Kreisler: Liebesleid

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Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff

Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff


Kreisler:

Liebesleid

Liebesfreud

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Rachmaninov:

Prelude Op. 3 No. 2 in C sharp minor

Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 2 in C major

Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3

Moment musical No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 16 No. 2

Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33 in E flat major

Rimsky Korsakov:

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Tchaikovsky:

Lullaby


Sergei Rachmaninov (piano)

Zenph re-performances of Rachmaninoff playing his own works in crystal-clear sound - the third release from Zenph Studios and Sony Masterworks. Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff follows upon the success of Zenph Studios’ productions of Glenn Gould’s 1955 recording of The Goldberg Variations (2007) and Art Tatum’s Piano Starts Here (2008). This new compilation of re-performances is made from original masters that the Russian composer and pianist recorded during his lifetime. The recording features Rachmaninoff playing five of his own compositions: the Prelude in C-sharp minor; the Etudes Tableaux in C major and E-flat major, Op. 33; “Daisies”; and Moment Musical in E-flat minor, Op. 16. It also includes Rachmaninoff’s renditions of Kreisler’s Liebesleid and Liebesfreud; Rimsky-Korsakov’s Flight of the Bumblebee; Mendelssohn’s scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Tchaikovsky’s Lullaby.

“It's unnervingly like raising Rachmaninov from the dead but it's undeniably fascinating to hear his own etudes and arrangements of works by Bach, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky in these 21st-century reincarnations.” The Observer, 6th December 2009

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Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer - Live in Berlin

Martha Argerich & Gidon Kremer - Live in Berlin


Bartók:

Sonata for Solo Violin, BB 124, Sz. 117

Violin Sonata No. 1, Sz 75

Kreisler:

Liebesleid

encore

Schön Rosmarin

encore

Schumann:

Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121

Kinderszenen, Op. 15


Martha Argerich (piano) & Gidon Kremer (violin)

EMI Classics is pleased to announce the release of a joint recital by the legendary pianist Martha Argerich and Gidon Kremer, one of today’s most original and compelling violinists. The concert was recorded live at Berlin’s Philharmonie in December 2006. The repertoire features Schumann’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D minor and Kinderszenen, as well as Bartók’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 and Sonata for Solo Violin. Two encores, Fritz Kreisler’s Liebesleid and Schön Rosmarin round out the release.

“A summit of two musical giants,” wrote the Abendzeitung München, reviewing the concert. “They are chamber music’s dream couple […] The way they communicate musically cannot be surpassed by any other current duo” said the Münchner Merkur. The Neue Zürcher Zeitung summed up the concert with the words “chamber music is alive.”

Interviewed in the film, Gidon Kremer muses about his decades-long partnership with Martha Argerich: “The paradox is that, even though we are not a couple in love, we speak an intimate language through our music of the kind that is usually only spoken between couples in love. It is even possible that, through our music, we can become even more closely entwined than a couple in love can be.”

At first sight, Robert Schumann and Béla Bartók might not appear to have much in common. Schumann represented the German romantic tradition and favoured rich, full harmonies, while Bartók sought to escape from that sound world, his music tending toward “extremes of delicacy or sparseness, or of complexity or roughness, as his vision dictates.” Yet the two composers do have much in common: both were pianist-composers in whose output their own instrument retains a central place yet both had the ambition to reach out and embrace every musical genre; both Schumann and Bartok maintained a strong interest in music education and both promoted the status of music in the wider cultural sphere.

Schumann’s second sonata, in D minor Op. 121, composed in 1851, was dedicated to Ferdinand David, the dedicatee of Mendelssohn’s E-minor Violin Concerto. After Schumann’s death, the sonata was often performed by Joseph Joachim with the composer’s wife, Clara, at the piano. Kinderszenen dates from 1838, a period in which Schumann concentrated on music for solo piano. Kremer comments, “I love listening to Martha from backstage. I love the way she masterfully recreates the fragility of Schumann’s Kinderszenen. It is simply a heart-stopping experience.”

Bartók completed the first of his two violin and piano sonatas in December 1921 and the second the following year. He dedicated both to Jelly d’Arányi, a brilliant young violinist whose playing thrilled him and with whom he fell in love. In both sonatas Bartók treats the two instruments as independent but complementary – they do not share material, as the violin and piano would do in classical duo sonatas. In November of 1943, Bartók met Yehudi Menuhin when he came to play the First Sonata for him, prior to a performance. This meeting inspired the composer’s Sonata for Solo Violin, which Menuhin premiered at Carnegie Hall the following year. Although its structure is traditional and it recalls the first Bach solo sonata, having a fugue as a second movement and a fast triple-time finale, its constant rhythmic inventiveness gives the work a sense of improvisatory freedom.

“…for…the performances that make this Berlin concert absolutely indispensable are the two Bartók sonatas. The First Sonata… reaches fever pitch in the finale where Kremer swings in on a glissando and the two go hell for leather as one racy folk-style motif follows another. The first CD concludes with one of the finest ever recorded performances of Bartók's Solo Sonata, Kremer calling on his full repertoire of violinistic devices which include, in addition to the many called for in the score, a mastery of tonal colouring and a rhythmic grip that at times seem to transcend the limitations of the instrument.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2009

“…what the Bartók in particular offers over and above their fine previous version is a sense of music-making caught on the wing. …the playing here is spectacularly vivid and assured. …above all there is Argerich in Schumann's Kinderszenen. Since she has all but given up playing solo works in public, her admirers will want to seize the opportunity of hearing this performance shot through with characteristic spontaneity.” BBC Music Magazine, June 2009 ****

“The electricity of a live occasion surges through this recital of Bartók and Schumann, which Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich gave at Berlin’s Philharmonie in December 2006.” Daily Telegraph, 10th June 2009 *****

“One of the greatest recitals I ever reviewed for this paper was given by the duo of Gidon Kremer and Martha Argerich and here they are some two decades later in another live recital from Berlin that shows them still at the height of their astounding powers. The coupling of Schumann and Bartók may seem odd, but both are dense, complex composers. Each player offers a solo as well as duos: the highlights are Argerich's solo, Schumann's Kinderszenen, full of the most aching, subtle rubato; and the duo's Bartók Violin Sonata No 1, with its hair-raising, stop-start finale - it's earthy and exciting. As a sugary reward, there are two delectable Kreisler encores.” The Observer, 3rd May 2009

“The excitement is irresistible and their account of the first Bartók sonata is exceptional, too, balancing rhythmic drive against rhapsodic expressiveness. Each of them also has a work to themselves. Kremer gives a fabulously assured account of Bartók's solo-violin Sonata, while Argerich plays Schumann's Kinderszenen.” The Guardian, 24th April 2009 *****

“There are dazzling moments here, such as Kremer's bravura tackling of Bartók's Sonata for Solo Violin, where the astringent harmonies, bordering on dissonance, of the opening Tempa di ciaccona give way gradually to the dissipated state of the lyrical Melodia and then the animated Presto.” The Independent ***

“Listening to Argerich, you pant for more from her: more concerts, more solo performances. But we handle endangered species with kid gloves. Except when we applaud — which the Berlin audience does, repeatedly.” The Times, 17th April 2009 ****

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The Great Pianists Volume 9 - Wilhelm Backhaus

The Great Pianists Volume 9 - Wilhelm Backhaus


Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique' (First Movement)

Brahms:

Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35

Chopin:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (Romance)

Delibes:

Naila: Waltz

arranged Dohnanyi

Kreisler:

Liebesleid

Liszt:

Etude de concert No. 2 in F minor

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

arranged Liszt

Mozart:

Deh! vieni alla finestra (from Don Giovanni)

Pick-Mangiagalli:

La Danza di Olaf

Schumann:

Sitz'ich allein, Op. 25, No. 1

arranged Liszt

Strauss, R:

Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2

Wagner:

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture

Tannhäuser : Grand March

arranged Liszt


Wilhelm Backhaus (piano (piano roll))

This series contains some of the greatest performances given by the finest pianists of the Early 20th Century. Some of the rolls these recordings are taken from are nearly 100 years old and come from a collection owned by Denis Condon who is one of the worlds most respected authorities on the piano roll and has some 18,000 in his collection.

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Con Amore - Violin Encores

Con Amore - Violin Encores


Brahms:

Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

(arr. Joachim)

Chaminade:

Sérénade espagnole, Op. 150

(arr. Kreisler)

Chopin:

Nocturne No. 20 in C sharp minor, Op. post.

Debussy:

Beau Soir

(arr. Jascha Heifetz)

Elgar:

Salut d'amour, Op. 12

La Capricieuse, Op. 17

Gossec:

Gavotte

(arr. Fritz Meyer)

Kreisler:

La Gitana

Liebesleid

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Liebesfreud

Novácek, O:

Perpetuum mobile - Concert Caprice Op. 5 No. 4

Poldini:

Poupée valsante

(arr. Kreisler)

Saint-Saëns:

Caprice d'après l'Etude en forme de valse

Tchaikovsky:

Valse sentimentale, Op. 51 No. 6

(arr. Michael Press)

Wieniawski:

Scherzo-Tarantelle in G minor, Op. 16

(arr. Zino Francescatti)

Caprice in A minor Op. 18 No. 4


Kyung Wha Chung (violin), Phillip Moll (piano)

Australian Eloquence - 4767554

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Kreisler - Encores

Kreisler - Encores


Albéniz:

Malagueña, Op. 165, No. 3

Corelli:

Sarabande And Allegretto

Dvorak:

Slavonic Dance No. 2 in E minor, Op. 46 No. 2

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

Suite populaire espagnole

Gärtner:

Viennese Melody

Heuberger:

Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball)

Kreisler:

Romance, Op. 4

La Chasse (The Hunt) in the style of Jean-Baptiste Cartier

Preghiera (In The Style Of Martini)

Liebesleid

Liebesfreud

La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin)

Aubade Provençale

Menuet (in the style of Porpora)

Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf)

Hungarian Dance In F Minor (After Brahms)

Allegretto (in the style of Boccherini)

La Gitana

Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin)

Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven

Praeludium and Allegro (in the style of Pugnani)

Mendelssohn:

Song without Words, Op. 62 No. 1 in G major 'May Breezes'

Mozart:

Serenade No. 7 in D major, K250 'Haffner' - Rondo

Paderewski:

Mélodie in G flat major, Op. 16 No. 2

Paganini:

Moto perpetuo, Op. 11, MS 72

Caprice for solo violin, Op. 1 No. 20 in D major

Poldini:

Poupée valsante

Rachmaninov:

Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3

Tartini:

Fugue In A

Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'

Variations on a Theme of Corelli

Tchaikovsky:

Andante Cantabile

Chant sans paroles, Op. 40 No. 6

trad.:

Londonderry Air

Wieniawski:

Caprice in A minor Op. 18 No. 4


Itzhak Perlman (violin) & Samuel Sanders (piano)

EMI Gemini - 3508792

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Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements

Kreisler: Original Compositions & Arrangements


Bach, J S:

Gavotte (Rondeau) from Partita No. 3 in E major BWV1006

Dvorak:

Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7

Falla:

Danse Espagnole (from La Vida Breve)

Glazunov:

Spanish Serenade, Op. 20 No. 2

Heuberger:

Midnight Bells (from Der Opernball)

Kreisler:

Caprice Viennois, Op. 2

Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3

Schön Rosmarin

La Gitana

Liebesleid

Liebesfreud

Polichinelle, serenade

Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven

La Précieuse (in the style of Louis Couperin)

Chanson Louis XIII and Pavane (In the style of Couperin)

Scherzo (In The Style Of Dittersdorf)

The Old Refrain

Poldini:

Poupée valsante

Rimsky Korsakov:

Song of India (from Sadko)

Schubert:

Rosamunde, D797: Ballet Music No. 2

Scott, C:

Lotus Land, Op. 47 No. 1 (W183)

Tchaikovsky:

Andante Cantabile

trad.:

Londonderry Air

Weber:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 10 No. 1: Larghetto


Fritz Kreisler (violin)

‘In this well-chosen selection of Kreisler playing his own pieces and arrangements, the performances are as magical as ever and the original sound quality is very well brought out in the excellent transfers.’ (Gramophone)

EMI Great Recordings of the Century - 4768402

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Perlman In Russia

Perlman In Russia


Bazzini:

La Ronde des lutins, Op. 25

Bloch, E:

Nigun (Baal Shem No. 2)

Kreisler:

Liebesleid

Prokofiev:

The Love for Three Oranges: March

Tartini:

Violin Sonata in G minor 'Devil's Trill'

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Andante Cantabile

Wieniawski:

Caprice in A minor Op. 18 No. 4


Itzhak Perlman (violin)

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

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Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations & Transcriptions

Rachmaninov - Corelli Variations & Transcriptions


Bach, J S:

Suite from Partita in E major

Bizet:

L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1: Minuet

Kreisler:

Liebesfreud

Liebesleid

Liszt:

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor

(cadenza by Rachmaninov)

Mendelssohn:

A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

Mussorgsky:

Sorochintsy Fair: Gopak

Rachmaninov:

Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42

Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5

Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3

Rimsky Korsakov:

Flight of the Bumble Bee

Schubert:

Wohin? (No. 2 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795)

Tchaikovsky:

Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1


Olga Kern (piano)

"Kern proves yet again that no-one can perform Russian music as well as Russians themselves." The Observer

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Freddy Kempf plays Rachmaninov

Freddy Kempf plays Rachmaninov


Kreisler:

Liebesleid

trans. Rachmaninov

Rachmaninov:

Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36

Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39


Freddy Kempf (piano)

BIS - BISCD1042

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Encores 2

Encores 2


Babin:

Hillandale Waltzes

Bach, C P E:

Solfeggietto for Solo Clarinet

Blake, H:

Walking in the air

Horovitz:

Valdemosa - Majorcan Piece No.2

Johnson, Emma:

Variations on a Hungarian Folk Tune

Kreisler:

Liebesleid

Syncopation

Milhaud:

Scaramouche, suite for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), Op. 165d

Rachmaninov:

Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14

Rameau:

Gavotte

Satie:

Trois Gymnopédies

Templeton:

Pocket-size sonata No. 1 for Clarinet and Piano (1949)

trad.:

Sometimes I feel like a Motherless Child


Emma Johnson (clarinet), Julius Drake (piano)

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