MUSIC & ARTS(音樂與藝術 2006 九月 新片精華)
*** CD-1001(5CD=4CD PRICE)) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Solo Keyboard Works with Lili Kraus, piano
CD No. 1 (65:47) Sonatas in C, K279; in F, K280; in B-flat, K281; in E-flat, K282; in G, K283 CD No. 2 (78:16) Sonatas in D, K284; in C, K309; in D, K311; in a, K310 CD No. 3 (78:48) Sonatas in C, K330; in A, K331; in F, K332; in B-flat, K333 CD No. 4 (71:36) Fantasy in c, K475; Sonatas in c, K457; in C, K545; in B-flat, K570; in D, K576 CD No. 5 (79:12) La belle Françoise, 12 Variations in E-flat, K353; Salve tu, Domine, 6 Variations in F, K398; Come un' agnello, 8 Variations in A, K460; Fantasy in c, K396; Fantasy in d, K397; Allegro einer Sonate in g, K312; Eine kleine Gigue in G, K574; Menuetto No. 6 in D, K355; Adagio in b, K540; Rondo in a, K511.
Recorded in 1954 for the Haydn Society; previously released on LPs HSL 121-127 in 1955 & on Music & Arts CD set 1001 in 1997. Digitally remastered from the original 38 cm/sec master tapes by Maggi Payne
***CD-4643(1) THE BUDAPEST QUARTET and guests Play CHAMBER WORKS BY MOZART AND SCHUMANN.
W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in E-flat, K493 (22:56) Clifford Curzon, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) ROBERT SCHUMANN: Quintet in E-flat for Piano & Strings, Op. 44 (27:19) Same performers as Mozart, with Jac Gorodetzky, second vn. (rec. Washington, D.C., 27 April 1951) W.A. MOZART: Quartet for Piano & Strings in g-minor, K478 (23:16) Claudio Arrau, piano with Joseph Roisman, vn., Boris Kroyt, va., Mischa Schneider, vcl. (rec. Washington, D.C., 20 or 21 May, 1943) AAD. Originally released on CD-643 in 1990; remastered in 2006 by Kit Higginson.
***CD-1188(2) ERICH KLEIBER CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN:
CD 1 (70:16) Missa Solemnis in D major , op.123. Stockholm, Konzerthuset, 10 March, 1948; (Live Recording) • Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus; Birgit Nilsson (soprano) Lisa Tunnel (contralto) Gösta Bäckelin (tenor) Sigurd Björling (bass). CD 2 (47:58) Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67. Cologne Radio, 4 April, 1955; (Live Recording). Kölner Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester. Restoration Engineer: Kit Higginson [AAD]
***CD-1190(1) STOKOWSKI and KUBELIK conduct: Experimental stereo recordings from 1952
JACOB AVSHALOMOV (b. 1919): The Taking of T’ung Kuan (7:53). TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64 (43:52) with Leopold Stokowski and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, recorded during the concert of November 20, 1952. SMETANA: “Tábor” from Má Vlast (13:20) with Rafael Kubelik and the Mercury Orchestra, recorded December 6, 1952 in Chicago. Original Recording Engineer: Bert Whyte. CD Producer and Audio Restoration Engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. [AAD].
***CD-1187(12CD=8CD PRICE)) CASALS FESTIVAL AT PRADES, Vol 2:
Live Concert Performances, 1953-62; Includes over 12 hours of previously unreleased material featuring Casals, Menuhin, Végh, Serkin, Horszowski,and Kempff, among others. Restoration engineer: Maggi Payne; Notes: Harris Goldsmith. [ADD] Total Time: 14 hrs 30 min.
CD 1 (1:10:27): BACH: Sonata 2 in A Minor; 7 July 1956. BACH: Partita 2 in D Minor; 9 July 1955. BACH: Sonata 3 in C Major; 8 July 1955 w/ Yehudi Menuhin, violin. CD 2 (1:08:36): BACH: Partita 3 in E Major; 8 July 1955. w/ Menuhin, violin. BACH: Suite 3 in C Major; 2 July 1955 w/ Pablo Casals, cello. BACH: Suite 5 in C Minor; 3 July 1956 w/ Casals, cello. CD 3 (1:16:26): BACH: Concerto (in the Italian Style) in F Major; 11 July 1956 w/ Rudolf Serkin, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 30 in E Major, Op 109; 20 June 1954 w/ Serkin, piano. SCHUMANN: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13; 12 July 1956 w/ Serkin, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 31 in Ab Major, Op 110; 15 July 1959 w/ Wilhelm Kempff, piano. CD 4 (1:16 37): BACH: Preludes and Fugues from The Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, nos. 14, 15, 24; 17 July 1956. MOZART: Fantasy; 1 August 1962. MOZART: Sonata in C Minor; 1 August 1962. BEETHOVEN: Sonata 32 in C Minor, Op 111; 9 June 1954 w/ Mieczislaw Horszowski, piano. CD 5 (1:14:17): SCHUMANN: Kreisleriana, Op. 16; 1 August 1962. BRAHMS: Fantasias, Op. 116; 11 July 1958 w/ Horszowski, piano. MOZART: Violin Sonata Nr. 32; 7 July 1956 w/ Menuhin, violin and Horszowski, piano. CASALS: The Birds; 18 July 1956 w/ Casals, cello and Horszowski, piano. CD 6 (1:17:51): SCHUBERT: 6 Lieder; 8 July 1959 w/ Victoria de los Angeles, soprano and Horszowski, piano. BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38, for cello and piano; 19 July 1958 w/ Casals, cello, with Horszowski, piano. BEETHOVEN: Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 (Kreutzer) for violin and piano; 15 July 1959 w/ Christian Ferras, violin and Kempff, piano. CD 7 (1:12:05): MOZART: Divertimento in Eb Major for violin, viola and cello; 16 June 1953 w/ Joseph Fuchs, violin; Lillian Fuchs, viola; Paul Tortelier, cello. MENDELSSOHN: Trio No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 66; 15 July 1959 w/ Ferras, violin, Kempff, piano and Casals, cello. CD 8 (1:07:15) MOZART: Quintet in G Minor; 11 July 1956(?) w/ the Végh Quartet (Végh – Zöldy – Janzer - Szabó) w/ Ernst Wallfisch, Viola II. BRAHMS: Quartet in C Minor, Op. 51; 20 July 1958 w/ Végh Quartet (see above). CD 9 (1:13:31): BACH: Cantata and Mass excerpts; 2 July 1955 w/ Bach Aria Group (Eleanor Steber, soprano; Carol Smith, alto; Jan Peerce, tenor; Norman Farrow, bass; Maurice Wilk, violin; Bernard Greenhouse, cello; Erich Itor Kahn, piano; Julius Baker, flute; Robert Bloom, oboe. CD 10 (1:19:14): BACH: Cantata in G Major: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten; 19 June 1953 w/ Maria Stader, soprano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major; 19 June 1953 w/ the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major; 24 June 1953 w/ the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. MOZART: "Ch'io mi scordi di te?" -- Recitativo con Rondo; 9 July 1959 w/ de Los Angeles, the Collegium Musicum of London and Casals, conductor. MOZART: Divertimento in D Major; 3 August 1962 w/ the Végh Chamber Orchestra. CD 11 (1:04:01): BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15; 24 June 1953 w/ Zorszowski, piano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in Bb Major, Op. 19; 9 July 1959 w/ Horszowski, piano, the Festival Orchestra and Casals, conductor. CD 12 (1:10:58): MOZART: Sinfonia concertante in Eb Major; 19 June 1953 w/ Fuchs, violin; Fuchs, viola and the Festival Orchestra, Casals, conductor. BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in Bb Major, Op. 60; 8 July 1959 w/ the Collegium Musicum of London, Casals, conductor.
***CD-1182(8CD=6CD price) PIERRE MONTEUX IN FRANCE:1952-58 CONCERT PERFORMANCES.
CD# 1 (77:43) Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka (1911 version) • Paris, 8 May 1958 & Paris, 9 June 1955 Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps • Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakoff: Le coq d’or • Paris, 8 May 1958 CD# 2 (68:06) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in d minor, Op.125 • Paris, 6 or 8 Nov. 1958, with Maria Stader, sop., Helene Bouvier, alto, Libero de Luca, ten., Josef Greindl, bass CD# 3 (74:39) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.2 in D, Op. 36 • Paris, 3 May 1956 W. A. Mozart: Piano Con. No. 24 in c, K. 491 • Robert Casadesus, piano; Montreux, 22 Sept. 1958 Serge Prokofiev: Sym No.1, Op.25 ‘Classical’ • Paris, 8 May 1958 CD# 4 (77:46) W. A. Mozart: Violin Con. No. 5 in A, K. 219, ‘Turkish’ • Annie Jodry, violin; Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 • Strasbourg, 17 June 1955 Paul Hindemith: Nobilissima Visione • Paris, 8 Nov. 1958 CD# 5 (75:15) Claude Debussy: 3 Images • Paris, 3 May 1956 Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade • G. Moysan, sop., Strasbourg, 13 June 1952 Claude Debussy: Jeux — Poème dansé • Paris, 9 June 1955 F. Couperin/D. Milhaud: La Sultane • Paris, 8 November 1958 CD# 6 (79:22) Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome • Paris, 3 May 1956 Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung • Paris, 3 May 1956 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in AMajor, Op. 92 • Strasbourg, 13 June 1952 CD# 7 (72:50) P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in e, Op.64 • Paris, 8 May 1958 Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), Op.36 • Paris, 24 Sept. 1958 CD# 8 (47:50) Richard Wagner: Flying Dutchman Overture • Paris, 9 June 1955 César Franck: Symphony in D Minor • Paris, 24 Sept. 1958 All above with the National Orchestra. Includes approx. 5 hours of previously unreleased material. This set is released with the kind cooperation of Nancie Monteux-Barendse and The Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and Orchestra Musicians
***CD-1175 (5CD=4CD PRICE) ARTUR SCHNABEL: THE COMPLETE SCHUBERT RECORDINGS, 1932 – 1950
CD 1 (65:10): Impromptus, Op. 90, D.899 (1950); Impromptus, Op. posth. 142, D.935(1950); Allegretto in C minor, D.915 (1939), March in E, D.606 (1939). CD 2 (62:19): Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D.780 (1937); Piano Sonata No. 18 in D, Op. 53, D.850 (1939). CD 3 (71:42): Piano Sonata No. 21 in A, D.959 (1937); Piano Sonata No. 22 in B flat, D.960 (1939). CD 4 (71:30): Piano Quintet in A, Op. posth. 114, D.667 (‘Trout’) (1935) (with Pro Arte Qt. Members, C. Hobday, double bass) Lieder (with Theresa Behr-Schnabel, contralto) (1932); Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D.733 (1937) (with Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano). CD 5 (74:29): Divertissement à la Hongroise in G minor, Op. 54, D.818 (1937); March in G minor, Op. 40, D.819 No. 2 (1937); March in B minor, Op. 40, D.819 No. 3 (1937); Andantino varié in B minor, Op. 84, D.823 (1937); Allegro in A minor (“Lebensstürme”), Op. posth. 144, D.947 (1937); Rondo in A, Op. 107, D.951 (1937)(with Karl Ulrich Schnabel, piano). Restoration engineer: Mark Obert-Thorn. Extensive notes by Harris Goldsmith. .
