5024709174010

De Greef Selected Piano Works

Arthur De Greef

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Format: 4CD

Cat No: APR_7401

Release Date:  30 March 2014

Label:  Apr / APR

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  4

Barcode:  5024709174010

Genres:  Classical  

Composer/Series:  De Greef Selected Piano Works

  • Description

    Belgian pianist Arthur de Greef studied with Franz Liszt and also became a close friend of Grieg, who strongly admired his playing. He was a main-stay of the HMV catalogue in the 1920s and this set brings together for the first time his complete recordings, save for acoustic versions of concertante works he subsequently recorded electrically (the Liszt Hungarian Fantasia and abridged versions of the Saint-Saëns and Grieg concertos) and two electric chamber recordings with violinist Isolde Menges.Given his associations, his recordings of the Liszt concertos and Hungarian Fantasy must be considered important stylistic documents, but perhaps most important of all is his recording of the Grieg concerto. He initially studied this with his teacher Brassin at the time when the latter gave the Belgian premiere of the work. He subsequently worked on it, and gave performances with, Grieg, who said of him 'De Greef is the best interpreter of my music I have met with. It is surprising how he understands my meaning... He is a real Master'. This is the first time that the bulk of de Greef's recordings have been released together and they show that a serious reappraisal of a pianist from the earliest generation to record substantially, is overdue.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Danse En Rond
      • 2. Entr'acte
      • 3. Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
      • 4. Finale
      • 5. Nocturne in F Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
      • 6. Rapsodie Hongroise XII
      • 7. Melody in F Major
      • 8. No. 3 in a Major
      • 9. March of the Dwarfs
      • 10. Tempo Di Menuetto
      • 11. SmÃ¥troll, 'Puck'
      • 12. Serenata
      • 13. Etude in G Major
      • 14. Seguidillas
      • 15. Pensée Musicale
      • 16. Variations Symphoniques - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra

      Disc 2

      • 1. Allegro Maestoso: Tempo Giusto - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 2. Quasi Adagio - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 3. Allegretto Vivace - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 4. Allegro Marziale Animato - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 5. Adagio Sostenuto Assai - Allegro Agitato Assai - Arthur De Greef/London Symphony Orchestra
      • 6. Allegro Moderato - Arthur De Greef/London Symphony Orchestra
      • 7. Allegro Deciso - Marziale Un Poco Meno Allegro - Arthur De Greef/London Symphony Orchestra
      • 8. Allegro Animato - Arthur De Greef/London Symphony Orchestra
      • 9. Fantasie Über Ungarische Volksmelodien, S123 - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 10. Polonaise in E Major
      • 11. Rapsodie Hongroise XII

      Disc 3

      • 1. No. 6 in a Minor
      • 2. Grave - Doppio Movimento
      • 3. Scherzo
      • 4. Marche Funèbre
      • 5. Presto
      • 6. Nocturne in F Sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
      • 7. Waltz in E Flat Major, Op. 18
      • 8. Waltz in a Flat Major, Op. 42
      • 9. Waltz in G Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 1
      • 10. Waltz in D Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, 'Minute Waltz'
      • 11. La Fileuse
      • 12. Serenata
      • 13. Etude in G Major
      • 14. Valse, Op. 34, No. 1

      Disc 4

      • 1. Andante Sostenuto - Arthur De Greef/New Symphony Orchestra
      • 2. Allegro Scherzando - Arthur De Greef/New Symphony Orchestra
      • 3. Presto - Arthur De Greef/New Symphony Orchestra
      • 4. Allegro Molto Moderato - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 5. Adagio - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 6. Allegro Moderato Molto E Marcato - Arthur De Greef/Royal Albert Hall Orchestra
      • 7. Arietta
      • 8. To the Spring
      • 9. No. 3 in a Major
      • 10. Butterfly
      • 11. Norwegischer Brautzug Im Vorüberziehen
      • 12. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
      • 13. Gavotte
      • 14. Danse En Rond

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