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Romantic 19Th Century Classical Romantic 19th Century Classical Contents A few highlights 1 Background stories 1 Romantic 19th C Classical – Title order 2 Romantic 19th C Classical – Composer order 8 Romantic 19th C Classical – Pianist order 15 The 200 MIDI files in this group cover 70 works by Chopin, 47 works by Liszt and over 80 works by other composers of the mid-1800s such as Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Schubert and Schumann. Included are a number of piano concertos, such as Josef Hofmann playing Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1, and Percy Grainger playing the Grieg Piano Concerto. Earliest recordings are from 1905. Pianists include Wilhelm Backhaus, Harold Bauer, Ferruccio Busoni, Teresa Carreño, Alfred Cortot, Arthur Friedheim, Ignaz Friedman, Leopold Godowsky, Josef Hofmann, Theodor Leschetizky, Mischa Levitzki, Josef Lhévinne, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Vladimir de Pachmann, Ignace Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Bernhard Stavenhagen. A few highlights Barcarolle Op.39 No.1 in A-minor by Leschetizky, played by the composer Etude Heroique Op.48 No.3 by Leschetizky, played by Ervin Nyiregyházi Evening Harmonies (Harmonies du Soir) by Liszt, played by Arthur Friedheim Hungarian Rhapsody 10 by Liszt, played by Alfred Reisenauer* Hungarian Rhapsody 12 by Liszt, played by Bernhard Stavenhagen* Lilacs (Transcription) by Rachmaninoff, played by Sergei Rachmaninoff Nocturne Op.48 No.1, C minor by Chopin, played by Mischa Levitzki Scherzo Op.31 B flat minor by Chopin, played by Sergei Rachmaninoff Poeme Op.32 No.1 by Scriabin, played by the composer St Francis of Paula Walking on the Waves by Liszt, played by Bernhard Stavenhagen Benediction of God in Solitude by Liszt arr Siloti, played by Alexander Siloti. * Rolls marked “as played by Liszt” Background stories 1. Arthur Friedheim (1859-1932) is mostly associated with Liszt, having been a pupil and also a famed interpreter of Liszt’s works. The editor of Friedheim’s memoirs, Theodore Bullock says of Friedheim’s Duo-Art piano rolls that these “do reasonable justice to his extraordinary endowments.” 2. Alfred Reisenauer (1863-1907) was also a Liszt pupil, in which Liszt is reported to have said that “Reisenauer did very closely approach his style, yet ‘without imitation’.” Pianist Clarence Adler (1886–1969) was a student of Reisenauer’s and says he had an unparalleled tone production: “Such richness and quality! I used to think of gold.” 3. Alfred Cortot (1877-1962) recorded an unusual performance of Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, listed as number 3099 in the British edition of the May 1927 Duo-Art Bulletin. It is likely this roll recording was not widely circulated and is therefore a rare recording. 4. Josef Lhévinne (1874–1944) recorded 21 works for Ampico and 27 works on Welte-Mignon and Licensee roll. He made just over an hour of sound recordings between the years 1920–37. Schonberg explains that Lhévinne “belonged in the company of giants of any age and this despite the fact that he was not one of the international headliners.” He appears in this library in nearly all categories, playing 11 works in this category. 5. Mieczyslaw Münz (1900-1976) entered the Krakow Conservatory at age nine, later moving to Berlin, becoming part of the ‘Busoni circle’ where at age 20 he played three concertos in one evening with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. His career was curtailed in the early 1940s by a medical problem in his right hand. His pupils include Emanuel Ax, Alan Feinberg, Walter Hautzig, Ann Schein and Ilana Vered. 6. Carl Reinecke (1824-1910) is the earliest-born musician of any genre to make any form of recording. He recorded only on piano roll in 1905-07. He was a dominant musical figure in Germany over his life. 1 Contents page Romantic 19th C Classical – Title order Composer order Pianist order Romantic 19th C Classical – Title order Roll Issue/ Title Composer Pianist time midi file name No. rec date 10 06 Adelaide Op.46 Beethoven-Liszt Busoni 443 9:11 Adelaide (Bthvn-Liszt), Busoni RW 1905 Allegro Appassionata Op.70 Saint-Saens Tollefsen C-6355 02 1923 4:48 Allegro Appassionata, Tollefsen LW Andante Spianato and Andante Spianato & Polonaise (Chopin) Chopin Lerner 70383 12 1929 9:13 Polonaise Brillante Lerner A Arabesque Op.45 No.1 18 02 Leschetizky Leschetizky 1198 1:42 Arabesque (Ltizky), Ltizky RW (Caprice) 1906 At The Spring (Au Bord d'une Source) No.4 from Years Of Liszt Cortot 6664 10 1923 3:11 At The Spring (Liszt), Cortot DA Pilgrimage 1st Year Autumn Op.35 No.2 Chaminade Chaminade 094 br 09 1923 4:47 Autumn (Chaminade), Chaminade DA Ave Maria (Etude) Op.5 No.4 Henselt Hambourg 5908 07 1917 1:56 Ave Maria (Henselt), Hambourg DA from "Twelve Etudes" Ave Maria Op.52 No.6 Schubert Armbruster 102835 02 1926 6:20 Ave Maria (Schbrt), Armbrstr DA 02 04 Ballade No.1 Op.23 in G minor Chopin Carreno 367 8:29 Ballade No.1 (Chopin) Carreno RW 1905 Ballade No.1, Db Liszt Nyiregyhazi 63253 06 1924 7:04 Ballade No.1 (Liszt), Nyiregyhazi AA 23 01 Ballade No.2 in B minor Liszt Friedheim 214 12:03 Ballade No.2 (Liszt), Friedheim RW 1905 Ballade No.3 Op.47 in A-flat Chopin Godowsky 51126 1916 7:30 Ballade No.3 (Chopin), Godowsky AB Ballade No.4 Op.52 in F minor Chopin Friedman 6556 10 1922 10:40 Ballade No.4 (Chopin), Friedman DA 06 12 Barcarolle (1st) Op.30 F minor Rubinstein Elvyn 986 5:02 Barcarolle No.1 (Rbstein) Elvyn RW 1905 Barcarolle (2nd) Op.30 A minor Rubinstein Hofmann 6682 11 1923 5:01 Barcarolle No.2 (Rbstein), Hofmann DA Barcarolle (4th) in G major Rubinstein Levitzki 66723 11 1926 4:34 Barcarolle No.4 (Rbstein), Levitzki A Barcarolle (5th) Op.93 in A Rubinstein Rachmaninoff 69893 06 1929 4:52 Barcarolle No.5 (Rbstein), Rachmnf AB minor Barcarolle Op.39 No.1 in A 18 02 Leschetizky Leschetizky 1196 6:44 Barcarolle (Ltizky), Ltizky RW minor 1906 Barcarolle Op.60 F# major Chopin Fryer 5725 02 1916 8:20 Barcarolle (Chopin), Fryer DA Benediction of God in Solitude Liszt abbrev (No. 1 "Harmonies Poetic and Siloti 6636 06 1923 7:05 Benediction (Siloti-Liszt), Siloti DA Siloti Religious") 10 04 Berceuse Op.57 D flat Chopin Reisenauer 328 5:15 Berceuse (Chopin), Reisenauer RW 1905 Bird Sermon, St Francis of Liszt Friedheim 5718 01 1916 7:02 Bird Sermon (Liszt), Friedheim DA Assisi Preaching To the Birds Butterfly Op.43 No.1 17 04 Grieg Grieg 1275 1:56 Butterfly 43-1 (Grieg), Grieg RW (Schmetterling) 1906 By The Seashore Op.17 Smetana Volavy 67883 08 1927 6:08 By The Seashore (Smetana), Volavy AA Concert Etude Cantique D’Amour (Harmonies Liszt Utz 50565 1916 6:14 Cantique d'Amour (Liszt) Utz A poetiques et religieuses No.10) Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa Liszt Fryer 5574 10 1914 3:00 Canzonetta (Liszt), Fryer DA from "Years of Pilgrimage" Causerie Op.40 No.6, in F Cui Lhevinne 64273 04 1925 4:21 Causerie (Cui), Lhevinne AA Children's Pieces Op.68: The Merry Farmer; Poor Orphan; Schumann Bauer 6251 03 1920 5:43 Childrens Pieces (Schmnn), Bauer DA The Hunting Song; Knight Rupert Concert Allegro Op.46 in A Chopin Carreras 7056 09 1926 9:59 Concert Allegro (Chopin), Carreras DA major Concerto Eb, Movs 1 and 2 (Allegro maestoso; quasi- Liszt Volavy 100775 12 1931 8:08 Concerto Eb (Liszt) Movs 1-2, Volavy A adagio) 2 th Contents page Romantic 19 C Classical – Title order Composer order Pianist order Roll Issue/ Title Composer Pianist time midi file name No. rec date Concerto in Eb, Mov 3 Liszt Volavy 100775 12 1931 7:11 Concerto Eb (Liszt) Mov 3, Volavy A (Allegretto vivace) Concerto Op.11 mov 1, part 1 E Chopin Hofmann 6915 10 1925 10:21 Concerto (Chopin) mov 1-1, Hofmann DA minor Concerto Op.11 mov 1, part 2 E Chopin Hofmann 6916 10 1925 5:20 Concerto (Chopin) mov 1-2, Hofmann DA minor Concerto Op.11 mov 2 E minor Chopin Hofmann 6917 10 1925 7:14 Concerto (Chopin) mov 2, Hofmann DA Concerto Op.11 mov 3 E minor Chopin Hofmann 6918 10 1925 9:37 Concerto (Chopin) mov 3, Hofmann DA Concerto Op.16 mov 1 Grieg Grainger 6475 10 1921 10:50 Concerto (Grieg) mov 1, Grainger DA Concerto Op.16 mov 2 Grieg Grainger 6479 11 1921 5:43 Concerto (Grieg) mov 2, Grainger DA Concerto Op.16 mov 3 Grieg Grainger 6485 12 1921 9:54 Concerto (Grieg) mov 3, Grainger DA Concerto Op.22 No.2 mov 1 Saint-Saens Bauer 5953 12 1917 9:26 Concerto 2 (Saint-Saens)-1, Bauer DA Andante sostenuto G minor Concerto Op.22 No.2 mov 2 Saint-Saens Bauer 5963 01 1918 5:26 Concerto 2 (Saint-Saens)-2, Bauer DA Allegro scherzando G minor Concerto Op.22 No.2 mov 3 Saint-Saens Bauer 5973 02 1918 6:14 Concerto 2 (Saint-Saens)-3, Bauer DA Presto G minor Concerto Op.23 B flat minor Tchaikovsky arr Souvaine 58417 1928 by 6:31 Concerto 1 (Tchvsky)-1, Souvaine AB mov 1 Souvaine Mendelssohn Concerto Op.25 mov 1 G minor Backhaus 6967 02 1926 8:14 Concerto 25 (Mendlsn)-1, Backhaus DA (arr Backhaus) Concerto Op.25 mov 2 G minor Mendelssohn Backhaus 6968 02 1926 5:09 Concerto 25 (Mendlsn)-2, Backhaus DA Concerto Op.25 mov 3 G minor Mendelssohn Backhaus 6981 03 1926 6:43 Concerto 25 (Mendlsn)-3, Backhaus DA Concerto (Schumann)-1, Adam-Benard Concerto Op.54, A minor mov 1 Schumann Adam-Benard 28 1905 11:56 RW Consolation No.3 D flat Liszt Hutcheson 6547 09 1922 3:56 Consolation 3, Hutcheson DA Contrabandista (The Smuggler) Schumann- Hofmann 7072 11 1926 1:50 Contrabandista, Hofmann DA Romance Espagnole Tausig Cradle Song (Wiegenlied) in G Henselt Danziger C-3751 1916 by 2:51 Cradle Song (Henselt) Danziger LW flat Cujus Animam (from The Stabat Rossini-Liszt Lamond 72060 02 1928 6:47 Cujus Animam (Rossini-Liszt), Lamond DA Mater) Dance of the Gnomes, Concert Liszt Brailowsky 66011 05 1926 3:02 Dance Gnomes (Liszt), Brailowsky AA Study No.2 Dedication (Widmung) Schumann-Liszt
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