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Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Moritz Moszkowski
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Hungarian Rhapsodies; Schumann: Sonata No. 2 in G minor
Genre: Classical

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All Artists: Robert Schumann, Franz Liszt, Moritz Moszkowski, Mischa Levitzki, Landon Ronald, London Symphony Orchestra
Title: Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1; Hungarian Rhapsodies; Schumann: Sonata No. 2 in G minor
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Label: Naxos
Original Release Date: 1/1/2027
Re-Release Date: 11/18/2003
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Sonatas, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Romantic (c.1820-1910)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 636943176924

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Now largely forgotten, the Ukrainian-born American pianist Mischa Levitzki won a considerable reputation for himself, at first in Europe, then in the United States. His death in 1941 at the age of 42 was overshadowed by world events, but he had by then secured a position for himself as one of the leading virtuosi of the day. Levitzki?s recordings demonstrate a formidable technique, always under control, as well as a lovely sound guided by an unerring ear for subtlety and nuance.

CD Reviews

Levitzki Revived.

John Austin | Kangaroo Ground, Australia | 10/26/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Naxos has revived and put at the front of the market the collected recordings of Mischa Levitzki (1898-1941). Not even my wrinkled ears have heard the items on this second volume before now, apart from the two tiny encore pieces that conclude it. The performances that engaged me most were the Schumann Sonata, and the first take of "La Campanella". Levitzki's tender, lyrical playing of the sonata's second movement is in strong contrast to the bravura style exemplified in most of the other pieces here. There are some pearly runs and glossy scale passages in "La Campanella".

The Moszkowski piece is tossed off with appropriate ease. The pianist's own Waltz is something I used to play, not aware that most commentators now judge it to be camp and kitsch. To me it suggests Fritz Kreisler's miniatures or the pianist's own teacher, Ernst von Dohnanyi.

There is nearly 79 minutes' superb transfer value here.

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