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Lili Kraus

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Release Date:  15 November 2019

Label:  Documents

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  10

Barcode:  4053796005403

Genres:  Classical  Classical  

  • Description

    – a very special artist and outstanding pianist of the 20th century – Mozart interpreter of the first order – 10 original albums from the years 1934 to 1962 – Works by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert and Bartók – with Szymon Goldberg, Willi Boskovsky, Pierre Monteux, Victor Desarzens, Gianfranco Rivoli and Homero de Magalhães



    It’s about time for the (re-)discovery of an outstanding pianist of the 20th century! Lili Kraus, born in Hungary, set interpretative milestones with her Haydn and Mozart recordings and is also highly regarded by connoisseurs around the world for her playing of the works of Schubert. In Germany, her perception always stayed in the shadows of an Edwin Fischer or Wilhelm Backhaus, as she represented a completely different, much less monumental style of interpretation. Her subtle interpretive skills were particularly appreciated in France, where most of her recordings were made. Kraus was educated in Budapest by Zoltán Kodály (music theory) and by Béla Bartók (piano), in Berlin she later attended Artur Schnabel’s masterclass. Her career, which began in the 1930s, was rudely interrupted by the rise of National Socialism in Germany. Kraus fled from the persecution of Jews to England and the Netherlands. On her first world tour in 1943 she was arrested in Japan and released after the war in a dreadful mental and physical state. It was not until 1948 that she was able to resume her career. Lili Kraus' special love was for chamber music. She played the violin sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven among other with violinists Szymon Goldberg and Willi Boskovsky, her favorite chamber music partners. Testimonies of this exquisite musical collaboration can be heard in this documentation including 10 original albums from 1934 to 1962 with works by Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert and Bartók.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414 I. Allegro
      • 2. W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414 II. Andante
      • 3. W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414 III. Rondeau: Allegretto
      • 4. W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K, 456 I. Allegro vivace
      • 5. W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K, 456 II Andante un poco sostenuto
      • 6. W. A. Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 18 in B-Flat Major K, 456 III. Allegro vivace

      Disc 2

      • 1. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 20 en ré mineur K. 466 I. Allegro
      • 2. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 20 en ré mineur K. 466 II. Romanze
      • 3. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 20 en ré mineur K. 466 III. Rondo: Allegro assai
      • 4. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 9 en mi bémol majeur K. 271 I. Allegro
      • 5. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 9 en mi bémol majeur K. 271 II. Andantino
      • 6. W. A. Mozart - Concerto No. 9 en mi bémol majeur K. 271 III. Rondo minuetto

      Disc 3

      • 1. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 403 I. Allegro moderato
      • 2. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 403 II. Andante. Allegretto
      • 3. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en fa majeur K. 55 I. Vivace
      • 4. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en fa majeur K. 55 II. Adagio
      • 5. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en fa majeur K. 55 III. Tempo di menuetto
      • 6. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 6 I. Allegro
      • 7. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 6 II. Andante
      • 8. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 6 III. Menuetto I & II
      • 9. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en ut majeur K. 6 IV. Allegro molto
      • 10. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en sol majeur K. 27 I. Andante poco adagio
      • 11. Willi Boskovsky - W. A. Mozart - Sonate en sol majeur K. 27 II. Allegro
      • 12. Béla Bartók - Six Rumanian Folk Dances Sz. 56
      • 13. Béla Bartók - Three Rondos on Folk-Tunes Sz. 84 I. Andante
      • 14. Béla Bartók - Three Rondos on Folk-Tunes Sz. 84 II. Vivacissimo
      • 15. Béla Bartók - Three Rondos on Folk-Tunes Sz. 84 III. Allegro molto

      Disc 4

      • 1. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 333 I. Allegro
      • 2. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 333 II. Andante cantabile
      • 3. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 333 III. Allegretto grazioso
      • 4. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 545 I. Allegro
      • 5. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 545 II. Andante
      • 6. W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 545 III. Rondo: Allegretto
      • 7. W. A. Mozart - 12 Variations on „La belle Française“ in E Flat Major K. 353
      • 8. Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 54 I. Allegro affetuoso
      • 9. Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 54 II.Intermezzo
      • 10. Robert Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor Op. 54 III. Allegro vivace

      Disc 5

      • 1. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 296 I. Allegro vivace
      • 2. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 296 II. Andante sostenuto
      • 3. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in C Major K. 296 III. Rondeau: Allegro
      • 4. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in F Major K. 377 I. Allegro
      • 5. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in F Major K. 377 II. Tema con variazioni. Andante
      • 6. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in F Major K. 377 III. Tempo di menuetto
      • 7. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 378 I. Allegro moderato
      • 8. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 378 II. Andantino sostenuto e cantabile
      • 9. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in B Flat Major K. 378 III. Rondeau: Allegro
      • 10. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in G Major K. 379 I. Adagio. Allegro
      • 11. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in G Major K. 379 II. Tema con variazioni. Andante cantabile

      Disc 6

      • 1. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 380 I. Allegro
      • 2. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 380 II. Andante con moto
      • 3. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 380 III. Rondo: Allegro
      • 4. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 481 I. Molto allegro
      • 5. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 481 II. Adagio
      • 6. Szymon Goldberg - W. A. Mozart - Sonata in E Flat Major K. 481 III. Tema con variazioni. Allegretto
      • 7. Ludwig van Beethoven - Variations in E Flat Op. 35 „Eroica“

      Disc 7

      • 1. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in E Major Op. 109 I. Vivace ma non troppo. Adagio espressivo
      • 2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in E Major Op. 109 II. Prestissimo
      • 3. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in E Major Op. 109 III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
      • 4. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 53 „Waldstein“ I. Allegro con brio
      • 5. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 53 „Waldstein“ II. Introduzione: Molto adagio
      • 6. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Major Op. 53 „Waldstein“ III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato
      • 7. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A Minor D. 784 I. Allegro giusto
      • 8. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A Minor D. 784 II. Andante
      • 9. Franz Schubert - Sonata in A Minor D. 784 III. Allegro vivace

      Disc 8

      • 1. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 I. Allegro con brio
      • 2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 II. Largo
      • 3. Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 III. Rondo: Allegro
      • 4. Ludwig van Beethoven - Choral Fantasy in C Minor Op. 80

      Disc 9

      • 1. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Divertissement à la hongroise in G Minor Op. 54 D. 818 I. Andante
      • 2. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Divertissement à la hongroise in G Minor Op. 54 D. 818 II. Marcia: Andante con moto
      • 3. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Divertissement à la hongroise in G Minor Op. 54 D. 818 III. Allegretto
      • 4. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Variations in B Flat Major Op. 82 No. 2 D. 603
      • 5. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Polonaises Op. 61 D. 824 No. 1 in D Minor
      • 6. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Polonaises Op. 61 D. 824 No. 2 in B Flat Major
      • 7. Homero de Magalhães - Franz Schubert - Polonaises Op. 61 D. 824 No. 3 in D major

      Disc 10

      • 1. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in G Minor Hob. XVI:44 I. Moderato
      • 2. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in G Minor Hob. XVI:44 II. Allegretto
      • 3. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in A Flat Major Hob. XVI:46 I. Allegretto moderato
      • 4. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in A Flat Major Hob. XVI:46 II. Adagio
      • 5. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in A Flat Major Hob. XVI:46 III. Finale: Presto
      • 6. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in E Flat Major Hob. XVI:52 I. Allegro moderato
      • 7. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in E Flat Major Hob. XVI:52 II. Adagio
      • 8. Joseph Haydn - Sonata in E Flat Major Hob. XVI:52 III. Finale: Presto
      • 9. Willi Boskovsky - Franz Schubert - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Major Op. 137 No. 1 D. 384 I. Allegro molto
      • 10. Willi Boskovsky - Franz Schubert - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Major Op. 137 No. 1 D. 384 II. Andante
      • 11. Willi Boskovsky - Franz Schubert - Sonatina for Violin and Piano in D Major Op. 137 No. 1 D. 384 III. Allegro vivace