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Special offer. Wilhelm Backhaus: The Virtuoso (1908-1940)

Wilhelm Backhaus (piano, piano-roll)

Berlin Municipal Orchestra, Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra, Fritz Zaun

Wilhelm Backhaus: The Virtuoso (1908-1940)
revelatory: instead of the stern Beethovenian we are used to, the young pianist who emerges courtesy of piano-roll recordings from the 1920s is full of fire and flamboyance.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20135 out of 5 stars

Special offer. Wilhelm Backhaus: The Virtuoso (1908-1940)

Wilhelm Backhaus (piano, piano-roll)

Berlin Municipal Orchestra, Berlin Stadtischen Opera Orchestra, Fritz Zaun

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revelatory: instead of the stern Beethovenian we are used to, the young pianist who emerges courtesy of piano-roll recordings from the 1920s is full of fire and flamboyance.

BBC Music Magazine, February 20135 out of 5 stars

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This CD showcases Backhaus’s great virtuosity.

Contents and tracklist

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, K537 'Coronation'
Work length30:34
I. Allegro
Track length13:44
II. Larghetto
Track length6:28
III. Allegretto
Track length10:22
Excerpt,Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527
Work length2:26
Don Giovanni, K. 527: Serenade (arr. W. Backhaus)
Track length2:26
Strauss, R: 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149 (arr. W. Bachhaus)
Work length2:31
6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen (arr. W. Bachhaus)
Track length2:31
Excerpt,Pick-Mangiagalli: Lunaires (2), Op. 33
Work length3:05
2 Lunaires, Op. 33: No. 2. La danza di Olaf
Track length3:05
Excerpt,Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Work length7:54
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (arr. W. Backhaus)
Track length7:54
Kreisler: Liebesleid
Work length4:06
Delibes: La source, ou Naila: Waltz (arr. E. Dohnanyi)
Work length6:34
Excerpt,Liszt: Three Concert Studies, S144 / R5: Un lamento; La leggierezza; Un sospiro
Work length3:55
3 Etudes de concert, S144 / R5: No. 2 in F minor, "La Leggierezza"
Track length3:55
Liszt: A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March & Dance of the Fairies (after Mendelssohn), S410
Work length7:25
Brahms: Variations on a theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35
Work length8:00
28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35: Book 1: Variations 1, 3, 7, 12-13 - Book 2: Variations 3-8, 10-11, 14
Track length8:00
Excerpt,Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3
Work length3:36
Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2. Prelude in C sharp minor
Track length3:36
Liszt: Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major)
Work length3:45
Excerpt,Weber: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24
Work length3:36
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24, J. 138: IV. Rondo: Presto, "Molto perpetuo"
Track length3:36
Chopin: Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'
Work length3:57
Excerpt,Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244 Nos. 1-19
Work length7:51
19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S244 / R106: No. 2 in C sharp minor
Track length7:51
La source, ou Naila: Waltz (arr. E. Dohnanyi)
Work length4:08
  • Recorded: 1925
  • Recording Venue: Hayes, Studio A
Excerpt,Schubert: Marches Militaires (3), D733
Work length4:29
3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D major (arr. W. Backhaus)
Track length4:29
Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
Work length3:51
Moszkowski: Caprice espagnole, Op. 37
Work length4:18
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13 (arr. E. Hutcheson)
Work length4:25
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13, Act II: Scherzo (arr. E. Hutcheson)
Track length4:25
Albéniz: Iberia, book 2
Work length4:19
Iberia, Book 2: III. Triana
Track length4:19
Excerpt,Liszt: Two Concert Studies, S145 / R6: Gnomenreigen; Waldesrauschen
Work length3:23
2 Concert Etudes, S145 / R6: No. 1. Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)
Track length3:23
Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
Work length1:50
Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 21, No. 1
Work length9:05
11 Variations on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 21, No. 1: Theme
Track length9:05
28 Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Work length16:12

Awards and reviews

February 2013

revelatory: instead of the stern Beethovenian we are used to, the young pianist who emerges courtesy of piano-roll recordings from the 1920s is full of fire and flamboyance.
5 out of 5 stars
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