Piano Library - Deutsche Grammophon Edition
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J. S. BACH / RACHMANINOV / CHOPIN / DEBUSSY / SCHOENBERG / RAVEL / STRAVINSKY / IVES / etc
Piano Library - Deutsche Grammophon Edition
Erik Then-Bergh, Paul Baumgartner, Roberto Szidon, Zola Mae Shaulis, Jorge Luis Prats, Ewa Poblocka, Elly Ney, Alexander Lonquich, David Lively, etc
[ Deutsche Grammophon Australian Eloquence / 22 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 25 October 2024
Astounding debuts and legendary piano treasures on disc: newly remastered albums of 21 pianists from the analogue era, including many first-ever digital transfers in this limited edition (single pressing only) 22 CD box set.
Before he became a Decca icon, Vladimir Ashkenazy appeared on DG in performances recorded live at the 1955 Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Their reissue here is complemented by a Rachmaninoff sequence with Ashkenazy's teacher, Lev Oborin. At the same competition fve years later, Arthur Rubinstein was so outraged at the low placing given by his fellow jurors to the Belgian pianist Michel Block that he created a special prize for him on the spot, and DG responded likewise by issuing precious recordings of his live Chopin performances from 1960.
Through the late 1960s and 70s, the 'Concours' and 'Debut' sub- labels on DG launched an array of pianists at the start of promising careers.A few of these musicians, such as Ashkenazy, went on to enjoy long careers. Some disappeared from the limelight, lending to their legacy on record both rarity value and a melancholy sense of potential left untapped. David Lively, Alexander Lonquich and Ewa Poblocka are still performing today, but their DG Debut albums have never been reissued on CD. Dino Ciani, Youri Egorov and Steven De Groote died tragically young while their careers were still in the ascendant.
Tracks:
CD 1
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2; Ballade No. 2
Études; Mazurkas; Scherzo No. 4
VLADIMIR ASHKENAZY
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Zdzisław Górzyński
RACHMANINOFF 6 Études-Tableaux, Op. 33*
LEV OBORIN
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 2
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
RACHMANINOFF Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14; Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5; Études-Tableaux Op. 33 Nos. 1 & 2, Op. 39 No. 5
BUSONI Turandots Frauengemach
LISZT Figaro Fantasy, S.697
BORIS BLOCH
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 3
CHOPIN Piano Sonata No. 2; Polonaise, Op. 53; Prelude, Op. 28 No. 17; 3 Mazurkas; Valse, Op. 34 No. 1
MICHEL BLOCK
CD 4
DEBUSSY Préludes - Livre I (1971 recording - previously unpublished)*
Children's Corner
DINO CIANI
*FIRST-EVER RELEASE
CD 5
WEBER Piano Sonatas Nos. 2 & 3
DINO CIANI
CD 6
PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 6
BRAHMS Paganini Variations
MIKHAIL FAERMANN
SCHUMANN Carnaval*
YOURI EGOROV
*FIRST CD RELEASE ON DG
CD 7
BEETHOVEN Eroica Variations
SCHUMANN Études symphoniques
STEVEN DE GROOTE
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 8
BOULEZ Piano Sonata No. 2*
BERG Piano Sonata, Op. 1*
MILHAUD Le Carnaval d'Aix
CLAUDE HELFFER
Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo / Louis Frémaux
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 9
SCHUMANN Piano Sonata No. 2*; Novelette, Op. 21 No. 8*; 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111*; Nachtstücke, Op. 23 (Previously unpublished recording)°
VERONICA JOCHUM VON MOLTKE
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD
°FIRST-EVER RELEASE
CD 10
LISZT Piano Sonata in B minor
CHOPIN Polonaise-Fantaisie; Étude, Op. 10 No. 10
DIANA KACSO
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 11
CHOPIN Ballade Nos. 1-4; Impromptus Nos. 1-4; Berceuse
JULIAN VON KAROLYI
FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD
CD 12
CHOPIN Sonata No. 3; Boléro; Mazurka, Op. 17 No. 4; Valse No. 14; Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante
JULIAN VON KAROLYI
CD 13
RAVEL Le Tombeau de Couperin
STRAVINSKY Tango; Piano-Rag-Music; Trois mouvements de Pétrouchka
DAVID LIVELY
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 14
SCHOENBERG 3 Klavierstücke, Op. 11
SCHUBERT Sonata No. 16
ALEXANDER LONQUICH
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 15
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 'Pathétique' & 31
ELLY NEY
CD 16
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Nos. 14 'Moonlight' & 23 'Appassionata'
ELLY NEY
CD 17
J.S. BACH Aria variata alla maniera italiana
CHOPIN Scherzo No. 1
DEBUSSY Images I & II
EWA POBŁOCKA
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 18
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 28
SCHUMANN Toccata
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
JORGE LUIS PRATS
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 19
J.S. BACH Goldberg Variations
PROKOFIEV Piano Sonata No. 7
ZOLA MAE SHAULIS
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 20
J.S. BACH Toccatas, BWV 911-915
ZOLA MAE SHAULIS
FIRST RELEASE ON CD
CD 21
IVES Piano Sonata No. 2 'Concord, Mass., 1840-1860'; Three-page Sonata
ROBERTO SZIDON
CD 22
REGER Telemann Variations
ERIK THEN-BERGH
BEETHOVEN Diabelli Variations
PAUL BAUMGARTNER
