Major, 1st Mvt. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- No. 39 In F Major, Scherzando - Michael Haydn
- No. 40 In G Minor, Minuet - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- No. 94 In G Major 'Suprise', Andante - Franz Joseph Haydn
- No. 41 In C Major, 'Jupiter', 1st Mvt. - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- No. 34 In C Major, Finale - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- No. 5 In B Flat Major, Andante - Franz Schubert
- No. 4 'Italian' 1st Mvt. - Felix Mendelssohn
- Symphonie Fantastique 'Scenes From A Ball' - Hector Berlioz
- No. 9, 'New World' Largo - Antonin Dvor
- No. 6, 'Pastorale', 4th Mvt., 'Thunderstorm' - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- No. 5 In C Minor, Andante - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- No. 8 'Unfinished' 1st Mvt. - Franz Schubert
- No. 2 In C Major, Scherzo - Robert Schumann
- No. 9, 'New World', 4th Mvt. - Antonin Dvor
- No. 5, 3rd Mvt., Waltz - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- 'Classical Symphony', Gavotte - Sergey Prokofiev
- No. 2 In E Minor 1st Mvt., Allegro - Sergei Rachmaninoff
- No. 3, 'Organ Symphony', Finale - Camille Saint-Sa
- No. 1 In C Minor, Finale - Johannes Brahms
- No. 5 In E Major, Finale - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- No. 9, 'Choral Symphony' 3rd Mvt., Adagio - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- No. 7, 1st Mvt. (Extract) - Ludwig Van Beethoven
- No. 5 In C Minor, Finale - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Customer Reviews:
A Grand symphonic adventure.......2005-07-26
This album provides a quick exposure to some of the best movements in the best symphonies. Many of the tracks will sound familiar. They are played well and have good sound quality.
As a novice musician, i have great appreciation for it.
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- My 3 yr old loves it!
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- A Reasonable Collection
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ASIN: B00000IGUV
Release Date: 2000-11-15 |
Tracks:
- Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
- The Nutcracker: Russian Dance
- The Nutcracker: Dance Of The Toy Flutes
- Flight of the Bumblebee
- Cannon in D Major
- Sabre Dance
- Happy Farmer
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade (Excerpts)
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chickens In Their Shells
- On The Beautiful Blue Danube (Excerpts)
- Fse
- Trout Quintet In A Major (Theme & Variations) - Schubert
- The Syncopated Clock
- The Typewriter
- Rhapsody in Blue (Excerpts)
- Spring Song In A Major - Mendelssohn
- Lullaby
Tracks:
- Peter And The Wolf - Classics For Kids
- The Toy Symphony - Classics For Kids
Customer Reviews:
My 3 yr old loves it!.......2007-03-17
This is one of my three year old's top requests for listening. She simply loves it; She hums along and can name most of the songs. I am vey pleased.
My baby loves this CD!.......2006-11-05
Of all the many CDs we were given, this is my baby's favorite. Unlike most CDs of classical music for babies, this isn't just smooth, soft music. It does have some of that, but it also has more exciting pieces like the bouncy Nutcracker music, The Flight of the Bumble Bee, and The Sabre Dance. My baby bounces and dances to this music happily. And once she's a bit older, I'm sure she's going to love "Peter the Wolf," narrated by Jack Lemmon.
A Reasonable Collection.......2004-08-11
This is a reasonable selection of works to start with as a child's introduction to Classical music. There are two main flaws - a handful of the pieces are performed rather poorly and the sound quality is muffled. But keeping the intended audience in mind and the price, it's not a bad value.
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- What results do you get when you mix Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophone, and Steinway????.....I'd call them GRAND!!
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ASIN: B000ICLSWO
Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
Tracks:
- Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31 no 2 "Tempest" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Hélène Grimaud (Piano)
- Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Yundi Li (Piano)
- Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt. Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
- Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Valses oubliées (4) for Piano, S 215: no 1 in F sharp major by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 13 in B flat major, K 333 (315c) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94: no 3 in F minor by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 77/Op. 17: no 4 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Schwanengesang (Schubert), S 560: no 7, Ständchen "Leise flehen" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano in F sharp major, S 191 "Nocturne" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Etudes (15) de virtuosité, Op. 72 "Per aspera ad astra": no 6 in F major by Moritz Moszkowski. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Characteristic Pieces (8), Op. 36: no 6, Etincelles by Moritz Moszkowski. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Military Marches (3) for Piano 4 hands, D 733/Op. 51: no 1 in D major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Rondo for Piano no 1 in D major, K 485 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 935/Op. 142: no 3 in B flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
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- Lachtäubchen (Behr) "Polka de W.R." by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
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- Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Oriental Fantasy for Piano, Op. 18 "Islamey" by Mily Balakirev. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Claudio Arrau (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" by Ludwig van
- Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Pétrouchka: Three movements for Piano by Igor Stravinsky. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Variations for Piano, Op. 27 by Anton von Webern. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Arabeske for Piano in C major, Op. 18 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 1 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 7 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 10 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 11 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 12 in C minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 9, Pour les notes répétées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 10, Pour les sonorités opposées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 11, Pour les arpèges composées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 12, Pour les accords by Claude Debussy. Performer: Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
- Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K 448 (375a) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Scherzo for Piano no 4 in E major, B 148/Op. 54 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 157/Op. 59: no 2 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53 by Alexander Scriabin. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 1 in C minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 2 in A minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Etudes-tableaux (9) for Piano, Op. 39: no 5 in E flat minor by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in D major, D 850/Op. 53 "Gasteiner" by Franz Schubert. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: no 10, Romeo and
- Pieces (10) for Piano from "Romeo and Juliet", Op. 75: no 5, Masks by Sergei Prokofiev. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, Op. 29 by Sergei Taneyev. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
- Rondo for Piano no 3 in A minor, K 511 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. 90: no 4 in A flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Variations (32) for Piano in C minor on an Original Theme, WoO 80 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 11, Pour les arpèges composées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 10, Pour les sonorités opposées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 9, Pour les notes répétées by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2: no 8, Pour les agréments by Claude Debussy. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano, Op. 1 by Alban Berg. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 18 in D major, K 576 "Hunt" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in C major, D 840 "Reliquie" by Franz Schubert. Performer: Mitsuko Uchida (Piano)
- Sonata for Harpsichord in C minor, K 11/L 352 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Sonata for Harpsichord in A major, K 322/L 483 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Sonata for Harpsichord in C major, K 159/L 104 by Domenico Scarlatti. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 1 in D minor "Edward" by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Images for Piano, Set 1: no 1, Reflets dans l'eau by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Images for Piano, Set 2: no 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Images for Piano, Set 2: no 3, Poissons d'or by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Children's Corner by Claude Debussy. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 115/Op. 33: no 4 in B minor by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in A minor, D 537/Op. 164 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (Piano)
- Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 3 in B major by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Scherzo for Piano in E flat minor, Op. 4 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Pieces (4) for Piano, Op. 119 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Legends of St Francis (2), S 354 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Wilhelm Kempff (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 no 3 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Fantasy for Piano 4 hands in F minor, D 940/Op. 103 by Franz Schubert. Performer: Elena Gilels (Piano), Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in G minor, Op. 22 by Nikolai Medtner. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 1 in D minor "Edward" by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10: no 2 in D major by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K 397 (385g) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (8), Book 2, Op. 38: no 1, Berceuse by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43: no 1, Butterfly by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47: no 2, Albumblatt by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (7), Book 4, Op. 47: no 4, Halling by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54: no 4, Notturno by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68: no 2, Grandmother's Minuet by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (6), Book 9, Op. 68: no 3, At Your Feet by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71: no 1, Once upon a Time by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71: no 3, Puck by Edvard Grieg. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 3 in B flat major, K 281 (189f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 22 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Rhapsodies (2) for Piano, Op. 79 by Johannes Brahms. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Hungarian Themes and Rhapsodies (21) for Piano, S 242: no 6 in G minor, Lento by Franz Liszt. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Prelude for Piano in A flat major, B 86 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Toccata for Piano in D minor, Op. 11 by Sergei Prokofiev. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Symphonic Dances, Op. 45: no 1, Non allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22 by Frédéric Chopin. Performer: Martha Argerich (Piano)
- Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50 by Franz Joseph Haydn. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Fantasia for Piano in C minor, K 396 (385f) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946: no 2 in E flat major by Franz Schubert. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Nuages gris for Piano, S 199 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Nocturne for Piano, S 207 "En rêve" by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- R. W. - Venezia, S 201 by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie": no 7, Après une lecture du Dante by Franz Liszt. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12 by Robert Schumann. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
- Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
Album Description
THE STEINWAY LEGENDS GRAND EDITION Steinway & Sons, for over 150 years the maker of the world's finest pianos and the symbol of quality and excellence to generations, joins forces with Universal Classics, home to history's greatest pianists on the Deutsche Grammophon, Decca and Philips labels, to present the Steinway Legends Grand Edition, an impressive box that holds all 10 Steinway Legends packages in the series in a unique "Steinway Series D" Piano Box. Boxed set includes the complete Steinway Legends series on 20 compact discs (that's 301 tracks!) plus a special bonus CD. Each title features "spot-on" repertoire choices of legendary pianists that have strong associations with Steinway & Sons, along with informative notes and unique packaging. Each album includes two long-playing CDs housed in high gloss black digipacks with Steinway & Sons logo & iconography embossed in gold brass on the cover--just like on the real Steinway piano! Bonus CD--Steinway Legends in the Making--features three great pianists from the current generation of Steinway artists--Hèléne Grimaud, Yundi Li and Lang Lang. Only available as part of the Grand Edition boxed set. Souvenir Photo Album--Boxed set includes a big (10˝ x 6˝), full color 40-page booklet that offers a rare glimpse into the world of Steinway & Sons - chock full of rare photos, unique memorabilia, autograph reproductions and testimonials all from the personal archive of Steinway & Sons and more! Packaging--CDs and booklet housed in a beautiful reproduction of a Steinway Series D Grand Piano--with incredible detail--including full keyboard, working piano lid and sweeping body that is the unmistakable look of a Steinway. Grand Edition includes these great titles: Steinway Legends Martha Argerich, Steinway Legends Claudio Arrau, Steinway Legends Vladimir Ashkenazy, Steinway Legends Alfred Brendel, Steinway Legends Emil Gilels, Steinway Legends Vladimir Horowitz, Steinway Legends Wilhelm Kempff, Steinway Legends Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Steinway Legends Maurizio Pollini, Steinway Legends Mitsuko Uchida, and Steinway Legends in the Making.
Customer Reviews:
What results do you get when you mix Decca, Philips, Deutsche Grammophone, and Steinway????.....I'd call them GRAND!!.......2007-04-16
Yes, GRAND, indeed is the word for this spectacular collection of solo piano recordings by the creme-de-la-creme of Decca's, Deutsche Grammophone's, and Philips' vaults.........AWESOME by ALL measure!
Two discs each, in individual deluxe folders, from the archives of Decca, DGG, and Philips........featuring Claudio Arrau, Mitsuko Uchida, Vladimir Horowitz, Maurizio Pollini, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Emil Gilels, Martha Argerich, Wilhelm Kempff, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and Alfred Brendel........what a list, huh?
And, Wait!.....It gets Better!!! Included on each individual collection are rare, long out of print, recordings....the best of each artist's familiar recordings, and....unknown, never-released recordings.....could it get any better than this???
YES! A bonus disc of "Steinway Legends in the Making".......featuring the incredibly gifted artists Lang Lang, Helene Grimaud, and Yundi Li....how great it is to hear these young artists against their towering predecessors of keyboard artistry.
Also included is a forty page deluxe book with tons of photos and memorabilia from Steinway. Remember, all these pianists were solid, dedicated, Steinway artists, and would not play anything else.
While the presentation of these recordings simply could never match or meet the level of the performances themselves (lucky us that they were recorded and preserved so we may hear them again and again, just as fresh and wonderful as the first time), the package IS pretty darned AWESOME!!! The whole collection, book included, fits inside a perfectly proportioned Steinway Piano shaped box, complete with opening lid and support to hold it up, revealing the frame and strings below, which also lifts up to reveal the booklet and individual folders and discs beneath. The entire "piano" itself slips into an oversized slipcase.
What a unique and beautiful set this truly is. Sadly, it was released as a deluxe set in very few numbers. But, luckily, the individual two disc sets by each artist are available separately, so at least the recordings are available still to those who want them.***
Luckily, I knew about this collection many many months before it's limited release and had pre-ordered my set (very happy bear, indeed). It's a joy just to look at this set, and also to know that these "performances" are here in my home for me to enjoy over and over again and again.
To my knowledge, I am unaware of individual companies working together before (Decca, DGG, Philips, and Steinway in this case) to present this type of collection as a "unified" set, and we truly are very lucky beneficiaries of this wonderful partnership of these companies.
My only "complaint"......the outer slipcase that the "piano box" slides into is made of a very inferior weight of paperboard to support such a heavy presentation as this, and is so flimsy that it will not stand up to much use before it simply disintigrates. Sort of too bad, as the rest of the set/presentation is so first rate...shame on you folks...I can't think of anybody who would not have paid a few dollars more for a suitable slipcase for this beautiful set. ~operabruin
***June 22, 2007...I just found out that this set is now, once again, available! Do yourself a favor, and get a copy NOW, before it is gone again! I just found it on another site [classical only online seller], and when I came back here to amazon to make this notation, I also see that they have it in stock again!!! What a stroke of luck for those of you who want this set. Trust me, it is just beautiful, and one of the most unique items you have ever seen! ~operabruin
Steinway Ledgends.......2007-03-09
The quality of the pianos and recording is breath taking says my friend, a professional tuner and former buyer of American & European pianos . And I was just stunned by the playing of these masters...the Liszt pieces of Kempff were were a revelation as was Gilels, and the supreme Horowitz..What is astounding to me is the presence of the piano ( played with a moderately good system only); it is as if they were there in the room.
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- The Nutcracker - March
- Pomp And Circumstance
- Symphonie Fantastique - March To The Scaffold
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - Wedding March
- Symphony No. 9, Choral - Alta Marcia
- March Militaire No. 1
- Entry Of The Gladiators
- Love For Three Oranges - March
- March Joyeuse
- Symphony No. 1, Titan - Funeral March
- Radetsky March
- National Emblem March
- The Washington Post
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- Coronation March
- The Ruins Of Athens - Turkish March
- Les Troyes - Marche Troyenne
- Marche Slav
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- Symphony No 3, Eroica - Funeral March
- Babes in Toyland - March
- West Side Story - America
- The Carnival Of The Animals - Introduction And Royal March Of The Lion
- Carmen - March Of The Toreadors
- Carmen - March of the Smugglers
- Colonel Bogey March
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- El Capitan
- Seventy-Six Trombones
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Marches - CD 1.......2006-03-12
Fabulous pieces. It all started with hearing Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar ont he radio...
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Tracks:
- Mazurkas: Op. 6, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 7, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 7, No. 5
- Mazurkas: Op. 17, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op 17, No 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 17, No. 4
- Mazurkas: Op. 24, No. 1
- Mazurkas: Op. 24, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 30, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 1
- Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 33, No. 4
- Mazurkas: Op. 41, No. 1
- Mazurkas: Op. 41, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 50, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 50, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 56, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 59, No. 1
- Mazurkas: Op. 59, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 63, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 63, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 67, No. 4
- Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 2
- Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 3
- Mazurkas: Op. 68, No. 4
- Mazurkas: Op posth. - 'Notre temps'
- Mazurkas: Op posth - In B Flat
Tracks:
- Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Allegro maestoso
- Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Scherzo: Molto vivace
- Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Largo
- Sonata No. 3, Op. 58 In B Minor: Finale: Presto, non tanto
- Waltz, Op. 18 In E Flat Major
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Grave; Doppio movimento
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Scherzo
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Marche funebre
- Sonata No. 2, Op. 35 In B-Flat Minor: Presto
- Nocture, Op. 9, No. 1 In B Flat Minor
- The Sheperd's Complaint: No. 5, Songs Without Words, Op. 67
- Romance, Op. 28, No. 2 In F Sharp
- Sonata No. 16, K. 570 In B Flat: II. Adagio
Tracks:
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction: Allegro vivace; Variation I: (Precedente)
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Tema: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation II: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation III: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation IV: Piu Vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation V: Tempo precedente
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation VI: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation VII: Meno mosso, a tempo moderato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43:: Varation VII: Tempo 1
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation IX: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation X: Poco marcato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XI: Moderato
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XII: Tempo di minuetto
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIII: Allegro
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIV: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43:: Varation XV: Piu vivo scherzando
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVI: Allegretto
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVII: [Allegretto]
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XVIII: Andante cantabile
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIX: A tempo vivace
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XX: Un poco piu vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXI: Un poco piu vivo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXII: Un poco piu vivo (Alla breve)
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XXIII: L'istesso tempo
- Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: Varation XIV: A tempo un poco meno mosso
- Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Moderato; Allegro
- Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Adagio sostenuto
- Concero No. 2, Op. 18 In C Minor: Allegro scherzando
- Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 In C Sharp Minor
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 24 In D Minor
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 5 In D Major
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- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Andante; Allegro
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Tema: Andantino
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation I: Listesso tempo
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation II: Allegro
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation III: Allegro moderato (poco meno mosso)
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation IV: Andante meditativo
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Variation V: Allegro giusto
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Tema: Listesso tempo
- Concerto No. 3, Op. 26 In C: Allegro ma non troppo
- Concerto: Allegro mastoso
- Concerto: Andante con anima
- Concerto: Allegro brillante
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 14 In E Flat Minor
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 10 In C Sharp Minor
- Preludes, Op. 34: No. 5 In D Major
Tracks:
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Allegro con brio
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Largo
- Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 In B Flat Major: Rondo: Allegro scherzando
- Moment Musical: Moment Musical In F Minor, D. 780, No. 3
- Waltz: Waltz In B Major, D. 145, No. 2
- Waltz: Waltz In B Major, D. 145, No. 6
- Waltz: Waltz In E Major, D. 365, No. 26
- Waltz: Waltz In F Major, D. 365, No. 32
- German Dances: German Dance In B Flat Major, D. 783, No. 6
- German Dances: German Dance In B Flat Major, D. 783, No. 7
- Waltz: Waltz, In F Major, D. 365, No. 34
- Landler: Landler, In G Major, D. 734, No. 1
- Landler: Landler, In D Major, D. 734, No. 2
- Impromptu: Impromptu In A Flat Major, D. 935, No. 2
- Romance: Romance In F Sharp Major, Op. 28, No. 2
- Intermezzo: Intermezzo In E Major, Op. 116, No. 6
- Sonetto No. 104 del Petrarca - Liszt
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 - Liszt
- Mephisto Waltz No. 1 - Liszt
Tracks:
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Ouverture
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Allemande
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Courante
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Aria
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Sarabande
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV 828: Menuet
- Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Allemande
- Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Courante
- Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Sarabandes 1 & 2
- Suite In A Minor, BWV 818: Gigue
- Sonata In E Flat Major, K. 380 - L. 23
- Sonata In B Flat Major, K. 570: 2. Adagio
- From Iberia: Evocacion
- Piano Playtime: No. 1: Waltz Of The Rainbow
- Piano Playtime: No. 4: By The Brook
- Piano Playtime: No. 5: Dancing Bagpipes
- Piano Playtime: No. 6: Tricky Trumpet
- Children's Corner: Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
- Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby
- Children's Corner: Serenade For The Doll
- Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing
- Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
- Children's Corner: Golliwog's Cakewalk
- Toccata ostinato
Tracks:
- Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Lento; Allegro moderato
- Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Allegro scherzando
- Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Andante
- Sonata In G Minor, Op. 19: Allegro mosso; Meno mosso; Moderato; Piu vivo
- Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Allegro appassionato
- Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Andante un poco adagio
- Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Allegretto grazioso
- Sonata In F Minor, Op. 120, No. 1: Vivace
- Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Allegro
- Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Adagio
- Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Un poco presto e con sentimento
- Sonata In D Minor, No. 3, Op. 108: Presto agitato
Tracks:
- Piano Sonata (1941): Molto moderato
- Piano Sonata (1941): Vivace
- Piano Sonata (1941): Andante sostenuto
- Nocturne In E - Flat - Op 55, 2
- Mazurka In C - Op 33, 3
- Polonaise-Fantasie In A - Flat - Op 61
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
- Pictures At An Exhibition: The Gnome
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
- Pictures At An Exhibition: The Old Castle
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Unhatched Chicks
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Limoges - The Market
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombs
- Pictures At An Exhibition: Con mortuis In lingua Mortua
- Pictures At An Exhibition: The Hut On Fowl's Legs
- Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate At Kiev
- No 1 - Kinderszenen: About Foreign Lands And People
- Sonata In E (K 380) - L. 23
Tracks:
- Partita No. 4 In D Major, BWV. 828: Allemande (Beginning)
- Sonata No. 10 In C Major, K. 330: 1. Allegro moderato (Beginning)
- Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: 1. Allegro maestoso (Beginning)
- Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58: 3. Largo
- Mazurka In A Flat Major, Op. 17, No. 3
- Sonata No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 108: 2. Adagio
- No. 4, Songs Without Words, Op. 67: Spinning Song
- Interview With William Kapell
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Blessed with transcendent technique and an affinity for big, bold Romantic works, William Kapell has been hailed as America's greatest homegrown pianist. This comprehensive collection of his complete recorded output, previously unreleased recordings, and broadcast tapes adds luster to a reputation that's become legendary since his tragic death in a plane crash at age 31. The earliest recordings, from the mid-1940s, bristle with raw energy and virtuosic flourishes tempered by an innate musicality that rises above mere display.
The disc coupling Khachaturian and Prokofiev concertos is charged with excitement; the Rachmaninoff pairing of the Paganini Variations and the Concerto No. 2 weds the Grand Romantic style to poetic lyricism; and an inspired Liszt group is charged with dynamic energy. Best may be the two Chopin discs: spontaneous, rhythmically flexible sonatas and mazurkas. The later recordings demonstrate the repose that comes with artistic maturity, and the "live" broadcasts reveal Kapell's warmth and spontaneity in concert. Splendid transfers help make this long-awaited set appealing to music lovers in general, as well as piano buffs. --Dan Davis
Customer Reviews:
Very touched.......2006-09-24
I wrote my doctoral dissertation on William Kapell (we share the same school, and my teacher was a student of his), and to still see the outpouring of admiration and love for Kapell's art is still very moving for me.
In Memorium.......2005-10-29
I heard William Kapell play the Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with the fledgling Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in the late 1940's or very early 1950's. My only memory of the occasion is that I was enthralled. Kapell has held me in thrall ever since.
A few years later, in the middle 50's, I bought Kapell's recording of the same work, with Fritz Reiner and the Robin Hood Dell Orchestra (alias of The Philadelphia Orchestra). I still have that LP, though I wore it out long ago. It was the beginning of my musical education. But since 1998, we have had this wonderful box of reissues from the vaults of RCA. The sound is mostly excellent, considering the age of the monophonic originals. To this day, Kapell's Rachmaninov Rhapsody remains-in my opinion-the most impassioned, yet the most musical, reading of the piece ever recorded. No one had, or has, Kapell's combination of white-hot temperament, technical brilliance, and musical insight. We have had musical geniuses; technical wizards abound. It is the combination of these gifts, as Kapell possessed them in particular, married to his incendiary passion, that made him unique.
He was still learning, and he was learning at such an astounding rate! He had moved from Khachaturian to the most unforgettable Chopin B minor Sonata ever recorded in little more than a decade. His deep throated, noble, and articulate Bach has caused some to speculate that Glenn Gould might have found his inspiration in Kapell. One Gould biographer, and a New York critic, wrote that the reverse was true. The critic acknowledged the error, in print, noting that Kapell could not have been influenced by Gould's style since he had been dead for two years by the time of Gould's debut recital in New York City in 1955.
The lyrical side of romantic music is not what Kapell was or is known for, not his "style" as people remember him now. But listening to the lyrical music in this set shows a side of him that was, nevertheless, as real as any, and perhaps more revealing. It also gives us a notion of what we might have expected of William Kapell had he lived a normal span of years and played a normal variety of music. In a live performance, he plays Chopin's Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 1, with melting legato and exquisite timing: his innate sense about when to tug on the beat and when to surge forward makes the music breathe. His use of dynamic variety demands the greatest respect: at one point, the repetition of a melodic phrase is but a pale echo of its first statement. His tonal palette is no less wondrous. When a deep bass note suddenly appears, early in the A section of the ABA structure, it sounds-not loud nor quiet, not muffled nor distinct-but awesomely subterranean. Kapell begins the piece without much sustaining pedal, but in the B section, he subtly adds more and more. Then, when the A section returns near the end, the pedal disappears. This dramatic change in color-along with Chopin's change of key-seems like the parting of clouds. We are in the hands of two masters here, Chopin and Kapell. Kapell gave this performance in Carnegie Hall in February of 1945, when he was twenty-two years old.
In the Bach and Chopin works I've discussed, the steely, percussive tone that some speak of is nowhere to be heard. Rather, we hear a full, rich, and complex piano tone. In the Chopin Sonatas, the Debussy pieces, and the Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Debussy, and Albeniz, the sound Kapell produces is beautiful and varied.
He was a chamber musician of the first order, as his collaborations with Heifetz prove. (He was one of the very few musicians who had the force of personality to make Heifetz accompany HIM. And you can hear it.) And if you've never heard Rachmaninov's great Cello Sonata, played here with the grand Russian/German cellist Edmund Kurtz, you're in for a treat. There are several fine, modern stereo recordings, but this one is special. The piano part is very important-Rachmaninov did write it, after all-and Kapell is magnificent. This was Rachmaninov's next published work after the 2nd Piano Concerto, to give you an idea of its melodic grandeur. If there is a flaw here, it is that the piano is recorded too far back, relative to the cello.
Kapell died on October 30, 1953. He had just turned thirty-three. He played his last recital in Geelong, Australia, on the 22nd. It included the Chopin 2nd Piano Sonata which contains the well-known "Marche funèbre." That performance is included here, transferred from the original acetates. It is a great performance but very hard to listen to now, in light of what was to follow just over a week later. I am writing this one day short of the 52nd anniversary of Kapell's death. Had he lived until today, he would be younger than either Earl Wild or Ivan Moravec, both of whom are still making magnificent music. For those of us who love William Kapell's music, it is heartbreaking to consider, and fruitless. Thank Heaven we have recordings like the ones in this set. They are essential for any lover of good music.
John Pendley
Priceless Souvenirs from a Rare Genius: Ave Atque Vale.......2005-10-28
During the last century we have had many tragic losses in the arts, often affecting men and women who are at the peak of their careers, shimmering with excellence, only to be silenced by death and all too often, by accidental death. The names of Anton Webern, Fritz Wunderlich, WG Sebald, Sylvia Plath, Dinu Lipatti, and so many others arise, but none as tragic as the death of William Kapell in 1953.
William Kapell is still considered by most as the America's greatest pianist, even fifty odd years after his death at the age of 31 in a plane crash. Those who heard him perform still rhapsodize over the magic he created. Those of us who are left with only recordings, such as this spectacular boxed set of all of his recordings, can only be uplifted by the man's genius, his extraordinary technical facility, and his intuitive, profound approach to the great works of music.
All styles of music were easily accessible to Kapell. Listen to the Mozart, Bach, Scarlatti, Paganini and Mendelssohn and try to imagine performances of more clarity and finesse than these. His Chopin is well represented in this set and glows with the uncanny power and tenderness that Chopin combined in his works. His works for solo piano by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich are the gold standard, and yet his Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Mussorgsky and Liszt raise the bar for excellence that has since not been excelled. Joyously this set includes concerti including Prokofiev, Beethoven, Khachaturian, and Rachmaninov with the various conductors who saw Kapell's gifts and championed them.
The memory of this great artist is felt throughout the year, but never as acutely as on October 29th which marks the date of his cruel death. The world was brightened for too short a time by William Kapell, yet because of his recorded legacy his legend lives on. This is an impossibly fine box set of treasures. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, October 05
Poetry without words.......2004-12-14
In listening ot this collection, I think of the other 20th century pianistic genius who died tragically young: Dinu Lipatti (d. 1950). Both men excelled at Chopin but each had a thoroughly individual sound. In addition to Chopin, the Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev are especially fine. Highly recommended.
What Is Technically Difficult Is Not Always Pleasant To Hear.......2004-10-02
Piano enthusiasts might find this set incredible, but I prefer my music to be pleasant. Consider your tastes before buying.
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Berman: Underrated Giant.......2007-01-13
Lazar Berman is perhaps the most underrated of the giants of the 20th century. He was at once held in awe for his staggering technique and castigated for letting his "fingers outrun his brains," to borrow Horowitz's description of Simon Barere. Few seem to care for his Beethoven, for his is a perfectly un-Brendelian, un-Serkinian, un-Pollinian, and un-Kempfian approach. He puts what I like to call the "Berman mojo" on it, and the results are fascinating. Nonintellectual? Maybe, according to the German tradition. But why do so many think that is the only way to do it, anyway? The usual answer, "Because we should serve the composer's wishes," begs the question. Was Beethoven a god or a man like the rest of us? I say let Berman have his say: at the very least, there is something there to disagree with, as opposed to the various attempts simply to play what is written on the page without interpreting it, as if that is not already an interpretive choice.
Then, of course there is his Liszt, for which he is justly respected. Who has ever heard the F minor Transcendental Etude performed so intensely as in this recording from the mid 50s (even before the famous complete set on the Melodyia label)? It is like a well controlled strike of lightning. (Unfortunately, the recording omits two bars in the lead-up to the recapitulation. It sounds like a tape editing error. Possibly a memory slip? Berman makes his point well enough anyway.) The Dante Sonata, the Spanish Rhapsody, and various others, are hair raising. The 1956 recording of the B minor Sonata is a revelation. Very few pianists hold that piece together structurally as well as Berman, and none can match his technique in it. Not even Horowitz played the octaves in the final transformation of the main subject like Berman.
Also of great interest, particularly to pianists, will be Berman's Chopin etudes, since he was not well known as a Chopin player. In the Octave Etude, he again gives the Berman mojo, especially in the slower middle section, simply and beautifully played, contrasted perfectly with the earth-shattering violence of the outer sections. In many ways, his Winter Wind etude is reminiscent of the old Josef Lhevinne recording, which, to my mind, is a good thing. It is fast and furious but never out of control. But perhaps the two that will be most interesting to other pianists are the opus 10 no. 2 in a minor, and the opus 25 no. 6 in d-flat major. I have never heard the former, with the chromatic scales played with the weaker fingers of the right hand, played so fleetly, even by Ashkenazy. And the latter, all double sixths, is light and perfectly phrased, yet over in less than a minute. Having played that piece for years, I could only smile and accept it.
Not all of the performances show Berman at his best. The Prokofiev 8th Sonata, taken from a live concert in the early 1980s, is rather on the slow side. (Compare it to his studio recording with Deutche Gramophon, or, indeed, to Richter's performances.) But it is still of interest, as are the Romeo and Juliet pieces and the violin sonata recorded with his son, Pavel. None are definitive, but all are worth your time.
There is more to the set, and all of it is wonderful. The overall impression is of a pianistic and musical giant. Most who payed attention to music in the 20th century already knew of Berman's pianism. I suggest you listen again, and try to follow Berman's thinking. There is much there worthy to be understood.
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