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IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI: THE AMERICAN RECORDINGS 1914-1931 (5CD)
THE COMPLETE AMERICAN VICTOR RECORDINGS 1914–1931
“IGNACY JAN PADEREWSKI (1860–1941) must be counted as one of the most famous pianists who ever lived, and he was certainly the most financially successful, yet his recorded legacy has always been something of a puzzle. Paderewski was from a generation before these recorded pianists, such as Cortot, Hofmann, Rachmaninov & Schnabel, we now tend to think of as ‘historical’ and his playing style really does take us back to the 19th century. This indispensable set makes available for the first time every surviving matrix from his most prolific recording contract– that with the US Victor company. In conjunction with APR’s earlier releases ‘Paderewski – his earliest recordings’ (APR6006) and ‘Paderewski– his final recordings’ (APR5636) there is now, at last, a complete Paderewski recorded edition.”
CONTENT
DISCS 1 & 2 Acoustic Recordings – 1914 to 1924
DISCS 3 –5 Electrical Recordings – 1926 to 1931
83 tracks featuring works by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Couperin, Debussy, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Rachmaninov, Rubinstein, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss/Tausig, and works by Paderewski himself and two of his disciples, Ernest Schelling and Sigismund Stojowski. The set concludes with two bonus tracks recorded in 1941 of Paderewski’s address on the occasion of the golden jubilee of his American debut.
1 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major “Raindrop” (1) 4:18
2 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 1, Menuet célèbre (3) 3:53
3 Pièces de clavecin, Book 1, 5th Ordre in A Major-minor: No. 8, La bandoline 3:00
4 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March”: III. Marche funèbre. Lento (1) 4:34
5 3 Esquisses, Op. 30: No. 3, By the Brookside 2:35
6 3 Études de concert, S. 144: No. 2 in F Minor “La leggierezza” 5:01
7 Étude in G-Flat Major, Op. 10 No. 5 “Black Keys” 2:06
8 Étude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 “Revolutionary” 2:41
9 Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor “La campanella” (1) 4:49
10 6 Chants polonais, S. 480: No. 5, Meine Freuden (After Chopin) 4:34
11 6 Chants polonais, S. 480: No. 1, Madchens Wunsch (After Chopin) 4:25
12 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 10 in E Major “Preludio” 4:51
13 Grande valse brillante, Op. 18 5:01
14 Waltz No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 3:28
15 Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40 No. 1 “Military” 4:10
16 Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 3:58
17 Pièces de clavecin, Book 3, 14th Ordre in D Major-minor: No. 6, Le carillon de Cythère 3:54
18 Étude No. 20 in D-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 8 1:20
19 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor 2:50
20 Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine 2:30
21 Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels (2) 2:43
22 Miscellanea, Op. 16: No. 4, Nocturne in B-Flat major 4:47
23 Polonaise in E-Flat Minor, Op. 26 No. 2 7:17
24 Mazurka No. 37 in A-Flat Major, Op. 59 No. 2 (1) 2:37
25 Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 2, Voiles 3:29
26 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 3, Warum? 2:56
27 Valse caprice No. 2, Op. 167 “Man lebt nur einmal” (Arr. C. Tausig for Piano) [1] 7:19
28 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 6, Cracovienne fantastique (3) 3:14
29 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto 4:58
30 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major (2) 4:40
31 12 Lieder von Schubert, S. 558: No. 9, Ständchen 3:19
32 Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 4, Presto, MWV U 182 “Spinnerlied” 1:54
33 Étude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 9 “Butterfly’s Wings” (1) 1:17
34 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 1, Menuet célèbre (1) 4:20
35 Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer, S. 440 (1) 5:02
36 Spinnerlied aus dem Fliegenden Holländer, S. 440 (2) 6:12
37 Mazurka No. 38 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59 No. 3 3:30
38 Étude No. 18 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 6 2:15
39 Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes 2:41
40 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 1, Menuet célèbre (4) 3:53
41 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Andantino 7:16
42 Lieder ohne Worte, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 4, MWV U 182 “Spinnerlied” 1:54
43 Étude No. 23 in A Minor, Op. 25 No. 11 “Winter Wind” 3:36
44 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March”: IV. Finale. Presto 1:42
45 Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4 3:26
46 Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Vogel als Prophet 3:46
47 Étude No. 21 in G-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 9 “Butterfly’s Wings” (2) 1:20
48 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 “Funeral March”: III. Marche funèbre. Lento (2) 5:41
49 Waltz No. 5 in A-Flat Major, Op. 42 3:50
50 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 3 in B-Flat Major 9:04
51 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 6, Cracovienne fantastique (2) 3:19
52 Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63 No. 3 2:15
53 Étude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 (1) 4:32
54 Images, Book 1, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau (1) 4:27
55 4 Pièces, Op. 26: No. 3, Chant d’amour 4:15
56 Étude No. 19 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 25 No. 7 4:25
57 Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3 in G-Sharp Minor “La campanella” (2) 5:02
58 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 6, Cracovienne fantastique (1) 3:17
59 My Dear American Friends 2:10
60 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 6 in D-Flat Major 3:35
61 Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels (1) 2:33
62 13 Preludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor. Allegro 2:15
63 Nocturne No. 4 in F Major, Op. 15 No. 1 4:12
64 6 Humoresques de concert, Op. 14, Book 1 “À l’antique”: No. 1, Menuet célèbre (2) 3:54
65 Chants du voyageur, Op. 8: No. 3, Melody in B Major 2:54
66 Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude (Arr. E. Schelling for Piano) 7:35
67 Mazurka No. 23 in D Major, Op. 33 No. 2 2:31
68 Nocturne “Ragusa” 5:47
69 Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57 3:56
70 4 Nachtstücke, Op. 23: No. 4, Ad libitum 4:33
71 Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 (1) 3:52
72 Nocturne No. 5 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 15 No. 2 (2) 3:38
73 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor 8:28
74 My Dear Friends 3:52
75 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 7 in A Major 2:07
76 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 17 in A-Flat Major 4:07
77 Valse-caprice in E-Flat Major 4:47
78 Étude in E Major, Op. 10 No. 3 (2) 4:08
79 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major (1) 5:02
80 Images, Book 1, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau (2) 4:24
81 Valse caprice No. 2, Op. 167 “Man lebt nur einmal” (Arr. C. Tausig for Piano) [2] 7:47
82 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major “Raindrop” (2) 4:14
83 Mazurka No. 37 in A-Flat Major, Op. 59 No. 2 (2)
