Alexander Brailowsky - The Chopin Marathon Man (10CD)

CD 1

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E

MINOR, OP. 11

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1,

e-Moll, op. 11

1. I. Allegro maestoso. Risoluto 16‘38

2. II. Romance: Larghetto 9‘33

3. III. Rondo: Vivace 9‘35

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN F MINOR,

OP. 21

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2,

f-Moll, op. 21

4. I. Maestoso 12‘05

5. II. Larghetto 8‘57

6. III. Allegro vivace 8‘28

Alexander Brailowsky piano

RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

conductor / Dirigent William Steinberg

(1-3)

Boston Symphony Orchestra

conductor / Dirigent Charles Munch (4-6)

recorded / aufgenommen 1949 (1-3)

1954 (4-6)

Total Time 65'23

CD 2

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

1. WALTZ IN E-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 18,

„Grande Valse brillante“ 4‘40

Walzer Es-Dur, op. 18

3 WALTZES, OP. 34

2. No. 1 in A-flat major / As-Dur – Vivace

5‘09

3. No. 2 in A minor / a-Moll – Lento 6‘09

4. No. 3 in F major / F-Dur – Vivace 2‘23

5. WALTZ IN A-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 42

3‘47

Walzer As-Dur, op. 42

3 WALTZES. OP. 64

6. No. 1 in D-flat major / Des-Dur – Molto

vivace, „Minute“ 1‘51

7. No. 2 in C-sharp minor / cis-Moll –

Tempo giusto 3‘29

8. No. 3 in A-flat major / As-Dur –

Moderato 3‘04

2 WALTZES, OP. POSTH. 69

9. No. 1 in A-flat major / As-Dur – Lento

4‘59

10. No. 2 in B minor / h-Moll – Moderato

3‘42

3 WALTZES, OP. POSTH. 70

11. No. 1 in G-flat major / Ges-Dur –

Molto vivace 2‘10

12. No. 2 in F minor / f-Moll – Tempo

giusto 2‘54

13. No. 3 in D-flat major / Des-Dur –

Moderato 3‘18

14. WALTZ IN E MINOR / e-Moll KK IV

a/15 2‘25

Alexander Brailowsky piano recorded /

aufgenommen 1950

Total Time 50'25

CD 3

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

24 PRÉLUDES, OP. 28

1. No. 1 in C major / 0‘36

C-Dur - Agitato

2. No. 2 in A minor / 1‘36

a-Moll - Lento

3. No. 3 in G major / 0‘56

G-Dur - Vivace

4. No. 4 in E minor / 1‘57

e-Moll - Largo

5. No. 5 in D major / 0‘35

D-Dur - Allegro molto

6. No. 6 in B minor / 1‘51

h-Moll - Lento assai

7. No. 7 in A major / 0‘41

A-Dur - Andantino

8. No. 8 in F-sharp minor / 1‘55

fis-Moll - Molto agitato

9. No. 9 in E major / 1‘27

E-Dur - Largo

10. No. 10 in C-sharp minor / 0‘29

cis-Moll - Allegro molto

11. No. 11 in B major / 0‘33

H-Dur - Vivace

12. No. 12 in G-sharp minor / 1‘18

gis-Moll - Prèsto

13. No. 13 in F-sharp major / 2‘46

Fis-Dur - Lento

14. No. 14 in E-flat minor / 0‘29

es-Moll - Allegro

15. No. 15 in D-flat major / 4‘45

Des-Dur - Sostenuto

16. No. 16 in B-flat minor / 1‘13

b-Moll - Prèsto con fuoco

17. No. 17 in A-flat major / 3‘20

As-Dur - Allegretto

18. No. 18 in f minor / 0‘51

f-Moll - Allegro molto

19. No. 19 in E-flat major / 1‘09

Es-Dur - Vivace

20. No. 20 in C minor / 1‘28

c-Moll - Largo

21. No. 21 in B-flat major / 1‘36

B-Dur - Cantabile

22. No. 22 in G minor / 0‘48

g-Moll - Molto agitato

23. No. 23 in F major / 0‘51

F-Dur - Moderato

24. No. 24 in D minor / 2‘33

d-Moll - Allegro appassionato

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1951

Total Time 35'45

CD 4

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

12 ÉTUDES, OP. 10

1. No. 1 in C major / 2‘04

C-Dur - Allegro

2. No. 10 in A-flat major / 2‘11

As-Dur - Vivace assai

3. No. 2 in A minor / 1‘24

a-Moll - Allegro

4. No. 7 in C major / 1‘33

C-Dur - Vivace

5. No. 3 in E major / 4‘06

E-Dur - Lento ma non troppo

6. No. 4 in C-sharp minor / 2‘09

cis-Moll - Presto

7. No. 9 in F minor / 2‘09

f-Moll - Allegro molto agitato

8. No. 5 in G-flat major / 1‘37

Ges-Dur, „Black Keys“ - Vivace

9. No. 6 in E-flat minor / 3‘00

es-Moll - Andante

10. No. 8 in F major / 2‘18

F-Dur - Allegro

11. No. 11 in E-flat major / 2‘14

Es-Dur - Allegretto

12. No. 12 in C minor / 2‘36

c-Moll, „Revolutionary“

- Allegro con fuoco

■ 12 ÉTUDES, OP. 25

13. No. 1 in A-flat major / 1‘58

As-Dur - Allegro sostenuto

14. No. 12 in C minor / 2‘22

c-Moll - Molto allegro,

con fuoco

15. No. 2 in F minor / 1‘21

f-Moll - Presto

16. No. 3 in F major / 1‘54

F-Dur - Allegro

17. No. 4 in A minor / 1‘47

a-Moll - Agitato

18. No. 8 in D-flat major / 1‘12

Des-Dur, „Sixths“ - Vivace

19. No. 5 in E minor / 2‘46

e-Moll - Vivace

20. No. 6 in G-sharp minor / 2‘03

gis-Moll, „Thirds“ - Allegro

21. No. 9 in G-flat major / 1‘01

Ges-Dur, „Butterfly“

- Allegro assai

22. No. 7 in C-sharp minor / 5‘01

cis-Moll - Lento

23. No. 10 in B minor / 3‘31

h-Moll, „Octaves“

- Allegro con fuoco

24. No. 11 in A minor / 3‘42

a-Moll, „Winter Wind“

- Lento. Allegro con brio

3 NOUVELLES ÉTUDES, KK IIb/3

25. No. 1 in F minor / 1‘47

f-Moll - Andantino

26. No. 2 in A-flat major / 1‘41

As-Dur - Allegretto

27. No. 3 in D-flat major / 1‘37

Des-Dur - Allegretto

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1946/47

Total Time 61'19

CD 5

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

3 NOCTURNES, OP. 9

1. No. 1 in B-flat minor / b-Moll -

Larghetto 5‘37

2. No. 2 in E-flat major / Es-Dur -

Andante 4‘36

3. No. 3 in B major / H-Dur - Allegretto

7‘03

3 NOCTURNES, OP. 15

4. No. 1 in F major / F-Dur - Andante

cantabile 4‘32

5. No. 2 in F-sharp major / Fis-Dur -

Larghetto 3‘43

6. No. 3 in G minor / g-Moll - Lento 4‘18

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 27

7. No. 1 in C-sharp minor / cis-Moll -

Larghetto 5‘20

8. No. 2 in D-flat major / Des-Dur - Lento

sostenuto 5‘22

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 32

9. No. 1 in B major / H-Dur - Andante

sostenuto 5‘11

10. No. 2 in A-flat major / As-Dur - Lento

5‘17

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1956/57

Total Time 51'26

CD 6

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 37

1. No 1 in G minor / g-Moll - Andante

sostenuto 6‘16

2. No. 2 in G major / G-Dur - Andantino

6‘10

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 48

3. No. 1 in C minor / c-Moll - Lento 6‘29

4. No. 2 in F-sharp minor / fis-Moll -

Andantino 6‘38

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 55

5. No. 1 in F minor / f-Moll - Andante

4‘51

6. No. 2 in E-flat major / Es-Dur - Lento

sostenuto 4‘16

2 NOCTURNES, OP. 62

7. No. 1 in B major / H-Dur - Andante

6‘48

8. No. 2 in E major / E-Dur - Lento 5‘39

9. NOCTURNE IN E MINOR / e-Moll,

OP. POSTH. 72/1 3‘53

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1956/57

Total Time 51'02

CD 7

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

PIANO SONATA NO. 2 IN B-FLAT

MINOR, OP. 35

Klaviersonate Nr. 2, b-Moll, op. 35

1. I. Grave – Doppio movimento 5‘04

2. II. Scherzo – Più lento – Tempo I 5‘19

3. III. Marche funèbre: Lento 7‘00

4. IV. Finale: Presto 1‘31

PIANO SONATA NO. 3 IN B MINOR,

OP. 58

Klaviersonate Nr. 3, h-Moll, op. 58

5. I. Allegro maestoso 8‘34

6. II. Scherzo: Molto vivace 2‘16

7. III. Largo 7‘27

8. IV. Finale: Presto non tanto 4‘37

BONUS

PIANO SONATA NO. 3 IN B MINOR,

OP. 58

Klaviersonate Nr. 3, h-Moll, op. 58

9. I. Allegro maestoso 9‘03

10. II. Scherzo: Molto vivace 2‘14

11. III. Largo 7‘54

12. IV. Finale: Presto non tanto 4‘37

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1954 (1-8)

1938 (9-12)

Total Time 65'53

CD 8

■ Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)

1. BERCEUSE IN D-FLAT MAJOR /

Des-Dur, op. 57 4‘28

3 ÉCOSSAISES, op. posth. 72/3

2. No. 1 in D major / D-Dur - Vivace 1‘21

3. No. 2 in G major / G-Dur 0‘34

4. No. 3 in D-flat major / Des-Dur 1‘04

5. IMPROMPTU NO. 1 IN A-FLAT

MAJOR / As-Dur, op. 29 4‘36

Allegro assai quasi presto

6. IMPROMPTU IN C-SHARP MINOR /

cis-Moll, op. posth. 66 5‘03

„Fantasie Impromptu“

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1958 (1-4)

1941 (5) 1946 (6)

BONUS

3 WALTZES, OP. 64

7. No. 1 in D-flat-major / Des-Dur,

„Minute“ - Molto vivace 1‘49

8. No. 2 in C-sharp minor/ cis-Moll -

Tempo giusto 3‘32

9. No. 3 in A-flat major / As-Dur -

Moderato 2‘59

10. NOCTURNE IN F-SHARP MAJOR /

Fis-Dur, op. 15/2 - Larghetto 3‘32

11. NOCTURNE IN E-FLAT MAJOR /

Es-Dur, op. 9/2 - Andante 4‘29

12. NOCTURNE IN D-FLAT MAJOR /

Des-Dur, op. 27/2 5‘13

- Lento sostenuto

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1941 (7-9)

1945 (10) 1946 (11) 1949 (12)

Total Time 39‘03

CD 9

■ Sergej Rachmaninov (1873 – 1943)

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN C MINOR,

OP. 18

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester, c-Moll,

op. 18

1. I. Moderato – Allegro 9‘54

2. II. Adagio sostenuto 10‘49

3. III. Allegro scherzando 11‘06

Alexander Brailowsky piano San

Francisco Symphony Orchestra

conductor / Dirigent Enrique Jorda

recorded / aufgenommen 1958

■ Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN E FLAT

MAJOR, S 124

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1,

Es-Dur, S 124

4. I. Allegro maestoso 5‘57

5. II. Quasi adagio – Allegretto 4‘45

6. III. Allegretto marziale e animato –

Presto 8‘37

Alexander Brailowsky piano Berliner

Philharmoniker

conductor / Dirigent Julius Prüwer

recorded / aufgenommen 1928

7. VALSE IMPROMPTU, S 213 4‘44

8. ÉTUDE DE CONCERT NO. 2, S 145,

„Gnomenreigen“ 3‘02

Alexander Brailowsky piano

recorded / aufgenommen 1931

Total Time 59'05

CD 10

■ Franz Liszt (1811 – 1886)

1. MEPHISTO WALTZ NO. 1 /

Mephisto-Walzer 10‘47

2. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO. 2 /

Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 2 9‘27

3. HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY NO. 7 /

Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. 7 5‘03

4. LA CAMPANELLA (No. 3, Grandes études

de Paganini) 4‘44

5. LIEBESTRAUM NO. 3 4‘19

■ Richard Wagner (1813 – 1883) / Franz Liszt

(1811 – 1886)

DER FLIEGENDE HOLLÄNDER / The Flying

Dutchman

6. Chor der Spinnerinnen / Spinning chorus

5‘56

TANNHÄUSER

7. Ouvertüre / Overture 14‘01

Alexander Brailowsky piano recorded /

aufgenommen 1953 (1) 1946 (2)

1956 (3) 1941 (4) 1942 (5) 1928 (6) 1931 (7)

■ Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 – 1921)

PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN C MINOR, OP.

44

Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 4, c-Moll,

op. 44

8. I. Allegro moderato 4‘07

9. II. Andante 7‘42

10. III. Allegro vivace 6‘19

11. IV. Allegro 6‘19

Alexander Brailowsky piano Boston Symphony

Orchestra

conductor / Dirigent Charles Munch recorded /

aufgenommen 1954

Total Time 79‘20