Brahms Chopin Delibes Grieg Liszt Moszkowski Rachmaninoff Schubert Schumann Smetana von Weber Beethoven Adrian Boult Sir Landon Ronald John Barbirolli Royal Albert Hall Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra New Symphony Orchestra

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Brahms, Chopin, Delibes, Grieg, Liszt, Moszkowski, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Schumann, Smetana, von Weber Beethoven, Adrian Boult, Sir Landon Ronald, John Barbirolli, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra
Wilhelm Backhaus, Piano
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (23) - Disc #1
1. Fr=E9d=E9ric Chopin / Etudes, op. 10; Etude No. 1 in C Major
2. Etude No. 2 in A Minor
3. Etude No. 3 in E Major, "Tristesse"/ "L'intimit=E9"
4. Etude No. 4 in C-sharp Minor, "Torrent"
5. Etude No. 5 in G-flat Major, "Black Keys"
6. Etude No. 6 in E-flat Minor
7. Etude No. 7 in C Major, "Toccata"
8. Etude No. 8 in F Major
9. Etude No. 9 in F Minor
10. Etude No. 10 in A-flat Major
11. Etude No. 11 in E-flat Major
12. Etude No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary"/ "Fall of Warsaw"
13. Fr=E9d=E9ric Chopin / Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57
14. Franz Schubert / Marche Militaire in D Major, D733, Op. 51, No. 1 (arr. Backhaus)
15. Bed`rich Smetana / Czech Dances, Vol. 1 - Polka in F Major
16. Moriz Moszkowski / Caprice Espagnole in A Minor, Op. 37
17. Franz Liszt / Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S244, No. 2
18. L?o Delibes / Naila: Valse "Pas de fleurs" (arr. Dohn?nyi)
19. Franz Liszt (arr. Liszt) / Soir?e de Vienne No. 6 from 9 Valses Caprices of Schubert, S427, D724, S427
20. Serge Rachmaninoff / Prelude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2
21. Franz Liszt / Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major, S541
22. Carl Maria von Weber / Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24-Rondo-Presto "Moto perpetuo"
23. Fr?d?ric Chopin / Fantasie-impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Robert Schumann / Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 ; I. In modo fantastico
2. II. Moderato
3. III. Andante sostenuto
4. Franz Schubert / Quintet for piano and strings in A Major, "Trout", D667, Op. posth. 114; I. Allegro vivace
5. II. Andante
6. III. Scherzo and Trio
7. IV. Theme and Variations
8. V. Finale: Allegro giusto
9. Franz Schubert / Moment Musical in F Minor, D780, Op. 94, No. 3
10. Franz Schubert / Impromptu in B-flat Major, D935, Op. posth. 142, No. 3
11. Franz Schubert / Impromptu in E-flat Major, D899, Op. 90, No. 2
Track Listings (6) - Disc #3
1. Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, "Emperor", Op. 73 (Sir Landon Ronald, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra); I. Allegro
2. II. Adagio un poco mosso
3. III. Rondo: Allegro
4. Ludwig van Beethoven / Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58 (Sir Landon Ronald, London Symphony Orchestra); I. Allegro moderato
5. II. Andante con moto
6. III. Rondo vivace (cadenza: Backhaus)
Track Listings (6) - Disc #4
1. Johannes Brahms / Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (Adrian Boult, BBC Symphony Orchestra); I. Maestoso
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Rondo; Allegro non troppo
4. Edvard Grieg / Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (John Barbirolli, New Symphony Orchestra); I. Allegretto molto moderato
5. II. Adagio
6. III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato; Andante maestoso

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Wilhelm Backhaus holds a place among pianists roughly comparable to that of Everest among mountains. Backhaus had it all - majesty and subtlety, intellectual probity and superhuman technique, presence and grace. His career spanned 70 years and his influence may be found in the playing of some of today's finest pianists ? including Maurizio Pollini, who has always credited Backhaus as one of his greatest influences. The present collection features the early Backhaus - ranging from the startlingly clear and vital 1908 recordings of Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Weber and Chopin to a rhapsodic interpretation of the Schumann Fantasie which dates from 1937.

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