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Brendel Edition (35 CD)
The complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard solo recordings
Alfred Brendel retires this year from public performance. He will give his last recital in December at Vienna’s Musikverein, in the city where he came to prominence over half a century ago. The recordings he made then for young American labels established in the wake of the Second World War, harnessing young talent in classic repertoire, have stood the test of time.
They put down a marker for the music that Brendel would come almost to ‘own’ in the eyes of the piano-music-loving public: the Beethoven concertos and sonatas, Mozart concertos, Schubert, Liszt and Schoenberg.
He would later bring deepening insights to the core of the Austro-German repertoire that was his mainstay, but these early recordings are of far more than merely historical value: they are the first, impetuous explorations of a true keyboard lion.
Thus there is also music we don’t associate with Brendel, and to which he chose not to return, especially from Russia: Balakirev, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. In sum, and at a specially reduced price, this is essential listening for anyone interested in piano music and in the career of one of the greatest living pianists.
Many of these performances have scarcely been available on CD: this is the first time they have been gathered together as a set Extensive booklet notes by pianophile Ates Orga, including a conversation piece with Brendel (Brilliant Classics)
CD 1
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat major K271 ‘Jeunehomme’
1. I. Allegro 10:11
2. II. Andantino 12:50
3. III. Rondo 10:48
Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major K449
4. I. Allegro vivace 8:49
5. II. Andantino 6:27
6. III. Allegro non troppo 6:19
Total: 55:43
Alfred Brendel
The Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard recordings
Alfred Brendel piano
I Solisti di Zagreb, Antonio Janigro
CD 2
Piano Concerto No.17 in G major K453
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
1. I. Allegro 11:44
2. II. Andante 10:48
3. III. Allegretto - Presto 7:37
Piano Concerto No.25 in C major K503
4. I. Allegro maestoso 13:56
5. II. Andante 7:40
6. III. Allegretto 9:19
Joseph Haydn 1732 - 1809
Piano Concerto in D major Hob. XVIII No.11
7. I. Allegro 7:50
8. II. Un poco adagio 6:48
9. III. Rondo all’ungarese, allegro assai 4:14
Total: 79:57
Alfred Brendel piano
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper (K453)
Pro Musica Orchestra, Vienna (K503)
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (Haydn)
Paul Angerer, conductor
CD 3
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Piano Concerto No.19 in F major K459
1. I. Allegro 12:30
2. II. Allegretto 9:45
3. III. Allegro assai 7:48
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor K466
4. I. Allegro 13:40
5. II. Romance 9:20
6. III. Rondo: Allegro assai 7:34
Total: 61:00
Alfred Brendel piano
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Wilfried Boettcher
CD 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat major K482
1. I. Allegro 12:40
2. II. Andante 8:48
3. III. Allegro 12:15
Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major K595
4. I. Allegro 14:27
5. II. Larghetto 7:58
6. III. Allegro 8:55
Rondo in D major K382
7. Allegretto grazioso - 5:43
8. Adagio - 2:15
9. Allegro 2:05
Total: 75:39
Alfred Brendel piano
Vienna Chamber Orchestra (K482)
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper (K595, K382)
Paul Angerer, conductor
CD 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Piano Sonata in A minor K310
1. I. Allegro maestoso 6:04
2. II. Andante cantabile con espressione 7:10
3. III. Presto 3:00
4. Fantasy in C minor K396 9:12
5. Rondo in A minor K511 11:22
Variations in D major
on a Menuet by Duport K573
6. Theme 1:13
7. Variation 1 1:02
8. Variation 2 1:06
9. Variation 3 1:11
10. Variation 4 1:13
11. Variation 5 1:26
12. Variation 6 2:05
13. Variation 7 1:05
14. Variation 8 1:39
15. Variation 9 1:54
Total: 51:03
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 6
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791
Concerto in E flat major for two pianos K365
1. I. Allegro 9:43
2. II. Andante 7:48
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 6:53
Sonata in D major for two pianos K448
4. I. Allegro con spirito 7:28
5. II. Andante 8:33
6. III. Allegro molto 5:38
7. Fugue in C minor for two pianos K426: Allegro moderato 4:10
Quintet in E flat major for piano and winds K452
8. I. Largo - Allegro moderato 11:10
9. II. Larghetto 6:52
10. III. Rondo 5:17
Total: 74:04
Alfred Brendel and Walter Klien pianos (1-7)
Alfred Brendel piano
members of the Hungarian Quintet
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Paul Angerer
CD 7
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major Op.15
1. I. Allegro con brio 17:03
2. II. Largo 11:47
3. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando 9:19
Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat major Op.19
4. I. Allegro con brio 14:48
5. II. Adagio 9:29
6. III. Rondo 6:15
Total: 69:13
Alfred Brendel piano
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilfried Boettcher (1 - 3)
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Heinz Wallberg (4 - 6)
CD 8
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37
1. I. Allegro con brio 15:03
2. II. Largo 10:10
3. III. Rondo 9:09
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major Op.58
4. I. Allegro moderato 17:52
5. II. Andante con moto 4:55
6. III. Rondo: Vivace 10:49
Total: 68:24
Alfred Brendel piano
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Wallberg
CD 9
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major Op.73 ‘Emperor’
1. I. Allegro moderato 20:01
2. II. Adagio un poco mosso 8:33
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 10:25
4. Choral Fantasy in C minor Op.80 20:28
Total: 59:34
Alfred Brendel piano
Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Zubin Mehta (1 - 3)
Stuttgart Lehrergesangverein, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra,
Wilfried Boettcher (4)
CD 10
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.29 in B flat major Op.106 ‘Hammerklavier’
1. I. Allegro 11:06
2. II. Scherzo: Assai vivace 2:34
3. III. Adagio sostenuto 16:47
4. IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto 12:31
Piano Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111
5. I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio e appassionato 8:28
6. II. Arietta: Adagio molto, semplice e cantabile 15:47
Total: 67:39
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 11
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.28 in A major Op.101
1. I. Allegretto ma non troppo 3:18
2. II. Vivace alla marcia 6:12
3. III. Adagio ma non troppo con affetto - Presto 9:57
Piano Sonata No.30 in E major Op.109
4. I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo 3:20
5. II. Prestissimo 2:22
6. III. Tema con variazioni 11:33
Piano Sonata No.31 in A flat major Op.110
7. I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo 5:31
8. II. Allegro molto - III. Adagio ma non troppo - 5:56
9. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo 6:31
Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor Op.90
10. I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 5:26
11. II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 7:38
Total: 68:20
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 12
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 ‘Appassionata’
1. I. Allegro assai 9:41
2. II. Andante con moto 6:15
3. III. Allegro ma non troppo 8:08
Piano Sonata No.22 in F major Op.54
4. I. In tempo d’un menuetto 5:47
5. II. Allegretto 6:15
Piano Sonata No.26 in E flat major Op.81a ‘Les Adieux’
6. I. Les Adieux: Adagio - Allegro 6:14
7. II. L’Absence: Andante espressivo 3:09
8. III. Le Retour: Vivacissimamente 5:37
Piano Sonata No.16 in G major Op.31 No.1
9. I. Allegro vivace 6:26
10. II. Adagio grazioso 9:53
11. III. Rondo: Allegretto 6:20
Total: 73:49
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 13
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.17 in D minor Op.31 No.2 ‘Tempest’
1. I. Largo - Allegro - Adagio 7:47
2. II. Adagio 7:45
3. III. Allegretto 5:53
Piano Sonata No.18 in E flat major Op.31 No.3
4. I. Allegro 8:07
5. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 4:52
6. III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso 3:36
7. IV. Presto con fuoco 4:57
Piano Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
8. I. Allegro con brio 11:10
9. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto 3:43
10. III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo 9:50
Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor Op.49 No.1
11. I. Andante 3:57
12. II. Rondo: Allegro 3:39
Total: 75:21
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 14
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.1 in F minor Op.2 No.1
1. I. Allegro 4:06
2. II. Adagio 4:13
3. III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Trio 3:28
4. IV. Prestissimo 5:21
Piano Sonata No.25 in G major Op.79
5. I. Presto alla tedesca 4:59
6. II. Andante 2:29
7. III. Vivace 2:01
Piano Sonata No.5 in C minor Op.10 No.1
8. I. Allegro molto e con brio 6:08
9. II. Adagio molto 8:37
10. III. Finale: Prestissimo 4:08
Piano Sonata No.6 in F major Op.10 No.2
11. I. Allegro 5:21
12. II. Allegretto 4:21
13. III. Presto 4:16
Piano Sonata No.9 in E major Op.14 No.1
14. I. Allegro 7:01
15. II. Allegretto 3:33
16. III. Rondo: Allegro comodo 3:14
Total: 73:23
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 15
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.10 in G major Op.14 No.2
1. I. Allegro 7:08
2. II. Andante 3:40
3. III. Scherzo: Allegro assai 3:47
Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat major Op.27 No.1
4. I. Andante - Allegro - Andante 4:26
5. II. Allegro molto e vivace 2:00
6. III. Adagio con espressione 3:12
7. IV. Finale: Allegro vivace 6:06
Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
8. I. Adagio sostenuto 6:01
9. II. Allegretto 2:18
10. III. Presto agitato 7:47
Piano Sonata No.15 in D major Op.28 ‘Pastoral’
11. I. Allegro 9:55
12. II. Andante 7:30
13. III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 7:26
Total: 71:20
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 16
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.7 in D major Op.10 No.3
1. I. Presto 6:51
2. II. Largo e mesto 10:10
3. III. Menuetto: Allegro 2:52
4. IV. Rondo: Allegro 3:40
Piano Sonata No.2 in A major Op.2 No.2
5. I. Allegro vivace 7:06
6. II. Largo appassionato 6:34
7. III. Scherzo: Allegretto - Trio 3:29
8. IV. Rondo: Grazioso 6:35
Piano Sonata No.3 in C major Op.2 No.3
9. I. Allegro con brio 10:28
10. II. Adagio 7:52
11. III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio 3:20
12. IV. Allegro assai 5:31
Total: 74:47
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 17
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 ‘Pathetique’
1. I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio 9:08
2. II. Adagio cantabile 5:44
3. III. Rondo: Allegro 4:16
Piano Sonata No.11 in B flat major Op.22
4. I. Allegro con brio 7:53
5. II. Adagio con molto espressione 6:38
6. III. Menuetto 3:37
7. IV. Rondo: Allegretto 6:29
Piano Sonata No.12 in A flat major Op.26 ‘Funeral March’
8. I. Andante con variazioni 7:53
9. II. Scherzo: Allegro molto - Trio 2:57
10. III. Maestoso andante ‘Marcia funebre sulla morte d’une Eroe’ 5:40
11. IV. Allegro 3:04
Piano Sonata No.24 in F sharp major Op.78
12. I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 7:02
13. II. Allegro vivace 2:44
Total: 73:35
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 18
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Piano Sonata No.4 in E flat major Op.7
1. I. Allegro molto e con brio 8:11
2. II. Largo con gran espressione 8:20
3. III. Allegro 5:06
4. IV. Rondo: Poco allegretto e grazioso 7:11
Piano Sonata No.20 in G major Op.49 No.2
5. I. Grave - Allegro, ma non troppo 4:31
6. II. Tempo di menuetto 3:32
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat major Op.16
7. I. Grave - Allegro, ma non troppo 11:33
8. II. Andante cantabile 7:59
9. III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo Members of the Hungarian Quintet 6:31
10. Rondo in B flat major G151 Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper, Wilfried Boettcher 10:01
Total: 72:55
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 19
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
1. ‘Eroica’ Variations in E flat major Op.35 22:40
Piano Sonata No.20 in G major Op.49 No.2
2. I. Allegro ma non troppo 4:31
3. II. Tempo di menuetto 3:32
4. 5 Variations on ‘Rule Britannia’ in D major WoO 79 4:28
5. 7 Variations on ‘God Save the King’ in C major WoO 78 8:42
6. 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitsky’s Ballet Das Waldmadchen’ in A major WoO 71 11:35
7. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in F major Op.34 12:41
8. 6 Variations on a Theme from ‘The Ruins of Athens’ in D major Op.76 5:49
Total: 74:58
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 20
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
1. 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO 80 11:04
2. 7 Variations from Winter’s Opera ‘Das unterbrochene Opferfest’ in F major WoO 75 10:49
3. 24 Variations on Righini’s Air ‘Venni amore’ in D major WoO 65 15:57
4. 6 Variations on the Duet from Paisello’s ‘La Molinara’ in G major WoO 70 4:38
5. 8 Variations on Sussmayr’s Theme ‘Tandeln und Scherzen’ in F major WoO 76 8:09
6. 13 Variations on Dittersdorf’s Air ‘Es war einmal ein alter Mann’ in A major WoO 66 11:58
7. 10 Variations on Salieri’s Air ‘La stessa, la stessissima’ in B flat major WoO 73 9:43
Total: 73:11
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 21
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
1. 6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Air in F major WoO 64 2:48
2. 9 Variations on Paisello’s Air ‘Quant’e piu bello’ in A major WoO 69 5:27
3. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in G major WoO 77 4:50
4. 8 Variations on Gretry’s Air ‘Un fievre brulante’ in C major WoO 72
5. Rondo in G major Op.51 No.2 9:46
6. Allegretto in C minor WoO 53 3:49
7. 6 Ecossaises WoO 83 1:55
8. Bagatelle in A minor ‘Fur Elise’ WoO 59 2:44
9. Polonaise in C major Op.89 5:31
Total: 44:58
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 22
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
Diabelli Variations in C major Op.120
1. Theme: Vivace 0:52
2. Alla marcia maestoso 1:53
3. Poco allegro 0:47
4. L’istesso tempo 1:21
5. Un poco piu vivace 0:55
6. Allegro vivace 0:55
7. Allegro, ma non troppo 1:41
8. Un poco piu allegro 1:20
9. Poco vivace 1:25
10. Allegro pesante e risoluto 1:45
11. Presto 0:39
12. Allegretto 0:55
13. Un poco piu mosso 0:46
14. Vivace 0:58
15. Grave e maestoso 4:02
16. Presto scherzando 0:34
17. Allegro 1:00
18. Allegro 1:07
19. Moderato 1:39
20. Presto 0:54
21. Andante 2:11
22. Allegro con brio 1:20
23. Molto allegro 0:40
24. Assai allegro 0:51
25. Fughetta: Andante 3:43
26. Allegro 0:49
27. Allegro 1:00
28. Vivace 0:58
29. Allegro 0:59
30. Adagio, ma non troppo 1:19
31. Andante, sempre cantabile 2:30
32. Largo, molto espressivo 4:26
33. Fuga: Allegro 2:53
34. Tempo di menuetto, moderato 3:49
11 Bagatelles Op.119
35. Allegretto in G major 2:33
36. Andante con moto in C major 0:55
37. Allemande in D major 1:30
38. Andante cantabile in A major 1:30
39. Risoluto in C minor 1:02
40. Andante in G major 0:30
41. Allegro ma non troppo 1:21
42. Moderato cantabile in C major 1:07
43. Vivace moderato in A minor 1:54
44. Allegramente in A major 1:54
45. Andante ma non troppo 1:53
Total: 68:20
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 23
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 - 1827
6 Bagatelles Op.126
1. Andante in G major 3:02
2. Allegro in G minor 2:53
3. Andante in E flat major 2:47
4. Presto in B minor 3:57
5. Quasi allegretto in G major 2:35
6. Presto - Andante in E flat major 4:38
7. Rondo a capriccio in G major Rage over a lost penny’ Op.129 6:06
8. Rondo in C major Op.51 No.1 5:45
7 Bagatelles Op.33
9. Andante, quasi allegretto in E flat major 3:45
10. Scherzo: Allegro in C major 2:38
11. Allegretto in F major 1:59
12. Andante in A major 3:42
13. Allegro ma non troppo in C major 3:08
14. Allegretto in C major 2:48
15. Presto in D major 2:01
16. Andante favori in F major WoO 57 8:49
17. Ziemlich lebhaft in B flat major WoO 60 1:14
Total: 62:00
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 24
Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828
Piano Sonata in C minor D958
1. I. Allegro 7:59
2. II. Adagio 8:11
3. III. Menuetto - Trio 3:29
4. IV. Allegro 9:03
Piano Sonata in C major D840 ‘Unfinished’
5. I. Moderato 10:35
6. II. Andante 9:19
German Dances D783
7. No.1 0:47
8. No.2 1:02
9. No.3 0:32
10. No.4 0:34
11. No.5 0:40
12. No.7 1:00
13. No.8 0:29
14. No.13 0:38
15. No.14 0:41
16. No.9 0:26
17. No.10 1:11
18. No.11 0:26
19. No.12 0:28
20. No.15 0:48
21. No.16 0:30
22. No.6 0:34
Total: 59:46
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 25
Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828
Impromptus D899
1. No.1 in C minor: Allegro molto moderato 8:30
2. No.2 in E flat major: Allegro 4:19
3. No.3 in G flat major: Andante 5:18
4. No.4 in A flat major: Allegretto 7:06
Moments musicaux D780
5. No.1 in C major: Moderato 4:46
6. No.2 in A flat major: Andantino 5:45
7. No.3 in F minor: Allegro: Moderato 1:40
8. No.4 in C sharp minor moderato 4:39
9. No.5 in F minor: allegro vivace 2:04
10. No.6 in A flat major: Allegretto 6:23
Drei Klavierstucke D946
11. No.1 in E flat minor 8:52
12. No.2 in E flat major 9:41
13. No.3 in C major 5:03
Total: 75:04
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 26
Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828
1. Wanderer Fantasy in C major D760 22:10
Impromptus D935
2. No.1 in F minor: Allegro moderato 9:00
3. No.2 in A flat major: Allegretto 5:23
4. No.3 in B flat major: Andante: Theme & Variations ‘Rosamunde’ 10:30
5. No.4 in F minor: Allegro scherzando 5:23
Franz Schubert 1797 - 1828 realised by Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
Wanderer Fantasy in C major for piano & orchestra
6. Allegro - 6:20
7. Adagio - 7:31
8. Presto - 4:52
9. Allegro 3:26
Total: 74:56
Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
Michael Gielen
CD 27
Frederic Chopin 1810 - 1849
1. Polonaise in A flat major Op.53 ‘Heroic’ 6:42
2. Polonaise in C minor Op.40 No.2 6:01
3. Polonaise in F sharp minor Op.44 11:22
4. Polonaise-fantaisie in A flat major Op.61 11:58
Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante in E flat major Op.22
5. Andante spianato 4:32
6. Grande polonaise brillante 9:17
Total: 50:14
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 28
Robert Schumann 1810 - 1856
Fantasy in C major Op.17
1. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen 12:55
2. Massig, durchaus energisch 8:10
3. Langsam getragen, durchweg leise zu halten 10:35
Etudes Symphoniques Op.13
4. Theme 1:16
5. Etude No.1 1:19
6. Etude No.2 3:38
7. Etude No.3 1:17
8. Etude No.4 0:58
9. Etude No.5 1:23
10. Etude No.6 0:54
11. Etude No.7 1:16
12. Etude No.8 2:03
13. Etude No.9 0:39
14. Etude No.10 1:19
15. Etude No.11 3:04
16. Etude No.12 6:42
Total: 57:49
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 29
Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major
1. Allegro maestoso - Tempo giusto 5:42
2. Quasi adagio - 4:42
3. Allegretto vivace - 4:29
4. Allegro marziale animato 4:18
Piano Concerto No.2 in A major
5. Adagio sostenuto assai - 7:27
6. Tempo del andante - 5:44
7. Allegro deciso - 3:03
8. Marziale un poco meno allegro - 1:12
9. Un poco meno mosso - 2:33
10. Allegro animato 1:43
Totentanz
11. Andante - Allegro - Allegro moderato 2:09
12. Variation I 0:59
13. Variation II 0:18
14. Variation III 0:30
15. Variation IV 9:20
16. Variation V 3:15
17. Cadenza 1:23
18. Variation VI 3:08
19. Cadenza 0:50
20. Allegro animato 0:35
21. Malediction 14:32
Total: 72:52
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 30
Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
Piano Sonata in B minor
1. Lento 3:27
2. Grandioso - 8:09
3. Andante sostenuto - 6:51
4. Fugue, allegro energico - 5:41
5. Stretta quasi presto 4:35
Annees de Pelerinage: Deuxieme Annee, Italie
Piano Sonata ‘apres une lecture de Dante’
6. Andante 1:46
7. Presto agitato 2:47
8. Tempo I 3:06
9. Piu tosto 5:46
10. Piu mosso 2:29
Total: 72:55
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 31
Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
Opera transcriptions and paraphrases
1. Lucia di Lammermoor: Sextet (Donizetti) 5:27
2. Il trovatore: Miserere (Verdi) 8:13
3. Norma Fantasy (Bellini) 15:39
4. Oberon Overture (Weber) 9:05
5. Benvenuto Cellini: Benediction & Oath (Berlioz) 7:20
6. Tannhauser: Pilgrims’ Chorus (Wagner) 5:16
Paganini Etudes
7. Tremolo in G minor 4:40
8. Octave in E flat major 5:49
9. La campanella in G sharp minor 5:02
10. Arpeggio in E major 2:10
11. La Chasse in E major 3:16
12. Variations in A minor 5:14
Total: 77:44
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 32
Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
Annees de Pelerinage: Deuxieme Annee, Italie
Tre Sonetti di Petrarca
1. No.47 5:58
2. No.104 6:02
3. No.123 6:59
4. Venezia e Napoli - Tarantella 9:17
Harmonies poetiques et religieuses
5. Invocation 7:10
6. Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude 15:38
7. Pensees des morts 11:17
8. Funerailles 10:55
9. Cantique d’amour 6:21
Total: 79:55
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 33
Franz Liszt 1811 - 1886
6 Hungarian Rhapsodies
1. Hungarian Rhapsody No.15: ‘Rakoczy March’ 5:33
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No.3: Andante 5:28
3. Hungarian Rhapsody No.2: Lento a capriccioso 10:26
4. Hungarian Rhapsody No.13: Andante sostenuto 9:31
5. Hungarian Rhapsody No.8: Lento a capriccio 7:28
6. Hungarian Rhapsody No.17: Lento 3:16
7. Csardas obstine 3:17
Total: 45:32
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 34
Modest Mussorgsky 1839 - 1881
Pictures at an Exhibition
1. Promenade 1:16
2. Gnomus 1:59
3. Promenade 1:16
4. The Old Castle 4:45
5. Promenade 0:25
6. Tuileries 0:57
7. Bydlo 2:22
8. Promenade 0:39
9. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks 1:03
10. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle 2:16
11. Promenade 1:18
12. The Marketplace at Limoges 1:16
13. Catacombae 1:23
14. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua 1:49
15. Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowl’s Legs) 3:16
16. The Great Gate of Kiev 4:55
Igor Stravinsky 1882 - 1971
Petrushka - Suite
17. I. Danse Russe 2:31
18. II. Petrushka’s Room 4:52
19. III. Shrovetide Fair 9:02
Mili Balakirev 1836 - 1910
20. Islamey - Oriental Fantasy 8:49
Total: 55:46
Alfred Brendel piano
CD 35
Arnold Schoenberg 1874 - 1951
1. Piano Concerto Op.42 20:58
Sergei Prokofiev 1891 - 1953
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major Op.55
2. I . Allegro con brio 4:59
3. II. Moderato ben accentuato 3:13
4. III. Toccata: Allegro con fuoco 2:06
5. IV. Larghetto 5:57
6. V. Vivo 5:17
Total: 42:33
Alfred Brendel piano
Symphony Orchestra of Southwest German Radio Baden-Baden,
Michael Gielen (Schoenberg)
Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Jonathan Sternberg (Prokofiev)
