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Paderewski - His Earliest Recordings (The complete European Recordings 1911-12) | APR APR6006

Paderewski - His Earliest Recordings (The complete European Recordings 1911-12)

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Cat No: APR6006

Barcode: 5024709160068

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 3rd March 2008

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Contents

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.7 in C major
» no.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.1 in A flat major
» no.2 in F minor
» no.3 in F major
» no.7 in C sharp minor
» no.9 in G flat major
Mazurkas (51)
» no.13 in A minor, op.17 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.4 in F major, op.15 no.1
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
» no.18 in E major, op.62 no.2
Polish Songs (17), op.74
» no.1 The maiden's wish (arr. Liszt)
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Waltzes (19)
» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2

Debussy, Claude

Images pour piano, Book 1
» I Reflets dans l'eau

Liszt, Franz

Concert Etudes (3), S144
» no.2 La leggierezza
Grandes Etudes (6) de Paganini, S141
» no.3 in G sharp minor 'La campanella'

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.3 in A major 'Hunting Song'
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53
» no.4 in F major

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major
Minuet in G major, op.14 no.1
Miscellanea (7), op.16
» no.4 Nocturne in B flat major

Rubinstein, Anton

Valse caprice in E flat major

Schubert, Franz

Standchen, D889 'Horch! Horch! Die Lerch' (arr. Liszt)

Schumann, Robert

Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
» no.2 Aufschwung
» no.3 Warum?
Nachtstucke, op.23
» no.4 in F major

Stojowski, Zygmunt

Morceaux (4) pour piano, op.26
» no.3 Chant d'amour

Artists

Ignace Jan Paderewski (piano)

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Berceuse in D flat major, op.57
Etudes (12), op.10
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'
» no.7 in C major
» no.12 in C minor 'Revolutionary'
Etudes (12), op.25
» no.1 in A flat major
» no.2 in F minor
» no.3 in F major
» no.7 in C sharp minor
» no.9 in G flat major
Mazurkas (51)
» no.13 in A minor, op.17 no.4
Nocturnes (21)
» no.4 in F major, op.15 no.1
» no.5 in F sharp major, op.15 no.2
» no.18 in E major, op.62 no.2
Polish Songs (17), op.74
» no.1 The maiden's wish (arr. Liszt)
Polonaise no.3 in A major, op.40 no.1 'Military'
Waltzes (19)
» no.2 in A flat major, op.34 no.1
» no.7 in C sharp minor, op.64 no.2

Debussy, Claude

Images pour piano, Book 1
» I Reflets dans l'eau

Liszt, Franz

Concert Etudes (3), S144
» no.2 La leggierezza
Grandes Etudes (6) de Paganini, S141
» no.3 in G sharp minor 'La campanella'

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 1, op.19b
» no.3 in A major 'Hunting Song'
Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 4, op.53
» no.4 in F major

Paderewski, Ignacy Jan

Humoresques de concert, op.14
» no.6 Cracovienne fantastique in B major
Minuet in G major, op.14 no.1
Miscellanea (7), op.16
» no.4 Nocturne in B flat major

Rubinstein, Anton

Valse caprice in E flat major

Schubert, Franz

Standchen, D889 'Horch! Horch! Die Lerch' (arr. Liszt)

Schumann, Robert

Fantasiestucke (8), op.12
» no.1 Des Abends
» no.2 Aufschwung
» no.3 Warum?
Nachtstucke, op.23
» no.4 in F major

Stojowski, Zygmunt

Morceaux (4) pour piano, op.26
» no.3 Chant d'amour

Artists

Ignace Jan Paderewski (piano)

About

Paderewski was perhaps the most famous, and certainly the most highly paid, pianist who ever lived. In the years between 1890 and the First World War his fame reached levels now only reserved for the biggest pop stars and when he became prime-minister of Poland after the end of the war his deification was complete. He resumed his career in the 1920s and continued to perform until his death.

Unfortunately, most of his recordings were made later in life and do not capture his playing in its prime, a fact which has somewhat damaged his posthumous reputation, so it is particularly important that these earliest recordings, which can redress the balance, are made available complete for the first time. This is playing very different in style from what we are used to today, but aside from its historic importance, taken on its own terms it is quite clear what a great communicator Padereswki was.

And it’s good to be reminded in works like Liszt’s La Leggierezza study that at this point in his career there was nothing lacking in technique either. Several titles included are taken from Paderewski’s own test pressings of unissued discs held at the International Piano Archive, University of Maryland, and this is their first release.

A must for collectors!

Contents:
Compact Disc 1 (69.11)
1 Chopin: Waltz in A Flat Op 34 No 1
2 Chopin: Nocturne in F Sharp Op 15 No 2
3 Chopin: Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op 64 No 2
4 Stojowski: Chant D’Amour Op 26 No 3
5 Schubert/Liszt: Hark! Hark! The Lark!
6 Schumann: Nachtstück in F Op 23 No 4
7 Chopin: Polonaise in A Op 40 No 1
8 Chopin: Nocturne in E Op 62 No 2
9 Chopin: Etude in G Flat Op 25 No 9
10 Chopin: Etude in F Op 25 No 3
11 Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor Op 17 No 4
12 Chopin: Nocturne in F Op 15 No 1
13 Paderewski: Minuet in G Op 14 No 1
14 Paderewski: Nocturne in B Flat Op 16 No 4
15 Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op 53 No 4
16 Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op 19 No 3
17 Debussy: Reflets Dans L’Eau
18 Paganini/Liszt: La Campanella
19 Paderewski: Cracovienne Fantastique Op 14 No 6
20 Chopin: Nocturne in F Sharp Op 15 No 2

Compact Disc 2 (77.44)
1 Chopin: Etude in C Minor Op 10 No 12
2 Chopin: Etude in C Op 10 No 7
3 Chopin: Etude in A Flat Op 25 No 1
4 Chopin: Etude in F Minor Op 25 No 2
5 Chopin: Etude in E Op 10 No 3
6 Paderewski: Cracovienne Fantastique Op 14 No 6
7 Schubert/Liszt: Hark! Hark! The Lark!
8 Schumann: Des Abends Op 12 No 1
9 Schumann: Aufschwung Op 12 No 2
10 Schumann: Warum? Op 12 No 3
11 Chopin: Waltz in A Flat Op 34 No 1
12 Chopin: Mazurka in A Minor Op 17 No 4
13 Chopin/Liszt: The Maiden’s Wish
14 Chopin: Etude in C Sharp Minor Op 25 No 7
15 Paganini/Liszt: La Campanella
16 Stojowski: Chant D’Amour Op 26 No 3
17 Liszt: Etude De Concert No 2 in F Minor
18 Chopin/Liszt: The Maiden’s Wish
19 Chopin: Berceuse in D Flat Op 57
20 Mendelssohn: Song Without Words Op 19 No 3
21 Rubinstein: Valse-Caprice in E Flat

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