4053796005052

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Martha Argerich, Alfred Brendel, Wilhelm Kempff, Shura Cherkassky etc.

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Format: 10CD

Cat No: 600505

Release Date:  24 May 2019

Label:  Documents

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  10

Barcode:  4053796005052

Genres:  Classical  Classical  

  • Description

    A host of highly talented young pianists crowded into the concert halls during the second half of the 20th century, many of whom still strongly influence the cultural life of our times. Representative of these are Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Daniel Barenboim, who are presented in this collection with characteristic recordings of their first successes. In addition, there are those timeless artists whose recordings have set the standards by which subsequent performers are measured, such as Wilhelm Kempff, Alfred Brendl, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Wilhelm Backhaus, but also "exotics" like Alicia de Larrocha, Shura Cherkassky and the Chopin-marathon-artist Alexander Brailowsky. All of them and a few more are part of this varied and challenging collection.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto In G Major I. Allegramente

      Side 2

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto In G Major II. Allegro Assai

      Side 3

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Maurice Ravel - Piano Concerto In G Major III. Presto

      Side 4

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Maurice Ravel - Jeux D’Eau

      Side 5

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Johannes Brahms - Rhapsodies Op. 79 Agitato In B Minor

      Side 6

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Johannes Brahms - Rhapsodies Op. 79 Molto Passionato, Ma Non Troppo Allegro In G Minor

      Side 7

      • 1. Martha Argerich - Franz Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Tempo Giusto-Presto-Andante-Allegro-Presto

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 1. Vladimir Ashkenazy - Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 I. Allegro Maestoso

      Side 2

      • 1. Vladimir Ashkenazy - Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 II. Scherzo (Molto VIvace)

      Side 3

      • 1. Vladimir Ashkenazy - Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 III. Largo

      Side 4

      • 1. Vladimir Ashkenazy - Frédéric Chopin - Piano Sonata No. 3 In B Minor, Op. 58 IV. Finale (Presto Non Tanto)

      Side 5

      • 1. Daniel Barenboim - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minora, Op. 111 I. Maestoso. Allegro Con Brio Es Appassionato

      Side 6

      • 1. Daniel Barenboim - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 32 In C Minora, Op. 111 II. Arietta (Adagio Molto Semplice E Cantabile)

      Disc 3

      Side 1

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73 („Emperor“) I. Allegro

      Side 2

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73 („Emperor“) II. Adagio Un Poco Moto-Attacca

      Side 3

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73 („Emperor“) III. Rondo: Allegro

      Side 4

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 („Waldstein“) I. Allegro Con Brio

      Side 5

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 („Waldstein“) II. Introduzione. Adagio Molto-Attacca

      Side 6

      • 1. Wilhelm Backhaus - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major, Op. 53 („Waldstein“) III. Rondo: Allegretto Moderato-Prestissimo

      Disc 4

      Side 1

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 I. Allegro

      Side 2

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 II. Adagio

      Side 3

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 III. Menuetto: Allegretto. Trio

      Side 4

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 1 In F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 IV. Prestissimo

      Side 5

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 („Tempest“) I. Largo-Allegro-Adagio

      Side 6

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 („Tempest“) II. Adagio

      Side 7

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 17 In D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 („Tempest“) III. Allegretto

      Side 8

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 („Appassionata“) I. Allegro Assai

      Side 9

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 („Appassionata“) II. Andante Con Moto

      Side 10

      • 1. Alfred Brendel - Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 („Appassionata“) III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

      Disc 5

      Side 1

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 959 I. Allegro

      Side 2

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 959 II.Andantino

      Side 3

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 959 III. Scherzo –Allegro VIvace-Trio

      Side 4

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata In A Major, D. 959 IV. Rondo: Allegretto

      Side 5

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Gnomus

      Side 6

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Il Vecchio Castello

      Side 7

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Tuileries (Dispute D’Enfants Après Jeux)

      Side 8

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Bydlo

      Side 9

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Ballett Der Unausgeschlüpften Küken

      Side 10

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition „Samuel“ Goldenberg Und „Schmuyle“

      Side 11

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Limoges. Le Marché (La Grande Nouvelle)

      Side 12

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Catacombae (Sepulcrum Romanum). Con Mortuis In Lingua Mortua

      Side 13

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Die Hütte Auf Hühnerfüßen (Baba-Jaga)

      Side 14

      • 1. Shura Cherkassky - Modest Mussorgsky - Pictures At An Exhibition Das Heldentor (In Der Alten Hauptstadt Kiew)

      Disc 6

      Side 1

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Robert Schumann - Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17 I. Durchaus Fantastisch Und Leidenschaftlich Vorzutragen - Im Legenden-Ton

      Side 2

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Robert Schumann - Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17 II. Mäßig. Durchaus Energisch-Etwas Langsamer - VIel Bewegter

      Side 3

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Robert Schumann - Fantasie In C Major, Op. 17 III. Langsam, Getragen. Durchweg Leise Zu Halten-Etwas Bewegter

      Side 4

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D.935 I. Allegro Moderato, F Minor

      Side 5

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D.935 II. Allegretto, A Flat Major

      Side 6

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D.935 III. Theme And Variations, B Flat Major

      Side 7

      • 1. Clifford Curzon - Franz Schubert - Four Impromptus, D.935 IV. Allegro Scherzando, F Minor

      Disc 7

      Side 1

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas I. Mazurka: Poco Lento E Con Abbandono

      Side 2

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas II. Berceuse. Lento

      Side 3

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas III. *** (Lento)

      Side 4

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas IV. Allegretto

      Side 5

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas V. Allegro Appassionato

      Side 6

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Enrique Granados - Escenas Románticas VI. Epilogo: Andantino Spinato

      Side 7

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas I. Planys I: Lento Cantabile Espressivo

      Side 8

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas II. Planys II: Larghetto

      Side 9

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas III. Planys III: Gracioso

      Side 10

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas IV. Planys IV: Agitato

      Side 11

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas V. Pájaro Triste. Largo

      Side 12

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas VI. La Barca. Largo

      Side 13

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas VII. Cuna (Berceuse)

      Side 14

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas VIII. Secreto. Lento

      Side 15

      • 1. Alicia De Larrocha - Frederic Mompou - Impresiones Intimas IX. Gitano. Andante

      Side 16

      • 1. Gina Bachauer - Johann Sebastian Bach - Ferruccio Busoni - Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C Major, BWV 564 Preludio, Quasi ImprovVIsando (Tempo Moderato)

      Side 17

      • 1. Gina Bachauer - Johann Sebastian Bach - Ferruccio Busoni - Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C Major, BWV 564 Intermezzo (Adagio)

      Side 18

      • 1. Gina Bachauer - Johann Sebastian Bach - Ferruccio Busoni - Toccata, Adagio And Fugue In C Major, BWV 564 Fuga (Moderamente Scherzando, Un Poco Umoristico)

      Side 19

      • 1. Gina Bachauer - Franz Liszt - Funéralles (Harmonies Poétiques Et Religieuses)

      Disc 8

      Side 1

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Robert Schumann - I. Allegro Affettuoso

      Side 2

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Robert Schumann - II. Intermezzo: Andantino Grazioso

      Side 3

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Robert Schumann - III. Allegro VIvace

      Side 4

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - I. Allegro

      Side 5

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - II. Andante

      Side 6

      • 1. Anni Fischer - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - III. Rondo: Allegro

      Disc 9

      Side 1

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - I. Maestoso

      Side 2

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - II. Adagio

      Side 3

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - III. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo

      Side 4

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - No. 1 In D Minor (Andante)

      Side 5

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - No. 2 In D Major (Andante)

      Side 6

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - No. 3 In B Minor (Allegro)

      Side 7

      • 1. Wilhelm Kempff - Johannes Brahms - No. 4 In B Major ( Andante Con Moto)

      Disc 10

      Side 1

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Sergej Rachmaninov - I. Allegro VIvace

      Side 2

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Sergej Rachmaninov - II. Largo

      Side 3

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Sergej Rachmaninov - III. Allegro VIvace

      Side 4

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Maurice Ravel - I. Allegramente

      Side 5

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Maurice Ravel - II. Adagio Assai

      Side 6

      • 1. Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Maurice Ravel - III. Presto

      Side 7

      • 1. Alexander Brailowsky - Frédéric Chopin - I. Grave-Doppio MoVImento

      Side 8

      • 1. Alexander Brailowsky - Frédéric Chopin - II. Scherzo-Più Lento-Tempo I

      Side 9

      • 1. Alexander Brailowsky - Frédéric Chopin - III. Marche Funèbre: Lento

      Side 10

      • 1. Alexander Brailowsky - Frédéric Chopin - IV. Finale: Presto