Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler]
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Selections from the definitive collection [Sampler]
表演者: Great Pianists of the 20th Century
介质: CD
发行时间: December 28, 1998
唱片数: 2
出版者: Polygram Records
条形码: 0028946269824
专辑简介
This is an introductory 2-CD set to introduce a very grand series of CD's featuring the 20th Century's greatest pianists.
As a sampler, there are some incredible jewels here, for example Nikita Magaloff's sparkling Chopin Tarantelle and Paganini Etude No.3: 'La Campanella' played excitingly by John Ogdon. There is even an early recording of Paderewski playing (predictably) Paderewski.
This sampler seems a bit of a Euro-centric, but the editors wisely chose to include Earl Wild doing Gershwin and Roslyn Tureck doing Bach. I ended up purchasing the Andre Watts volume from this series, and wondered what it would be like to own the whole shootin' match. I saw the entire CD series on display in a top notch music store in Germany--it was overwhelming to see the line of brown covers stretching impressively across an entire wall. The sampler is a good way to have a taste of this ambitious series of the giants of piano in the 20th Century. I listen to it often with great enjoyment.
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Philips' 100-volume Great Pianists of the 20th Century series is one of the most ambitious projects ever put together by a record company. For all the debate that will surely ensue over who was chosen and who was passed over, it's obvious that careful, loving attention has gone into the selection of content for the happy 72 to be admitted to this special pantheon (certain especially significant pianists are allotted two or even three volumes, such as Vladimir Horowitz). Each of the handsomely designed, sepia-tinted volumes--adorned with a black and white photo--contains two CDs and a thoughtful essay on the artist in question. Prospective buyers should be aware that this sampler volume offers only short vignettes (averaging between two and three minutes), along with a thumbnail sketch, for each pianist. Still, it's a smorgasbord of morsels that allow you to taste some of the major trends in philosophy and approach to the instrument throughout the century (and reaching well back into the 19th), and the overlap of repertory permits some fascinating quick comparisons as style and technique have evolved. Delve into some of the artists in the series--say Alfred Brendel or Martha Argerich--and trace in greater depth the piano's identity crisis. Is it, for example, a resonantly string-like instrument ideal for pastel shadings or a steely, percussive machine meant to express the hardness of the 20th century? There are countless discoveries to be made here, both for the connoisseur and for anyone taking the first step into getting acquainted with great keyboard artistry. --Thomas May
曲目
Waltz for piano No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Prelude for piano No. 16 in B flat minor, Op. 28/16, CT. 181
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Martha Argerich
Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35 Variation No.13
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Claudio Arrau
Variations (28) on a Theme of Paganini, for piano, in A minor, Op. 35 Variation No.14
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Claudio Arrau
Feux-follets, etude for piano in B flat major (Transcendental Etude No. 5), S. 139/5 (LW A172/5) Excerpt
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Vladimir Ashkenazy
Etude for piano No. 14 in F minor, Op. 25/2, CT. 27
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Wilhelm Backhaus
Sonetto del Petrarca No. 47 (Benedetto sia'l giorno; II), for piano (Années II/4), S. 161/4 (LW A55/4)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Daniel Barenboim
Etude for piano No. 2 in C major ("Staccato"), Op. 23/2 Excerpt
Composed by Anton Rubinstein
with Jorge Bolet
Keyboard Sonata in D major, H. 16/42 Finale
Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
with Alfred Brendel
Suite for 2 pianos No. 2 ("Silhouettes"), Op. 23 Coquette
Composed by Anton Stepanovich Arensky
with Mark Taimanov
Le Rappel des oiseaux, for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode)
Composed by Jean-Philippe Rameau
with Robert Casadesus
Mazurka for piano No. 23 in D major, Op. 33/2, CT. 73
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Shura Cherkassky
The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37 Song of the Lark
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Alfred Cortot
Impromptu for piano in F minor, D. 935/4 (Op. posth. 142/4) Excerpt
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Clifford Curzon
Etude for piano No. 21 in G flat major, Op. 25/9, C. 34
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Intermezzi (6) for piano (Pièces phantastiques), Op. 4 No.6
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Christoph Eschenbach
Ich ruf' zu dir, transcription for piano (after J.S. Bach, BWV 639; Ten Chorale Preludes No. 5), KiV B27/5
Composed by Ferruccio Busoni
with Edwin Fischer
Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330 (K. 300h) Finale (Excerpt)
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
with Leon Fleisher
Waltz for piano No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3, CT. 219
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Standchen for piano (Richard Strauss)
Composed by Leopold Godowsky
Nocturne for piano No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55/2, CT. 123
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ignaz Friedman
Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 64 ter Dance of the Girls with Lilies
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Andrei Gavrilov
Minstrels, prelude for piano, L. 117/12
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Walter Gieseking
Transcription of J.S. Bach Prelude BWV 855 for piano in B minor
Composed by Alexander Il'yich Siloti
with Emil Grigoryevich Gilels
La chasse, etude for piano (Transcendental Paganini Etude No. 5), S. 140/5 (LW A52/2)
Composed by Franz Liszt
Carnaval for piano, Op. 9 Chopin
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Leopold Godowsky
Carnaval for piano, Op. 9 Estrella
Composed by Robert Schumann
with Leopold Godowsky
Passepied, for piano (Suite Bergamasque No. 4), L. 75/4
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Friedrich Gulda
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24) Bourrée
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Ingrid Haebler
Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960 Scherzo
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Clara Haskil
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, for solo piano (transcription from Bach's BWV 147)
Composed by Dame Myra Hess
with Dame Myra Hess
Work(s) La jongleuse
Composed by Moritz Moszkowski
with Josef Hofmann
Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Vladimir Horowitz
Etude for piano No. 8 in F major, Op. 10/8, CT. 21
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
Iberia Suite for piano, B. 47, Book 1 Excerpt)
Composed by Isaac Albeniz
with William Kapell
Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/1
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Julius Katchen
Intermezzo for piano in E major, Op. 116/6
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Wilhelm Kempff
Etudes (4) for piano, Op. 2 No. 3 in C minor
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
with Evgeny Kissin
An den Frühling (To Spring), lyric piece for piano, Op. 43/6
Composed by Edvard Grieg
with Zoltan Kocsis
Intermezzo for piano in C major, Op.119/3
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Stephen Bishop Kovacevich
El pelele, for piano (also arr. for 2 pianos by Llongás), H. 106
Composed by Enrique Granados
with Alicia de Larrocha
Etude for piano No. 18 in G sharp minor, Op. 25/6, CT. 31
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Josef Lhevinne, Rosina Lhevinne
Waltz for piano, 4 hands in C sharp major, Op. 39/6
Composed by Johannes Brahms
with Dinu Lipatti, Nadia Boulanger
Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15 Glückes genug
Composed by Robert Schumann
Tarantelle for piano in A flat major, Op. 43, CT. 205
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Nikita Magaloff
Général Lavine, eccentric, prelude for piano, L. 123/6
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
La Leggierezza, for piano in F minor (Grandes études de concert No. 2) , S. 144/2 (LW A118/2) Excerpt
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Benno Moiseiwitsch
Mazurka for piano No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT. 90
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Ivan Moravec
La Campanella I, etude for piano in B minor (Transcendental Paganini Etude No. 3), S. 140/3 (LW A52/3) Excerpt
Composed by Franz Liszt
with John Ogdon
Minuet(s) Minuet in G major (Excerpt)
Composed by Ignace Jan Paderewski
with Ignace Jan Paderewski
Sonata for keyboard in A major, K. 212 (L. 135)
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
with Murray Perahia
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20) Courante
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Maria-Joao Pires
Concert-suite for piano from Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" Gavotte
Composed by Mikhail Pletnev
with Mikhail Pletnev
Concert-suite for piano from Tchaikovsky's "Sleeping Beauty" Le canari qui chante
Composed by Mikhail Pletnev
with Mikhail Pletnev
Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Maurizio Pollini
The Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st version; orig. composed for Lady, Be Good!) Excerpt
Composed by George Gershwin
with David Finck, Andre Previn
Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Sergey Rachmaninov
Prelude for piano No.23 in G sharp minor, Op. 32/12
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter
Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
Composed by Fryderyk Chopin
with Artur Rubinstein
Moment musical for piano in F minor, D. 780/5 (Op. 94/5)
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Andras Schiff
Variations (32) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ("Diabelli Variations"), Op. 120 No.8, Poco vivace
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Artur Schnabel
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor ("Etats d'ame"), Op. 23 2nd movement
Composed by Alexander Scriabin
with Vladimir Vladimirovich Sofronitsky
Au bord d'une source (II & III), for piano (Années I/4), S. 160/4 & S. 160/4bis (LW A159/4)
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Solomon Trio
Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1) Prelude
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
with Rosalyn Tureck
études (6) for piano, Book 1, L. 136/1-6 No. 6
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Mitsuko Uchida
Nobody but you, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical)
Composed by George Gershwin
with Andre Watts
Sonata for keyboard in F major, K. 107 (L. 474)
Composed by Domenico Scarlatti
with Alexis Weissenberg
Transcription for piano of Gershwin's Embraceable You
Composed by Earl Wild
with Earl Wild