Godowsky: Studies

On this CD:

1. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.1 in C major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

2. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.1 in D flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

3. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.2 in A minor
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

4. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.2 in A minor [Ignis Fatuus]
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

5. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 3 in D flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

6. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 4 in C sharp minor
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

7. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

8. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in C major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

9. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in A minor [Tarantella] [
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

10. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in A major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

11. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

12. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

13. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 5 in G flat major [Left Hand]
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

14. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 6 in E flat minor [Left Hand]
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

15. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 7 in C major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

16. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 7 in G flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

17. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 7 in E flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

18. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 8 in F major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

19. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 8 in G flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

20. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 9 in C sharp minor
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

21. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 9 in F minor [Imitation Of Op. 25 No. 2]
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

22. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No. 9 in F sharp minor
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

23. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.10 in D major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

24. Studies (53) on Chopin Etudes for piano After Op. 10, No.10 in A flat major
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Performed by Carlo Grante

Tracks:

Study No.1 in C, 1st Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro Maestoso
Study No.2 in D flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.1): Allegro
Study No.3 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro
Study No.4 in a 'Ignis Fatuus', 2nd Version (From Etude in a, Op.10 No.2): Allegro
Study No.5 in D flat (From Etude in E, Op.10 No.3): Lento Ma Non Troppo
Study No.6 in c# (From Etude in c#, Op.10 No.4): Presto
Study No.7 in G flat, 1st Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.8 in C, 2nd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.9 in a 'Tarantella', 3rd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.10 in A, 4th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.11 in G flat, 5th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.12 in G flat, 6th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.12a in G flat, 7th Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.10 No.5): Vivace
Study No.13 in e flat (From Etude in e flat, Op.10 No.6): Quaver=108-132
Study No.14 in C 'Toccata', 1st Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Vivace
Study No.15 in G flat 'Nocturne', 2nd Version (From Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Allegretto Espressivo
Study No.15a in E flat, 3rd Version (Etude in C, Op.10 No.7): Allegro
Study No.16 in F, 1st Version (From Etude in F, Op.10 No.8): Allegro Risoluto
Study No.16a in G flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in F, Op.10 No.8): Allegro
Study No.17 in c#, 1st Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Allegretto
Study No.18 in f, 2nd Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Mesto
Study No.18a in f#, 3rd Version (From Etude in f, Op.10 No.9): Allegretto
Study No.19 in D, 1st Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.10 No.10): Allegro Moderato
Study No.20 in A flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.10 No.10): Presto Ma Non Troppo
Study No.21 in A (From Etude in E flat, Op.10 No.11): Allegretto Sostenuto
Study No.22 in c# (From Etude in c, Op.10 No.12): Allegro Con Fuoco
Study No.23 in A flat, 1st Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto
Study No.24 in A flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto

Tracks:

Study No.25 in A flat, 3rd Version (From Etude in A flat, Op.25 No.1): Allegro Sostenuto
Study No.26 in f, 1st Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Vivace
Study No.27 in f 'Waltz', 2nd Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Tempo Di Valse
Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version A)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato
Study No.28 in f, 3rd Version (Version B)(From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Allegro Moderato
Study No.28a in f#, 4th Version (From Etude in f, Op.25 No.2): Presto Ma Non Troppo
Study No.29 in F, 1st Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato
Study No.30 in F, 2nd Version (From Etude in F, Op.25 No.3): Allegro Moderato
Study No.31 in a, 1st Version (From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Moderato
Study No.32 in f 'Polonaise', 2nd Version 9From Etude in a, Op.25 No.4): Allegro Drammatico
Study No.33 in e, 1st Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Study No.34 in c# 'Mazurka', 2nd Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Tempo Di Mazurka
Study No.35 in b flat, 3rd Version (From Etude in e, Op.25 No.5): Allegro Moderato
Study No.36 in g# (From Etude in g#, Op.25 No.6): Allegro
Study No.38 in D flat (From Etude in D flat, Op.25 No.8): Allegro Sostenuto E Cantabile
Study No.39 in G flat, 1st Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9): Allegro Vivace
Study No.40 in G flat, 2nd Version (From Etude in G flat, Op.25 No.9): Allegro
Study No.41 in b (From Etude in b, Op.25 No.10): Allegro Con Fuoco
Study No.42 in a (From Etude in a, Op.25 No.11): Lento - Allegro Con Brio
Study No.43 in c# (From Etude in c, Op. 25 No.12): Allegro Molto E Con Fuoco
Study No.44 in f (From Nouvelle Etude No.1 in f): Allegretto Con Moto
Study No.45 in E, 1st Version (From Nouvelle Etude No.2 in A flat): Allegretto
Study No.45a in D flat, 2nd Version (From Nouvelle Etude No.2 in A flat): Allegretto
Study No.46 in G 'Menuetto' (From Nouvelle Etude No.3 in D flat): Allegretto Grazioso
Study No.47 in G flat 'Badinage' (From Etudes in G flat, Op.10 No.5/Op.25 No.9 Combined): Vivace...
Study No.48 in F (From Etudes in E flat, Op.10 No.11/in F, Op.25 No.3, Combined): Allegretto...

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While some great pianists play the core works we've heard countless times, Marc Andre-Hamelin has an affinity for those lesser-heard gems. On his recording of Busoni's epic Piano Concerto, Op. 38, the pianist revealed abilities that couldn't be overshadowed by the complex composition at hand. But his take on Godowsky's thoroughly challenging studies on Chopin's Études is, quite simply, mind-boggling. Godowsky's 53 studies are some of the most difficult piano pieces ever written, requiring performers to dissect, reverse hand positions, and dramatically change the tempo of Chopin's well-loved compositions (not to mention his 22 transcriptions of the Études to be played by left hand alone!). Originally written as a playful diversion by Godowsky (1870-1938), a self-taught composer barely in his 20s, these pieces never sacrifice listening experience for ivory pyrotechnics. They're a joy to hear--a fresh (and sometimes dizzying) take on Chopin, with added voices, multiple arabesques, and inventive fingering positions. Hamelin handles it all, making these challenges sound like a walk in the park. A great recording. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

The real deal.......2007-03-03

I wrote elsewhere that Hamelin is probably one of the greatest pianists ever. Aside from the obvious technical prowess, which is always employed thoughtfully and without any hint of histrionics, what strikes me the most about his playing is the seriousness with which he approaches every single piece he decides to study and perform. While he was still a little child, his father, himself a very talented non-professional pianist, got him interested in Godowsky and piano music in general; they'd both sit together on the couch and gape in awe at the seemingly unfathomable pages of the Godowsky's Études, which had long been out of print. This little kid would eventually grow up to become one of the very finest musicians in the whole world and the greatest champion and interpreter of Godowsky's music. His amazing cd with the complete Godowsky's Études features some of the most compelling piano recordings you're ever likely to hear in your life. This music will haunt you forever and you'll soon realise that there's no way you can possibly get rid of it - most of the piano repertoire will look rather tame, poor and thin when compared to such a thunderous re-criation of the Chopin's Études.

Amazin'.......2006-10-14

This set is testament to Mr. Hamelin's technique. For those who want greater understanding, read not only the liner notes, but all the copious notes and annotations in The Godowsky Collection, Vol. 3 (Paperback)
by Millan Sachania (Compiler.) I arranged the music on my Ipod so Iwould listen to the original etude, and then the studies after it. Kind of like a "piece and variations". I won't add what others have already said about how great Hamelin is, but I do want to clarify something said in one of the poorest reviews. The reviewer criticizes Godowsky for saying that there are deficiencies in the Chopin etudes, and the reviewer took offense. The "deficiencies" that Godowsky are referring to are in terms of technique, not the writing. Godowsky adored the etudes. He wanted to clear up "left-hand technique" deficiencies (if I read the book correctly). THat's why the tricky right hand parts are switched to the left hand, become the accompaniment, and a newer (and sometimes harder) part is added for the right hand. Please check out the score above which contains warmup exercises by Godowsky to prepare you to learn the studies for yourself.

Dull compositions generally, with one brilliant exception.......2006-05-06

The very first piece in the set (in C) is the standout. Unlike most of them, which seem muddled compositionally or pointlessly embellished, this track is musically impressive, not just technically so. Hamelin's playing shows tremendous dexterity and accuracy, but if there's a way to make poetry out of most of this collection, it's not here. This set is for performance gurus, but not for listeners who are more interested in beautiful melodies.

Incredible! BUY THESE DISCS!.......2005-09-19

I bought these discs expecting pure pianism - which is there in plenty, for sure! What I did not expect was to be bowled over by the pure musicality. I expected embellishment of the wonderful etudes but here we get added insights!

I copied the disc to my computer and interspersed it with the original etudes. The result was a constant joy of discovering new aspects to these well loved pieces.

As for the pianism - it is flawless! I only wish it were a three disc set with the originals included played by Hamelin.

If you have any interest in romantic piano music - or any pianism for that matter - BUY THESE DISCS! You won't regret it. I am sure Chopin would have approved!

If I could, I'd give this SIX stars! It's that good!.......2005-03-12

Ten years ago, following a severe accident where I broke my right upper forearm and my shoulder, I undertook paraphrasing eight of the Chopin etudes to be played with the left hand alone. I was really proud of that accomplishment: I stayed faithful (mostly) to the original compositions, and I thought my paraphrases were wickedly difficult to play!

After listening to Hamelin's performance of the Godowsky Paraphrases on the Chopin Etudes, I have concluded:

1) Godowsky's paraphrases leave mine in the dust, both technically and musically.
2) Hamelin's performance of Godowski's paraphrases is nothing short of amazing.

These paraphrases are FIENDISHLY difficult to play -- but Hamelin makes them sound almost *easy*. It would be one thing merely to be able to PLAY these paraphrases -- and some of us have the technique to pull it off; but Hamelin's technique is so completely secure that one hears the tonal coloring, the inner voices, the occasional canons and the utter musicality of the compositions which Godowsky obviously wants us to hear.

In particular, listen to the performances of the Etudes arranged for the left hand alone. A good left hand transcription (or composition) should give the effect of two hands playing the instrument -- Godowsky (and Hamelin) often give the impression of *three* hands playing.

Note: if you are a Chopin "purist", you're probably not going to like these paraphrases. Godowsky is strongly influenced by the post-Romantic musical idiom in the time he wrote, and you'll hear very strong elements of the pianistic and harmonic language used by Scriabin and (particularly) Rachmaninov infused throughout each paraphrase. (Actually, I think Godowsky's musical language is very effective for what he does with these pieces!)

On the other hand, if you approach these paraphrases with an open mind just to see what can be done with the material Godowsky used -- and you want to hear it exquisitely performed -- you're in for a REAL treat!

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Great composers need great performers
Great recording!

Chopin, Godowsky: Études

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
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Dukas: Piano Sonata; Decaux; Clairs de Lune
Karol Szymanowski: Piano Sonata No. 3; Métopes; Masques

ASIN: B000ATJNEK
Release Date: 2005-10-11

Tracks:

Op.10 No.1 In C Major
Godowsky Transcription 'Diatonisch'
Op.10 No.2 In A Minor
Godowsky's Second Transcription 'Ignis Fatuus'
Op.10 No.4 In C Sharp Minor
Godowsky Transcription For The Left Hand
Op.10 No.5 In G Sharp Major
Godowsky Transcription In C Major 'Study On White Keys'
Godowsky Transcription In A Minor 'Tarantella'
Op.10 No.6 In E Flat Minor
Godowsky Transcription For The Left Hand
Op.10 No.12 In C Minor
Godowsky Transcription For The Left Hand In C Sharp Minor
Op.25 No.1 In A Flat Major
Godowsky's Second Transcription
Op.25 No.5 In E Minor
Godowsky's Second Transcription In C Sharp Minor 'Mazurka'
Godowsky Transcription Of Op.10 No.5 And Op.25 No.9 Combined In G Flat Major 'Badinage'
Godowsky Transcription Of Op.10 No.5 And Op.25 No.3 Combined In F Major
Godowsky: Alt-Wien (Triakontameron, No.11)
Godowsky Transcription Of Chopin's Waltz, Op.64 No.1 In D Flat Major 'Minute'

Customer Reviews:

Great composers need great performers.......2007-01-12

Chopin is one of the brightest composers for solo piano works. Unfortunately, only a handful of performers are able to do justice to his music, bright, deep and heroic, in contrast with an undeserved reputation of lightness. Berezovski's performance is fascinating from beginning to end. His impeccable technique is only used to enhance the brilliance of these Studies, presumably written after Chopin's encounter with Paganini and only played by virtuosos. When I start playing this CD, I have to listen till the end because this is breathtaking.

Great recording!.......2006-03-20

Another reviewer already gave so much information, actually almost anything you need to know about this pianist and this album. I am just going to add something short. This is a great recording!! Comparing with Berezovsky's previous CD of complete Chopin Etudes (which is also great!), this one is more spontaneous and dramatic (this album is recorded live, so, naturally, there is more 'risk-taking' element in it). Comparing with Hamelin's complete Godowsky transcriptions (which is very impressive, as well), Berezovsky's version, at least to me, is more musical and has wider range of color and expression.

I have been a big fan of Berezovsky since his triumph at the Tchaikovsky competition, and you know what, he only gets better!

Leopold Godwosky: Studien über die Etüden von Chopin, Vol. 1: Nos. 1-20

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This music requires an almost supernatural technique...
Nonsense.
Good Godowsky.
The Definitive Performance of these Murderous Pieces

Leopold Godwosky: Studien über die Etüden von Chopin, Vol. 1: Nos. 1-20

Manufacturer: Altarus
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000003IYG
Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 1 Op.10 No.1 C Major-diatonic
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 2 Op.10 No.1 D Flat Major-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 3 Op.10 No.2 A Minor-Left Minor
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 4 Op.10 No.2 A Minor-'Ignisfatuus'
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 5 Op.10 No.3 D Flat Major-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 6 Op.10 No.4 C Sharp Minor-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 7 Op.10 No.5 G Flat Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 8 Op.10 No.5 C Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 9 Op.10 No.5 A Minor-'Tarantella'
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 10 Op.10 No.5 A Major-'Capriccio'
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 11 Op.10 No.5 G Flat Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 12 Op.10 No.5 G Flat Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 12A Op.10 No.5 G Flat Major-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 13 Op.10 No.6 E Flat Minor-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 14 Op.10 No.7 C Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 15 Op.10 No.7 G Flat Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 15A Op.10 No.7 E Flat Major-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 16 Op.10 No.8 F Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 16A Op.10 No.8 G Flat Major-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 17 Op.10 No.9 C Sharp Minor
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 18 Op.10 No.9 F Minor-Imitation Of Op.25 No.2
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 18A Op.10 No.9 F Sharp Minor-Left Hand
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 19 Op.10 No.10 D Major
Studies After The Etudes Of Chopin: 20 Op.10 No.10 A Flat Major-Left Hand

Customer Reviews:

This music requires an almost supernatural technique..........2001-07-15

Composer Godowsky has beautifully augmented the Etudes of Chopin, adding textures and even extra melody lines, with just two hands expected to somehow play it all. Carlo Grante is a very good pianist, but this music requires amazing dexterity. This is a noble attempt, but too often Grante is forced to break the rhythm and fluidity of the pieces in order to accomodate the extra material. Many of the pieces are simply played too slowly. Imagine Chopin etudes plodding like dinosaurs, like someone's got a thumb on the record! Marc-Andre Hamelin has the supernatural technique to play these pieces well. Grante plays some of the studies well enough. It's interesting to hear him attempt some of the most complex pieces ever written. But perhaps he needs another few years of practice. Someone wrote that Grante has re-recorded these pieces for release this year. It should be VERY interesting to see what eight extra years of practice has yielded!

Nonsense........2001-05-22

Grante has no idea at all of style appropriate to this idiom. Most of these are unrecognizable. No sense of texture, tone, legato, or anything else that would have meant anything to Godowsky. Check out Godowsky's American records, e.g. the Berceuse, (not the Columbias) to hear what I mean. As bad as I've heard since Szidon's hysterical Scriabin or Pollini's brutal Chopin. No bueno. Really no stars at all.

Good Godowsky........2000-12-15

Good performances, but inferior to this very same pianist's second recording of these studies found on Music & Arts... Also, a bit over-priced.

The Definitive Performance of these Murderous Pieces.......2000-02-12

Carlo Grante shows that he has the heart of a lion by tackling these fiendish pieces. One would be hard pressed to find more difficult music for the piano. The intellectual and technical demands are titanic. Mr. Grante shows that he is more than equal to them. There is no finer recording of these pieces available. This recording alone would catapult Mr. Grante to the front rank of today's best pianists. Only Arcadi Volodos, Marc-Andre Hamelin, and Jack Gibbons deserve to be mentioned in the same breath with him. The music itself is delightful. Godowsky has an odd art deco sensibility that makes his music the sonic analog of a Tiffany stained glass window. All three volumes of this set are well worth having.

Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, 2000, Vol. 1

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Five Excellent Pianists and a Feast of Musical Delights!
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Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, 2000, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Mip / Miami Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Polkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fugues | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00005R5L8
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 1 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 2 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 3 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 4 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 5 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 6 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 7 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 8 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 9 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 11 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 10 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 13 - Piotr Anderszewski
Fourteen Bagatelles, Op.6: Bagatelle, Op. 6 No. 14 - Piotr Anderszewski
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude And Fugue In G-sharp Minor - Denis Burstein
, Op.20 No.1 In B-Flat Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 1 In B-Flat Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.20 No.2 In B Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 20 No. 2 In B Minor - Denis Burstein
Fairy Tale, Op.26 No.3 In F Minor: Fairy Tale, Op. 26 No. 3 In F Minor - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.1 - Denis Burstein
Prelude Op.27 No.2 - Denis Burstein
Etude Op.42 No.4: Etude Op. 42 No. 4 - Denis Burstein
Liebesfreud - Denis Burstein

Tracks:

Sonata In G Minor K. 8, L. 488 - Kemal Gekic
Sonata In F Minor, K 519, L. 475 - Kemal Gekic
Etude No.2 In E-flat Major - Kemal Gekic
Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Sonata No.1 in D Minor Op. 28: Allegro Moderato - Kemal Gekic
Vocalise - Ilya Itin
Polka - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 In F-sharp Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 In F Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No.7 In F Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op.23 No. 10 In G-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 23 No. 7 In C Minor - Ilya Itin
Prelude Op. 32 No. 13 In D-flat Major - Ilya Itin
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 2 'Ignis Fautuus' - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 2 - Francesco Libetta
Studies On Etudes Of F. Chopin: Etude Op. 25 No. 9 'Badinage' - Francesco Libetta
La Soiree Dans Grenade - Francesco Libetta
Etude In Form Of A Waltz - Francesco Libetta
Grande Sonate Op. 33: Grande Sonate Op. 33: First Movement - Francesco Libetta

Customer Reviews:

Five Excellent Pianists and a Feast of Musical Delights!.......2005-12-29

The Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery is well named: this two CD set offers fresh young talent in a variety of music played with all the drama of a competition. It is very well recorded and contains some truly magical moments.

There are five pianists represented here and their choices of competition entries in many ways helps define their abilities and musicality. Piotr Anderszewski offers the Bartok Opus 6 Bagatelles, electing to explore all 14 of these little pieces to keep with the unity of Bartok's conception. They are models of clean definitive performances. Denis Burstein on the other hand selects various works by Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Medtner, and Taneyev showing his penchant for the obscure as well as the well known. Kemal Gekic programs Scarlatti with Liszt and Rachmaninov and offers valid stances on each. Ilya Itin opts of an all Rachmaninov collection from the lovely 'Vocalize' through six of the Preludes. Francesco Libetta closes with paraphrases on Chopin by Godowsky and works by Debussy, Saint-Saens and Alkan.

Of interest the pianist who has become most popular with the public since this 2000 year competition is Piotr Anderszewski, but from the experience of listening to the entire group, one would expect more will come from the other four, too! A delightful set of recordings. Grady Harp, December 05

random sheeyat.......2005-04-27

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INSANE HARDCORE MIND CONTROL tech

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An Altogether Satisfying Recital Recorded Live
These performances are absolutley breathtaking
As Mr. Schonberg says..
Uncomfortable Readings Only Hint at Performers Skill

Presenting Francesco Libetta

Manufacturer: Video Artists Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ABH7
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Galilei: Gagliarda
Anon.: Siciliana
Gesualdo: Canzon Francese
Studies On The Chopin Etudes: Op. 10, No. 3
Studies On The Chopin Etudes: Op. 10, No. 5/Op. 25, No. 9
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Chopin: Mazurka in A minor, Op. 68
Saint-Saens: Etude in D-flat, Op. 52, No. 6
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Customer Reviews:

An Altogether Satisfying Recital Recorded Live.......2006-01-02

Francesco Libetta's name has been bruited about for a few years and the buzz has universally almost ecstatic. I first heard about him because he has played the Godowsky-Chopin Études in concert and recorded some of them, to great acclaim. This CD is the first I've actually heard of his playing and I would have to agree with what I've heard and read about him -- he is an extremely talented pianist with technique to spare and musicianship to match it. His playing does not so much call attention itself as command attention for the music itself. (This is in contrast to the recording I've just reviewed by another youngish phenom, Kemal Gekic, whose playing strikes me as the reverse of that.) Frankly, in this recital recorded in 2000 as part of the Miami International Piano Festival of Discovery, there is not a weak performance.

Libetta's playing is marked by extremely sensitive shaping of musical phrases, dynamic variety, natural rubato, rich sonority and understanding of harmonic tension and release. This recital contains works as disparate as Mompou's reticent (and gorgeous) Canción VI and Saint-Saëns's knuckle-busting D Flat Étude, Op. 52, No. 6 ('Étude in forme de valse'). Each is given a magnificent performance, the latter being almost superhumanly virtuosic, the former gently melancholic and seemingly the simplest thing in the world (it's not!).

Two of the Godowsky-Chopin Études are included: one on Op. 10, No. 3 and the 'Badinage' (a combination, in blazing counterpoint of features of Op. 10, No. 5 and Op. 25, No. 9). The first is, like the Mompou, delicate and soulful, the latter full of fireworks and breathtaking simultaneous fingerwork in both hands. Another highlight is his performance of Ravel's own arrangement of 'La Valse.'

I would suggest you try the clips provided here at Amazon and hear for yourself the wondrous abilities of this rising pianist. I personally am hopeful that I will one day be able to hear Signor Libetta in person.

Scott Morrison

These performances are absolutley breathtaking.......2005-08-24

Francesco Libetta is an immensly underrated pianist who has the best technique ever (that's right EVER!), surpassing the likes of a Marc-Andre Hamelin or Gyorgy Cziffra. This CD showcases that along with his incredible ability to play any piece from any composer from any time period. The Saint-Saens Etude is the best recording I have ever heard and it alone is worth the cost of the CD. The Godowsky is equal to that of Hamelin's and the Liszt transciption after Gounod is played beautifully. I suggest buying anything that has Francesco Libetta's name on it, you will not be disappointed.

As Mr. Schonberg says.........2002-01-02

An Italian pianist, born in 1968, Libetta makes a formidable impression in this recording of a concert given in Miami, January 27, 2000. He is a super-virtuoso who does not dowse you with pail-full of notes. No technical showmanship here: with his kind of technique Libetta does not need to try to make an impression. He takes his wonderful fingers for granted (he makes the difficult Ravel sound easy), and the listener is swept along. He has put together an interesting program, from Gesualdo to Mompou - mostly arrangements - and he is the master of every period or style represented. Seems that a new generation of virtuosos is appearing: a generation that accepts virtuosity not as tightrope walking but as a species of literalism, where musical meaning is more important that knockÕ-Ôem dead fingerwork. Libetta is the best of this modern style. He obviously can play, most convincingly, everything he wants, and he has an acute feeling for style: but he never makes a big thing of his technical expertise. Melodic lines are graceful shaped: the pieces sing. I have no hesitation calling him an important pianist.

Harold Schonberg on AMERICAN RECORD GUIDE, June 2001

Uncomfortable Readings Only Hint at Performers Skill.......2001-07-30

There are several problemns with this particular item. Firstly the sound is excessively boney on some playback devices,something that breaks up the sweep of phrases and makes even the most miniscule inconsistancy sound enormous, fortes are also a bit clangy. The artist seems to be pulling his punches which leads to awkward hesitations and disjointed readings. Also half of the disc showcases the weakest points of libettas musical personality. If you have a way to turn up the mid range or have a processor on your playback device which will make the sound less sharp and more reverberent much of this recital is excellent. Also the piano was voiced in a way I feel was rather monochrome. I was expecting much more from libetta as I had heard much pirate material which is honestly some of the more sensational playing I have ever heard. This recital though riddled with nervous performances is still worth getting however. The godowsky Badinage and the Saint-Saens numbers are played in a jaw dropping manner none-the-less. The badinage clocking in in about a minute and a quarter! And the Etude in the form of a Waltz eclipsing even Cziffra!

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Jascha Heifetz Live, Vol. 6

Manufacturer: Cembal D'amour
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0006B9856
Release Date: 2004-11-30

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Miraculous
Miraculous

Godowsky's Studies on the Chopin Etudes

Manufacturer: Music & Arts Program
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005QHQE
Release Date: 2006-01-01

Tracks:

Op. 10 No. 1 in C Major
Op. 10 No. 1 in D Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 2 in A Minor
Op. 10 No. 2 in A Minor
Op. 10 No. 3 in D Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 4 in C Sharp Minor
Op. 10 No. 5 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No.5 in C Major
Op. 10 No. 5 in A Minor
Op. 10 No. No. 5 in A Major
Op. 10 No. 5 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 5 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 5 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 6 in E Flat Minor
Op. 10 No. 7 in C Major
Op. 10 No. 7 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 7 in E Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 8 in F Major
Op. 10 No. 8 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 9 in C Sharp Minor
Op. 10 No. 9 in F Minor
Op. 10 No. 9 in F Sharp Minor
Op. 10 No. 10 in D Major
Op. 10 No. 10 in A Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 11 in A Major
Op. 10 No. 12 in C Sharp Minor
Op. 25 No. 1 in A Flat Major

Tracks:

Op. 25 No. 1 in A Flat Major
Op. 25 No. 1 in A Flat Major
Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor
Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor
Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor
Op. 25 No. 2 in F Minor
Op. 25 No. 2 in F Sharp Minor
Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major
Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major
Op. 25 No. 4 in A Minor
Op. 25 No. 4 In F Minor
Op. 25 No. 5 in E Minor
Op. 25 No. 5 in C Sharp Minor
Op. 25 No. 5 in B Flat Minor
Op. 25 No. 6 in G Sharp Minor
Op. 25 No. 8 in D Flat Major
Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat Major
Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat Major
Op. 25 No. 10 in B Minor
Op. 25 No. 11 in A Minor
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Methode Mosch.: Fetis No. 2 in E Major
Methode Mosch.: Fetis No. 2 in D Flat Major
Methode Mosch.: Fetis No. 3 in G Major
Op. 10 No. 5 and Op. 25 No. 9 in G Flat Major
Op. 10 No. 11 and Op. 25 No. 3 in F Major

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Miraculous.......2002-02-13

Grante's insights into Godowsky's mazelike world offers the most detailed attention to counterpoint, revealing with spectacular finish, sparkling clarity and a daredevil mechanism innumerable details of voicings that the composer expressly sought, as can be evidenced by an acute study of these scores. These performances succeed further by their executant's rhythmic characterization, where he pushes, pulls, teases if never actually seduces melodic lines and inner voices, intuitively emphasizing subtle dissonances and their resolutions for their intrinsic emotional value. Never does Grante impress upon the listener a need to impress through his mechanism, which is in any case perfect in its precision, velocity, and most importantly its direction by the most acutely perceptive listening apparatus. Grante's pearly clarity and stunning ease of execution alone are worth the price of admission, and the whole is an astounding accomplishment of concentration, poise and authority.

Miraculous.......2002-02-13

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Jascha Heifetz Collection, Vol.2

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Partita No. 3 in E BWV. 1006: 6th Movt: Gavotte
Con in a Op.28: 2nd Movt: Air (Andante)
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The Complete Columbia Recordings, 1936-1939

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The Complete Columbia Recordings, 1936-1939

Manufacturer: APR
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2004-08-31

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A great new piano played by a lesser known master
(No title).
Great performances on a superb instrument

David Stanhope Plays

Manufacturer: Tall Poppies
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ASIN: B0000507YE
Release Date: 2000-10-24

Tracks:

Prld And Fugue in E flat
Study Op.10, No.5
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: First Version
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Second Version: Study On The White Keys
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Third Version: Tarantella
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Fourth Version: Capriccio, Study On Black And White Keys
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Fifth Version: Inversion, For The Left Hand
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Sixth Version: Inversion, For The Right Hand
Studies On Chopin's Studies, Op.10, No.5: Seventh Version: For The Left Hand Alone
Study Op.25, No.6
Study On Chopin's Study, Op.25, No.6
Passacaglia
Sym No.8: I
Sym No.8: II
Sym No.8: III
Sym No.8: IV

Customer Reviews:

A great new piano played by a lesser known master.......2004-12-31

I wish David Stanhope were as well known as the man who bought the first of these monster pianos, Rowen Atkinson, a.k.a. Mr. Bean, alias Black Adder. This 2.9 meter, 97 key, four on the floor (pedals) aircraft carrier is the Stuart & Sons concert grand. Stanhope puts the mighty Stuart through its paces on this one. And mighty like a rose, not just power. These are difficult and lovely selections, rarely performed, all linked to more popular pieces; and yet genuine in their own right.

(No title)........2000-12-07

The pianist here, David Stanhope, claims to only 'occasionally finds time to practice the piano.' How blessed he is then, with the natural ability to tackle and conquer some of the most formidable peaks of the virtuoso repertoire with an ease and grandeur that brings shame and bewilderment to even the most celebrated pianists. One notable instance, the Godowsky Passacaglia, which Horowitz gave up in despair, claiming he needed at least six hands to perform it. And what a massive and masterly aplomb Stanhope brings to the work, especially in the final pages; although it seems to lack in some of the mind-numbing inspiration apparent in Carlo Grante Music & Arts recording. The Busoni, if not intimate, is loyal and joyous. In the Chopin-Godowsky , every intricacy is spun off with dazzling fluency, but there isn't the wit one usually associates with our beloved Popsie. The Liszt Beethoven 8th symphony transcription really is Allegro vivace con brio; it's exuberant and taken at an incredible clip, though lacking in clarity... An excellent disc, really, even if inward-looking tenderness is seemingly substituted with meer technique. But what a meer technique it is!

Great performances on a superb instrument.......2000-11-19

David Stanhope is a conductor, composer, and sometime pianist. It seems a little counterintuitive that someone so obviously occupied with other matters would choose to record a disk of some of the heaviest knucklecrunchers in the repertoire. But make no mistake -- the performances are hardly those of a part-time pianist. This release features a recording on the fascinating Stuart piano, designed by Australian Wayne Stuart. The Stuart's timbre is immediately distinctive -- the sound is light, but satisfyingly full-bodied, giving an exemplary clarity to this densely detailed music.

The disk opens with what may be one of the best performances of the Bach-Busoni St Anne ever recorded. Stanhope's performance has an exciting drive to it -- differentiating it from Demidenko's somewhat ponderous version -- but it never sounds rushed as Geoffrey Madge's does in his Dante release. The Stuart really suits this work; one hears, for example, the trills in the prelude that are often obscured. We then are indulged with a selection of Godowsky's Studies on the Chopin Etudes, each of which is prefaced with the Chopin original. These are rendered with style and aplomb and, once again, the piano sounds great. Following is the huge Godowsky Passacaglia. Stanhope, both in his performance and his notes, makes light of its fearsome reputation, breasting its big challenges and closing with weighty, sonorous chords. The disk closes with the Beethoven-Liszt Symphony No. 8. As Stanhope points out in his notes, conducting tradition often causes some of the tempi in this work to be a bit slack, especially in the first movement. He makes his point tellingly with a thrilling first movement, and backs up to do the same in the finale -- while missing none of the inner movements' wit or charm. This is a very enjoyable disk. I invite you to listen to it, and then call Tall Poppies and urge them to commission another disk from this fascinating musician.

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