Benno Moiseiwitsch plays Saint-Saens, Grieg & Liszt
On this CD:
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Philharmonia Orchestra
with Benno Moiseiwitsch
Conducted by Basil Cameron
2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Halle Orchestra
with Benno Moiseiwitsch
Conducted by Leslie Heward
3. Hungarian Fantasy (Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien), for piano & orchestra, S. 123 (LW H12)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Performed by London Philharmonic Orchestra
with Benno Moiseiwitsch
Conducted by Constant Lambert
Benno Moiseiwitsch plays Saint-Saens, Grieg & Liszt, Music, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt, Camille Saint-Saens, Basil Cameron, Constant Lambert, Leslie Heward, Hallé Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Concerto, Piano Concerto
Average customer rating:
- Magnificent pianism, astonishingly good remastering
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Benno Moiseiwitsch plays Saint-Saens, Grieg & Liszt
Manufacturer: Appian ( Apr )
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Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B00000IMHJ
Release Date: 1999-04-20 |
Customer Reviews:
Magnificent pianism, astonishingly good remastering.......1999-05-30
These performances have been available on various labels, and are among the very best performances of each of the pieces. I venture to say that Moiseiwitsch's Hungarian Fantasia, with C. Lambert conducting, is THE best recorded version I know (and I know about ten). But in each case, on this new APR disc, Bryan Crimp's remastering is astonishingly good.
The Liszt on this CD, which I have been playing over and over again, has an incredible sonority, revealing the delicacy and complexity both of the music and the pianism which is only partly heard on the Koch-Swann. (Although I must say that the Koch-Swann, out of print but often available on the second-hand and cut-out market, combines the Liszt with Moiseiwitsch's grand Beethoven Emperor Concerto, again one of the very best performances there is.) M.'s playing in the Grieg is almost as good, delicate and passionate. In general, if you want superb remastering, you won't ever go wrong with APR -- Appian Publications and Recordings (which will soon have a website). Nor will you hardly ever go wrong with a Moiseiwitsch performance of ... anything. By the way, if like me you love Moiseiwitsch, you will probably also love the English pianist Solomon. APR has some grand Solomon performances (so does Testament), and will be issuing more soon. And if you love the Emperor Concerto, get the inexpensive EMI box of Solomon doing Beethoven concertos; he too has a magnificent touch.
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