The Complete RCA Album Collection

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Annotation

A 35-CD collection of Peter Serkin's complete recordings for RCA and Columbia/Sony. Includes a booklet; CD sleeves are replicas of original covers.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-06 08:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Bach: Goldberg Variations
2▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonata no. 18
3▶CD: Bach, Mozart: Concertos for 2 & 3 Pianos
4▶CD: Busoni: Fantasia contrappuntistica / Reger: Cello Sonata no. 4
5▶CD: Bartók: Piano Concertos no. 1 & 3
6▶CD: Schubert: Piano Sonata no. 7 / Schumann: Waldszenen
7▶CD: Schoenberg: Piano Concerto / 5 Piano Pieces / Violin Fantasy
8▶CD: Peter Serkin Plays Mozart (1)
9▶CD: Peter Serkin Plays Mozart (2)
10▶CD: Beethoven: Violin (Piano) Concerto
11▶CD: Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen
12▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 14 & 15
13▶CD: Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (1)
14▶CD: Messiaen: Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus (2)
15▶CD: Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
16▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 16 & 17
17▶CD: Schubert: Piano Quintet “The Trout”
18▶CD: Mozart: Piano Concertos nos. 18 & 19
19▶CD: Tashi Plays Stravinsky
20▶CD: Tashi Plays Beethoven
21▶CD: Tashi Plays Mozart
22▶CD: Chopin: Variations brillantes / Nocturnes / Mazurkas / Berceuse / Barcarolle
23▶CD: Tashi Plays Takemitsu
24▼CD: Chopin: Polonaise-Fantaisie / Waltzes / Nocturnes / Impromptu
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1Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, op. 61: Allegro maestoso
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Polonaise‐fantaisie in A‐flat major, op. 61: Allegro maestoso (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1846)
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 7), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 61), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 156) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 159)
Frédéric Chopin14:02
2Waltz in F major, op. 34/3: Vivace
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Waltz no. 4 in F major, op. 34 no. 3 (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 118) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 210)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Frédéric Chopin2:29
3Waltz in D-flat major “Minute”, op. 64/1: Molto vivace
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz” (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 212)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin2:00
4Waltz in G-flat major, op. posth. 70/1: Molto vivace
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1 (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 42), Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 92) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 217)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 70
Frédéric Chopin2:18
5Nocturne in F-sharp major, op. 15/2: Larghetto
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 55) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 112)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
Frédéric Chopin3:47
6Nocturne in F-sharp minor, op. 48/2: Andantino
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 14 in F‐sharp minor, op. 48 no. 2: Andantino (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 121)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 48
Frédéric Chopin8:12
7Nocturne in D-flat major, op. 27/2: Lento sostenuto
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 8 in D‐flat major, op. 27 no. 2: Lento sostenuto (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 96) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 115)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
Frédéric Chopin6:36
8Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 51: Vivace
producer:
Peter Serkin (pianist) and Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
piano:
Peter Serkin (pianist) (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recorded at:
RCA Studio A (New York) in New York, New York, United States (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
recording of:
Impromptu no. 3 in G‐flat major, op. 51: Vivace (from 1980-05-27 until 1980-05-29)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 45), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 51) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 149)
Frédéric Chopin5:04
25▶CD: Beethoven: Diabelli Variations
26▶CD: Chopin: 3 Mazurkas / Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante / Ballade no. 3
27▶CD: Webern, Takemitsu: Chamber & Piano Works
28▶CD: Berg: Chamber Concerto / Violin Concerto
29▶CD: …in real time
30▶CD: Bach: Italian Concerto / Goldberg Variations
31▶CD: Lieberson: King Gesar
32▶CD: Bach: 15 Two-Part Inventions / 15 Sinfonias
33▶CD: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos. 13, 14 “Moonlight” & 23 “Appassionata”
34▶CD: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1-6 (1)
35▶CD: Bach: Brandenburg Concertos nos. 1-6 (2)

Credits

Release

photography:Jamie Buceta
Gary Winogrand
Dorothea van Haeften
Don Hunstein (photographer)
Regina Touney
Carol Weinberg (photographer)
miscellaneous support:Matt Fiveash (task: tape research)
Brett Zinn (audio engineer) (task: analogue tape transfers)
producer:Robert Russ (producer)
mastering:Matthias Erb (classical producer and engineer)
Martin Kistner (engineer)
booklet editor:Marvin Rehr
Jochen Rudelt
texthouse (liner notes)
design:[ec:ko] communications (German design agency)
mastered at:b-sharp music & media solutions in Berlin, Germany
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/15667642 [info]
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0005198953 [info]