Julius Katchen - Milestones Of A Piano Legend (10CD)

CD 1: Diabelli Variations

1. Beethoven – 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120

• Recording Details: Recorded in 1953.

CD 2: Beethoven Sonatas

1. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"

2. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

• Recording Details: Recorded in 1956

CD 3: Beethoven & Mendelssohn

1. Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

2. Mendelssohn – Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op. 35 No. 2

3. Mendelssohn (arr. Liszt) – On Wings of Song (Auf Flügeln des Gesanges)

4. Mendelssohn – Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2

5. Mendelssohn – Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14

• Personnel: Piero Gamba (Conductor, Track 1), London Symphony Orchestra (Track 1).

• Recording Details: Concerto recorded in 1959. Mendelssohn solo works recorded in 1953.

CD 4: Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

1. Brahms – Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

• Personnel: Pierre Monteux (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra.

• Recording Details: Recorded in 1960.

CD 5: Brahms Sonatas

1. Brahms – Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

2. Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100

3. Brahms – Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108

• Personnel: Ruggiero Ricci (Violin, Tracks 2 & 3).

• Recording Details: Piano Sonata recorded in 1950. Violin Sonatas recorded in 1961.

CD 6: Schubert & Schumann

1. Schubert – Wanderer Fantasy in C major, D. 760

2. Schumann – Carnaval, Op. 9

• Recording Details: Recorded in 1960.

CD 7: Prokofiev & Bartók

1. Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26

2. Bartók – Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119

• Personnel: Ernest Ansermet (Conductor), L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

• Recording Details: Recorded in 1954.

CD 8: Liszt & Tchaikovsky (Bonus)

1. Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124

2. Liszt – Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125

3. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (Bonus)

• Personnel: Ataúlfo Argenta (Conductor, Tracks 1 & 2), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Tracks 1 & 2); Piero Gamba (Conductor, Track 3), London Symphony Orchestra (Track 3).

• Recording Details: Liszt concertos recorded in 1959. Tchaikovsky concerto recorded in 1955.

CD 9: Rachmaninoff, Balakirev & Britten (Bonus)

1. Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

2. Balakirev – Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)

3. Britten – Diversions for Piano (Left Hand) and Orchestra, Op. 21 (Bonus)

• Personnel: Georg Solti (Conductor, Track 1), London Symphony Orchestra (Track 1); Benjamin Britten (Conductor, Track 3), London Symphony Orchestra (Track 3).

• Recording Details: Rachmaninoff and Balakirev recorded in 1959. Britten recorded in 1954.

CD 10: Rhapsodies & Chopin Recital

1. Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

2. Dohnányi – Variations on a Nursery Song, Op. 25

3. Chopin – Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 (Bonus Recital)

4. Chopin – Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 (Bonus Recital)

5. Chopin – Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 (Bonus Recital)

• Personnel: Adrian Boult (Conductor, Tracks 1 & 2), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Tracks 1 & 2).

• Recording Details: Rachmaninoff and Dohnányi recorded in 1954. Chopin works recorded between 1949 and 1952.