Elly Ney (1882 - 1968) was the world's most famous German pianist. Still, opinions about her continue to contrast widely even today. Born the daughter of a sergeant in Dusseldorf, she at first studied at the Cologne Conservatory, then with Leschetitzky and von Sauer in Vienna. When she first appeared as a soloist in 1904, it initiated a sensational career, first in Europe, and from 1921 on in the US, where Ney enriched the concert life between New York and Hollywood for ten years - often together with the violinist and conductor Willem van Hoogstraten, who she had married in 1911. The couple moved back to Europe In 1931. Elly Ney became the founder and director of the Beethovenfest in Bonn, settled again in Germany in 1933, became a professor at the Salzburg Mozarteum and throughout it all unquestionably profited from the Nazi’s cultural politics. After her performance ban ended in 1952, she resumed her concert activities. In her artistic sense of mission, she relied entirely on the power of pure art. She did not look for or use effects, "only restrained expression" (Karl Schumann, music critic). Joachim Kaiser, the great connoisseur of pianists, summed it up like this: "It was amazing to witness with how much freshness the artist performed the most powerful and radiant of all Beethoven concerts even at her advanced age. She did not care about technical problems. But again and again she tried, even in the "Emperor" concert, to extract what dazzling pianists like to simply roll over: the intimacy".
Tracklist
CD 1
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 73, “Emperor”
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 5, Es-Dur, op. 73
1. I. Allegro 21‘06
2. II. Adagio un poco moto 8‘51
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 10‘35
Elly Ney piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Karl Böhm
recorded / aufgenommen 1944
■ PIANO SONATA NO. 32 IN C MINOR, OP. 111
Klaviersonate Nr. 32, c-Moll, op. 111
4. I. Maestoso – Allegro con brio et appassionato 9‘44
5. II. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 19‘10
6. ANDANTE FAVORI IN F MAJOR / F-Dur, WoO 57 7‘55
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1936 (4, 5) 1937 (6)
Total Time 77'32
CD 2
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP. 19
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2, B-Dur, op. 19
1. I. Allegro con brio 14‘36
2. II. Adagio 10‘11
3. III. Rondo: Allegro molto 6‘24
Elly Ney piano Landesorchester Berlin
conductor / Dirigent Fritz Zaun recorded / aufgenommen 1937
■ PIANO SONATA NO. 4 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 7
Klaviersonare Nr. 4, Es-Dur, op. 7
4. I. Allegro molto e con brio 8‘52
5. II. Largo, con gran espressione 8‘16
6. III. Allegro 4‘31
7. IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso 6’51
PIANO SONATA NO. 14 IN C SHARP MINOR, OP. 27 No. 2, “Moonlight”
Klaviersonate Nr. 14, cis-Moll, op. 27 Nr. 2, „Mondschein-Sonate“
8. I. Adagio sostenuto 9‘17
9. II. / III. Allegretto 8‘01
Presto agitato
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1938 (4-7) 1956 (8, 9)
Total Time 77'15
CD 3
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN C MINOR, OP. 37
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 3, c-Moll, op. 37
1. I. Allegro con brio 18‘30
2. II. Largo 12‘45
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 9‘36
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 IN G MAJOR, OP. 58
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 4, G-Dur, op. 58
4. I. Allegro moderato 18‘32
5. II. Andante con moto 6‘19
6. III. Rondo: Vivace 10‘58
Elly Ney piano
Nürnberger Symphoniker
conductor / Dirigent Willem van Hoogstraten
recorded / aufgenommen 1961 - Stereo (1-6)
Total Time 76'49
CD 4
■ Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN B FLAT MAJOR, OP. 83
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2, B-Dur, op. 83
1. I. Allegro non troppo 17‘30
2. II. Allegro appassionato 8,57
3. III. Andante (solo cello: Tibor de Machula) 13‘19
4. IV. Allegretto grazioso 9‘35
Elly Ney piano
Berliner Philharmoniker
conductor / Dirigent Max Fiedler
recorded / aufgenommen 1939
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
PIANO SONATA NO. 23 IN F MINOR, OP. 57, “Appassionata”
Klaviersonate Nr. 23, f-Moll, op. 57
5. I. Allegro assai 10’02
6. II. Andante con moto 6‘49
7. III. Allegro, ma non troppo – Presto 8‘27
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1956
Total Time 74'50
CD 5
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
CELLO SONATA NO. 1 IN F MAJOR, OP. 5,1
Cellosonate Nr. 1, F-Dur, op. 5,1
1. I. Adagio sostenuto 18‘12
2. II. Allegro vivace 7‘57
CELLO SONATA NO. 2 IN G MINOR, OP. 5,2
Cellosonate Nr. 2, g-Moll, op. 5,2
3. I. Adagio sostenuto et espressivo 4‘57
4. II. Adagio molto più tosto presto 8‘36
5. III. Rondo: Allegro 9‘16
CELLO SONATA NO. 4 IN C MAJOR, OP. 102,1
Cellosonate Nr. 4, C-Dur, op. 102,1
6. I. Andante – Allegro vivace 8‘24
7. II. Adagio – Andante – Allegro vivace 7‘28
Ludwig Hoelscher cello
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1955-56
Total Time 65'03
CD 6
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
CELLO SONATA NO. 3 IN A MAJOR, OP. 69
Cellosonate Nr. 3, A-Dur, op. 69
1. I. Allegro, ma non tanto 12‘37
2. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto 6‘25
3. III. Adagio cantabile – Allegro vivace 9‘19
CELLO SONATA NO. 5 IN D MAJOR, OP. 102,2
Cellosonate Nr. 5, D-Dur, op. 102,2
4. I. Allegro con brio 6‘39
5. II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto 9‘18
6. III. Allegro 5‘01
Ludwig Hoelscher cello
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1955-56
Total Time 49'27
CD 7
■ Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828)
PIANO QUINTET IN A MAJOR, D667, “Trout”
Klavierquintett A-Dur, D667, „Die Forelle“
1. I. Allegro vivace 8‘45
2. II. Andante 7‘15
3. III. Scherzo: Presto 3‘55
4. IV. Thema - Andantino - Variazioni 1-5 7‘43
5. V. Finale: Allegro giusto 6‘32
Elly Ney piano
Members of the / Mitglieder des Strub-Quartetts
Max Strub violin Walter Hans Trampler viola Ludwig Hoelscher cello
Hermann Schubert double-bass
recorded / aufgenommen ca. 1937
FANTASIA FOR PIANO IN C MAJOR, D760, “Wanderer”
Fantasie für Klavier, C-Dur, D760, „Wanderer-Fantasie“
6. I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo 5‘49
7. II. Adagio 7‘01
8. III. Presto 4‘55
9. IV. Allegro 3‘27
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1941
Total Time 55'33
CD 8
■ Robert Schumann (1810 – 1856)
QUARTET IN E FLAT MAJOR / Es-Dur, OP. 47
1. I. Allegro ma non troppo 8‘52
2. II. Scherzo 3‘46
3. III. Andante cantabile 8‘31
4. IV. Finale: Vivace 8‘01
Elly Ney piano Florizel von Reuter violin
Hans Walter Trampler viola Ludwig Hoelscher cello
recorded /aufgenommen 1935
■ SYMPHONIC ETUDES, OP. 13 (1834) / Symphonische Etüden, op. 13
5. I. Thema – Andante 1‘34
6. II. Etüde 1 – Un poco più vivo 1‘32
7. III. Etüde 2 – Marcato il canto, espressivo 3‘23
8. IV. Etüde 3 – Vivace 1‘24
9. V. Etüde 4 1‘00
10. VI. Etüde 5 1‘23
11. VII. Etüde 6 – Agitato 0‘57
12. VIII. Etüde 7 – Allegro molto 1‘27
13. IX. Etüde 8 2‘35
14. X. Etüde 9 – Presto possibile 0‘48
15. XI. Etüde 10 1‘18
16. XII. Etüde 11 2‘49
17. XIII. Etüde 12 – Finale: Allegro brillante 7‘06
APPENDIX TO THE SYMPHONIC ETUDES, OP. POSTH.
Anhang zu den Symphonischen Etüden, op. posth.
18. I. Variation 1 2‘07
19. II. Variation 2 2‘47
20. III. Variation 3 2‘03
21. IV. Variation 4 3‘27
22. V. Variation 5 4‘01
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1962 – Stereo (5-22)
Total Time 71'05
CD 9
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
1. SIX VARIATIONS ON THE DUET 4‘43
FROM PAISIELLO’S
“LA MOLINARA” IN G MAJOR, WoO 70
Sechs Variationen über das Duett
„Nel cor più non mi sento“ aus Paisiellos
„La Molinara“, G-Dur, WoO. 70
Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1936
■ 2. TWELVE VARIATIONS IN F MAJOR, 10‘30
OP. 66, ON MOZART’S “THE MAGIC FLUTE”
Zwölf Variationen, F-Dur, op. 66 über
Mozarts „Die Zauberflöte“: Ein Mädchen
oder Weibchen
3. SEVEN VARIATIONS IN E FLAT MAJOR, WoO 46, 10‘55
ON MOZART’S „THE MAGIC FLUTE“ / Sieben Variationen,
Es-Dur, WoO 46, über Mozarts „Die Zauberflöte“: Bei Männern,
welche Liebe fühlen“
Ludwig Hoelscher cello Elly Ney piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1955-56 (2, 3)
■ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 15 IN B FLAT MAJOR, K. 450
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 15, B-Dur, KV. 450
4. I. Allegro 11‘04
6. II. Andante 6‘00
7. III. Allegro 6‘18
Elly Ney piano Chamber Orchestra / Kammerorchester
conductor / Dirigent Willem van Hoogstraten recorded / aufgenommen 1935
■ Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
8. RONDO ALL’ONGARESCO 3‘13
for piano, violin and cello
Elly Ney Trio recorded / aufgenommen 1935
■ Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949)
9. BURLESQUE FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA, IN D MINOR 16‘42
Burleske für Klavier und Orchester, d-Moll
Elly Ney piano Staatskapelle Berlin
conductor / Dirigent Willem van Hoogstraten
recorded / aufgenommen 1932
Total Time 69'52
CD 10
■ Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
TRIO NO. 1 IN D MAJOR, OP.70, „The Ghosts“
Trio Nr. 1, D-Dur, op. 70, „Geistertrio“
1. I. Allegro vivace con brio 7‘17
2. II. Allegro assai et espressivo 13‘35
3. III. Presto 8‘29
Elly Ney Trio
Elly Ney piano Max Strub violin Ludwig Hoelscher cello
recorded / aufgenommen 1938
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 IN E FLAT MAJOR, OP. 73, “Emperor”
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 5, Es-Dur, op. 73
4. I. Allegro 21‘20
5. II. Adagio, un poco mosso 8‘43
6. III. Rondo: Allegro 10‘43
Elly Ney piano
Nürnberger Symphoniker
conductor / Dirigent Willem van Hoogstraten
recorded / aufgenommen 1960 - Stereo
Total Time 70'15
Details
Genre: Classical
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796005229