Born in 1926, American pianist Julius Katchen enjoyed an unprecedented world career. As an eleven-year-old, he sat on the podium as a soloist in Mozart‘s d minor concerto at the invitation of eugene Ormandy in new york. Later based in Paris, where he studied philosophy with a scholarship at the Sorbonne, he began a fast-paced career that quickly led him around the world. Le Figaro hailed him as a „singularly expressive poet on the piano“. Soon he was highly praised as a performer around the world, due to his technical brilliance, coupled with boldness, a seemingly endless range of timbres, and a superior musical understanding. Katchen is still regarded as an unsurpassed Brahms interpreter, and many of the other recordings presented here from 12 original albums from the years 1950 to 1961 are also among the highlights of record history – from Beethoven‘s diabelli variations via solo works by chopin, Schumann and Britten to concerts by Prokofi ev, tchaikovsky , Liszt, Rachmaninov, Bartók and others.
Tracklist
CD1
Thirty-Three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli Opus 120 (1953)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Diabelli-Variationen op. 120
(33 Veränderungen über einen Walzer von Anton Diabelli)
1. T ema: Vivace 0‘50
2. V ariation 1: Alla marcia maestoso 1‘17
3. V ariation 2: Poco allegro 0‘45
4. V ariation 3. L’istesso tempo 1‘13
5. V ariation 4: Un poco più vivace 1‘04
6. V ariation 5: Allegro vivace 0‘50
7. V ariation 6: Allegro ma non troppo e serioso 1‘24
8. V ariation 7: Un poco più allegro 0‘58
9. V ariation 8: Poco vivace 1‘11
10. V ariation 9: Allegro pesante e risoluto 1‘29
11. V ariation 10: Presto 0‘33
12. V ariation 11: Allegretto 0‘51
13. V ariation 12: Un poco più moto 0‘46
14. V ariation 13: Vivace 0‘52
15. V ariation 14: Grave e maestoso 4‘36
16. V ariation 15: Presto scherzando 0‘34
17. V ariation 16: Allegro 0‘57
18. V ariation 17: Allegro 0‘58
19. V ariation 18: Poco moderato 1‘30
20. V ariation 19: Presto 0‘42
21. V ariation 20: Andante 1‘45
22. V ariation 21: Allegro con brio. Meno allegro 1‘11
23. V ariation 22: Allegro molto (alla „Notte e giorno faticar“ di Mozart) 0‘46
24. V ariation 23: Allegro assai 0‘51
25. V ariation 24: Fughetta: Andante 1‘49
26. V ariation 25: Allegro 0‘46
27. V ariation 26: Piacevole 0‘46
28. V ariation 27: Vivace 0‘55
29. V ariation 28: Allegro 0‘47
30. V ariation 29: Adagio ma non troppo 1‘09
31. V ariation 30: Andante, sempre cantabile 1‘39
32. V ariation 31: Largo, molto espressivo 4‘55
33. V ariation 32: Fuga: Allegro 2‘47
34. V ariation 33: Tempo di minuetto moderato 3‘17
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CD2
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57 & Sonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 (1956)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Sonate Nr. 32 c-Moll op. 111
1. I . Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato 8‘42
2. II . Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 16‘44
Sonate Nr. 23 f-Moll op. 57 „Appassionata“
3. I . Allegro assai 9‘37
4. II . Andante con moto - attacca: 6‘25
5. III . Allegro, ma non troppo. Presto 5‘11
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
Total Time 46‘46
CD3
Piano Concerto No. 3 (1959)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 c-Moll op. 37
1. I . Allegro con brio 16‘56
2. II . Largo 11‘17
3. III . Rondo: Allegro 8‘50
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Piero Gamba
recorded / aufgenommen 1958
BONUS
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1849)
4. Präludium und Fuge e-Moll op. 35, 2 7‘46
5. Auf Flügeln des Gesanges op. 34, 2 (arr. Liszt) 3‘58
6. Scherzo e-Moll op. 16, 2 2‘12
7. Rondo capriccioso E-Dur op. 14 6‘07
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1953
Total Time 57‘13
CD4
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Opus 15 (1960)
Johannes Bra hms (1833–1897)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 d-Moll op. 15
1. I . Maestoso. Poco più moderato 21‘21
2. II . Adagio 14‘12
3. III . Rondo: Allegro non troppo 11‘59
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Pierre Monteux
recorded / aufgenommen 1959
Total Time 47‘33
CD5
Sonata in F Minor, Opus 5 (1950)
Johannes Bra hms (1833–1897)
Klaviersonate Nr. 3 f-Moll op. 5
1. I . Allegro maestoso 7‘26
2. II . Andante espressivo 11‘27
3. III . Scherzo: Allegro energico 4‘27
4. IV . Intermezzo: Andante molto 3‘10
5. V . Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato 6‘37
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1949
Violin Sonatas No. 2 in A major / No. 3 in D minor (1961)
Johannes Bra hms (1833–1897)
Sonate Nr. 2 A-Dur für Violine und Klavier op. 100
6. I . Allegro amabile 8‘05
7. II . Andante tranquillo 6‘37
8. III . Allegretto grazioso 5‘14
Sonate Nr. 3 d-Moll für Violine und Klavier op. 108
9. I. Allegro 7‘21
10. II. Adagio 4‘30
11. III. Un poco presto e con sentimento 2‘49
12. IV. Presto agitato 5‘41
Ruggiero Ricci violin
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1956
Total Time 73‘31
CD6
Schubert WANDERER
Schuma nn CARNAVAL (1960)
Fra nz Schubert (1797–1828)
Fantasie C-Dur für Klavier D760 „Wanderer“
1. I . Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo 5‘42
2. II . Adagio 6‘28
3. III . Presto 4‘23
4. IV . Allegro 3‘26
Robert Schuma nn (1810–1856)
Carnaval op. 9
5. I . Préambule 2‘15
6. II . Pierrot 1‘10
7. III . Arlequin 0‘58
8. IV . Valse noble 2‘01
9. V . Eusebius 1‘46
10. VI . Florestan 0‘58
11. VII . Coquette 1‘35
12. VIII . Réplique 1‘00
13. VIII b. Sphinxes 0‘23
14. I X. Papillons 0‘41
15. X. A.S.C.H. - S.C.H.A. 0‘50
16. XI. Chiarina 1‘26
17. XII. Chopin 1‘33
18. XIII. Estrella 0‘29
19. XIV. Reconnaissance 1‘44
20. XV: Pantalon et Colombine 0‘56
21. XVIa: Valse allemande 0‘51
22. XVIb. Paganini 1‘10
23. XVII. Aveu 0‘56
24. XVIII. Promenade 2‘23
25. XIX. Pause 0‘17
26. XX. Marche des 3‘15
« D avidsbündler » contre les Philistins
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1957
Total Time 48‘44
CD7
Prokofiev, Bartók – Concerto No. 3 in C Major / Concerto No. 3 SZ 119 (1954)
Sergei Prokof iev (1891–1953)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 C-Dur op. 26
1. I . Andante. Allegro 8‘29
2. II . Tema con variazioni 8‘55
3. III . Allegro ma non troppo 8‘35
Béla Bar tók (1881–1945)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 SZ 119
4. I . Allegretto 6‘41
5. II . Adagio religioso 9‘16
6. III . Allegro vivace 7‘27
Julius Katchen piano
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Dirigent / conductor Ernest Ansermet
recorded / aufgenommen 1953
Total Time 49‘24
CD8
Liszt Piano Concertos (1959)
Fra nz Liszt (1811–1886)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur
1. I . Allegro maestoso 5‘23
2. II . Quasi adagio 5‘10
3. III . Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato 4‘11
4. IV . Allegro marziale animato 3‘58
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 A-Dur
5. I . Adagio sostenuto assai. Allegro agitato assai 6‘59
6. II . Allegro moderato 5‘01
7. III . Allegro deciso. Marziale un poco meno allegro 6‘02
8. IV . Allegro animato 1‘36
Julius Katchen piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra Dirigent / conductor Ataúlfo Argenta
recorded / aufgenommen 1957
Bonus
Peter I. Tschaikovsky (1840–1893)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 b-Moll op. 23
9. I . Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso 18‘11
10. II . Andantino semplice 6‘57
11. III . Allegro con fuoco 6‘38
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra Dirigent / conductor Piero Gamba
recorded / aufgenommen 1955
Total Time 70‘19
CD9
Rachmaninov / Balakirev – Piano Concerto No. 2 / Islamey (1959)
Sergei Rachma ninow (1873–1943)
Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 c-Moll op. 18
1. I . Moderato 9‘45
2. II . Adagio sostenuto 12‘01
3. III . Allegro scherzando 11‘04
Alexejewitsch Balakirew (1837–1910)
Islamey
4. I slamey – Orientalische Fantasie 7‘56
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Sir Georg Solti (1-3)
recorded / aufgenommen 1958
Bonus
Benjam in Britten (1912–1976)
Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra op. 21
5. Theme 1‘07
6. V ariation Nr. 1 (Recitative) 1‘29
7. V ariation Nr. 2 (Romance) 1‘30
8. V ariation Nr. 3 (March) 1‘19
9. V ariation Nr. 4 (Arabesque) 1‘37
10. V ariation Nr. 5 (Chant) 1‘47
11. V ariation Nr. 6 (Nocturne) 2‘07
12. V ariation Nr. 7 (Badinerie) 1‘26
13. V ariation Nr. 8 (Burlesque) 1‘53
14. V ariation Nr. 9a (Toccata) 0‘48
15. V ariation Nr. 9b (Toccata II) 2‘01
16. V ariation Nr. 10 (Adagio) 4‘18
17. V ariation Nr. 11 (Tarantella) 2‘40
Julius Katchen piano
London Symphony Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Benjamin Britten
recorded / aufgenommen 1954
Total Time 64‘58
CD10
Sergei Rachma ninow (1873–1943)
Rhapsodie über ein Thema von Paganini op. 43
1. I . Introduktion, Variation I & Thema 0‘50
2. V ariation II 0‘19
3. V ariation III 0‘26
4. V ariation IV 0‘29
5. V ariation V 0‘27
6. V ariation VI 0‘52
7. V ariation VII 0‘59
8. V ariation VIII 0‘32
9. V ariation IX 0‘30
10. V ariation X 0‘51
11. V ariation XI 1‘18
12. V ariation XII 1‘18
13. V ariation XIII 0‘31
14. V ariation XIV 0‘44
15. V ariation XV 1‘00
16. V ariation XVI 1‘23
17. V ariation XVII 1‘50
18. V ariation XVIII 2‘44
19. V ariation XIX 0‘31
20. V ariation XX 0‘36
21. V ariation XXI 0‘24
22. V ariation XXII 1‘38
23. V ariation XXIII 0‘44
24. V ariation XXIV 1‘06
Ernö von Dohnányi (1877–1960)
Variationen über ein Kinderlied op. 25
25. Introduktion 3‘43
26. T hema 1‘01
27. V ariation I 0‘34
28. V ariation II 0‘34
29. V ariation III 1‘37
30. V ariation IV 1‘17
31. V ariation V 1‘02
32. V ariation VI 0‘43
33. V ariation VII 2‘11
34. V ariation VIII 1‘29
35. V ariation VIX 1‘45
36. V ariation X 2‘41
37. V ariation XI 2‘44
38. Finale fugato 3‘04
Julius Katchen piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Dirigent / conductor Sir Adrian Boult
recorded / aufgenommen 1954
Chopin – Recital (1952)
39. Ballade Nr. 3 As-Dur op. 47 7‘22
40. Scherzo Nr. 3 cis-Moll op.39 6‘46
41. Fantaisie f-Moll op. 49 12‘12
Julius Katchen piano
recorded / aufgenommen 1949 / 51
Total Time 73‘08
Details
Genre: Classical
Set content: 10
EAN: 4053796004406