Godowsky: Complete Studies on Chopin, Passacaglia, ... (3CD)
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CD BOX
Dostupnosť:
7-14 dní
Katalógové číslo:
96706
EAN kód:
5028421967066
Autori:
Leopold Godowsky
Interpreti:
Emanuele Delucchi
Vydavateľ:
BRILLIANT CLASSICS
Zoznam skladieb
CD 1Studies after Chopin, Op. 10
1 I. No. 1 – 1st Version
2 II. No. 1 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
3 III. No. 2 – 1st Version – for the Left Hand Alone
4 IV. No. 2 – 2nd Version “Ignis Fatuus”
5 V. No. 3 – for the Left Hand Alone
6 VI. No. 4 – for the Left Hand Alone
7 VII. No. 5 – 1st Version
8 VIII. No. 5 – 2nd Version “On the White Keys”
9 IX. No. 5 – 3rd Version “Tarantella”
10 X. No. 5 – 4th Version “Capriccio”
11 XI. No. 5 – 5th Version “Inversion for the Left Hand”
12 XII. No. 5 – 6th Version “Inversion for the Right Hand”
13 XIII. No. 5 – 7th Version – for the Left Hand Alone
14 XIV. No. 6 – for the Left Hand Alone
15 XV. No. 7 – 1st Version
16 XVI. No. 7 – 2nd Version
17 XVII. No. 7 – 3rd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
18 XVIII. No. 8 – 1st Version
19 XIX. No. 8 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
20 XX. No. 9 – 1st Version
21 XXI. No. 9 – 2nd Version – Imitation of the Study, Op. 25 No. 2
22 XXII. No. 9 – 3rd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
23 XXIII. No. 10 – 1st Version
24 XXIV. No. 10 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
25 XXV. No. 11 – for the Left Hand Alone
26 XXVI. No. 12 – for the Left Hand Alone
27 XXVII. No. 5 & Op. 25 No. 9 – “Badinage”
CD 2
1 Study No. 44 on trois novelles études No. 1 – for the Left Hand Alone
2 Study No. 45 on trois novelles études No. 2 – 1st Version
3 Study No. 45a on trois novelles études No. 2 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
4 Study No. 46 on trois novelles études No. 3 – “Menuetto”
5 Study No. 48 on Op. 10 No. 11 & Op. 25 No. 3
6 Study No. 23 on Op. 25 No. 1 – 1st Version – for the Left Hand Alone
7 Study No. 24 on Op. 25 No. 1 – 2nd Version – Four Hands
8 Study No. 25 on Op. 25 No. 1 – 3rd Version
9 Study No. 26 on Op. 25 No. 2 – 1st Version
10 Study No. 27 on Op. 25 No. 2 – 2nd Version – “Waltz”
11 Study No. 28a on Op. 25 No. 2 – 3rd Version
12 Study No. 28b on Op .25 No. 2 – 3rd Version – “Octaves”
13 Study No. 28a on Op. 25 No. 2 – 4th Version – for the Left Hand Alone
14 Study No. 29 on Op. 25 No. 3 – 1st Version
15 Study No. 30 on Op. 25 No. 3 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
16 Study No. 31 on Op. 25 No. 4 – 1st Version – for the Left Hand Alone
17 Study No. 32 on Op. 25 No. 4 – 2nd Version – “Polonaise”
18 Study No. 32 on Op. 25 No. 4 – 2nd Version – “Trio”
19 Study No. 33 on Op. 25 No. 5 – 1st Version
20 Study No. 34 on Op. 25 No. 5 – 2nd Version – “Mazurka”
21 Study No. 35 on Op. 25 No. 5 – 3rd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
22 Study No. 36 on Op. 25 No. 6 – “Thirds”
23 Study No. 38 on Op. 25 No. 8 – “Sixths”
24 Study No. 39 on Op. 25 No. 9 – 1st Version
25 Study No. 40 on Op. 25 No. 9 – 2nd Version – for the Left Hand Alone
26 Study No. 41 on Op. 25 No. 10 – for the Left Hand Alone
27 Study No. 42 on Op. 25 No. 11
28 Study No. 43 on Op. 25 No. 12 – for the Left Hand Alone
CD 3
1 Passacaglia: 44 Variations, Epilogue, Cadenza and Fugue on the Opening Theme of Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
From “12 Schubert Song Transcriptions”
2 I. Wohin
3 II. Gute Nacht
4 XI. Heidenröslein
5 VII. Wiegenlied
6 VIII. Morgengruss
7 Ständchen (Richard Strauss)
8 Adagietto from “L’Arlésienne Suite” (Georges Bizet)
9 Canzonetta from “Concerto Romantique” (Benjamin Godard)
10 Tango from “España” (Isaac Albeniz)
4 Poems
11 I. Devotion
12 II. Avowal
13 III. Adoration
14 IV. Yearning
15 “Wein, Weib und Gesang” from “Symphonische Metamorphosen Johann Strauss’scher Themen” No. 3
16 “Alt Wien” from “Triakontameron” No. 11
Popis
According to Leopold Godowsky (1870–1938), the aim of the Studien über die Etüden von F. Chopin “is to develop the mechanical, technical and musical possibilities of piano playing, to expand the peculiarly adapted nature of the instrument to polyphonic, polyrhythmic and polydynamic work and to widen the range of its possibilities in tone colouring…” Furthermore, the studies “are to be considered in an equal degree suitable for concert purposes and private study”. Godowsky employs various forms in his Studies on Chopin, including variations on the études, transcriptions for the left hand, free transcriptions (where the original is combined with another study, freely treated, inverted, etc.), cantus firmus (where the original right-hand part is played by the left hand, while the right elaborates contrapuntally), and metamorphoses (where the melodic and harmonic outline of the original is considerably modified). The magnificent C major of Study No.1 (based on Op.10 No.1) opens this extraordinary set: a mighty chorale (from the thematic lines of the original), the text of the original study in the left hand and its inversion in the right hand are all combined in order to create a polyphonic work in full pianistic tone. In the final pages, the piano seems to express its highest dynamic degree and, as Godowsky writes, “in the coda the player must not show the slightest sign of fatigue”. Also based on Op.10 No.1, Study No.2 is a perfect example of Godowsky’s left hand writing. A revolutionary use of the fingering and of the right pedal allows a polyphonic effect similar to the original. Godowsky wrote three studies (Nos. 23–25) for the left hand alone based on Chopin’s Op.25 No.1. Of these, No.24 is intended to give the impression of a piece for four hands: “If it is possible to assign to the left hand alone the work done usually by both hands simultaneously, what vistas are opened to future composers, were this attainment to be extended to both hands!” The rippling texture of No.25 is reminiscent of an Aeolian harp. The final study (No.43), based on Op.25 No.12, is a tour-de-force for the left hand alone, covering the entire range of the keyboard by itself in homage to Chopin's 'Revolutionary' Étude. Like Delucchi’s album Godowsky: Original piano works and transcriptions, this set contains a selection of original compositions and transcriptions of works by composers other than Chopin (disc 3) and was recorded on the Steinway D 1906 (from the collection of Marco Barletta and Alberto Mattarozzi). After restoration work done by Barletta and Mattarozzi, the mechanical capabilities of the instrument have been improved, but its characteristically warm and poetic sound has been preserved. This Steinway still remains one of the best choices for the music of Leopold Godowsky, the pianistic genius of the golden age.
