Keyboard Sonata in C major, H. 16/50: 3. Allegro molto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Thema: Vivace
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 1 - Alla marcia maestoso
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 2 - Poco allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 3 - L'istesso tempo
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 4 - Un poco più vivace
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 5 - Allegro vivace
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 6 - Allegro ma non troppo e serio
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 7 - Un poco più allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 8 - Poco vivace
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 9 - Allegro pesante e risoluto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 10 - Presto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 11 - Allegretto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 12 - Un poco più moto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 13 - Vivace
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 14 - Grave e maestoso
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 15 - Presto scherzando
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 16 - Allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 17 - Allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 18 - Poco moderato
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 19 - Presto
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 20 - Andante
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 21 - Allegro con brio - Meno alle
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 22 - Allegro molto (alla "Notte e
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 23 - Allegro assai
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 24 - Fughetta: Andante
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 25 - Allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 26 - Piacevole
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 28 - Allegro
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 29 - Adagio ma non troppo
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 30 - Andante, sempre cantabile
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 31 - Largo, molto espressivo
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 32 - Fuga: Allegro - Poco adagio
Variations (33) on a waltz by Diabelli, for piano in C major ('Diabelli Variations'), Op. 120: Var. 33 - Tempo di Menuetto moderato (
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
Intermezzo for piano in B minor, Op. 119/1
Intermezzo for piano in A major, Op. 118/2
Capriccio for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 76/5
Song Without Words for piano No. 31 in E flat major, Op. 67/1
Mazurka for piano No. 39 in B major, Op. 63/1, CT. 89
Mazurka for piano No. 40 in F minor, Op. 63/2, CT. 90
Mazurka for piano No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63/3, CT. 91
Nocturne for piano No. 14 in F sharp minor, Op. 48/2, CT. 121
Polonaise for piano No. 2 in E flat minor, Op. 26/2, CT. 151
Mazurka for piano No. 13 in A minor, Op. 17/4, CT. 63
Variations brillantes on 'Je vends des scapulaires' from Hérold's Ludovic, for piano in B flat major, Op. 12, CT. 226
This exciting release presents the Polish born pianist Artur Balsam(1904-1994) in concert performances given during the latter part of the great artist's career. The two-disc set is drawn from three recitals given by the p... more »ianist in 1982, 1986 and 1987. Balsam's intense musicality and his formidable technique remained with him to the end of his life and these recordings, crowned by a stunning account of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, show him deepening his art to the end. These other Artur Balsam discs are also available from Bridge- all 2 discs for the price of one! Mozart Recordings: Concertos, K. 449, 450, 453, 456; Sonata K. 330; Rondo K. 511, BRIDGE 9217A/B Concerto Album: Concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Hummel, & C.P.E. Bach, BRIDGE 9196A/B Chamber Music by Dvorak and Chausson, BRIDGE 9225A/B« less
This exciting release presents the Polish born pianist Artur Balsam(1904-1994) in concert performances given during the latter part of the great artist's career. The two-disc set is drawn from three recitals given by the pianist in 1982, 1986 and 1987. Balsam's intense musicality and his formidable technique remained with him to the end of his life and these recordings, crowned by a stunning account of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations, show him deepening his art to the end. These other Artur Balsam discs are also available from Bridge- all 2 discs for the price of one! Mozart Recordings: Concertos, K. 449, 450, 453, 456; Sonata K. 330; Rondo K. 511, BRIDGE 9217A/B Concerto Album: Concertos by Beethoven, Mozart, Hummel, & C.P.E. Bach, BRIDGE 9196A/B Chamber Music by Dvorak and Chausson, BRIDGE 9225A/B
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A forgotten master
James K. Hanson | Hudson, New York | 01/30/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Having attended one of the recitals published here, I bought this disc with a certain degree of trepidation. It's been a quarter of a century, after all, since I sidled in to the recital hall at the Manhattan School of Music to hear Artur Balsam play. My memories were fond ones, and I didn't want to give them up. Balsam plays beautifully here, even if his playing of the Diabelli Variations lacks the incisiveness and grandeur of Serkin. He was an honest, good workman, a sensitive musician and an effective pedagogue. One wishes there were more players like him today. At the end of the day he was not an artist on the exalted level of Schnabel, Backhaus, Serkin or Rubinstein. Nonetheless, his playing was beautiful, and well worth hearing. In some ways he was a bit like Horszowski, a gifted player who understood everything but lacked, finally, the demonic quality that excites an audience."
Track Listings (36) - Disc #1