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John Ogdon Plays Rachmaninov [Box set]

~ Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), John Ogdon (Piano)
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  • Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
  • Audio CD (5 Aug 2002)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: EMI Classics
  • ASIN: B000069KBP
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in F sharp minor (Largo) Op. 23 No. 1 3:11£0.69
Listen  2. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in B flat (Maestoso) Op. 23 No. 2 3:40£0.69
Listen  3. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in D minor (Tempo di menuetto) Op. 23 No. 3 3:37£0.69
Listen  4. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in D (Andante cantabile) Op. 23 No. 4 4:19£0.69
Listen  5. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in G minor (Alla marcia) Op. 23 No. 5 3:36£0.69
Listen  6. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in E flat (Andante) Op. 23 No. 6 2:41£0.69
Listen  7. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in C minor (Allegro) Op. 23 No. 7 2:25£0.69
Listen  8. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in A flat (Allegro vivace) Op. 23 No. 8 3:10£0.69
Listen  9. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in E flat minor (Presto) Op. 23 No. 9 2:01£0.69
Listen10. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in G flat (Largo) Op. 23 No. 10 4:26£0.69
Listen11. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in C (Allegro) Op. 32 No. 1 1:26£0.69
Listen12. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in B flat minor (Allegretto) Op. 32 No. 2 3:04£0.69
Listen13. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in E (Allegro vivace) Op. 32 No. 3 2:31£0.69
Listen14. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in E minor (Allegro con brio) Op. 32 No. 4 5:00£0.69
Listen15. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in G (Moderato) Op. 32 No. 5 2:56£0.69
Listen16. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in F minor (Allegro appassionato) Op. 32 No. 6 1:20£0.69
Listen17. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in F (Moderato) Op. 32 No. 7 2:13£0.69
Listen18. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in A minor (Vivo) Op. 32 No. 8 1:36£0.69
Listen19. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in A (Allegro moderato) Op. 32 No. 9 2:21£0.69
Listen20. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in B minor (Lento) Op. 32 No. 10 6:34£0.69
Listen21. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in B (Allegretto) Op. 32 No. 11 1:56£0.69
Listen22. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in G sharp minor (Allegro) Op. 32 No. 12 2:02£0.69
Listen23. Preludes Opp. 23 & 32: Prelude in D flat (Grave) Op. 32 No. 13 4:26£0.69


Disc 2:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28: I. Allegro moderato11:47£1.89
Listen  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28: II. Lento 9:32£1.89
Listen  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor Op. 28: III. Allegro molto14:52£2.89
Listen  4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931): Allegro agitato 8:15£1.89
Listen  5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931): Non allegro - Lento - L'istesso tempo - 6:36£0.69
Listen  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 36 (revised version, 1931): Allegro molto - Presto 5:09£0.69
Listen  7. Three Nocturnes (1887-8): No. 1 in F sharp minor (Andante cantabile - Allegro - Allegro vivace - Andante cantabile) 4:05£0.69
Listen  8. Three Nocturnes (1887-8): No. 2 in F (Andante maestoso - Allegro assai) 2:29£0.69
Listen  9. Three Nocturnes (1887-8): No. 3 in C minor (Andante - Allegro moderato - Moderato - Cadenza - Andante) 3:35£0.69


Disc 3:

Samples
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 1 in F minor (Allegro non troppo) 2:28£0.69
Listen  2. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 2 in C (Allegro) 2:09£0.69
Listen  3. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 3 in C minor (Grave) 4:07£0.69
Listen  4. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 5 in D minor (Moderato) 3:06£0.69
Listen  5. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 6 in E flat minor (Non allegro - Presto) 1:36£0.69
Listen  6. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 7 in E flat (Allegro con fuoco) 1:59£0.69
Listen  7. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 8 in G minor (Moderato) 3:03£0.69
Listen  8. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 33: No. 9 in C sharp minor (Grave) 2:49£0.69
Listen  9. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 1 in C minor (Allegro agitato) 3:24£0.69
Listen10. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 2 in A minor (Lento assai) 6:21£0.69
Listen11. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 3 in F sharp minor (Allegro molto) 3:01£0.69
Listen12. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 4 in B minor (Allegro assai) 3:47£0.69
Listen13. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 5 in E flat minor (Appassionato) 4:59£0.69
Listen14. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 6 in A minor (Allegro) 2:32£0.69
Listen15. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 7 in C minor (Lento: lugubre) 7:19£1.89
Listen16. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 8 in D minor (Allegro moderato) 3:50£0.69
Listen17. Etudes-Tableaux Op. 39: No. 9 in D (Allegro moderato: tempo di marcia) 3:34£0.69
Listen18. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: Theme (Andante)0:51£0.69
Listen19. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: I. Poco più mosso0:38£0.69
Listen20. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: II. L'istesso tempo0:41£0.69
Listen21. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: III. Tempo di menuetto0:47£0.69
Listen22. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: IV. Andante0:36£0.69
Listen23. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: V. Allegro (ma non tanto)0:24£0.69
Listen24. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: VI. L'istesso tempo0:20£0.69
Listen25. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: VII. Vivace0:25£0.69
Listen26. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli Op. 42: VIII. Adagio Misterioso0:42£0.69
Listen27. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: IX. Un poco più mosso0:39£0.69
Listen28. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: X. Allegro scherzando0:30£0.69
Listen29. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XI. Allegro vivace0:21£0.69
Listen30. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XII. L'istesso tempo0:30£0.69
Listen31. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli Op. 42: XIII. Agitato0:28£0.69
Listen32. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: Intermezzo (A tempo rubato) 1:08£0.69
Listen33. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XIV. Andante (come prima)0:55£0.69
Listen34. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XV. L'istesso tempo 1:29£0.69
Listen35. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XVI. Allegro vivace0:31£0.69
Listen36. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli Op. 42: XVII. Meno Mosso 1:21£0.69
Listen37. Variations On A Theme Of Corelli Op. 42: XVIII. Allegro Con Brio0:29£0.69
Listen38. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XIX. Più mosso: agitato0:29£0.69
Listen39. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: XX. Più mosso 1:00£0.69
Listen40. Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op. 42: Coda (Andante) 1:39£0.69

On this CD:
  1. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  2. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  3. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  4. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  5. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  6. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  7. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  8. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  9. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  10. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  11. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  12. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  13. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  14. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  15. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  16. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  17. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  18. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  19. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  20. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  21. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  22. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  23. (24) Preludes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  24. Sonata for Piano No. 1 in D minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  25. Sonata for Piano No. 2 in B flat minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  26. (3) Nocturnes
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  27. (9) Etudes-tableaux
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  28. Etudes-tableaux
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

  29. Variations on a theme of Corelli
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with John Ogdon

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Not Ogdon as we knew him or want to remember him, 25 Jun 2004
By Neil Ford "Neil" (London) - See all my reviews
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This set only fuels the speculation that Ogdon's post illness pianism was totally broken. There are some moments of magic here and there, especially in the less demanding preludes. But wait a minute though ? John Ogdon, visionary virtuoso, capable of the surmounting the massive demands of Sorabji's scores here stumbling and shamboling his way through works he'd played since at schooldays!

If you want to hear Ogdon at his best try the BBC Legends Liszt concerto disc or the Testament CD of the Rachmaninov's Etudes Tableaux.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Update ...., 5 Nov 2005
By Neil Ford "Neil" (London) - See all my reviews
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These Rachmaninov recordings lay in the vaults at EMI for a long time before anyone dared to release them. In his last years Ogdon's playing was very variable: one day he was in control; another day shambolic. The fact that he could still play superbly is supported by several pirate recordings from concerts, memories of him in concert and an astoundingly good disc of Bach-Busoni transcriptions recently released on Altarus.

Unfortunately these Rachmaninov recordings find him mostly on poor form. He was not in command of his fingers most of the time. Intellectually and musically you feel the power in these readings but it's virtually impossible to garner any enjoyment from them as you listen waiting for the next technical collapse. There are some moments of real poetry (op 32/5 in particular) and commanding playing on a grand scale but no consistency whatsoever.

Preludes and the Corelli variations fair better than the rest. At least the playing is technically secure and bereft of the stabbing interruptions to the melodic line, hesitation and confusion. The Etude Tableaux are dreadful, and painful to listen to. They are a complete shambles, missing bars, whole passages disintegrate, lumpen phrasing. It's terrible to hear this broken pianism from such a great artist. There is simply no comparison with his breathtaking recording from the early seventies now on Testament.

The Sonatas are not great. There are moments in the second sonata where the old insight shines through but it seems underplayed, there's no confidence, no risk taking, its all a bit bland except in the slow movement where he's wonderful with the 'Bells' passage. The octaves on the closing page of the sonata are a complete disaster. What might have been an interesting curio reading is completely ruined. Compared to the superbly polished readings he taped for RCA in 1968, this performance is terrible.

If only he had a producer who insisted on fixing all the mistakes and axing the broken days' playing. The fact that these discs were issued at all is virtually incomprehensible. Perhaps a compilation onto one CD of the best takes would have sufficed. Issuing the three discs besmirches the reputation of this great artist. The Corelli and the Preludes would have been plenty, but not the rest. It's so painful to here him is such disarray, Ogdon so obviously losing a battle of mind over fingers.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Last Musical Testament of a Giant of the Keyboard, 21 Jun 2005
By Geoffrey Bellamy "Sambo-Geoff" (Yorkshire, England) - See all my reviews
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These disks, recorded just before John Ogdon died suddenly, show a late 1980s side of his musical personality. If you cannot get hold of the concerto recording on Collins, and probably you can't as the company went kaput, thiese recording will be as late-Ogdon as you'll hear.
Some of the unbelievable technical facility of the 1960s and 70s has waned, but there is still much there in these recordings. Were you to hear these performances live you would be well satisfied on a technical level. The innate musical perception is still much in evidence, there is playing of great power and gentleness, and a great structural grasp of the music. Ogdon is, as always, a servant of the composer. Some of the playing is a mite abrupt, but it does reflect what the man was going through in the days following his mental health problems - but the music IS being played by this man and listeners who understand this gain in their appreciation of what is actually going on. I do not agree with the previous reviewer that these are a shameful exploitation of Ogdon's memory, they are recordings - very well sounding ones - of a man turned in on himself playing music by a man who also had an unfathomable inner life and was known for his perversity and miserable demeanour. Not for nothing was Rachmaninov known as "The Scowl"!
If you enjoy the musical struggles and triumphs of a late Callas recording, or Jon Vickers after about 1980 - both great musicians - you will enjoy these last musical thoughts of a wonderful musician. This is dangerous music-making, and we hear too little of that in our sanitised modern world. What do we think Beethoven sounded like when playing his piano? Would we like to hear him? Of course we would, so give this a try on those terms. If everything must be spick and span for you, choose Ashkenazy, who is a fabulous musician without the internal issues John Ogdon had. If you like a battle, a titanic inner struggle wrought out on the piano - buy these disks safely.
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