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Composer: GODOWSKY, Leopold ((1870-1938)) |
| His/her music: The most important compositions of Godowsky are:
53 Studies based upon the 26 Etudes of Chopin
Passacaglia (upon a theme by Schubert)
Java Suite, in 4 parts
Sonata in e minor
Walzermasken (24 tone fantasias)
Renaissance (19 Free transcriptions of old masterpices)
Three Concert paraphrases on the works of von Weber
6 concert Arrangements of Chopin waltzes
12 freely transcribed songs by Franz Schubert
4 Poems for the piano
6 sonatas and suites for violin and cello by Bach freely transcribed for the piano
Triakontameron: 30 modds and scenes in triple measure (includes the famous "Alt-Wein")
All the above for piano solo.
In addition:
3 suites (12 pieces)
7 ancient dances
7 modern dances
20 miscellaneous minatures
for piano four hands.
As far as I know, almost all these works are no longer commercially available except the studies on the Chopin etudes.
(contributed by Hans T. Hovland <trhovian
online.no>)
After decades of neglect, Carl Fischer has finally published most of Godowsky's piano music (http://www.carlfischer.com)
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ID: CLAVES502905 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Subcollection: Piano Following on from his successful debut recording on Claves, Liszt / two piano concertos, Joseph Moog is back with a recital programme centered around the art of transcription. Metamorphose(n) includes transcriptions from Liszt, Friedman, Busoni, Moszkowski as well as the ‘master of the art’ Leopold Godowsky.
Busoni:
Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen)
Chopin: arranged Godowsky
Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
Godowsky:
The Garden of Buitenzorg (from Java Suite)
Liszt:
Réminiscences de Norma, S394
Moszkowski: arranged Godowsky
Paraphase of the Venus Bacchanale from Tannhäuser (Wagner)
Saint-Saëns:
Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne
Johann Baptist II (jr.) Strauss: arranged Friedman
Frühlingsstimmen Walzer Op. 410 |
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ID: DSPRCD014 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Masters of the Piano Roll Subcollection: The Great Female Pianists This indicates the date the piano roll was made, not the date of the recording. Recording: 1992
1, Roll date 1926 / 2, 9, 14, 16, 17, 19 Roll date 1921/ 3, Roll date 1919 / 4, 6, 15, Roll date 1920 / 5, Roll date 1923 / 7, Roll date 1926 / 8, 12, Roll date 1927 / 10, Roll date 1918 / 11, Roll date 1916 / 12, Roll date 1927 / 13, Roll date 1922 / 18, Roll date 1924 |
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ID: DSPRCD037 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: The Great Pianists These unique fascinating disis bring you originál performance from originál piano rolls in full digital sound. These are not acoustic or electric recordings re-mastered, but actual performance recorded for mechanical reproducing pianos (Ampico, Duo-Art and Welte Mignon) by the great composers and interpreters between 1904 and 1935. The recordings were made recently on a new concert-grand piano.
1, 7, 8, 9 - Paquita Madriguera Segovia, piano
2-6, 10, 13 - Enrique Granados, piano
11 - Guiomar Novaes, piano
14 - Manuel de Falla, piano
15 - Rudolf Ganz, piano |
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ID: DSPRCD051 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: Piano New digital recording
1 - 6 Shura Cherkassy, piano
7 - 14 Leopold Godowsky, piano |
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ID: E071 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: Violin |
15.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: FHR04 CDs: 2 Type: CD |
Collection: Chamber Music Subcollection: Piano Like many other artists, the great Russian pianist Shura Cherkassky fled from what became Soviet Russia and settled in the USA. A student of Josef Hoffman, Cherkassky is considered by many critics to be the last great Romantic pianist. This release from the brand-new First Hand Records label is published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Cherkassky's birth. Most of the tracks here are issued in stereo for the first time and many have never before appeared on CD. This set, which features over two hours of music, is a significant historical classical piano release and provides a major boost to the limited Cherkassky discography currently available.
A 2CD set of Shura Cherkassky's complete and unpublished stereo recordings made for the HMV record label over 50 years ago. Remastered from the original stereo tapes, First Hand Records released the recordings in May 2009, the majority of which have appear for the first time in any format.
Recorded in 1956 & 1958 at Abbey Road Studios, London and remastered there in 2009. The set spans over 400 years of keyboard repertoire, from Bach to Poulenc.
Recorded in Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London, 1956 & 1958, and Kingsway Hall, London, 1958 (Litolff Scherzo)
INTERNATIONAL PIANO MAGAZINE AWARD WINNER FOR BEST REISSUE/VINTAGE RELEASE OF 2009
Issue note:
Throughout his recording career, Cherkassky flirted with different record labels, never really settling with one company. His first recording for an EMI company was in 1929 (HMV) and the last, a recording of the Litolff Scherzo, in 1967 (New World Records). He was wary of the recording studio, feeling happier performing to an audience, which resulted in a comparatively limited discography. Cherkassky was probably at his peak in the mid to late 1950s, just as his career began to accelerate in the UK. These HMV recordings, made in 1956 and 1958, contain some of the earliest EMI stereo recordings, when the technology was still at an experimental stage (EMI introduced twin-track 7.5 ips stereosonic tapes in 1955, followed in 1958 by stereophonic LPs). Quite often, these stereo recordings suffered from technical problems, including equipment failure, which resulted in many recordings not even making it to tape. Some EMI recording sessions from this period were taped in both mono and stereo concurrently, including these Cherkassky recordings. Only the mono versions were intended for immediate release as the equipment for playing stereo LPs was not yet widely available. Indeed, the majority of the tracks on this CD release have only ever been published in their mono versions. The Chopin works, apart from Ballade No. 3, was released on stereosonic tape in 1957 and the Litolff Scherzo appeared in 1963 on a stereo LP entitled “An Evening at the Proms”.
The recordings on this CD issue were made at Abbey Road Studios, London (Litolff Scherzo was recorded in Kingsway Hall, London) and remastered there in 2009 using the original EMI stereo source tapes. These tapes had been left dormant in the EMI archive for over 50 years, alongside masses of other unpublished stereo recordings from this era, which still remain untouched.
The preservation of the piano’s natural acoustic sound was a vital part of the remastering process. With this in mind, we chose not to make an issue of removing the audible hiss that is present on the tapes, to avoid diminishing the acoustic depth and dynamic range of the piano.
Although remembered mainly for his performances of romantic repertoire, Cherkassky had wide-ranging and sometimes idiosyncratic tastes in programming. Alongside standard repertoire, he was also known to perform music by Boulez, Stockhausen, Ligeti and even performed boogie-woogie! This CD release illustrates this diversity of style in a mixture of musical bonbons, warhorses and encore works spanning three centuries. Cherkassky’s trademark lyricism, his exciting unpredictability and his dazzling virtuosity are in abundance throughout this significant historical issue. This is a significant addition to the Cherkassky discography. |
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ID: MKM156 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Great Performers Subcollection: Piano |
15.00 eur Temporarily out of stock |
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ID: SIGCD156 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Subcollection: Piano It is a sign of the brilliance of J.S. Bach that great pianists have chosen to recreate and reinterpret his works in so many ways. From Wilhelm Kempff’s subtle resetting of Wachet Auf to Ferruccio Busoni’s virtuosic grandeur in the Violin Partita Chaconne, these performances by star pianist Alessio Bax capture the reverence and resplendence of Bach’s music in thirteen great transcriptions.
Alessio Bax is universally praised for his lyrical playing and insightful interpretations. On April 23rd he was awarded the Avery Fischer Career Grant for 2009, presented once a year to talented instrumentalists who show great potential for solo careers, following in the footsteps of previous winners Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn and Gil Shaham. |
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