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Track Listings
On this CD:
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Rondo in B flat
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Conducted by Wilfried Boettcher
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Quintet for Piano and Wind in E flat
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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Piano Sonata No. 17, "Tempest" in D minor
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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Piano Sonata No. 26, "Les adieux" in E flat
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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Piano Sonata No. 30 in E
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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(26) Bagatelles
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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(15) Variations and a Fugue on an original theme in E flat, 'Eroica'
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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(7) Variations in F on 'Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen' from Winter's Das unterbrochen
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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Fantasia in G minor/B flat
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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(2) Rondos
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
with Alfred Brendel
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(16) Slavonic Dances
Composed by Antonín Dvorák
with Alfred Brendel, Walter Klien
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Concerto for Keyboard and Orchestra in D
Composed by Joseph Haydn
Performed by Vienna Chamber Orchestra
with Alfred Brendel
Conducted by Paul Angerer
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Années de pèlerinage_Deuxième année: Italie
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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(6) Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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(19) Hungarian Rhapsodies
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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Oberon (Weber)_Overture
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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(Il) Trovatore (Verdi)_Miserere
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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Tristan und Isolde (Wagner)_Liebestod
Composed by Franz Liszt
with Alfred Brendel
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 27 in B flat
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra
with Alfred Brendel
Conducted by Paul Angerer
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Rondo for Keyboard and Orchestra in D
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra
with Alfred Brendel
Conducted by Paul Angerer
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in G minor
Composed by Sergey Prokofiev
Performed by Vienna State Opera Orchestra
with Alfred Brendel
Conducted by Jonathan Sternberg
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Composed by Arnold Schoenberg
with Alfred Brendel
Conducted by Michael Gielen
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Fantasy, 'Wandererfantasie' in C
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Alfred Brendel
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Drei Klavierstücke
Composed by Franz Schubert
with Alfred Brendel
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Petrushka
Composed by Igor Stravinsky
with Alfred Brendel
Product Description
BBC Music Magazine
Here is an exceptional 70th birthday tribute to Alfred Brendel: a 'portrait of the artist as a young man', pre-Philips contract, with some performances - Prokofiev's Fifth Piano Concerto and the Stravinsky Petrushka Suite - dating back as far as 1955. Most of the recordings are closely miked, which gives them an aura of intimacy; and most have transferred very well. The first three discs, from 1961-4, present Brendel in his heartland of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. He was as Brendelesque then as now, performing with care, inwardness, tension and a very personal wit - his assurance and feeling in the Beethoven Op. 119 Bagatelles are stunning and the Haydn D major Concerto is a delight. Disc 4 begins with Schubert - the Wanderer Fantasy in a wonderfully shaped rendition, its slow section exploring emotional and philosophical depths worthy of Winterreise. But the Dvorák Slavonic Dances, in duet with Walter Klien, don't really work. The duo doesn't sound comfortable on the dance floor; there's little by way of lilt, bounce and swing, and fast numbers sound anxious rather than exhilarating. There are several staggering performances on the fifth disc, devoted to Liszt, from a youthful Brendel who could combine intellect and philosophy with power and virtuoso technique the equal of any - when he wanted to. And in the Weber Oberon transcription, he evidently did want to, revelling gloriously in the work's grand gestures and high Romanticism. Funerailles, too, is unforgettable: Brendel plays the opening as a vast, precipitous build-up, devastating in its emotional impact. The earliest performances are on the last CD. The Prokofiev Fifth Concerto - Brendel's very first recording - is a filigree fairy tale devoid of bombast, though it has survived its transfer less well than other pieces; and he makes the Schoenberg Concerto sound lyrical. But he seems less happy in the Petrushka Suite, which really does need extrovert, narrative, impressionistic and unashamedly virtuoso playing - and notably not the kind of piece Brendel performs much these days. Then again, there's no reason why even this pianist should be equally outstanding in every area of repertoire. All in all, the set is a must for Brendel fans and collectors alike.
Here is an exceptional 70th birthday tribute to Alfred Brendel: a 'portrait of the artist as a young man', pre-Philips contract, with some performances - Prokofiev's Fifth Piano Concerto and the Stravinsky Petrushka Suite - dating back as far as 1955. Most of the recordings are closely miked, which gives them an aura of intimacy; and most have transferred very well. The first three discs, from 1961-4, present Brendel in his heartland of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. He was as Brendelesque then as now, performing with care, inwardness, tension and a very personal wit - his assurance and feeling in the Beethoven Op. 119 Bagatelles are stunning and the Haydn D major Concerto is a delight. Disc 4 begins with Schubert - the Wanderer Fantasy in a wonderfully shaped rendition, its slow section exploring emotional and philosophical depths worthy of Winterreise. But the Dvorák Slavonic Dances, in duet with Walter Klien, don't really work. The duo doesn't sound comfortable on the dance floor; there's little by way of lilt, bounce and swing, and fast numbers sound anxious rather than exhilarating. There are several staggering performances on the fifth disc, devoted to Liszt, from a youthful Brendel who could combine intellect and philosophy with power and virtuoso technique the equal of any - when he wanted to. And in the Weber Oberon transcription, he evidently did want to, revelling gloriously in the work's grand gestures and high Romanticism. Funerailles, too, is unforgettable: Brendel plays the opening as a vast, precipitous build-up, devastating in its emotional impact. The earliest performances are on the last CD. The Prokofiev Fifth Concerto - Brendel's very first recording - is a filigree fairy tale devoid of bombast, though it has survived its transfer less well than other pieces; and he makes the Schoenberg Concerto sound lyrical. But he seems less happy in the Petrushka Suite, which really does need extrovert, narrative, impressionistic and unashamedly virtuoso playing - and notably not the kind of piece Brendel performs much these days. Then again, there's no reason why even this pianist should be equally outstanding in every area of repertoire. All in all, the set is a must for Brendel fans and collectors alike.
© BBC Music Magazine 2001
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