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    Albeniz / Backhaus - HMV Recordings 1925-1937 [2 CD]

    Albeniz / Backhaus - HMV Recordings 1925-1937 [2 CD]

    Release Date: /// Apr Recordings

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    From his first major recital at age fifteen in 1899 until his final public concert just one week before his death, Wilhelm Backhaus' career was one of the longest among the twentieth century's prominent pianists. Wilhelm Backhaus (1884-1969) left a 60-year recorded legacy which began in 1908, but the champion of Beethoven and Brahms we know from his later years performed a much wider repertoire before the war. This set focuses on this more 'romantic' repertoire - his Chopin études from 1928 were the first complete recorded cycle and still astonish with their virtuosity. His Schumann Fantasy is another landmark recording, the 78rpm era benchmark, and what a delightful surprise it is to hear him in his own spectacular transcriptions or in works by Albéniz and Moszkowski.

    Tracklist:

    1. Études, Op. 10: No. 1 In C Major "Waterfall"
    2. Études, Op. 10: No. 2 In A Minor "Chromatique"
    3. Études, Op. 10: No. 3 In E Major "Tristesse"
    4. Études, Op. 10: No. 4 In C-Sharp Minor "Torrent"
    5. Études, Op. 10: No. 5 In G-Flat Major "Black Keys"
    6. Études, Op. 10: No. 6 In E-Flat Minor "Lament"
    7. Études, Op. 10: No. 7 In C Major "Toccata"
    8. Études, Op. 10: No. 8 In F Major "Sunshine"
    9. Études, Op. 10: No. 9 In F Minor
    10. Études, Op. 10: No. 10 In A-Flat Major
    11. Études, Op. 10: No. 11 In E-Flat Major "Arpeggio"
    12. Études, Op. 10: No. 12 In C Minor "Revolutionary"
    13. Études, Op. 25: No. 1 In A-Flat Major "Harp Study"
    14. Études, Op. 25: No. 2 In F Minor "Bees"
    15. Études, Op. 25: No. 3 In F Major "The Horseman"
    16. Études, Op. 25: No. 4 In A Minor "Paganini"
    17. Études, Op. 25: No. 5 In E Minor "Wrong Note"
    18. Études, Op. 25: No. 6 In G-Sharp Minor "Thirds"
    19. Études, Op. 25: No. 7 In C-Sharp Minor "Cello"
    20. Études, Op. 25: No. 8 In D-Flat Major "Sixths"
    21. Études, Op. 25: No. 9 In G-Flat Major "Butterfly's Wings"
    22. Études, Op. 25: No. 10 In B Minor "Octaves"
    23. Études, Op. 25: No. 11 In A Minor "Winter Wind"
    24. Études, Op. 25: No. 12 In C Minor "Ocean"
    25. Prélude In C Major, Op. 28 No. 1
    26. Berceuse In D-Flat Major, Op. 57
    27. Grande Valse Brillante In E-Flat Major, Op. 18
    28. Waltz In D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute"
    29. Fantasy-Impromptu In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
    30. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, Mwv M13: No. 1, Scherzo (Arr. For Piano)
    31. Czech Dances, Book 1: No. 3, Polka In F Major
    32. La Source "Naïla, Die Quellenfee": No. 9, Valse
    33. Don Giovanni, K. 527: Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra "Serenade" (Arr. For Piano)
    34. 3 Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 3 In E-Flat Major
    35. Soirées De Vienne, S. 427: No. 6, Allegro Con Strepito
    36. 2 Konzertetüden, S. 145: No. 1, Waldesrauschen
    37. Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Nocturne In A-Flat Major
    38. Hungarian Rhapsody In C-Sharp Minor, S. 244 No. 2
    39. Myrthen, Op. 25: No. 1, Widmung (Arr. For Piano)
    40. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 2, Aufschwung
    41. Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: No. 7, Traumes Wirren
    42. Nachtstücke, Op. 23: No. 4, Ad Libitum - Einfach (Rundgesang Mit Solostimmen)
    43. Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17: I. Durchaus Phantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen - Im Legendenton - Erstes Tempo
    44. Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17: II. Mäßig
    45. Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17: III. Langsam Getragen
    46. Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana
    47. España, Op. 165: II. Tango
    48. Caprice Espagnol, Op. 37

    UPC: 5024709160266
    Label: APR RECORDINGS
    Release Date: 10.26.18
    Format: CD

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